• Thymoquinone is protective against 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxininduced hepatotoxicity 

  Erdemli, ME; Yigitcan, B.; Gül, M.; Çanta, HG; Gül, S.; Aksungur, Z. (Taylor & francıs ltd, 2-4 park kare, mılton park, abıngdon or14 4rn, oxon, ingiltere, 2018)

  We investigated changes in rat liver tissues following administration of thymoquinone (TQ) against 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induced hepatotoxicity. Fifty rats were assigned randomly to five groups of 10 ...
• Investigation of the protective effects of crocin on acrylamide induced small and large intestine damage in rats 

  Gül, Mehmet; Yiğitcan, B.; Bağ, Harika Gözükara; Aksungur, Z (TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA, 2018)

  We investigated repair of acrylamide (AA) induced damage in intestines by administration of crocin. We used 40 male Wistar rats in four groups of 10 animals: control, AA, crocin, and AA + crocin groups. We investigated ...
• Investigation of high-risk st131 clone in esbl-producing escherichia coli isolates isolated from urine and non-urinary clinical specimens with maldı-tof ms and real time pcr 

  Otlu, B. (Ankara Microbiology Society, 2018)

  In recent years, the ST131 clone was identified as a high risk pandemic clone among Escherichia coli isolates by multilocus sequence typing (MIST) studies and has been associated with extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) ...
• Letter to the editor: a rarely isolated gram-negative bacterium in microbiology laboratories: leclercia adecarboxylata 

  Çiçek, M.; Tuncer, Ö.; Biçakçigil, A; Gürsoy, N.C.; Otlu, B.; Sancak, B. (Akademiai Kiado Rt., 2018)
• High Genetic Diversity among Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolates from Single Hospital: Nosocomial Outbreaks or Genotypic Profile Changes during Subcultures 

  Guvenir, Meryem; Otlu, Baris; Tunc, Emine; Aktas, Elif; Suer, Kaya (Unıv saıns malaysıa, sch medıcal scıences, health campus, 16150 kubang kerıan, kelantan, 00000, malaysıa, 2018)

  Background: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a non-fermentative gram-negative bacillus which is widely recognised as an important nosocomial pathogen causing pneumonia, blood-stream, wound and urinary tract infections, ...
• Nosocomial Infections in a New Medical Center Turkey 

  Durmaz, Bengül; Durmaz, Rıza; Otlu, Barış; Sönmez, Emine (Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2000)
• Serum leptin concentration is increased in patients with Behcet s syndrome and is correlated with disease activity 

  Evereklioğlu, Cem; İnalöz, H. S.; Kırtak, N.; Doğanay, Selim; Bülbül, M.; Özerol, Elif; Er, Hamdi; Özbek, Emin (British Journal of Dermatology, 2002)

  Background Behc¸et’s syndrome is a systemic, relapsing immuno-inflammatory disease with a generalized vasculitis of the microvasculature endothelial dysfunction. Leptin, a recently discovered neuroendocrine hormone, is ...
• Effects of valproate and carbamazepine on serum levels of homocysteine vitamin B12 and folic acid 

  Karabiber, Hamza; Sönmez, Ergün; Özerol, Elif; Yakıncı, Mehmet Cengiz; Otlu, Barış; Yoloğlu, Saim (Brain and Development, 2003)

  Homocysteine (HMC) is a sulfur containing amino acid, which plays a role in methionine metabolism. Folic acid (FA) and vitamin B12 (B12) are essential for remethylization of HMC to methionine. HMC level increases in the ...
• Two possible cases of Trichosporon infections in bone marrow transplanted children the first case of T japonicum isolated from clinical specimens 

  Ağırbaşlı, Handan; Keçeli Özcan, Sema; Otlu, Barış; Sınık, Gülce; Çerikoğlu, Nilgün; Durmaz, Rıza; Can, Emine; Gedikoğlu, Gündüz; Sugita, Takashi; Selva Bilgen, Hülya (Jpn J Infect Dis., 2008)
• Species distribution antifungal susceptibility andclonal relatedness of Candida isolates frompatients in neonatal and pediatric intensive careunits at a medical center in Turkey 

  Kuzucu, Çiğdem; Durmaz, Rıza; Otlu, Barış; Aktaş, Elif; Gülcan, Hande; Çizmeci, Zeynep (New Microbiologıca, 2008)

  The aim of this study was to assess species distribution, antifungal susceptibility and clonal relationships among Candida strains isolated from a group of pediatric/neonatal intensive care (PICU/NICU) patients that had ...
• An outbreak of pseudomonas aeruginosa because of inadequate disinfection procedures in a urology unit: A pulsed- field gel electrophoresis-based epidemiologic study 

  Kayabaş, Üner; Bayraktar, Mehmet; Otlu, Barış; Uğraş, Murat; Ersoy, Yasemin; Bayındır, Yaşar; Durmaz, Rıza (American Journal of Infection Control, 2008)

  Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial infections in many hospitals. We aimed to investigate the source of urinary tract infections by determining clonal relationship of Pseudomonas ...
• Nitric oxide and lipid peroxidation are increased and associated with decreased antioxidant enzyme activities in patients with age related macular degeneration 

  Evereklioğlu, Cem; Er, Hamdi; Doğanay, Selim; Çekmen, Mustafa Baki; Otlu, Barış; Özerol, Elif (Documenta Ophthalmologica, 2003)

  Background: Nitric oxide (NO), hydroxyl radical (OH. ), superoxide anion (O2 −) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are free-radicals released in oxidative stress. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) ...
• Serum leptin concentrations are decreased and correlated with disease severity in age related macular degeneration a preliminary study 

  Evereklioğlu, Cem; Doğanay,Selim; Er, Hamdi; Çekmen, Mustafa Baki; Özerol, Elif; Otlu, Barış (Eye, 2003)

  Background Age-related maculopathy (ARM) or degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries. Despite several studies on the morphology of ARMD, the aetiology is unknown and ...
• Clinical microbiologic and epidemiologic characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a University Hospital Malatya Turkey 

  Yetkin, Gülay; Otlu, Barış; Çiçek, Ayşegül; Kuzucu, Çiğdem; Durmaz, Rıza (American Journal of Infection Control, 2006)

  Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains are generally resistant to many antibiotics, and nosocomial infections because of this species are one of the major problems in many hospitals. Molecular typing provides very ...
• Acute otitis media and respiratory viruses 

  Bulut, Yunus; Güven, Mehmet; Otlu, Barış; Yenişehirli, Gülgün; Aladağ, İbrahim; Eyibilen, Ahmet; Doğru, Salim (European Journal of Pediatrics, 2007)

  Abstract The present study was performed to elucidate the clinical outcome, and etiology of acute otitis media (AOM) in children based on virologic and bacteriologic tests. The study group consisted of 120 children aged ...
• Transfusion transmitted virus DNA in serum tear and aqueous humour of patients undergoing cataract operation 

  Emre, Sinan; Otlu, Barış; Çankaya, Cem; Doğanay, Selim; Durmaz, Rıza (Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2007)

  Purpose: Transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV) is a novel non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus with unclear pathogenesis throughout the world. Many studies were conducted to determine this virus in various body ...
• Investigation of human papillomavirus and epstein barr virus DNAs in pterygium tissue 

  Otlu, Barış; Emre, Sinan; Türkçüoğlu, Peykan; Doğanay, Selim; Durmaz, Rıza (European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009)

  Recent studies postulated the presence of a probable relationship between pterygium and neoplasia. This study aimed to investigate the role of two oncogenic viruses, human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus ...
• Beijing W and major spoligotype families of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculosis patients in eastern Turkey 

  Otlu, Barış; Durmaz, Rıza; Günal, Selami; Sola, Christophe; Zozio, Thierry; Rastogi, Nalin (New Microbiologica, 2009)

  The aim of this study was to determine the Beijing/W family and major phylogenetic clades of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of tuberculosis patients in a city with a tuberculosis incidence higher than the country ...
• Epidemiologic characterization of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections in a Turkish university hospital by pulsed field gel electrophoresis 

  Sesli Çetin, Emel; Durmaz, Rıza; Tetik, Tülay; Otlu, Barış; Kaya, Selçuk; Çalışkan, Ahmet (American Journal of Infection Control, 2009)

  Background: Although members of the Acinetobacter genus are not commonly part of the human flora, their relatively high prevalence in hospital environment frequently results in colonization of the skin and respiratory ...
• Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with systemic inflammation in preeclampsia 

  Üstün, Yusuf; Üstün, Yaprak Engin; Özkaplan, Esra; Otlu, Barış; Tekerekoğlu, Mehmet Sait (Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 2010)

  Objective. The aim of this study was to compare C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa), Chlamydia pneumonia IgG, IgM and plasma Helicobacter pylori IgA levels between preeclamptic and normal pregnant ...

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