the increased risk of hemolytic reactions and erythrocyte recovery delay in abo incompatible hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsct) is well established. effects of abo incompatibility on transplantation outcomes is evaluated in this study. we prospectively followed 501 patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation according to abo compatibility groups of minor, major and bidi...

objective: this study was planned to investigate whethercoriandrum sativum (c. sativum) is capable of protecting neurons against glucose/serum deprivation (gsd)-induced cytotoxicity. material and methods: the pc12 cells were cultivated for 24 h in standard media (high-glucose dmem containing fetal bovine serum) or for 6 h in gsd condition (glucose-free dmem, without serum) in the absence or pre...

background: small cell lung cancer (sclc) is a highly aggressive tumor.   objective: to evaluate the survival and time to progression of patients with sclc admitted to a chest disease center in istanbul, turkey.   methods: based on the reports of a pulmonary oncology clinic, data regarding performance status (ps), clinical stage of disease, treatment, time to progression and survival of 67 pati...

received: 23/sep/2008, accepted: 23/nov/2008oct-4/ pou5f1/ oct-3, a pou domain family protein acts as a crucial transcription factor dur- ing embryonic development. it helps in maintenance of self renewal as well as pluripotential state of embryonic stem (es) cells. its expression starts right from 2 cell stage especially prior to 8 cell stage till the blastocyst stage where it is strongly exp...

introduction: the use of cell phones is widespread and there are public concerns regarding its possible deleterious effects on human health especially on the pregnancy outcomes. in this study, structural changes of the placenta after applying the cell phone radiation were examined in the mice model.   materials and methods: for this work, 40 pregnant balb/c mice were randomly allocated to one c...

background and objective: in neurodegenerative disorders, oxidative stress mediated by reactive oxygen species is strongly associated with increased neuronal damages that lead to apoptosis. pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic gene expressions were changed during cell differentiation that affect cell viability and differentiation. this study was conducted to determine the effects of hydrogen peroxi...