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A Conspectus Of Scorzonera S.L. In Turkey, Kami̇l Çoşkunçelebi̇, Serdar Makbul, Mutlu Gültepe, Seda Okur, Murat Erdem Güzel Jan 2015

A Conspectus Of Scorzonera S.L. In Turkey, Kami̇l Çoşkunçelebi̇, Serdar Makbul, Mutlu Gültepe, Seda Okur, Murat Erdem Güzel

Turkish Journal of Botany

A comprehensive taxonomic study based on comparative morphology of Scorzonera, here maintained in its wide sense, is presented for the territory of Turkey. This study has produced several changes of classification at sectional and species ranks. An updated list of Scorzonera taxa occurring in Turkey, along with their infrageneric classification, is provided. A new section, S. sect. Anatolia Makbul & Coskunç., is described. Chromosome numbers, threat categories, and distribution maps are given for 6 endemic taxa (S. boissieri, S. karabelensis, S. longiana, S. sandrasica, S. ulrichii, and S. zorkunensis) placed in or transferred to the newly described section. A revised …


A New Species Of Subgenus Seriphidium Of Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) From Turkey, Murat Kurşat, Şemsetti̇n Ci̇velek, İsmai̇l Türkoğlu, Selma Tabur, Nazmi̇ Gür Jan 2015

A New Species Of Subgenus Seriphidium Of Artemisia L. (Asteraceae) From Turkey, Murat Kurşat, Şemsetti̇n Ci̇velek, İsmai̇l Türkoğlu, Selma Tabur, Nazmi̇ Gür

Turkish Journal of Botany

Artemisia bashkalensis Kurşat & Civelek sp. nov. from Hakkari Province in East Anatolia, Turkey, has been described. The differences between Artemisia bashkalensis and the related species Artemisia stenocephala Krash. ex Poljak. and Artemisia khorassanica Podl. are reported. The diagnosis, description, distribution map, and taxonomic comments on the new species are provided.


Taxonomic Studies On Some Agaricoid And Boletoid Fungi Of Turkey, Ertuğrul Sesli̇, Marco Contu, Jordi Vila, Pierre-Arthur Moreau, Eliseo Battistin Jan 2015

Taxonomic Studies On Some Agaricoid And Boletoid Fungi Of Turkey, Ertuğrul Sesli̇, Marco Contu, Jordi Vila, Pierre-Arthur Moreau, Eliseo Battistin

Turkish Journal of Botany

Four alnicolous (Alnicola citrinella, A. suavis, Cortinarius alnetorum, and Gyrodon lividus), 2 cortinarioid (Cortinarius alnetorum and C. scutulatus), 3 entolomatoid (Entoloma conferendum, E. pallescens, and E. sordidulum), 1 hebelomatoid (Hebeloma aff. aestivale), and 2 clitocyboid (Clitocybe applanata and C. elegantula) fungi were collected, studied, illustrated, and first reported for the Turkish mycota from Trabzon. Cortinarius alnetorum was evaluated as both an alnicolous and cortinarioid species. Field trips were made in 2012 and 2013, and the microscopical studies were performed in January and February 2014. Identification of the collections was made according to morphological investigations and field characteristics.


Contributions To The Macrofungal Diversity Of Atatürk Dam Lake Basin, Abdullah Kaya Jan 2015

Contributions To The Macrofungal Diversity Of Atatürk Dam Lake Basin, Abdullah Kaya

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study was carried out on macrofungi samples collected from Atatürk Dam Lake basin, especially from the southern coasts, within the boundaries of Şanlıurfa province between 2003 and 2013. A total of 122 taxa belonging to 38 families were identified. Six of them are new for the mycobiota of Turkey. Sowerbyella rhenana (Fuckel) J. Moravec is new at the genus level, while Peziza pseudoviolacea Donadini, Peziza ripensis E.C. Hansen, Cheilymenia theleboloides (Alb. & Schwein.) Boud., Galeropsis desertorum Velen. & Dvorak, and Tulostoma melanocyclum Bres. are new at species level.


Marine Benthic Cyanobacteria In Northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea), Sevi̇lay Ulcay, Ergün Taşkin, Oğuz Kurt, Mehmet Öztürk Jan 2015

Marine Benthic Cyanobacteria In Northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea), Sevi̇lay Ulcay, Ergün Taşkin, Oğuz Kurt, Mehmet Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Botany

In this paper, 47 taxa (15 Chroococcales, 20 Oscillatoriales, and 12 Nostocales) of Cyanobacteria that were collected along the coasts of Northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) are reported. Aphanocapsa litoralis (Hansgirg) Komárek & Anagnostidis, Coelosphaerium minutissimum Lemmermann, Chroococcus cf. turicensis (Nägeli) Hansgirg, Chroococcus varius A.Braun, Spirulina tenerrima Kützing ex Gomont, Calothrix fuscoviolacea P.L.Crouan & H.M.Crouan ex Bornet & Flahault, Rivularia nitida C.Agardh ex Bornet & Flahault, and Scytonematopsis pilosa (Harvey ex Bornet & Flahault) I.Umezaki & M.Watanabe are recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea, and 35 taxa are also recorded for the first time from Northern Cyprus. …


Ecophysiological Responses Of Calligonum Polygonoides And Artemisia Judaica Plants To Severe Desert Aridity, Fawzy Salama, Suzan Sayed, Ayat Abd El_Gelil Jan 2015

Ecophysiological Responses Of Calligonum Polygonoides And Artemisia Judaica Plants To Severe Desert Aridity, Fawzy Salama, Suzan Sayed, Ayat Abd El_Gelil

Turkish Journal of Botany

The present study, conducted in 2011 and 2012, deals with the response of Calligonum polygonoides and Artemisia judaica to the drought conditions in Wadi El-Assiuty and its tributary Wadi Habib in the middle part of the Eastern Desert of Egypt. Soil and plant samples were collected from 50 stands in the wet (winter) and dry (summer) seasons. In the selected plants chlorophyll (Chl a and b) contents as well as the Chl stability index tended to increase significantly during the summer season. Calcium and magnesium were accumulated in considerable amounts in the studied plants. Amounts of calcium accumulated were higher …


A New Species Of Sisymbrium (Brassicaceae) From Turkey: Morphological And Molecular Evidence, Bi̇rol Mutlu, Şükrü Karakuş Jan 2015

A New Species Of Sisymbrium (Brassicaceae) From Turkey: Morphological And Molecular Evidence, Bi̇rol Mutlu, Şükrü Karakuş

Turkish Journal of Botany

Sisymbrium malatyanum Mutlu & Karakuş is identified as a new species from Malatya Province, East Anatolia, Turkey. Morphological and molecular (entire ITS region) studies proved that this species especially resembles Sisymbrium brassiciforme, S. heteromallum, S. altissimum, S. damascenum, and S. austriacum subsp. contortum. New species and related taxa are discussed in terms of morphological and molecular differences. Epicuticular wax on the fruit surface of the new species was determined. SEM images (hairs on leaf, stem, fruit, stylus, and epicuticular wax crystalloids) and field photographs (habitat, flowering and fruiting shape of habitus, and fruit) are presented.


Unraveling The Taxonomy And Nomenclature Of The Isoetes Histrix Bory Species Complex (Isoetaceae, Lycopodiidae), Simonetta Bagella, Lorenzo Peruzzi, Maria Carmela Caria, Rossella Filigheddu Jan 2015

Unraveling The Taxonomy And Nomenclature Of The Isoetes Histrix Bory Species Complex (Isoetaceae, Lycopodiidae), Simonetta Bagella, Lorenzo Peruzzi, Maria Carmela Caria, Rossella Filigheddu

Turkish Journal of Botany

Based on study of the lectotype of Cephaloceraton gymnocarpum Gennari, megaspore ornamentation, and chromosome number analysis of specimens from different Mediterranean areas, it is shown here that Isoetes gymnocarpa (Gennari) A.Braun is a species endemic to Sardinia, Central Italy, Corsica, and Baleares, different from the Mediterranean I. histrix Bory and from the mainly CE Mediterranean I. sicula Tod. (= I. subinermis (Gennari) Cesca & Peruzzi).


Seed Morphology And Surface Microstructure Of Some Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) Taxa Distributed In Turkey-In-Europe, Levent Can, Orhan Küçüker Jan 2015

Seed Morphology And Surface Microstructure Of Some Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) Taxa Distributed In Turkey-In-Europe, Levent Can, Orhan Küçüker

Turkish Journal of Botany

The taxa of the genus Euphorbia L. Have seeds that mature in schizocarp fruits, called cocci, with three or more cells, each of which explosively splits open into separate parts at maturity. The Euphorbia seeds have taxonomically useful characters. We studied 13 taxa of the genus Euphorbia distributed in Turkey-in-Europe, with a focus on the seed characters; for morphological observations we used a stereomicroscope, and for surface microstructure we used a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The morphological observations showed that the seed characters of shape, size, color, surface features, and the features of the caruncle are uniquely different. SEM observations …


Phylogeny And Systematics Of The Western Mediterranean Vella Pseudocytisus-V. Aspera Complex (Brassicaceae), Violeta I. Simón-Porcar, Ernesto Perez-Collazos, Pilar Catalan Jan 2015

Phylogeny And Systematics Of The Western Mediterranean Vella Pseudocytisus-V. Aspera Complex (Brassicaceae), Violeta I. Simón-Porcar, Ernesto Perez-Collazos, Pilar Catalan

Turkish Journal of Botany

The evolution and taxonomy of the core members of subtribe Vellinae (Brassicaceae), comprising Vella aspera, V. Bourgeana, and V. Pseudocytisus, is still poorly known. We reconstructed the evolutionary relationships among these taxa and other Vellinae and close Brassicaceae using nuclear ITS and plastid trnTF phylogenies, and analyzed the phenotypic traits that differentiate the infraspecific ranks of V. Pseudocytisus. Our phylogenetic analyses show: i) an early divergence of Succowia within the Brassiceae-Sisymbrieae sensu lato clade; ii) the nested positions of Vella bourgeana (syn. Euzomodendron bourgaeanum) and V. Aspera (syn. Boleum asperum) within the Vella clade; and iii) the split of 5 …


Freshwater Algal Diversity Of The South-Tajik Depression In A High-Mountainous Extreme Environment, Tajikistan, Sophia Barinova, Maryio Boboev, Hikmat Hisoriev Jan 2015

Freshwater Algal Diversity Of The South-Tajik Depression In A High-Mountainous Extreme Environment, Tajikistan, Sophia Barinova, Maryio Boboev, Hikmat Hisoriev

Turkish Journal of Botany

The research on algal communities' response to altitude and altitude-related climatic conditions is sparse. So far, a full, accessible list of algae from the water bodies of the South-Tajik Depression has not been available. We compiled an algal species list of 1190 taxa that were revealed by us or listed in references in the South-Tajik Depression high-mountain rivers Kafirnigan, Vakhsh, Kyzylsu, Yakhsu, and Tairsu and in the lakes of its basin. The altitude gradient of the studied area is about 2500 m above sea level. An altitude-related algal diversity analysis was done with help of statistics and bioindication. The Willis …


Spatial And Temporal Characterization Of The Physicochemical Parameters And Phytoplankton Assemblages In Dodurga Reservoir (Sinop, Turkey), Seda Hasirci Mustak, Eli̇f Tezel Ersanli Jan 2015

Spatial And Temporal Characterization Of The Physicochemical Parameters And Phytoplankton Assemblages In Dodurga Reservoir (Sinop, Turkey), Seda Hasirci Mustak, Eli̇f Tezel Ersanli

Turkish Journal of Botany

Physicochemical parameters and phytoplankton seasonal variation were investigated between August 2010 and July 2011 in Dodurga Reservoir. A total of 35 phytoplankton taxa were identified. Phytoplankton samples collected from surface samples in late winter, spring, and early and mid-summer were found to be influenced by nitrate, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, and phosphate. However, early winter and autumn assemblages of the samples were influenced by total hardness, silica, water transparency, conductivity, organic matter, and oxidation reduction potential. The phytoplankton samples collected from different depths in early and mid-summer were found to be influenced by only temperature. Early and middle spring assemblages …


Transferability Of Barley Retrotransposon Primers To Analyze Genetic Structure In Iranian Hypericum Perforatum L. Populations, Razea Asadkhani Mamaghani, Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi, Saeid Aharizad Jan 2015

Transferability Of Barley Retrotransposon Primers To Analyze Genetic Structure In Iranian Hypericum Perforatum L. Populations, Razea Asadkhani Mamaghani, Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi, Saeid Aharizad

Turkish Journal of Botany

Transferability of barley retrotransposon primers was investigated to analyze population structure in St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) based on inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP). Seven long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon primers derived from the barley genome were used to detect genetic polymorphism in eight Iranian populations and three cultivars (Helos, New Stem, and Topaz) of H. Perforatum based on IRAP analysis. Nine possible LTR primers/primer combinations successfully amplified fragments from the H. Perforatum genome. In total, 311 bands of 100-3000 base pairs were amplified, of which 244 were polymorphic. The number of polymorphic fragments ranged from 10 (Nikita/5'LTR-2) to 57 …


Cover And Contents Jan 2015

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Botany

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Taxonomic Revision Of Astragalus L. Section Onobrychoidei Dc. (Fabaceae) In Turkey, Murat Eki̇ci̇, Hasan Akan, Zeki̇ Aytaç Jan 2015

Taxonomic Revision Of Astragalus L. Section Onobrychoidei Dc. (Fabaceae) In Turkey, Murat Eki̇ci̇, Hasan Akan, Zeki̇ Aytaç

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study concerned the taxonomic revision of Astragalus L. Section Onobrychoidei DC in Turkey. The morphological, cytological, and phenological characteristics of 29 species in this section are discussed. Moreover, 11 names at specific levels are reduced to synonymy: Astragalus eskishehiricus, A. Hololeucoides, A. Sakaryaensis, A. Phanothrix, A. Canescens, A. Robertianus, A. Rausianus, A. Tunceliensis, A. Pseudovegetus, A. Bingoellensis, and A. Bithynicus. The conservation statuses based on the IUCN Red List categories are mentioned for endemic taxa.


New Records For Turkey And Contributions To The Macrofungal Diversity Of Isparta Province, Hali̇l Güngör, Mehmet Hali̇l Solak, Hakan Alli, Mustafa Işiloğlu, Erbi̇l Kalmiş Jan 2015

New Records For Turkey And Contributions To The Macrofungal Diversity Of Isparta Province, Hali̇l Güngör, Mehmet Hali̇l Solak, Hakan Alli, Mustafa Işiloğlu, Erbi̇l Kalmiş

Turkish Journal of Botany

This study was conducted on specimens of macrofungi collected from Isparta Province between 2005 and 2008; in addition, Trichophaea woolhopeia (Cooke and W. Phillips) Boud. İs given as a new record from Muğla Province. After fieldwork and laboratory studies, 129 taxa belonging to 36 families and 2 divisions were identified from Isparta Province. Five of them, Cortinarius olidus J.E. Lange, Cystoderma jasonis (Cooke and Massee) Harmaja, Echinoderma echinaceum (J.E. Lange) Bon, Hebeloma gigaspermum Gröger and Zschiesch., and Psathyrella canoceps (Kauffman) A.H. Sm., are new records for Turkey.


Taxonomic Studies On Some New Fungal Records From Trabzon, Turkey, Ertuğrul Sesli̇, Pierre-Arthur Moreau Jan 2015

Taxonomic Studies On Some New Fungal Records From Trabzon, Turkey, Ertuğrul Sesli̇, Pierre-Arthur Moreau

Turkish Journal of Botany

Basidiomes of Alnicola subconspersa (Kühner ex P.D. Orton) Bon, Amanita pachyvolvata (Bon) Krieglst., Cortinarius azureus Fr., Cortinarius vernus H. Lindstr. And Melot, Melanogaster variegatus (Vittad.) Tul. And C. Tul., Paxillus ammoniavirescens Contu and Dessì, and Paxillus cuprinus P. Jargeat, H. Gryta, J.P. Chaumeton and A. Vizzini were reported for the first time for the Turkish mycota from Trabzon. Plant species, possible mycorrhizal relationships, and superficial morphologic structures were noted and photos were taken in situ in the collection area. The samples were brought to the laboratory and dried for future microscopic studies. Basidiospores, cystidia, basidia, marginal cells, and pileipellis of …


Metabolic And Molecular-Genetic Regulation Of Proline Signaling And Itscross-Talk With Major Effectors Mediates Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Plants, Aryadeep Roychoudhury, Aditya Banerjee, Vikramjit Lahiri Jan 2015

Metabolic And Molecular-Genetic Regulation Of Proline Signaling And Itscross-Talk With Major Effectors Mediates Abiotic Stress Tolerance In Plants, Aryadeep Roychoudhury, Aditya Banerjee, Vikramjit Lahiri

Turkish Journal of Botany

Proline (Pro) accumulation is a common response of several plant species to combat abiotic stresses. Under stress conditions, Pro acts as an excellent compatible solute in the plant system, participating in the alleviation of stress sensitivity. Though the metabolic pathways associated with Pro are well studied, parts of its regulatory cascades are still not properly known. It has also been conjectured that epigenetic modifications regulate Pro metabolism during abiotic stress. Apart from Pro, the plant abiotic stress responses are essentially mediated by multiple effectors. Hence, proper analysis of the cross-talks of Pro with the other components of the abiotic stress …


Recent Advances In Potato Genomics, Transcriptomics, And Transgenicsunder Drought And Heat Stresses: A Review, Emre Aksoy, Ufuk Demi̇rel, Zahi̇de Nesli̇han Öztürk, Sevgi̇ Çalişkan, Mehmet Emi̇n Çalişkan Jan 2015

Recent Advances In Potato Genomics, Transcriptomics, And Transgenicsunder Drought And Heat Stresses: A Review, Emre Aksoy, Ufuk Demi̇rel, Zahi̇de Nesli̇han Öztürk, Sevgi̇ Çalişkan, Mehmet Emi̇n Çalişkan

Turkish Journal of Botany

Sustainable potato production practices are crucial for food security and social sustainability in the future since potato is a highly nutritious food and it is considered as one of the most promising crops to reduce human hunger and poverty in the world due to its high yield potential. However, being a temperate crop, potato is exposed to various environmental stresses, including extended periods of drought and heat. The majority of potato genomics, transcriptomics, and transgenics studies concentrate on the characterization of molecular mechanisms governing cold hardiness of tubers and response and tolerance mechanisms against diseases. Likewise, potato breeding studies focus …


Screening Of Pvlea3 Gene Mrna Expression Levels With Qrt-Pcr In Differentbean Varieties (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Subjected To Salt And Drought Stress, İlker Büyük, Sümer Aras Jan 2015

Screening Of Pvlea3 Gene Mrna Expression Levels With Qrt-Pcr In Differentbean Varieties (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Subjected To Salt And Drought Stress, İlker Büyük, Sümer Aras

Turkish Journal of Botany

Bean is an edible grain legume species with the greatest selectivity in terms of ecological conditions. Increasing the yield per unit area depends on identification and breeding of species resistant to different ecological conditions. In this regard, we aimed to evaluate mRNA levels of the PvLEA3 gene and lipid peroxidation levels in 7 different bean varieties subjected to NaCl and PEG stresses. Lipid peroxidation analysis (MDA) and qRT-PCR analysis were performed with root and leaf tissues sampled at 3 and 27 h of stress conditions. All results showed that the PvLEA3 gene plays a key role in the defense mechanism …


Evaluation Of Metabolite Extraction Protocols And Determination Ofphysiological Response To Drought Stress Via Reporter Metabolites In Model Plant Brachypodium Distachyon, Özge Tatli, İlkem Emrah Ni̇kerel, Bahar Soğutmaz Özdemi̇r Jan 2015

Evaluation Of Metabolite Extraction Protocols And Determination Ofphysiological Response To Drought Stress Via Reporter Metabolites In Model Plant Brachypodium Distachyon, Özge Tatli, İlkem Emrah Ni̇kerel, Bahar Soğutmaz Özdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Botany

Metabolomics aims to systematically gather (quantitative) information on metabolites in the cell and is commonly viewed as the "missing link" between genomics, transcriptomics, and physiology. Typical metabolomics platforms consist of two main steps, the quenching and extraction of metabolites from plant material and the (un)targeted quantification of the extracted metabolites. Brachypodium distachyon, a native grass species of the Mediterranean region, is an attractive model plant to study temperate crops. In recent years, despite an increasing interest in genomic and transcriptomic studies, metabolomics studies for B. Distachyon are still in their infancy. Drought, an abiotic stress factor, causes severe loss in …


Ameliorative Role Of Ss-Estradiol Against Lead-Induced Oxidative Stressand Genotoxic Damage In Germinating Wheat Seedlings, Muci̇p Geni̇şel, Hülya Türk, Serkan Erdal, Yavuz Demi̇r, Ebru Genç, İrfan Terzi̇ Jan 2015

Ameliorative Role Of Ss-Estradiol Against Lead-Induced Oxidative Stressand Genotoxic Damage In Germinating Wheat Seedlings, Muci̇p Geni̇şel, Hülya Türk, Serkan Erdal, Yavuz Demi̇r, Ebru Genç, İrfan Terzi̇

Turkish Journal of Botany

In the present study, to determine the effects of β-estradiol on the ability of plants to tolerate lead toxicity, β-estradiol (10 μM) and lead (1.75 mM), singly or in combination, were exogenously applied to wheat seeds. Although lead resulted in a marked increase in the activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase, guaiacol peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase (but not catalase), as well as an increase in the level of antioxidant compounds such as ascorbic acid and glutathione, this was insufficient to ameliorate the lead-induced oxidative injury or the superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, and malondialdehyde levels. However, β-estradiol was …


Analysis Of Vaca/Caga Genotypes/Status In Helicobacter Pylori Isolates From Iranian Children And Their Association With Clinical Outcome, Tahereh Falsafi, Afsaneh Khani, Fatemeh Mahjoub, Ezat Asgarani, Nazli Sotoudeh Jan 2015

Analysis Of Vaca/Caga Genotypes/Status In Helicobacter Pylori Isolates From Iranian Children And Their Association With Clinical Outcome, Tahereh Falsafi, Afsaneh Khani, Fatemeh Mahjoub, Ezat Asgarani, Nazli Sotoudeh

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

More than 50% of Iranian children are infected with Helicobacter pylori; however, no data exist about the association of vacA/cagA genotype/status with disease outcomes in them. We analyzed association of vacA/cagA genotypes/status of children's isolates with gastric inflammation status as the first step in H. pylori pathogenesis. Materials and methods: Antral biopsies for culture and histopathology were taken from 328 children in 1997-2009. vacA (s, m) alleles and cagA statuses of the isolates were determined by PCR. Histopathology was performed according to the Sydney system; gastritis was scored as normal, mild, moderate, severe, and follicular. Results: A total of 159 …


Relationship Among Mif, Mcp-1, Viral Loads, And Hbs Ag Levelsin Chronic Hepatitis B Patients, Hayati̇ Güneş, Rafet Mete, Murat Aydin, Bi̇rol Topçu, Mustafa Oran, Mustafa Doğan, Oğuzhan Yildirim, İlknur Erdem, Aynur Eren Topkaya, Ahmet Gürel Jan 2015

Relationship Among Mif, Mcp-1, Viral Loads, And Hbs Ag Levelsin Chronic Hepatitis B Patients, Hayati̇ Güneş, Rafet Mete, Murat Aydin, Bi̇rol Topçu, Mustafa Oran, Mustafa Doğan, Oğuzhan Yildirim, İlknur Erdem, Aynur Eren Topkaya, Ahmet Gürel

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: To determine whether macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels in patients with hepatitis B (HB) are different than in normal individuals and whether the HB surface antigen (HBs Ag) level and viral load are correlated with each other and with the two aforementioned parameters. Materials and methods: Sera were obtained from 52 chronic active HB (CAHB) patients and 33 healthy controls, and their MIF and MCP-1 levels were measured. Statistical analyses were performed. A value of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The MIF and MCP-1 values of the control group were increased compared to those of the CAHB group. The MIF and MCP-1 levels were negatively correlated with HBs Ag levels and viral loads. The MIF and MCP-1 levels were positively correlated. The HBs Ag levels and the log10 of the viral loads were positively correlated. Conclusion: We conclude that the negative correlation of MIF and MCP-1 with viral load and HBs Ag levels may be due to T-cell deficiency, antinuclear antibody seropositivity, and/or inhibition of chemokine ligand 2 receptors by viral antigens. More studies with a greater number of subjects are needed to evaluate the potential role of MIF and MCP in CAHB.


Prevalence Of Helicobacter Pylori Caga, Baba2, And Dupa Genotypes Andcorrelation With Clinical Outcome In Malaysian Patients With Dyspepsia, Hussein Ali Osman, Habsah Hasan, Rapeah Suppian, Syed Hassan, Dzulkarnaen Zakaria Andee, Noorizan Abdul Majid, Bin Alwi Zilfalil Jan 2015

Prevalence Of Helicobacter Pylori Caga, Baba2, And Dupa Genotypes Andcorrelation With Clinical Outcome In Malaysian Patients With Dyspepsia, Hussein Ali Osman, Habsah Hasan, Rapeah Suppian, Syed Hassan, Dzulkarnaen Zakaria Andee, Noorizan Abdul Majid, Bin Alwi Zilfalil

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: The severity of disease outcome in dyspepsia has been attributed to Helicobacter pylori virulence genes. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of H. pylori virulence genes (cagA, babA2, and dupA) and to determine whether or not there arises a significant correlation with clinical dyspepsia outcomes. Materials and methods: H. pylori genotypes cagA, babA2, and dupA were identified by polymerase chain reactions from gastric biopsy samples in 105 H. pylori-positive patients. Results: The positive rates for cagA, babA2, and dupA genes in H. pylori dyspeptic patients were 69.5%, 41.0%, and 22.9%, respectively. cagA was more prevalent …


Multiwave Solutions Of Fractional 4th And 5th Order Burgers Equationsmultiwave Solutions Of Fractional 4th And 5th Order Burgers Equations, Emad A-B. Abdel-Salam, Gamal Fargahly Hassan Jan 2015

Multiwave Solutions Of Fractional 4th And 5th Order Burgers Equationsmultiwave Solutions Of Fractional 4th And 5th Order Burgers Equations, Emad A-B. Abdel-Salam, Gamal Fargahly Hassan

Turkish Journal of Physics

Fractional 4th and 5th order Burgers equations were studied by improving the generalized Exp-function method. The chief aim here was to discuss single-wave, double-wave, three-wave, and four-wave solutions for the space-time fractional (STF), time-fractional (TF), and space-fractional (SF) 4th and 5th order Burgers equations. The arbitrariness of the fractional orders allows much richer structures. It was observed that the wave amplitude of STF and SF Burgers equations is directly proportional to the noninteger derivative order, but the wave amplitude of TF Burgers equations is inversely proportional to the noninteger derivative order. From the graphical study of the obtained solution, a …


Cell-Based Therapy And Rehabilitation With Prosthetic Limbs In A Dog, Jayakrushna Das, Indramani Nath, Padmanav Routray, Rabindra Kumar Das, Sidhartha Sankar Behera Jan 2015

Cell-Based Therapy And Rehabilitation With Prosthetic Limbs In A Dog, Jayakrushna Das, Indramani Nath, Padmanav Routray, Rabindra Kumar Das, Sidhartha Sankar Behera

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A 5-year-old male dog was presented with the complaint of a chronic nonhealing wound on both hind legs. The wound occurred during a serious train accident that caused loss of both hind limbs below the hock joint. Since then, the wound did not respond to any standard treatment for up to 4 months. Again it was dressed for 15 days, but it did not show any improvement. With the consent of the owner, cell-based therapy was conducted by collecting bone marrow from the proximal anteromedial aspect of the tibia. After the application of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) …


Molecular Characterization Of The Hspa1a Gene By Single-Strandconformation Polymorphism And Sequence Analysis In Holstein-Friesiancrossbred And Deoni Cattle Raised In India, Ramesha P. Kerekoppa, Akhila Rao, Marappa Basavaraju, Gujjar Ramachandra Geetha, Lakhsminarayan Krishnamurthy, Thota Vl Narasimha Rao, Dayal Nitai Das, Kataktalware Mukund Jan 2015

Molecular Characterization Of The Hspa1a Gene By Single-Strandconformation Polymorphism And Sequence Analysis In Holstein-Friesiancrossbred And Deoni Cattle Raised In India, Ramesha P. Kerekoppa, Akhila Rao, Marappa Basavaraju, Gujjar Ramachandra Geetha, Lakhsminarayan Krishnamurthy, Thota Vl Narasimha Rao, Dayal Nitai Das, Kataktalware Mukund

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

A group of proteins called heat shock proteins (HSPs) are synthesized during heat stress. They are expressed at high levels when exposed to stress. Polymorphism in HSPs has been reported to be associated with heat tolerance and reproductive performance in cattle. The present study aimed to investigate the polymorphisms in the coding region of the HSPA1A gene in Holstein-Friesian (HF) crossbreds and the Deoni breed of cattle. Genomic DNA was extracted from 94 animal blood samples and was subjected to polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism analysis, which revealed 14 band patterns in Deoni cattle and 8 band patterns in …


Prevalence Of Toxoplasma Gondii In Sheep Meats Purchased From Retailstores In Central Anatolia, Turkey, Kader Yildiz, Fatma Çi̇ğdem Pi̇şki̇n, Armağan Erdem Ütük, Sami̇ Gökpinar Jan 2015

Prevalence Of Toxoplasma Gondii In Sheep Meats Purchased From Retailstores In Central Anatolia, Turkey, Kader Yildiz, Fatma Çi̇ğdem Pi̇şki̇n, Armağan Erdem Ütük, Sami̇ Gökpinar

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important foodborne parasitic diseases of humans. In particular, sheep muscles are significant sources of infection in the transmission of toxoplasmosis. Carnivorism is the most important transmission route for human populations. The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts in sheep meats in retail stories of Turkey. A total of 250 boneless sheep meat samples were purchased from randomly selected retail stores in different locations of Ankara and Kırıkkale provinces of Turkey. The homogenized meat samples were centrifuged with Percoll dilutions. The tissue cysts were removed by pipette …


Clinical And Radiographic Characterization Of Xenotransplantation Of Rat Bonemarrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Repair Of Radial Defects Of Rabbit, Betania Monteiro, Lukiya Favarato, Pablo Carvalho, Barbara Okano, Maria Antonia Menegatti, Alvaro Oliveira, Bianka Santos, Ricardo Del Carlo Jan 2015

Clinical And Radiographic Characterization Of Xenotransplantation Of Rat Bonemarrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Repair Of Radial Defects Of Rabbit, Betania Monteiro, Lukiya Favarato, Pablo Carvalho, Barbara Okano, Maria Antonia Menegatti, Alvaro Oliveira, Bianka Santos, Ricardo Del Carlo

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and radiographic aspects of xenogenic transplantation of rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for the repair of radial bone defects of rabbit. Bone marrow derived MSCs collected from Wistar rats were expanded, differentiated, and labeled in the laboratory. In the fourth passage, the cultures were pelleted in aliquots of 107 cells/50 μL and transplanted in situ into the lesions. Thirty-six rabbits were used in the in vivo study. In all animals, defects were created by removing a bone segment of 1.0 cm in length in the right radius. The rabbits were divided …