Alpha-fetoprotein producing tumor cells in children with Wilms' tumorVural Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 29:127-32. 2010
..Herein, we report three patients with Wilms tumor whose serum AFP levels were elevated and who had diffuse WT-1 and focal AFP expression in all tumors, immunohistochemically...
- Melatonin ameliorates doxorubicin-induced skin necrosis in rats
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Ann Plast Surg 65:250-3. 2010
..In addition, free oxygen radicals play a crucial role in the etiology of the injury, which should be considered in further studies...
- Ozone ameliorates methotrexate-induced intestinal injury in rats
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, School of Medicine, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Cancer Biol Ther 8:1623-8. 2009
..05). Thus, ozone preconditioning shows a preventative effect in the ileum by decreasing tissue damage and increasing antioxidant enzyme activity in an experimental model of Mtx-induced intestinal injury...
- Adrenomedullin worsens skin necrosis in rats subjected to vincristine-induced extravasation
V Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Faculty, School of Medicine, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Exp Dermatol 35:897-901. 2010
..The main treatments for vincristine extravasation are hyaluronidase injection and topical warming, and the aim of treatment is to increase the clearance of the drug from the extravasation site...
- A rare type of renal cell carcinoma in a girl: hybrid renal cell carcinoma
Vural Kesik
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 27:228-32. 2010
..This report describes a 12-year-old girl with a stage I HRCN who was closely followed after nephrectomy with no further treatment...
- Hepatoblastoma metastatic to the right atrium responding to chemotherapy alone
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 26:583-8. 2009
..After surgery the AFP level was 4 IU/mL and echocardiography revealed normal cardiac function with no residual tumor. The patient has been in remission for 31 months postdiagnosis...
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: case report and review of the literature
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Transplant 13:371-4. 2009
..Further studies are required to establish the role of SCT in refractory LCH...
- Do zinc and selenium prevent the antioxidant, hepatic and renal system impairment caused by aspirin in rats?
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, 06018, Ankara, Turkey
Biol Trace Elem Res 123:168-78. 2008
..There was no significant histopathologic change in specimens of hepatic and renal tissues. Trace element supplementation may prevent free radical damage and shorten treatment time in children using long-term aspirin treatment...
- Evaluation of effects of s-methyl isothiourea and melatonin on intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats
Turan Tunc
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 29:212-23. 2010
..It was shown; combination of SMT and melatonin may exert more promised results...
- Melatonin and 1400 W ameliorate both intestinal and remote organ injury following mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatrics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
J Surg Res 157:e97-e105. 2009
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- Proanthocyanidin prevents methotrexate-induced intestinal damage and oxidative stress
Mustafa Gulgun
Department of Pediatrics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik 06018, Ankara, Turkey
Exp Toxicol Pathol 62:109-15. 2010
..These results suggest that proanthocyanidin may protect the small intestine of rats from methotrexate-induced damage. The effects of proanthocyanidin could result from its antioxidant properties...
- Erdosteine and ebselen as useful agents in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury
Turan Tunc
Department of Pediatrics, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
J Surg Res 155:210-6. 2009
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- Cardioprotective roles of aged garlic extract, grape seed proanthocyanidin, and hazelnut on doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity
Erkan Demirkaya
Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Pediatrics, Etlik 06018, Ankara, Turkey
Can J Physiol Pharmacol 87:633-40. 2009
..The supplementation of these antioxidant foods over longer periods may show more definitive results. Human studies with different doses are needed to evaluate the effects of these foods on the human heart...
- Enteral glutamine and/or arginine supplementation have favorable effects on oxidative stress parameters in neonatal rat intestine
Mustafa Kul
Department of Pediatrics, GATA Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 49:85-9. 2009
..To investigate and compare the effects of enteral glutamine and arginine supply on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme levels in the small intestine of healthy breast-fed rats...
- Primary gastric Burkitt lymphoma: a rare cause of intraabdominal mass in childhood
Vural Kesik
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Surg Int 26:927-9. 2010
..Pylori) in its pathogenesis is unclear. In this report, we describe a case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (Burkitt's type) coexisting with H. pylori and discuss the potential relationship between H. Pylori and gastric Burkitt lymphoma...
- Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Ghania Daar
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 27:558-63. 2010
..The patient's response to chemotherapy was good and he is receiving the continuation phases of his chemotherapy...
- Transfusion-related acute lung injury in a child with neuroblastoma during a late engraftment period of autologous stem cell transplantation
Elvan Caglar Citak
Department of Pediatric Oncology, School of Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
Pediatr Transplant 12:235-7. 2008
..The diagnosis of TRALI becomes very difficult with late engraftments. Herein, we report TRALI in a pediatric recipient whose neutrophil engraftment occurred on day 67...
- Post varicella hepatic actinomycosis in a 5-year-old girl mimicking acute abdomen
Ahmet Guven
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik Ankara, 06017, Turkey
Eur J Pediatr 167:1199-201. 2008
..5 cm diameter in the liver showing sulfur granules surrounded by neutrophils. Hepatic actinomycosis should be taken into account when evaluating acute abdomen symptoms in children...
