Endovascular stent grafting may inhibit growth of the nonatherosclerotic normal aorta and lead to intimal hyperplasia and focal fibrosis in the inner media part adjacent to the stent. Stent-graft interaction with aortic tissue over time is important and should receive more detailed evaluation. Testing this interaction in an animal model of nonatherosclerotic dilative aortic disease could be of great interest.
Objective: In this study we aimed to evaluate the effects of casein and whey protein supplementation on examination stress. We have investigated different parameters of oxidative stress and immune function.Materials and Methods: The participants were divided into three groups: control, casein and whey. Casein and whey groups were supplemented with either casein or whey protein for 15 days. Blood samples were obtained at the beginning of the study (Day 0), on the examination day (Day 16) and five days after the examination (Day 21). Antioxidant capacity, glutathione, cortisol and cytokine levels (TNF-a, IL-6, IL-12) were measured.Results: An increase in antioxidant capacity and glutathione levels of the participants using whey protein was observed. Whey protein supplementation did not affect cortisol levels, but participants taking whey protein showed an increase in serum TNF-a and IL-6 levels.
Conclusion:It is suggested that the use of whey protein strengthens the response to oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant capacity and glutathione levels, while supporting the immune system via cytokine release.
Pancreatic injuries originating from blunt trauma are considerably rare. Diagnosis and treatment are difficult because of retroperitoneal localization of the organ. In the early term, normal physical examination and normal pancreatic amylase levels may cause the diagnosis to be overlooked. Contrastenhanced computed tomography is the major diagnostic tool of intra-abdominal injuries. In this article, we report a case of a child who fell from his bicycle resulting in admission and was diagnosis of isolated pancreatic tail injury accommodated by computed tomography findings.
Duplication cysts are developmental anomalies of gastrointestinal tract that can occur at any level from the oral cavity to the rectum, and are extremely rare in the stomach. Most patients show symptom and findings in the first year of life. The most common symptom and findings are abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anemia, weight loss and palpable mass. In this study, a gastric duplication cyst was presented in an 11-month-old patient.
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