Association between dynamic exercise therapy and IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 concentrations in the patients with rheumatoid arthritisMeltem Alkan Melikoglu
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Atatürk U niversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dali, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 26:309-13. 2006
..Our results suggest that short-term dynamic exercise therapy increases serum IGF-1 in RA patients. The manipulation of serum IGF-1 levels by dynamic exercise therapy may indicate the beneficial effects of dynamic exercise in RA patients...
- Effects of dynamic exercise on circulating IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
Saliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 26:1635-9. 2007
..Our data suggest that serum IGF-1 levels are increased by the dynamic exercise program in RA and AS patients. The increased IGF-1 may play an important role in the beneficial effects of dynamic exercise therapy in these patients...
- General or personal diet: the individualized model for diet challenges in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Saliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine, Atatürk Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dali, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 26:556-60. 2006
..05) and patient's global assessment (P<0.05). Our results showed that the individualized dietary manipulations may effect the disease activity for selected RA patients...
- Increased serum concentrations of homocysteine and lipoprotein (a) in familial Mediterranean fever
Saliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Ann Clin Lab Sci 40:10-4. 2010
..The elevated homocysteine and Lp(a) levels, which are markers of sub-clinical inflammation, may be mediators of atherosclerotic disease in FMF patients...
- Effects of different hyaluronic acid products on synovial fluid NO levels in knee osteoarthritis
Saliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Anabilim Dali, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 24:497-501. 2005
..Intra-articular hyaluronic acid therapy may reduce synovial fluid NO levels. These effects do not seem to be dependent on the molecular weight and various structural changes of hyaluronan products...
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies are not associated with familial Mediterranean feverSaliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 23:21-3. 2010
..This study investigated the presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients and controls...
Effects of some acupoints (Du-14, Li-11, St-36, and Sp-6) on serum TNF-α and hsCRP levels in healthy young subjectsSaliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
J Altern Complement Med 17:347-50. 2011
..This study was performed to investigate the effect of immune-related acupuncture points on serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels...
- Vitamin D status in patients with Behcet's Disease
Saliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Erzurum Turkey
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 66:721-3. 2011
..This study investigated the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels of patients with Behcet's Disease...
- Effects of different hyaluronic acid products on synovial fluid levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in knee osteoarthritis
Saliha Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Ann Clin Lab Sci 34:330-5. 2004
..The decreased ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 levels after intra-articular HA injection may help to explain the anti-inflammatory effects of HA therapy in knee OA...
- The effect of individualized diet challenges consisting of allergenic foods on TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
S Karatay
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Rheumatology (Oxford) 43:1429-33. 2004
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- Correlation between soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 level and extracellular superoxide dismutase activity in rheumatoid arthritis: a possible association with disease activity
M Ugur
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
Scand J Rheumatol 33:239-43. 2004
..We also considered whether there was a correlation between sICAM-1 and EC-SOD and disease activity...
- Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase, paraoxonase and arylesterase activities and malondialdehyde levels in patients with familial mediterranean fever
K Yildirim
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Bratisl Lek Listy 113:561-4. 2012
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- Relationship between some acute phase reactants and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Kadir Yildirim
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
South Med J 97:350-3. 2004
..The aims of this study were to investigate a possible relationship between the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and some acute phase reactant (APR) levels in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)...
- Associations between acute phase reactant levels and disease activity score (DAS28) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kadir Yildirim
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey
Ann Clin Lab Sci 34:423-6. 2004
..299, p < 0.05; for fibrinogen, r = 0.373, p < 0.01). This study indicates that serum CRP, among the various ARP tests, is the most useful biochemical marker for evaluating the disease activity of patients with RA...
- The relationship between serum prolactin levels and disease activity in patients with Behcet's disease
Mustafa Atasoy
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Cell Biochem Funct 24:353-6. 2006
..05) and CRP (p < 0.05) levels in the active BD group, but not in the inactive BD and control groups. Our results suggest a possible role for this immunoregulatory hormone in the disease expression and pathogenesis of Behcet's disease...
- Evaluation of serum paraoxonase and arylesterase activities in ankylosing spondylitis patients
Fazile Hatipoglu Erdem
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sifa Hospital Erzurum, Turkey
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 65:175-9. 2010
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- Gabapentin monotherapy in patients with chronic radiculopathy: the efficacy and impact on life quality
Kadir Yildirim
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 22:17-20. 2009
..The purpose of this, open-label, non-comparative study, was to evaluate the efficacy on quality of life and the efficacy of gabapentin monotherapy in patients with chronic radiculopathy...
- Pattern of disease onset, diagnostic delay, and clinical features in juvenile onset and adult onset ankylosing spondylitis
Salih Ozgocmen
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gevher Nesibe Hospital, Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
J Rheumatol 36:2830-3. 2009
..To assess the frequency of juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis (JOAS) in Turkish patients with AS and to compare with adult onset AS (AOAS) in a cross-sectional study design...
- Bone mineral density in patients with familial Mediterranean fever
Kadir Yildirim
Department of Physical Medicine, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 30:305-8. 2010
..001, P < 0.01, P < 0.01 respectively).Our study indicates that lumbar spine and femoral neck and total femur BMD in patients with FMF may be lower than in healthy subjects...
- The alteration of sister chromatid exchange frequencies in Behçet's disease with and without HLA-B51
M Ikbal
Ataturk University, Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Genetics, Erzurum, Turkey
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 20:149-52. 2006
..001), whereas no difference was detected in the control group. CONCLUSION: This study revealed that there was a significant association between elevated SCE frequencies and existence of HLA-B51 patients with BD...
- Serum E-selectin and erythrocyte membrane Na+K+ ATPase levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kadir Yildirim
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
Cell Biochem Funct 23:285-9. 2005
..80; p < 0.001). These results show that decreases in erythrocyte membrane Na(+)K(+) ATPase activity and increases in sE-selectin are observed in RA, and that increased levels of sE-selectin may also reflect disease status or activity...
- Can the patient-reported outcome instruments determine disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis?
B Durmus
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Inonu University Faculty ofMedicine, Malatya, Turkey
Bratisl Lek Listy 112:555-61. 2011
..The aim of this study was to investigate the indicative value of the patient-reported outcome instruments (PROs) on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
