OBJECTIVE Obesity has been demonstrated to be associated with elevated leukocytes in adults and children. This study assessed the associations between peripheral total and differential leukocyte counts and obesity-related complications in young adults. METHODS 12 obese (median age 21.5 (range 19-28) years, median BMI 35.7 (range 32.0-44.9) kg/m(2)) and 11 normal (median age 23 (range 18-27) y...

OBJECTIVES We investigated the relationship between leukocyte subtype counts and vascular structure and function based on carotid intima-media thickness, pulse wave velocity, central augmentation index and cardio-ankle vascular index by gender in intermediate cardiovascular risk patients. METHODS This study analyzed 500 subjects who were included in the MARK study, aged 35 to 74 years (mean: ...

BACKGROUND An increased leukocyte count is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events, but the association between leukocyte subtype counts and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with diabetes has not been determined. We therefore investigated the correlation between leukocyte subtype counts and intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (CCA-IMT) in subjects with type 2 dia...

In this research, acute toxicity (LC) of zinc oxide nanoparticle on Beluga (Huso huso) andcommon carp (Cyprinus carpio) was studied. The experiment was conducted using theOrganization for Economic Co-operation and Development (No. 202) method. For bothspecies, 96hLC10 was determined to be more than 200 mg/l. To assess the effects of zinc oxidenanoparticles on blood factors, leukocyte index coun...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is defined as an ascitic fluid infection without an evident intra-abdominal surgically treatable source. Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is one of the severe complications in patients with cirrhosis and ascites. Without early antibiotic treatment, this complication is associated with high mortality rate, so early diagnosis and treatment...

BACKGROUND In vitro data suggest that lower extracellular pH activates the immune system. We conducted a population-based study of the relation between serum acid-base status and inflammation. METHODS We examined the serum anion gap and serum levels of bicarbonate and inflammatory biomarkers in 4525 healthy adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey during...

background: ascitic fluid infection is presumptively diagnosed when the fluid polymorph nuclear (pmn) concentration equals or exceeds 250 cells /mic,l. the leukocyte esterase (le) test has been shown to be a good predictor of the presence of pmns in urine and other body fluids. this study examines of value of multistix 8sg dipstick test for rapid diagnosis of infected ascitic fluid. materials a...

Results A 79-old-year female patient was taking Trimosul (INN: sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim) 400 mg / 80 mg tablets 2 tablets twice daily from 2012-Jan-05 to 2012Jan-09 for urinary tract infection. On 2012-Jan-09 her total leukocyte count decreased. The suspected drug was withdrawn and her leukocyte count gradually increased. The patient had no previous history of any drug allergy. Laborator...

Methotrexate has been used as an important alternative therapy in the treatment of various rheumatic diseases. Life threatening marrow suppression in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis has been reported. A 33-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis developed severe mucositis and pa...

OBJECTIVE This prospective study was planned to study the prognostic value of routine clinical, hematological and biochemical parameters, including platelet aggregation in patients of acute stroke, on fatality occurring during the first 30 days. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study 116 consecutive patients (77 males and 39 females) of stroke (within 72 hours of onset) were included. After clini...