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Ayyıldız A, Yılmaz F, Altındaş H, Çiftci S, Kuran B. Effects of Aerobic and Resistive Exercise on Muscle Measurements and Body Composition in Female Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2023; 102:1076-1084. [PMID: 37204935 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000002283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to show the effects of different exercise types on disease activity, pain, functional status, and quality of life in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis with low disease activity or in remission and supported these findings with body composition and muscle measurements. DESIGN This randomized controlled prospective study screened female patients aged 20-50 years with rheumatoid arthritis. The patients were randomized into 12-wk resistance exercise, aerobic exercise, and control groups. RESULTS The mean age of the 66 patients was 42.5 ± 5.6 yrs. In the resistance and aerobic exercise groups compared with the control group, a positive significant difference was found in the pain, disease activity, several subparameters of quality of life, M. gastrocnemius, and M. biceps femoris muscle thickness measurements, and fat mass in the lower limbs before and after treatment ( P < 0.05). Compared with the other groups, the resistance exercise group showed a significant improvement in M. rectus femoris and M. vastus intermedius muscle thickness measurements, whole body fat mass, whole body and lower extremity lean body mass, and timed up and go test when comparing before and after treatment ( P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In rheumatoid arthritis patients, resistance exercises led to a significant increase in muscle thickness, functional status, lean body mass compared with other exercises; resistance exercises also resulted in a significant reduction in pain and disease activity.
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- Aylin Ayyıldız
- From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Avcılar Murat Kölük State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (AA); and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (FY, HA, SÇ, BK)
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Tiglioglu M, A Öztürk HB, Yıldız A, Tığlıoğlu P, Yılmaz F, Aras MR, Albayrak M. The utility of CONUT score in indolent lymphoma patients. Niger J Clin Pract 2023; 26:1290-1296. [PMID: 37794541 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_20_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Background and Aim Similar to the uncertainties in the treatment criteria for indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (iNHL), the prognostic criteria have not been fully clarified. The Controlled Nutritional Status (CONUT) score is not only used as a predictor of malnutrition but also indicates prognosis in many chronic or malignant diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive and prognostic significance of the CONUT score in patients with iNHL. Patients and Methods A retrospective evaluation was made of 109 patients with iNHL. The CONUT scores of the patients were compared between those with an indication for treatment and those followed without treatment. The same analysis was performed between patients who developed relapse after treatment. Survival analysis was performed on all patients, and associations between survival and the CONUT score were examined. Results The median CONUT score was found to be higher in those who had treatment indications compared to those who did not (2 vs 1; P = 0.014). In the regression model, a CONUT absolute value above 5 was found as an independent risk factor predicting relapse. In the whole study population, a CONUT absolute value >2 predicted the risk of mortality with 53.9% sensitivity and 68.7% specificity (AUC ± SE = 0.639 ± 0.07; +PV = 35%; -PV = 82.6%; P = 0.034). Conclusion CONUT score is a predictive and prognostic factor for patients with iNHL. The development of simple, low-budget prognostic and predictive biomarkers is critical not only for determining the course of the disease but also for follow-up and treatment management.
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- M Tiglioglu
- Dr. Ersın Arslan Traınıng and Research Hospıtal, Hematology, Gazıantep, Turkey
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- Ankara Cıty Hospıtal, Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Hıtıt Unıversıty, Hematology, Corum, Turkey
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- Dr. Ersın Arslan Traınıng and Research Hospıtal, Hematology, Gazıantep, Turkey
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- Ankara Cıty Hospıtal, Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara Cıty Hospıtal, Hematology, Ankara, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment on pain, functionality, quality of life, and cartilage thickness in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS Sixty patients with chronic knee pain were randomly separated into two groups. The first group was administered 4-ml PRP intra-articularly (IA) in three doses at one-week intervals, and the second group had only one dose of a 4-ml saline solution IA. The patients' pain was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); functionality was measured using the Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). The distal femur cartilage thickness was assessed using ultrasonography (USG). RESULTS All baseline parameters were similar (p> 0.05). In the first and sixth months after the treatment, the VAS scores of the PRP group were significantly low (p< 0.001). In the same group, only the pain sub-score was low in the WOMAC assessment in the first month after treatment. However, in the sixth month, all parameters of the WOMAC score were lower than those of the placebo group (p< 0.05). Cartilage thickness measurements were similar in the two groups (p< 0.05). CONCLUSION PRP treatment had positive effects on the pain, physical function, and quality of life of patients with knee OA, but it did not increase cartilage thickness.
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- Hüseyin Elik
- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamidiye Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Siverek State Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamidiye Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamidiye Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamidiye Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hamidiye Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Elik H, Demir D, Terlemez R, Yılmaz F, Duman Z, Kıvanç Altunay İ, Kuran B. [Dermatomyositis presenting with low back pain]. Agri 2020; 32:99-102. [PMID: 32297962 DOI: 10.5505/agri.2018.45578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare connective tissue disease characterized by skin lesions and inflammatory changes observed in muscle biopsy findings. A definitive diagnosis of DM requires a characteristic rash in addition to proximal muscle weakness and muscle enzyme level elevation. DM is twice as common in women as men, with an age of onset of approximately 50 years. This case report describes a 29-year-old patient with low back pain and proximal muscle weakness in the legs diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation who was then referred by the neurosurgery department to our clinic. A physical examination revealed the characteristic skin lesions for dermatomyositis. Needle electromyography and a skin biopsy were performed, and corticosteroid treatment was initiated. In misdiagnosed patients, fatty infiltration in the muscles may cause irreversible weakness and gait disturbance. Early suppression of inflammation is important and can yield a dramatic response to treatment.
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- Hüseyin Elik
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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Binay Safer V, Yılmaz F, Safer U. Sarcopenia and heart valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 157:e199. [PMID: 30901807 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Vildan Binay Safer
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Koç C, Kamburoğlu K, Sönmez G, Yılmaz F, Gülen O, Karahan S. Ability to detect endodontic complications using three different cone beam computed tomography units with and without artefact reduction modes: an
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study. Int Endod J 2018; 52:725-736. [DOI: 10.1111/iej.13051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- C. Koç
- Department of Endodontics Faculty of Dentistry Başkent University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Faculty of Dentistry Ankara University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Faculty of Dentistry Ankara University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Endodontics Faculty of Dentistry Ankara University Ankara Turkey
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- DentisTomo Private Imaging Center Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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Terlemez R, Palamar D, Doğu B, Yılmaz F, Kuran B. [A rare cause of forearm pain: Schwannoma of the posterior interosseous nerve]. Agri 2018; 30:99-101. [PMID: 29738063 DOI: 10.5505/agri.2016.04127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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A schwannoma, also known as a neurilemoma, is composed of Schwann cells, and is the most common benign tumor of the peripheral nerves. It commonly appears as a solitary lesion in the head and neck region. The diagnosis is based on ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathological examination. This encapsulated tumor has a good prognosis with a low recurrence rate after surgical removal. This case report is a description of a forearm schwannoma that initially appeared to be a ganglion cyst.
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- Rana Terlemez
- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
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Pain heel constitutes 15% of foot pain. Pain may be caused by plantar fasciitis, calcaneal fractures, calcaneal apophysitis, heel pad atrophy, inflammatory diseases or related with nerve involvement. Tibial, plantar and/or medial nerve entrapment are the neural causes of pain. Most of the heel soft tissue sensation is provided by medial calcaneal nerve. Diagnosis of heel pain due to neural causes depends on history and a careful examination. Surgery should not be undertaken before excluding other causes of heel pain. Diagnosis should be reconsidered following conservative therapy.
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- Banu Kuran
- Deparmemt of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İstanbul Yeni Yuzyil University Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Yılmaz F, Karaali N, Şaşmaz S. Microwave-assisted synthesis of some nitro-benzimidazoles and their salicyl and isatin Schiff bases. B CHEM SOC ETHIOPIA 2017. [DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v31i2.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Üşen A, Kuran B, Yılmaz F, Aksu N, Erçalık C. Evaluation of the internal oblique, external oblique, and transversus abdominalis muscles in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: an ultrasonographic study. Clin Rheumatol 2017; 36:2497-2500. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-017-3827-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Çiftci S, Öncü Alptekin J, Duman Z, Mert C, Terlemez R, Yılmaz F, Kuran B. Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures, Secondary Developing to Long Term Glucocorticoid and Cyclosyporin-A Use: A Case Report. Tod 2017. [DOI: 10.4274/tod.99815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Karahan AY, Hüner B, Kuran B, Sezer N, Çelik C, Salbaş E, Ordahan B, Karaca G, Yılmaz H, Gündüz B, Erhan B, Soy Buğdaycı D, Bardak A, Paker N, Geler Külcü D, Yalıman A, Şimşir Atalay N, Yıldız N, İçağasıoğlu A, Başaran S, Tıkız C, Kaydok E, Kaya T, Kaymak Karataş G, Baygutalp F, Çelebi G, Yılmaz F, Öneş K, Akkuş S, Yumuşakhuylu Y, Durlanık G, Doğu B, Öncü J, Sarı A, Ünlü Özkan F, Yılmaz Kaysın M, Özyemişçi Taşkıran Ö, Erol AM, Eskiyurt N. ssessment of the Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and Non-specific Musculoskeletal System Pain: A Multicenter Retrospective Study (Stroke Study Group). Tod 2017. [DOI: 10.4274/tod.88700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Terlemez R, Yılmaz F, Kuran KB. Komplikasyondan Tanıya: Kalça Ağrısı ile Başvuran Asetabular Kırıklı Olguda Prostat Kanseri. Tod 2017. [DOI: 10.4274/tod.37039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Çiftçi S, Terlemez R, Duman Z, Doğu B, Öncü J, Yılmaz F, Kuran B. Femur shaft complete fractures associated with misdiagnosed stress fractures due to bisphosphonates. Eur Geriatr Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bes C, Dağlı Ü, Yılmaz F, Soy M. Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding associated with solitary rectal ulcer in a patient with Behçet's disease. Reumatismo 2015; 67:82-4. [PMID: 26492967 DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2015.819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome is a rare benign disorder that has a wide range of clinical presentations and variable endoscopic findings which makes it difficult to diagnose and treat. The clinical and endoscopic picture in this condition can also mimic malign ulceration, malignancy or Crohn's disease. Behçet's disease can affect the gastrointestinal tract. However to the best of our knowledge, no case with solitary rectal ulceration has been reported so far in literature. We herein present a patient diagnosed with Behçet's disease admitted to our clinic with rectal bleeding due to solitary rectal ulceration.
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- C Bes
- Department of Rheumatology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital.
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Kahveci B, Menteşe E, Özil M, Yılmaz F, Serdar M. A Convenient Synthesis of Bisbenzimidazoles from Iminoester Hydrochlorides Via Microwave Technique. J Heterocycl Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.2107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- B. Kahveci
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences; Karadeniz Technical University; 61080 Trabzon Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Art and Science Faculty; Recep Tayyip Erdogan University; 53100 Rize Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Art and Science Faculty; Recep Tayyip Erdogan University; 53100 Rize Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Art and Science Faculty; Recep Tayyip Erdogan University; 53100 Rize Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Science Faculty; Karadeniz Technical University; 61080 Trabzon Turkey
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Menteşe E, Yılmaz F, Karaali N, Ülker S, Kahveci B. Rapid synthesis and lipase inhibition activity of some new benzimidazole and perimidine derivatives. Russ J Bioorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162014030091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Menteşe E, Yılmaz F, Karaali N, Ülker S, Kahveci B. Rapid synthesis and lipase inhibition activity of some new benzimidazole and perimidine derivatives. Bioorg Khim 2014; 40:363-369. [PMID: 25898744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study presents a synthesis of new series of some benzimidazole, bisbenzimidazole and perimidine derivatives via microwave technique, which, leads to the good product yields and short reaction times. The structure of newly synthesized compounds was confirmed by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra. These compounds were screened for their lipase inhibition activity. Then, all compounds were evaluated with regard to pancreatic lipase activity, and some of the 2-substituted perimidines, bisperimidine and bisbenzimidazole derivatives showed lipase inhibition at various concentrations.
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Taşbakan MI, Erdem HA, Pullukçu H, Yamazhan T, Sipahi OR, Taşbakan MS, Ceylan N, Yılmaz F, Arda B, Ulusoy S. Isolated hepatic sarcoidosis mimicking liver microabscesses: a case report. Ir J Med Sci 2014; 183:503-5. [PMID: 24563258 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-014-1074-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- M I Taşbakan
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey,
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Yılmaz F, Menteşe E, Karaali N, Kahveci B. Microwave-assisted synthesis of some 5(6)-nitro-1H-benzimidazoles and their hydrazide derivatives. B CHEM SOC ETHIOPIA 2013. [DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v27i2.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gedik G, Yılmaz F, Kaya B, Kara P, Sarı O. Mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan for the differential diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis and interstitial nephritis associated to vancomycin. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remnie.2012.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Gedik G, Yılmaz F, Kaya B, Kara P, Sarı O. Mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan for the differential diagnosis of acute tubular necrosis and interstitial nephritis associated to vancomycin. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2012; 31:155-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2011.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Beytur A, Ciftci O, Aydin M, Cakir O, Timurkaan N, Yılmaz F. Protocatechuic acid prevents reproductive damage caused by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in male rats. Andrologia 2011; 44 Suppl 1:454-61. [PMID: 21806661 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01204.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In this study, it was aimed to determinate beneficial effects of protocatechuic acid (PCA) against reproductive toxicity caused by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), an environmental contaminant. For this purpose, 28 rats were equally divided into four groups (control, TCDD 2 μg kg(-1) per week, PCA 100 mg kg(-1) per day and TCDD + PCA group), and compounds were orally administered for 45 days. The results indicated that TCDD induced oxidative stress via an increase in thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances levels and a decrease in reduced glutathione, catalase, glutathione peroxidise and SOD levels in male rats. In contrast, PCA treatment prevented toxic effects of TCDD in terms of oxidative stress. Additionally, sperm motility, sperm concentration and serum testosterone levels significantly decreased, and pathologic testicular damage increased with TCDD exposure. However, these effects of TCDD on sperm characteristics, histopathological changes and hormone levels were reversed by PCA treatment. In conclusion, it was found that TCDD exposure induced reproductive toxicity (oxidative, hormonal, histopathological and spermatological alternations) in male rats and PCA treatment could prevent toxic effects of TCDD. Thus, PCA may be useful for the prevention and treatment of reproductive toxicity caused by TCDD.
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- A Beytur
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, University of Inonu, Malatya, Turkey.
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Aydın M, Durmus Z, Kavas H, Esat B, Sözeri H, Baykal A, Yılmaz F, Toprak M. Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-thiophene acetic acid)/Fe3O4 nanocomposite. Polyhedron 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2011.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bulut U, Toppare L, Yılmaz F, Yağcı Y. Synthesis, characterization and electrochromic properties of conducting copolymers of 2,3-bis-[(3-thienylcarbonyl)oxy]propyl 3-thiophene carboxylate with thiophene and pyrrole. Eur Polym J 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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