OBJECTIVE We sought to comparatively assess cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) myocardial perfusion reserve index (MPRI) in women with confirmed microvascular coronary dysfunction (MCD) cases and reference control women. BACKGROUND Women with signs or symptoms of myocardial ischemia in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently have MCD which carries an adverse...

Aim: Inflammatory Prognostic Index (IPI), calculated via Albumin, CRP and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), is used in the inflammation related diseases. The study focused efficacy predictive effect of IPI terms Visual Analog Scales (VAS) for interpretation back leg pain. Materials Methods: This multicenter retrospective clinical was performed by hospital records Degenerated Intervertebral Dis...

Industrial activities and high traffic density are the most important heavy metal pollution sources in urban areas. Roadside dust created by atmospheric deposition can be one of the best indicators for heavy metal contamination levels. The present study reports the spatial distribution patterns and degree of heavy metal pollution (Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn, and As) in 50 roadside dust samples from urb...

Background The central nervous system international prognostic index (CNS-IPI) is being used widely for the identification of patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) a high risk (CNS) relapse. aim our study to confirm value CNS-IPI in predicting CNS relapse young population and evaluate its impact on selection prophylaxis. Methods We retrospectively reviewed diagnosed DLBCL who were...

Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon malignancy involving lymph nodes and lymphatic system. Due to the progress of the treatment, HL becomes a potentially curable disease. International Prognostic Index (IPI) was defined as the number of adverse prognostic factors presented at diagnosis. This report aims to assess the predictive power of the IPI for HL patients. On the basis of the retrospectiv...

The objective of this study was to establish contamination level for, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, As, Hg, Sb, Co, and Cd in soils around the old Hg mine area central part Turkey. 34surface samples from were collected. Samples digested metals determined by ICP-OES assess metal using Enrichment factor (EF), (Cf), Geoaccumulation index (Igeo), hazard quotient (HQ) (individual metal), (Cd), modified (mCd),...

Malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD) is an enzyme involved in the decarboxylation of malonyl-CoA to acetyl-CoA. In order to explore the hypothesis that the changing plant materials’ MCD activity level can serve as therapy to diabetics, the effect of Teucrium polium compounds was studied in a diabetic rat model. In this experimental study, two groups of rats, a control and a diabetic group, each incl...

Introduction: The prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a cyclooxygenase (COX) product, play critical roles in the synaptic plasticity. Therefore, long term use of COX inhibitors may impair the synaptic plasticity. Considering the wide clinical administration of aspirin and its unknown effects on information processing in the brain, the effect of aspirin and sodium salicylate on the short term synaptic p...

The International Prognostic Index (IPI; age, the disease stage according to the Ann Arbor system, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) and the presence of extranodal involvement (ENI)) has been the traditionally utilized prognostic tool for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristi...

Abstract* Introduction: Chronic morphine exposure can cause addiction and affect synaptic plasticity, but the underlying neural mechanisms of this phenomenon remain unknown. Herein we used electrophysiologic approaches in hippocampal CA1 area to examine the effect of chronic morphine administration on short-term plasticity. Methods: Experiments were carried out on hippocampal slices taken f...