Toplam kayıt 11, listelenen: 1-11

    • 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 ...
    • Changes in the inflammatory markers with advancing stages of diabetic nephropathy and the role of pentraxin-3 

      Koldas, Macit; Ozturk, Savaş; Sari, Soner; Demir, Secil; Karaali, Zeynep; Uzun, Sami; Ozari, Muge; GÜRSU, Meltem; Karadag, Serhat; Behlul, Ahmet (2016)
      Background: Immunological and inflammatory mechanisms have been shown to have role in both the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DNP). There is need for more specific markers for inflammation as the ones ...
    • Demographic, Clinicopathological and Laboratory Features of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Patients 

      Bashan, Yagmur; Ozturk, Savaş; Ozkan, Oktay; Dag, Hatice Burcu; Karaali, Zeynep; Ozler, Tuba Elif; Ceylan, Ozge Can; Cebeci, Egemen; Uzun, Sami; Karadag, Serhat (2020)
      Aim: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the common glomerulonephritis in Turkey and the world. The aim of our study was to determine demographic and clinical features and biopsy results of patients who ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 Culture Technique on Culture Positivity in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with Peritonitis 

      Sengoz, Gonul; Uzun, Sami; Karadag, Serhat; Tatli, Emel; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Gursu, Meltem; Aydin, Zeki; Ozturk, Savaş; Pehlivanoglu, Filiz (2011)
      Objective: We aimed to analyze all peritonitis attacks recorded in our unit, and examine the correlation between culturing technique and culture positivity.
    • The Relationship Between Ghrelin Levels and the Presence of Helicobacter Pylori in the Gastric Mucosa in Uremic Patients 

      Ozkan, Oktay; Kazancioglu, Rmeyza; Aydin, Zeki; Baysal, Birol; Feyizoglu, Hikmet; Gursu, Meltem; Uzun, Sami; Kaya, Ali Hakan; Poturoglu, Sule; Ozturk, Savaş; Kaya, Burcu; Karadag, Serhat (2013)
      OBJECTIVE: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is an important risk factor for chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer. Ghrelin is mostly secreted by gastric mucosa. The aim of the study is to examine the relationship ...
    • 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 ...