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Papers by Meryem Cam

Acta Orthopaedica Et Traumatologica Turcica, 1997

Bu çaflşmanm amacı büyük problem teşkil eden büyüme plağı zedelenmelerinin teda\&amp;amp;... more Bu çaflşmanm amacı büyük problem teşkil eden büyüme plağı zedelenmelerinin teda\&amp;amp;#x27;l3inde önemli yer teşkil eden implant seçimine değinmektir. Bu amaçla immatür beyaz Yeni Zelenda tavşanlan iki gruba aynlarak birinci gruptaki tavşanlann sağ femoral distal epifizinde ...

Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Case Reports, 1999

European Journal of General Medicine, Jun 30, 2014

Medical Science and Discovery, 2015

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 2007

A case of two nonatherosclerotic aneurysms localised in the ascending aorta (diameter: 5.0 cm) an... more A case of two nonatherosclerotic aneurysms localised in the ascending aorta (diameter: 5.0 cm) and in the pulmonary trunk (diameter: 5.3 cm) is presented. The patient underwent replacement of the ascending aorta, the aortic arch and the main pulmonary artery. Histopathologically, a severe granulomatous inflammation affecting the whole aneurysm wall was documented, and steroid treatment was started. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first-ever documented case of simultaneous occurrence of aneurysms in the aorta and the pulmonary artery.

SUMMARY The aim this study was to determine the presence and localisation of insulin like growth ... more SUMMARY The aim this study was to determine the presence and localisation of insulin like growth factor-I (IGF-I) which had inducable effect on fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis, in diabetic and nondiabetic rats' wound healing process, by using comperative immunohistochemical techniques. In the study, Wistar type rats were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. 60 mg / kg Streptozotocine

International Journal of Neuroscience, 2009

Diabetes mellitus is a common, potentially serious metabolic disorder. Over the long term, diabet... more Diabetes mellitus is a common, potentially serious metabolic disorder. Over the long term, diabetes leads to serious consequences in a number of tissues, especially those that are insulin insensitive (retina, neurons, kidneys). It also causes a variety of functional and structural disorders in the central and peripheral nervous systems. We investigated whether neurodegenerative changes were observable in the hippocampus, cortex, and cerebellum after 4 weeks of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes in rats and the effect(s) of melatonin. Male Wistar rats (n = 32) were divided into four groups (n = 8 each): untreated controls, melatonin-treated controls, untreated diabetics, and melatonin-treated diabetics. Experimental diabetes was induced by a single dose of STZ (60 mg/kg, intraperitoneal (ip)). For 3 days before the administration of STZ, melatonin (200 microg/kg/day, ip) was injected and continued for 4 weeks. Sections of hippocampus, cortex, and cerebellum were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and examined using light microscopy. In addition, brain tissues were examined immunohistochemically for the expression of glial and neuronal markers, including glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and heat shock protein-70 (HSP-70). No neurodegenerative changes were observed in the hippocampus, cortex, or cerebellum of the untreated diabetic group after 4 weeks compared with the other groups. We did not observe any change in GFAP, NSE, or HSP-70 immunostaining in the brain tissues of STZ-induced diabetic rats. In summary, after 4 weeks of STZ-induced diabetes in rats, no degenerative or immunohistochemical changes were detected in the hippocampus, cortex, or cerebellum.

Annals of Neurology, 2003

Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), Walker-Warburg syndrome, and muscle-eye-brain... more Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD), Walker-Warburg syndrome, and muscle-eye-brain disease are clinically similar autosomal recessive disorders characterized by congenital muscular dystrophy, cobblestone lissencephaly, and eye anomalies. FCMD is frequent in Japan, but no FCMD patient with confirmed fukutin gene mutations has been identified in a non-Japanese population. Here, we describe a Turkish CMD patient with severe brain and eye anomalies. Sequence analysis of the patient's DNA identified a homozygous 1bp insertion mutation in exon 5 of the fukutin gene. To our knowledge, this is the first case worldwide in which a fukutin mutation has been found outside the Japanese population. This report emphasizes the importance of considering fukutin mutations for diagnostic purposes outside of Japan.

Acta Histochemica, 2006

This study investigated the possible protective effects of melatonin as an antioxidant against st... more This study investigated the possible protective effects of melatonin as an antioxidant against streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic liver injury in rats. Wistar rats were divided into four groups: untreated control (UC), melatonin-treated control (MC), untreated diabetic (UD), and melatonin-treated diabetic (MD). Experimental diabetes was induced by a single-dose (60 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (ip)) STZ injection, and melatonin was injected (200 mg/kg/day, ip) for 4 weeks. Upon light and electron microscopic examination, we observed that melatonin improved the morphological and histopathological changes of the liver caused by diabetes. Malondialdehyde levels in the liver homogenates of UD rats were higher than those of controls and were markedly reduced after melatonin treatment. Although no significant difference was observed with respect to antioxidant status, the superoxide dismutase activity tended to be higher in the UD rats than in the treated rats. Our findings showed that melatonin administration partially reduced liver injury in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

We investigated the cytoprotective effect of melatonin in epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity using... more We investigated the cytoprotective effect of melatonin in epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity using four experimental groups of male Wistar rats: untreated control rats, epirubicin-treated rats, epirubicin+melatonin-treated rats, and melatonintreated rats. We examined the histopathological and biochemical effects of melatonin on the epirubicin-induced changes and measured the levels of the lipid peroxidation end-product (malondialdehyde, MDA), an indicator of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis (nitrite/nitrate production), and reduced glutathione (GSH) in the heart. We also studied the extracellular matrix components (fibronectin, laminin) in the heart. Vacuole formation, mitochondrial deformation and degeneration, and disordered myofibrillary structures were detected ultrastructurally in the epirubicin-treated group. The degeneration was reduced in the heart tissues of the epirubicin+melatonin group. Epirubicin increased the nitrite/nitrate production, but did not change the MDA and GSH levels significantly. Melatonin treatment lowered the nitrite/nitrate concentrations, while increasing the GSH levels, which exceeded the levels in epirubicin+melatonin-treated rats. We conclude that the epirubicin increased the nitrozative stress, not the oxidative stress, in heart tissue, and the cardioprotective effect of melatonin was partially attributed to the suppression of epirubicin-induced nitrozative stress. These results suggest that melatonin partially protects against epirubicin-induced cardiotoxicity.

Acta Histochemica, 2007

Problems related to colonic anastomosis healing constitute the major morbidity in colorectal surg... more Problems related to colonic anastomosis healing constitute the major morbidity in colorectal surgery. Patients without appropriate nutritional support are at higher risk of postsurgical complications, mainly due to reduced wound healing. Therefore, we investigated the effect of early and late postoperative total enteral nutrition (TEN) and glutamine addition on colon anastomosis healing using light microscopy and immunohistochemistry (IGF-I immunolabelling). In this study, 40 Wistar-albino rats underwent distal left colonic transection and anastomosis. The rats were then divided into four groups given different diets: delayed total enteral nutrition (dTEN; beginning 3 days postoperatively), delayed TEN with added glutamine (dTEN+ Glutamine), early TEN (eTEN; beginning within 6 h postoperatively), and early TEN with added glutamine (eTEN+Glutamine). Colon segments, including the anastomosis, were excised 7 days postoperatively and evaluated histopathologically for inflammation, mucosal healing, submucosal-muscular layer repair, the amounts of necrosis and vascularisation and immunohistochemically for IGF-I labelling. The inflammation and necrosis scores in the dTEN and dTEN+Glutamine groups were significantly greater than in the eTEN and eTEN+Glutamine groups. The IGF-I immunoreactivity increased in the eTEN, eTEN+Glutamine, and dTEN+Glutamine groups compared to dTEN (po0.05). We concluded that early TEN and glutamine enrichment in the postoperative period improve anastomosis healing via IGF-I.

Acta Histochemica, 2003

The aim of the present study was the evaluation of possible protective effects of melatonin again... more The aim of the present study was the evaluation of possible protective effects of melatonin against β-cell damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats. Malondialdehyde levels and glutathione peroxidase activity were measured in pancreatic homogenates. Pancreatic β-cells were examined by immunohistochemical methods. Streptozotocin was injected intraperitoneally at a single dose of 60 mg/kg for induction of diabetes. Melatonin (200 µg/kg/day, ip) was injected for 3 days prior to administration of streptozotocin; these injections were continued until the end of the study (4 weeks). Streptozotocin induced a significant increase in malondialdehyde levels (p < 0.01) and a significant decrease in glutathione peroxidase activity (p < 0.05) in pancreatic tissue. Degeneration of islet cells and weak immunohistochemical staining of insulin was observed in diabetic rats. Treatment of diabetic rats with melatonin markedly reduced malondialdehyde production (p < 0.05) and increased glutathione peroxidase activity (p < 0.01) without affecting hyperglycemia. Increased staining of insulin and preservation of islet cells were apparent in the melatonin-treated diabetic rats. These data suggest that melatonin treatment has a therapeutic effect in diabetes by reduction of oxidative stress and preservation of pancreatic β-cell integrity.

Journal of Pineal Research, 2003