Effect of Ramadan fasting on metabolic markers, dietary intake and abdominal fat distribution in pregnancy

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):298-303

Gur EB, Turan GA, Ince O, Karadeniz M, Tatar S, Kasap E, Sahin N, Guclu S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Katip Celebi University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Sifa University, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sifa University, Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Sifa University, Izmir, Turkey

Kidney length in healthy members of Balkan endemic nephropathy families

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(5):304-308

Ristić S, Marić S, Maksimović Z, Marić V, Djukanović L
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine Foča, University of East Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bijeljina Health Center, Bijeljina, The Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

The analgesic effect of apelin-13 and its mechanism of action within the nitric oxide and serotonin pathways

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):319-323

Turtay MG, Karabas M, Parlakpinar H, Colak C, Sagir M
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Inonu, Malatya, Family health center, Demirkoy, Kırklareli, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Inonu, Malatya Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Gaziosmanpasa, Tokat, Turkey

Bioimpedance spectroscopy method to determine hypervolemia in maintenance hemodialysis patients

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):324-331

Merhametsiz O, Oguz EG, Yayar O, Bektan B, Canbakan B, Ayli D
Department of Nephrology, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Proton pump inhibitors and statins: a possible interaction that favors low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction?

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):332-337

Barkas F, Elisaf M, Rizos CV, Klouras E, Kostapanos MS, Liberopoulos E
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK

Alterations of microsatellite loci GSN and D18S51 in urinary bladder cancer

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(3):200-204

Saidi S, Popov Z, Stavridis S, Panov S
University Clinic of Urology in Skopje, Clinical Center, Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, F.Y.R.M.

Detection of New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase-1 (NDM-1) in carbapenem- resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a university hospital in Iran

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(3):205-209

Fazeli H, Norouzi-Barough M, Ahadi AM, Shokri D, Solgi H
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Department of Biochemistry & Genetics, Faculty of Science, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Nosocomial Infection Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Department of Bacteriology and Microbiology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

Evaluation of heart rate recovery in patients with primary nephrotic syndrome

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(2):109-113

Ozkayar N, Akyel S, Dede F, Akyel F, Turgut D, Bulut M, Odabaş AR
Nephrology Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Cardiology Department, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Nephrology Department, Istanbul Medeniyet University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammation marker in non-dipper hypertensive patients

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(2):114-118

Bayrakci N, Ozkayar N, Akyel F, Ates I, Akyel S, Dede F
Department of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Significantly high lymphatic vessel density in cutaneous metastasizing melanoma

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(9):210-215

Špirić Z, Erić M, Eri Ž, Skrobić M
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Thyroid Diseases, Clinical Centre Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, Department of Pathology, Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Peripheral blood monocytes can differentiate into efficient insulin-producing cells in vitro

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):344-351

Kyventidis A, Tzimagiorgis G, Didangelos T
1st Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, Medical Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Impact of exercises administered to stroke patients with balance trainer on rehabilitation results: a randomized controlled study

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(2):125-130

Ordahan B, Karahan AY, Basaran A, Turkoglu G, Kucuksarac S, Cubukcu M, Tekin L, AD Polat, Kuran B
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Beyhekim State Hospital of Konya, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Denizli State Hospital of Denizli, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Afyon State Hospital of Afyon, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Istanbul, Turkey

The role of Apigenin in testicular damage in experimental ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(3):225-230

Skondras I, Lambropoulou M, Tsaroucha A, Gardikis S, Tripsianis G, Simopoulos C, Vaos G
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Laboratory of Histology, 2nd Department of Surgery and Laboratory of Experimental Surgery, Laboratory of Medical Statistics Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece

A novel surgical tool for the revision hip arthroplasty due to neck stem’s fracture

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):352-355

Grivas TB, Magnissalis E, Papadakis S
Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus Bioengineer, BioHexagon Ltd, Athens, 4th Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece

No effect of switching to high-dose rosuvastatin, add-on nicotinic acid, or add-on fenofibrate on serum vitamin D levels in patients with mixed dyslipidemia

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(2):136-140

Makariou ES, Elisaf M, Kei A, Challa A, DiNicolantonio JJ, Liberopoulos E
Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Child Health, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece, Mid America Heart Institute, Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri

Investigating the role of Natural Killer T-cells in Gram negative infections of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(3):231-234

Karagianni P, Polyzos SA, Bougiouklis D, Tsapas A, Paletas K
Second Internal Medicine Department, Hippokratio General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hematology Department, Theagenion Hospital, Internal Medicine Department, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Evaluation and management of juvenile recurrent parotitis in children from northern Greece

CASE SERIES

Hippokratia 2015, 19(4):356-359

Papadopoulou-Alataki E, Chatziavramidis A, Vampertzi O, Alataki S, Konstantinidis I
4th Department of Pediatrics, Sialendoscopy Section, 2nd Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Mobilization of circulating progenitor cells following brain injury in premature neonates could be indicative of an endogenous repair process. A pilot study

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(2):141-147

Efstathiou N, Soubasi V, Koliakos G, Kyriazis G, Zafeiriou DI, Slavakis A, Kantziou K, Pozotou T, Chatzizisi O, Drosou-Agakidou V
1st Neonatal Department and NICU, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Biochemistry Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Immunology Laboratory, Pulmonology Department, Papanikolaou General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1st Paediatric Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Biochemistry Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Medical school, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Establishing cross-sectional curves for height, weight, body mass index and waist circumference for 4- to 18-year-old Greek children, using the Lambda Mu and Sigma (LMS) statistical method

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Hippokratia 2015, 19(3):239-248

Tambalis KD, Panagiotakos DB, Arnaoutis G, Psarra G, Maraki M, Mourtakos S, Grigorakis D, Sidossis LS
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece, Department of Internal Medicine, Sealy Center on Aging, Institute for Translational Sciences and Shriners Hospital for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA