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    • A New Marker For Endothelial Function in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Apelin 

      Atalay, Eray; Uzun, Sami; Oflazu, Hseyin; Sumnu, Abdullah; Kazancioglu, Rumeyza; Karadag, Serhat; Gursu, Meltem; Ozturk, Savaş; Gurdal, Ahmet; Basinoglu, Filiz; Aydin, Zeki (2013)
      Aim: The most important cause of death in end-stage renal disease is cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Endothelial dysfunction (ED) is one of the most important steps in the pathogenesis of CVD. Apelin is a peptide recently ...
    • A rare case of peritonitis: Streptococcus salivarius 

      Pehlivanoglu, Filiz; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Ozturk, Savaş; Sumnu, Abdullah; Karadag, Serhat; Cebeci, Egemen; Samanci, Nilay Sengul; GÜRSU, Meltem (2015)
      Streptococcus salivarius is a Gram-positive bacteria that may cause infections like endocarditis and meningitis. However, it has not been reported as a causative agent of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients. In ...
    • Is Pentraxin-3 a Stronger Marker of Inflammation than C-Reactive Protein in Chronic Kidney Disease? 

      Sumnu, Abdullah; Kazancioglu, Rumeyza; Koldas, Macit; Cebeci, Egemen; Ozkan, Oktay; Gursu, Meltem; Aydin, Zeki; Ozturk, Savaş; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Erdogan, Yasemin Doventas (2014)
      OBJECTIVE : Pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) is elevated in uremic patients and related with albuminuria and endothelial dysfunction. We aimed to clarify the relationship of PTX-3 with inflammatory markers (hsCRP and IL-6) in patients ...
    • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria and Acute Kidney Injury: A Case Report 

      Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Gursu, Meltem; Cebeci, Egemen; Kilicarslan, Isin; Sumnu, Abdullah; Donmez, Halil (2013)
      Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare cause of hemolytic anemia. The major outlines of clinical presentation comprises findings of hemolysis, venous thrombosis and findings of bone marrow failure. The ...
    • Soluble TNF-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis as a New Marker in Preeclampsia: A Pilot Clinical Study 

      Ozturk, Savaş; Yildirim, Zeynep Kayaoglu; Sumnu, Abdullah; Bademler, Neslihan; Kilic, Elif; Sumnu, Gulay; Karadag, Serhat; GÜRSU, Meltem; Ozel, Aysegul; Batmaz, Gonca; ATEŞ, SEDA; Dane, Banu
      Introduction. All findings of preeclampsia appear as the clinical consequences of diffuse endothelial dysfunction. Soluble tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (sTWEAK) was recently introduced as a TNF ...
    • Spontaneous Renal Cholesterol Crystal Embolism In A Patient with Functionally Solitary Kidney 

      Celik, Kenan; Sumnu, Abdullah; Gursu, Meltem; Sakin, Abdullah; Uzun, Sami; Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza (2014)
      Renal cholesterol crystal embolism (also called renal atheroembolism) is a cause of acute kidney injury with increasing frequency. It is usually seen in patients older than 60 years of age with diffuse atherosclerotic ...
    • The association of Visfatin levels with metabolic parameters and inflammation in diabetic nephropathy 

      GÜRSU, Meltem; Ozturk, Savaş; Behlul, Ahmet; Sumnu, Abdullah; Sakin, Abdullah; Sakin, Ayşegül; Sahin, Suleyman (2020)
      © 2020, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi. All rights reserved.To investigate the visfatin levels at the stages of diabetic nephropathy(DNP), changes in visfatin levels according to stages of DNP, and the association ...
    • The correlation of inflammatory markers and plasma vaspin levels in patients with diabetic nephropathy 

      Gursu, Meltem; Koldas, Macit; Behlul, Ahmet; Ataoglu, Esra; Ozturk, Savaş; Sakci, Elif; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Aydin, Zeki; Cebeci, Egemen; Sumnu, Abdullah; Ozkan, Oktay; Yamak, Mehmet (2016)
      Vaspin, a recently identified adipokine, is a visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor that may have insulin sensitizing effect on adipose tissue. Herein, we measured vaspin level in patients with different ...
    • The Effect of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease on Spirometric Parameters 

      Cakmak, Gulfidan; Ozturk, Savaş; GÜRSU, Meltem; Doner, Baris; Karaali, Zeynep; Sari, Mustafa; Sumnu, Abdullah; Ozler, Tuba Elif; Karandere, Faruk; Cebeci, Egemen (2020)
      Aim: There is no enough data on pulmonary involvement in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The aim of this study is to examine pulmonary function test in patients with ADPKD with varying stages of renal ...
    • Use of Herbal Products in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients 

      Sumnu, Abdullah; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Ozturk, Savaş; Karadag, Serhat; Uzun, Sami; Cebeci, Egemen; Sevim, Yonca; Bektas, Tayfun; Gursu, Meltem (2016)
      OBJECTIVE: Complementary and alternative medicine practices are perceived by patients, both in pre-dialysis and dialysis periods, to be hopeful and promising. In our study we searched herbal product (HP) use in peritoneal ...
    • Volume Status in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: The Role of Apelin and Bio-Impedance Spectroscopy 

      Sumnu, Abdullah; Aydin, Zeki; Uzun, Sami; Cebeci, Egemen; Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Gursu, Meltem; Karadag, Serhat; Tatli, Emel (2012)
      One of the main factors determining the survival of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is volume status. We aimed to investigate hydration status of PD patients by bio-impedance spectroscopy (BIS) and echocardiography and ...