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    دورية أكاديمية

    المصدر: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)

    الوصف: Abstract Background Considering the changes in thyroid physiology associated with pregnancy and poor outcomes related to abnormal maternal thyroid function, international guidelines recommend using population-based trimester-specific reference intervals (RIs) for thyroid testing. If these RIs are not available in the laboratory, implementing recommended fixed cut-off values globally is still controversial. To address this issue, we aimed to establish appropriate RI of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in pregnant Turkish women for our laboratory and compare the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction based on the established and recommended criteria. Methods Of 2638 pregnant women, 1777 women followed in the obstetric outpatient were enrolled in the reference interval study after applying exclusion criteria related to medical and prenatal history. A retrospective study was conducted by collecting data from July 2016 to March 2019. Serum TSH was measured by UniCel DxI 800 Immunoassay System (Beckman Coulter Inc., Brea, CA, USA). The study design relied on two approaches in order to classify pregnant women: trimester-specific and subgroup-specific; the latter involved dividing each trimester into two subgroups: T1a, T1b, T2a, T2b, T3a, T3b. The lower and upper limits of the RIs were derived by the parametric method after normalizing the data distribution using the modified Box-Cox power transformation method. Results The lowest TSH value was detected at 8-12 weeks in early pregnancy, and the median value of TSH in the T1b subgroup was significantly lower than the T1a subgroup (P

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    دورية أكاديمية

    المصدر: International Journal of Endocrinology, Vol 2021 (2021)

    الوصف: Background. COVID-19 infection may have multiorgan effects in addition to effects on the lungs and immune system. Recently, studies have found thyroid function abnormalities in COVID-19 cases which were interpreted as euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) or destructive thyroiditis. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the thyroid function status and thyroid autoimmunity in COVID-19 patients. Material and Method. 205 patients were included. The medical history and laboratory parameters at admission were collected from medical records. Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroid peroxidase antibody, and thyroglobulin antibody were measured, and patients were classified according to thyroid function status. Results. 34.1% of the patients were euthyroid. Length of hospitalization (p

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    المساهمون: Karahasan A.

    المصدر: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 31:1-6

    الوصف: BackgroundThe number ofCOVID-19cases has been decreasing recently, and the restrictions are waived in many countries. The data aboutvaccineefficacy are essential to be prepared for the future even if the pandemic ends and the disease becomes endemic.AimsThe aim of this study was to define demographic and laboratory data for disease severity among vaccinatedCOVID-19cases who were hospitalized.Study DesignThis is a retrospective cohort study.MethodsSARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction–positive patients who were fully vaccinated (2 doses of vaccines and 3 doses of vaccines) and had been hospitalized at least 15 days after the lastvaccinedose were enrolled in this study. Patients\" data including laboratory parameters were retrieved, and descriptive statistics and comparison of variables were calculated.ResultsBetween September 1, 2021, and February 28, 2022, 685 patients (mean age, 67.84 years; 50.8% female) were hospitalized. Inactivated whole-virion SARS-CoV-2vaccine(CoronaVac) had been administered to 467 of the patients (68.4%), BNT162b2 mRNAvaccine(Pfizer-Pfizer-BioNTech) had been administered to 107 of the patients (15.6%), and to 111 of the patients (16%), a combination of 2 vaccines had been administered. At least 1 comorbidity was present in 160 participants (23%) and more than 4 comorbidities in 46 patients (6.6%). The most common comorbidity was hypertension (349, 50.2%). The presence of comorbidities was significantly higher in patients having 3 doses ofvaccine. Increased ferritin levels were determined in 56.4% of the patients, increased D-dimer levels in 69.9% of the patients, increased C-reactive protein levels in 79.7% of the patients, and increased procalcitonin levels in 61.5% of the patients. A total of 36.4% of the patients had decreased lymphocyte counts, 20% had low lymphocyte/monocyte ratio, and 22% had decreased neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio. The only parameter that was significantly higher in patients having 3vaccinedoses was procalcitonin. Mean duration of hospitalization was 9.68 ± 7.29 days. In the CoronaVac and Pfizer-BioNTech groups, 68.5% and 21.4%, respectively, of the patients were older than 65 years. Seventeen (3.6%) patients in the CoronaVac group, 6 (5.4%) patients in the combination group, and 3 (2.8%) patients in Pfizer-BioNTech group had been admitted to the intensive care unit. Mortality rate was 0.3% (2 of 685 patients).ConclusionsThe incidence of severeCOVID-19disease among fully vaccinated patients is low even in the presence of comorbidities, older age, and presence of abnormal laboratory parameters, regardless of thevaccinetype.

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    المساهمون: DİNÇER YAZAN C., Yaman A., HAKLAR G., ŞİRİKÇİ Ö., Deyneli O.

    المصدر: J Diabetes Metab Disord

    الوصف: AIM: Vitamin D deficiency is known to be associated with metabolic bone diseases. The aim of this study is to evaluate vitamin D and calculated free and bioactive vitamin D levels of type 1 diabetic patients and to evaluate the association with bone turnover markers. METHOD: This cross-sectional study includes 60 patients admitted to endocrinology outpatient clinic with diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus and 60 controls. Weight, height and waist circumference were recorded and blood samples were taken for measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), vitamin D binding protein (VDBP), osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase (bone-ALP), c-telopeptide. Free and bioavailable vitamin D levels were calculated with formula. RESULTS: Vitamin D levels of type 1 diabetic patients were significantly higher (p = 0.01). Parathormone levels of the group with vitamin D level under 20 ng/ml was significantly higher (p = 0.029). VDBP levels were similar in both groups. Correlation analysis of free and bioavailable vitamin D level with osteocalcin, c-telopeptide, bone alkaline phosphatase revealed only a weak significant correlation between free vitamin D and osteocalcin (r = -0.201; p = 0.028). A negative correlation was determined between 25(OH)D and parathormone levels (r = -0.294; p

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    المساهمون: Bilgin H., Marku M., Yilmaz S. S., Karahasan Yagci A., Sili U., Can B., Can Sarinoglu R., Mulazimoglu Durmusoglu L., Haklar G., Sirikci O., et al.

    الوصف: Objectives: We evaluated the antibody response, natural killer cell response and B cell phenotypes in healthcare workers (HCW) who are vaccinated with two doses of CoronaVac with or without documented SARS-CoV-2 infection and unvaccinated HCWs with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods: HCWs were divided into four groups: vaccine only (VO), vaccine after SARS-CoV-2 infection (VAI), SARS-CoV-2 infection only (IO), and SARS-CoV-2 infection after vaccine (IAV). Anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (Anti-S) antibodies were measured by Elecsys Anti–SARS–CoV–2 S ELISA kit. Memory B cells (CD19+ CD27+ ), plasmablast B cells (CD19+ CD138+ ) and long-lived plasma cells (LLPC; CD138+ CD19- ) were measured by flow cytometry in 74 patients. Interferon gamma (IFN-c) release by natural killer (NK) cells were measured by NKVue Test (NKMAX, Republic of Korea) in 76 patients. RT-PCR was performed with Bio-speedy COVID-19 qPCR detection kit, Version 2 (Bioexen LTD, Istanbul, Turkey). Results: The Anti-S antibodies were detectable in all HCWs (n: 224). The median Anti-S titers (BAU/mL) was significantly higher in VAI (620 25–75% 373–1341) compared to VO (136, 25–75% 85–283) and IO (111, 25–75% 54–413, p < 0.01). VAI group had significantly lower percentage of plasmablasts (2.9; 0– 8.7) compared to VO (6.8; 3.5–12.0) and IO (9.9; 4.7–47.5, p < 0.01) (n:74). Percentage of LLPCs in groups VO, VAI and IO was similar. There was no difference of IFN-c levels between the study groups (n: 76). Conclusion: The antibody response was similar between uninfected vaccinated HCWs and unvaccinated HCWs who had natural infection. HCWs who had two doses of CoronaVac either before or after the natural SARS-CoV-2 infection elicited significantly higher antibody responses compared to uninfected vaccinated HCWs. The lower percentages of plasmablasts in the VAI group may indicate their migration to lymph nodes and initiation of the germinal center reaction phase. IFN-c response did not differ among the groups.

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    المساهمون: Yavuz, Dilek Gogas, Ustay, Ozlem, Atak, Palmet Gun, Telli, Ahu, Apaydin, Tugce, Sirikci, Onder

    الوصف: Objective: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) enzyme and PON Q192R gene polymorphism are associated with atherosclerosis in many middle-aged individuals and high populations at risk of cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to determine serum PON-1 and arylesterase (ARE) activities, PON Q192R polymorphism, and their association with gender, lipoprotein levels, and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) among young healthy individuals. Material and Methods: Four hundred fifteen healthy volunteers (F/M: 213/202, 19-25 years) were included in the study. Serum lipoprotein levels and PON1, ARE activities were measured using spectrophotometric methods. PON 192Q polymorphism was evaluated by polymerase chain reaction, and CIMT was measured using Doppler ultrasonography. Results: Serum PON1 activity and PON Q192R polymorphism frequencies were similar between men and women, while ARE activity was significantly higher in women. PON1 activity was considerably higher in RR carriers than in QQ and QR carriers among both men and women. Serum high-density lipoprotein level was lower, and CIMT was higher in men compared to women. Conclusion: PON1 enzyme activities did not differ according to gender, and ARE activity was higher in women. High PON1 activity is associated with PONQ192 RR polymorphism carriers. PON Q192 gene polymorphism could be a determinant of PON activity.

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    المساهمون: İstinye Üniversitesi, Hastane, Akcay, Teoman, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi

    المصدر: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 105(3)

    الوصف: Context The clinical effects of classical 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 (3βHSD2) deficiency are insufficiently defined due to a limited number of published cases. Objective To evaluate an integrated steroid metabolome and the short- and long-term clinical features of 3βHSD2 deficiency. Design Multicenter, cross-sectional study. Setting Nine tertiary pediatric endocrinology clinics across Turkey. Patients Children with clinical diagnosis of 3βHSD2 deficiency. Main Outcome Measures Clinical manifestations, genotype-phenotype-metabolomic relations. A structured questionnaire was used to evaluate the data of patients with clinical 3βHSD2 deficiency. Genetic analysis of HSD3B2 was performed using Sanger sequencing. Novel HSD3B2 mutations were studied in vitro. Nineteen plasma adrenal steroids were measured using LC-MS/MS. Results Eleven homozygous HSD3B2 mutations (6 novel) were identified in 31 children (19 male/12 female; mean age: 6.6 ± 5.1 yrs). The patients with homozygous pathogenic HSD3B2 missense variants of > 5% of wild type 3βHSD2 activity in vitro had a non-salt–losing clinical phenotype. Ambiguous genitalia was an invariable feature of all genetic males, whereas only 1 of 12 female patients presented with virilized genitalia. Premature pubarche was observed in 78% of patients. In adolescence, menstrual irregularities and polycystic ovaries in females and adrenal rest tumors and gonadal failure in males were observed. Conclusions Genetically-documented 3βHSD2 deficiency includes salt-losing and non-salt–losing clinical phenotypes. Spared mineralocorticoid function and unvirilized genitalia in females may lead to misdiagnosis and underestimation of the frequency of 3βHSD2 deficiency. High baseline 17OHPreg to cortisol ratio and low 11-oxyandrogen concentrations by LC-MS/MS unequivocally identifies patients with 3βHSD2 deficiency.

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    المصدر: Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 23:17-22

    الوصف: The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic and prognostic values of suPAR and to compare them to CRP and PCT in pediatric patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).A prospective case-control study was performed.The study was performed in a tertiary university hospital which has a 649-bed capacity. Patients included 27 children with SIRS and 27 control subjects without any infection or immunosuppressive condition. Blood samples were obtained on the day of admission and on the 4-7th days of the hospital stay.The median (min-max) serum levels of suPAR obtained on the first day of the admission were 10.06 (2.7-57.46) and 2.22 (1.08-5.13) ng/Ml for the SIRS group and control group, respectively. The median serum levels of suPAR in the SIRS group was significantly higher than that in the control group (p 0.05). The serum suPAR levels was significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors in SIRS group (p 0.05). In the SIRS group, the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUCWe conclude that suPAR does have diagnostic value in children with SIRS. Additionally, persistent high serum suPAR level predicts mortality in SIRS in children.

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    المصدر: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 33:200-208

    الوصف: The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic value of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in pediatric patients with febrile neutropenia. A prospective case-control study was performed. Patients included 29 children with febrile neutropenia (FN) and 27 control subjects without any infection or immunosuppressive condition. Blood samples were obtained on the day of admission and on the 4th to 7th days of the hospital stay. The median (minimum-maximum) serum levels of suPAR obtained on the first day of the admission were 2.08 (0.93-9.42) and 2.22 (1.08-5.13) ng/mL for the FN group and the control group, respectively. The median serum levels of suPAR in the FN and control groups were not significantly different (P = .053). The mean serum suPAR level was significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors in the FN group (P < .05). In the FN group, the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUCROC) for suPAR was 0.546, but no optimum cutoff value, sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), or positive predictive value (PPV) was obtained. We conclude that suPAR is not useful as a diagnostic biomarker in children with febrile neutropenia; however, persistent high serum suPAR level may predict mortality in FN in children.

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    المساهمون: Temizkan, S., Deyneli, O., Yasar, M., Arpa, M., Gunes, M., Yazici, D., Sirikci, O., Haklar, G., Imeryuz, N., Yavuz, D. G.

    المصدر: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 69:162-166

    الوصف: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Artificial sweeteners were thought to be metabolically inactive, but after demonstrating that the gustatory mechanism was also localized in the small intestine, suspicions about the metabolic effects of artificial sweeteners have emerged. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of artificial sweeteners (aspartame and sucralose) on blood glucose, insulin, c-peptide and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) levels. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Eight newly diagnosed drug-naive type 2 diabetic patients (mean age 51.5 +/- 9.2 years; F/M: 4/4) and eight healthy subjects (mean age 45.0 +/- 4.1 years; F/M: 4/4) underwent 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). During OGTT, glucose, insulin, c-peptide and GLP-1 were measured at 15-min intervals for 120 min. The OGTTs were performed at three settings on different days, where subjects were given 72 mg of aspartame and 24 mg of sucralose in 200 ml of water or 200 ml of water alone 15 min before OGTT in a single-blinded randomized order. RESULTS: In healthy subjects, the total area under the curve (AUC) of glucose was statistically significantly lower in the sucralose setting than in the water setting (P = 0.002). There was no difference between the aspartame setting and the water setting (P = 0.53). Total AUC of insulin and c-peptide was similar in aspartame, sucralose and water settings. Total AUC of GLP-1 was significantly higher in the sucralose setting than in the water setting (P = 0.04). Total AUC values of glucose, insulin, c-peptide and GLP-1 were not statistically different in three settings in type 2 diabetic patients. CONCLUSIONS: Sucralose enhances GLP-1 release and lowers blood glucose in the presence of carbohydrate in healthy subjects but not in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients.

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