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Plasma thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor levels are not associated with glucose intolerance and subclinical atherosclerosis in women with previous gestational diabetesBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 17:E224-30. 2011..Our data demonstrated that plasma TAFI was not altered in women with previous GDM. TAFI was not associated with glucose intolerance and subclinical atherosclerosis...
Hashimoto's thyroiditis, but not treatment of hypothyroidism, is associated with altered TGF-beta1 levelsBaris Akinci
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
Arch Med Res 39:397-401. 2008..The aim of our study was to investigate serum transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) levels in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis as well as the effect of achieving euthyroidism by levothyroxine replacement on TGF-beta1 levels...
Gestational diabetes has no additional effect on plasma thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor antigen levels beyond pregnancyBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, 35340 Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 81:93-6. 2008..Despite increased PAI-1 antigen levels associated with gestational diabetes, the effect of gestational diabetes on TAFI antigen levels is lacking...
Beneficial effect of endocrinologist-performed ultrasonography on preoperative parathyroid adenoma localizationBaris Akinci
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
Endocr Pract 15:17-23. 2009..To evaluate whether endocrinologist-performed ultrasonography improves the localization of parathyroid adenomas in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism...
A case of Gitelman's syndrome presenting with extreme hypokalaemia and paralysisB Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 117:69-71. 2009..To the best of our knowledge, after a Medline search, this is the most severe hypokalaemia described in a patient with Gitelman's syndrome...
Hypercalcemia of primary hyperparathyroidism was treated by cinacalcet in a patient with liver cirrhosisB Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 117:142-5. 2009..As she accepted surgery this time, her parathyroid adenoma was removed by minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. Parathyroid adenoma was confirmed pathologically. Her calcium levels maintained within the normal ranges after surgery...
Serum osteoprotegerin is associated with carotid intima media thickness in women with previous gestational diabetesBaris Akinci
Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Turkey
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 82:172-8. 2008..Significant association of OPG with carotid IMT suggested that OPG might play a role in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction in women with previous GDM...
Is fasting glucose level during oral glucose tolerance test an indicator of the insulin need in gestational diabetes?Baris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir 35340, Turkey
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 82:219-25. 2008..Our results suggest that fasting glucose level on OGTT is a predictor of the need for insulin treatment in GDM. A cut-off level of 105mg/dl seems to effectively determine high-risk patients for additional treatment other than MNT in GDM...
[The effect of levothyroxine suppression therapy for benign thyroid nodules on bone metabolism in premenopausal women]Baris Akinci
Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 18:232-7. 2008..This prospective study was designed to investigate the effect of levothyroxine suppression therapy for benign thyroid nodules on markers of bone turnover in premenopausal women...
Alterations of coagulation in metformin intoxicationBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey
Hormones (Athens) 7:325-9. 2008..Nevertheless, no change in the coagulation factors secreted by the endothelium were observed...
Allergic reactions to human insulin: a review of current knowledge and treatment optionsBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology of Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Turkey
Endocrine 37:33-9. 2010..In this article, we attempted to review current knowledge concerning allergic reactions to human insulin and discuss the available treatment options of insulin allergy...
Prediction of developing metabolic syndrome after gestational diabetes mellitusBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir 35340, Turkey
Fertil Steril 93:1248-54. 2010..To determine the predictors of subsequent development of metabolic syndrome (MS) in women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)...
Effect of levothyroxine suppression therapy on plasma thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor antigen levels in benign thyroid nodulesBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 20:23-8. 2011..We also compared hyperthyroid patients and healthy controls...
Hydroxyurea associated leg ulcer succesfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen in a diabetic patientB Akinci
Dokuz Eylul University, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Izmir, Turkey
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 115:143-5. 2007....
Low transforming growth factor-beta1 serum levels in idiopathic male osteoporosisB Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, 35340 Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey
J Endocrinol Invest 30:350-5. 2007..The aim of our study was to determine serum TGF-beta1 levels in male patients with idiopathic osteoporosis...
Acute phase reactants predict the risk of amputation in diabetic foot infectionBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 101:1-6. 2011..We aimed to assess the predictive value of baseline and post-treatment levels of acute phase reactants in the outcome of patients with diabetic foot infections...
Management of gestational diabetes by physicians in TurkeyBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Inciralti, Izmir 35340, Turkey
Prim Care Diabetes 4:173-80. 2010....
Evaluation of postpartum carbohydrate intolerance and cardiovascular risk factors in women with gestational diabetesBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Gynecol Endocrinol 27:361-7. 2011..Antepartum prediction of high risk subjects for the subsequent development of postpartum carbohydrate intolerance and metabolic syndrome seems to be vital to prevent cardiovascular outcomes...
The effect of creatinine clearance on the short-term outcome of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcersBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Prim Care Diabetes 4:181-5. 2010..Amputation rates were also found to be higher. Our results suggest that creatinine clearance is an important factor affecting wound healing in patients with neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers...
The alteration of serum soluble CD40 ligand levels in overt and subclinical hypothyroidismBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Hormones (Athens) 6:327-33. 2007..The aim of our study was to investigate serum sCD40L levels and the effect of levothyroxine replacement on sCD40L levels in overt and subclinical hypothyroidism...
Soluble CD40 ligand, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor-1-antigen in normotensive type 2 diabetic subjects without diabetic complications. Effects of metformin and rosiglitazoneSerkan Yener
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 18:266-71. 2009..To evaluate subclinical inflammation and fibrinolysis in low-risk type 2 diabetic subjects and to assess the efficacy of metformin and rosiglitazone in this group...
Increased osteoprotegerin levels in women with previous gestational diabetes developing metabolic syndromeBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 91:26-31. 2011..Serum OPG is related to cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome, and might be involved in the development of cardiovascular disorders in women with previous GDM...
Adrenal incidentaloma, clinical, metabolic, follow-up aspects: single centre experienceAbdurrahman Comlekci
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Turkey
Endocrine 37:40-6. 2010..Metabolic derangements were common; however, a possible independent association between adrenal adenoma and metabolic problems need to be elucidated with prospective studies...
Serum transforming growth factor-beta 1 levels in normoalbuminuric and normotensive patients with type 2 diabetes. Effect of metformin and rosiglitazoneSerkan Yener
Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Izmir, Turkey
Hormones (Athens) 7:70-6. 2008....
Levothyroxine (LT4) suppression treatment for benign thyroid nodules alters coagulationTevfik Demir
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 71:446-50. 2009..Endogenous hyperthyroidism is associated with altered coagulation. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of levothyroxine (LT(4)) suppression treatment for benign thyroid nodules on coagulation system...
Plasma thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance levels in subclinical hypothyroidismLevent Kebapcilar
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
Med Princ Pract 16:432-6. 2007..The purpose of this study was to determine thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) levels in subclinical hypothyroidism and to examine the effect of levothyroxine replacement on TBARS levels...
Predictors of amputation in diabetics with foot ulcer: single center experience in a large Turkish cohortSena Yesil
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey
Hormones (Athens) 8:286-95. 2009..The aim of the present study was to examine the possibility of predicting the outcome of patients with diabetic foot ulcers by using easily assessed clinical and laboratory parameters at baseline...
Carotid intima media thickness is increased and associated with morning cortisol in subjects with non-functioning adrenal incidentalomaSerkan Yener
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti, Izmir 35340, Turkey
Endocrine 35:365-70. 2009..The correlation between morning cortisol and IMT may be associated with the effect of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis disturbances on vasculature...
Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor antigen levels are inversely correlated with plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 antigen levels in hyperthyroid patientsBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
Endocr J 54:593-9. 2007..Further studies evaluating the underlying mechanisms of low TAFI antigen levels in hyperthyroidism should be undertaken...
Insulin need in gestational diabetes is associated with a worse cardiovascular risk profile after pregnancyFirat Bayraktar
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Intern Med 51:839-43. 2012..We aimed to compare levels of subclinical atherosclerosis markers in women with previous GDM treated with insulin and MNT alone...
Hypercalcemia due to Graves' disease in a patient with thyroid hemiagenesisLevent Kebapcilar
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Medicine Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg 19:159-62. 2009..Although hypercalcemia may be detected in patients with thyrotoxicosis, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of thyroid hemiagenesis accompanying hypercalcemia due to thyrotoxicosis...
Natural course of benign adrenal incidentalomas in subjects with extra-adrenal malignancySerkan Yener
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey
Endocrine 36:135-40. 2009..Conservative approach can be suggested to oncology subjects for adrenal adenomas unless clinical and radiological suspicion of adrenal malignancy is present...
Elevated thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) antigen levels in overt and subclinical hypothyroid patients were reduced by levothyroxine replacementBaris Akinci
Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Izmir, Turkey
Endocr J 54:45-52. 2007..Normalization of thyroid state by levothyroxine replacement seems to be effective in lowering of TAFI antigen levels in hypothyroidism...
Biomarkers and cytokines of bone turnover: extensive evaluation in a cohort of patients with ankylosing spondylitisAli Taylan
Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Izmir, Turkey
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 13:191. 2012....
Evaluation of insulin resistance in normoglycemic patients with coronary artery diseaseErdal Deveci
First Department of Cardiology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ataturk Teaching Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
Clin Cardiol 32:32-6. 2009..However, the relationship between hyperinsulinemia and CAD is obscure in normoglycemic individuals, especially in patients who do not meet the criteria for MS...
The alteration of coagulation in patients with thyroid dysfunctionBaris Akinci
Division of Endocrinology of Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Inciralti, Izmir, 35340, Turkey
Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov 5:50-7. 2011..Recent important patents focusing on coagulation and thyroid dysfunction are also discussed in this review...
A case of familial Mediterranean fever and polyarteritis nodosa complicated by spontaneous perirenal and subcapsular hepatic hemorrhage requiring multiple arterial embolizationsServet Akar
Division of Immunology Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Rheumatol Int 25:60-4. 2005..Polyarteritis nodosa associated with FMF may follow a grave course despite immunosuppressive therapy. Arterial embolization should be considered in the presence of bleeding aneurysms in addition to immunosuppressive therapy...
Role of thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor in endocrine and cardiovascular disorders: an updateBaris Akinci
Tepecik Research and Training Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Izmir, Turkey
Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov 6:210-7. 2012..This paper includes a review of current evidence on TAFI pathway and its alteration in endocrine and cardiovascular disorders and relevant patents...
The clinical, haematological and morphological profile of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: a single institution experience from TurkeyFatih Demirkan
Division of Hematology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Leuk Lymphoma 48:1372-8. 2007..5 x 10(9)/L, platelet count <50 x 10(9)/L had an unfavourable prognostic impact on survival in multi-variate analysis. Our conclusions support the previous findings on the value of WHO classification for prediction of prognosis in MDS...
Amelanotic melanoma misdiagnosed as a diabetic foot ulcerSena Yesil
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
J Diabetes Complications 21:335-7. 2007..The patient was treated with local wound care and systemic antibiotics without any improvement of the ulcer. Further investigation of the patient in our clinic revealed plantar amelanotic melanoma...
Quality of life in patients with Takayasu's arteritis is impaired and comparable with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis patientsServet Akar
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Ic Hastaliklari AD, Immunoloji Romatoloji BD, Inciralti, 35340 Izmir, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 27:859-65. 2008..Many aspects of QOL in patients with TA are significantly impaired in comparison with local healthy controls and similar to those in patients with RA and AS...
Atherosclerosis risk factors in children of parents with the metabolic syndromeGulcin Akinci
Department of Pediatrics, Celal Bayar University Medical School, Manisa, Turkey
Atherosclerosis 194:e165-71. 2007..The aim of the present study is to investigate inflammatory and radiological signs of atherosclerosis in children who have parents with the metabolic syndrome...
Evaluation of markers of inflammation, insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction in children at risk for overweightGulcin Akinci
Department of Pediatrics, Celal Bayar University Medical School, Manisa, Turkey
Hormones (Athens) 7:156-62. 2008..In this study, we looked for features linked to cardiovascular risk in children who are at risk for overweight...
Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia in a Turkish family with hereditary spastic paraplegiaAmanda J Hooper
Department of Core Clinical Pathology and Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
Clin Chim Acta 390:152-5. 2008..8 mmol/L, apoB 0.31 g/L), were heterozygous for a single nucleotide deletion in exon 26 of the APOB gene. This mutation is predicted to form a truncated apoB species of 3545 amino acids, which we have designated apoB-78.2...
