Browsing Makale by Author "Uzun, Sami"
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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 ... -
Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Bidirectional Road
Uzun, Sami; Ozturk, Savaş; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; GÜRSU, Meltem (2017)Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have many common points regarding risk factors, etiology, clinical and laboratory factors. We aimed in this review to discuss the outcome, the risk of CKD, ... -
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 ... -
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 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 factors effective on bone mineral density in peritoneal dialysis patients Periton diyaliz hastalarında kemik dansitesini etkiliyen faktörler
Öztürk, Savaş; Karadaǧ, Serhat; Gürsu, Meltem; Şumnu, Abdullah; Cebeci, Egemen; Sevim, Yonca; Uzun, Sami; Aydin, Zeki; KAZANCIOĞLU, Rümeyza; Özkan, Oktay (2013)Bone mineral metabolism deteriorates gradually beginning from the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). But, the KDIGO-2009 guideline could not provide high quality data regarding the biochemical tests related with ... -
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 ...