• A Comparison of Hair and Serum Trace Elements in Patients with Alzheimer Disease and Healthy Participants 

      Koc, Emine Rabia; Ilhan, Atilla; Ayturk, Zubeyde; Acar, Burcu; Gurler, Mukaddes; Altuntas, Aynur; Karapirli, Mustafa; Bodur, Abdurrahman Said (Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2015)
      Background/aim: To determine whether there was a difference between serum and hair trace elements' concentrations in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and healthy participants. Materials and methods: Hair and serum ...
    • Plasma 8-Isopgf2 Alpha and Serum Melatonin Levels in Patients with Minimal Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer Disease 

      Sirin, Fevziye Burcu; Doguc, Duygu Kumbul; Vural, Huseyin; Eren, Ibrahim; Inanli, Ikbal; Sutcu, Recep; Delibas, Namik (Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2015)
      Background/aim: F2 alpha-isoprostane is accepted as an oxidative stress indicator and melatonin shows neuroprotective effects by antioxidative and antiamyloidogenic influences. By measuring these in patients diagnosed with ...
    • Regeneration and Healing of Bone and Cartilage in Type-1 and Type-2 Diabetes: The Effects of Insulin 

      Akyol, Sumeyya; Gulec, Mehmet Akif; Demirin, Hilmi; Akyol, Omer (Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2016)
      Increased fragility of long bones and delay in fracture healing in adults as well as skeletal development disorders in children are thought to be associated with endochondral ossification problems. The extracellular matrix ...
    • The Effect of Low-Dose Methotrexate on Autologous Fat Graft Survival 

      Sari, Elif; Bakar, Bulent; Sarkarati, Bahram; Bozdogan, Onder; Cavusoglu, Tarik (Tubitak Scientific & Technical Research Council Turkey, 2016)
      Background/aim: The survival of autologous fat graft tissue is dependent on various factors such as vascularization and inflammation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible beneficial effects of low-dose ...