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Is The Six-Minute Walk Test Correlated With Disease Control And Quality Of Life In Children With Asthma?, Hasan Yüksel, Özge Yilmaz, Bülent Gökşen, Senem Üstün, Ayhan Söğüt
Is The Six-Minute Walk Test Correlated With Disease Control And Quality Of Life In Children With Asthma?, Hasan Yüksel, Özge Yilmaz, Bülent Gökşen, Senem Üstün, Ayhan Söğüt
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To evaluate the changes in a 6-min walk test (6MWT) and quality of life (QoL) before and after asthma control is achieved in children. A 6MWT is used in the determination of disease severity in many chronic childhood diseases. Materials and methods: Thirty-six asthmatic children, aged 6 to 15 years, were enrolled before asthma control was achieved. Disease severity parameters during the previous 3 months were recorded. All of the children completed an asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) and received a symptom score; a 6MWT was performed during enrollment and 1 month later, when asthma control was achieved. Results: The initial …
Effects Of L-2-Oxоthiazolidine-4-Carboxylic Acid On The Lung Antioxidant Defense System In An Asthma Mouse Model, Lyudmil Georgiev Terziev, Veneta Lyubenova Shopova, Violeta Yordanova Dancheva, Galya Tzvetanova Stavreva, Angelina Milcheva Stoyanova
Effects Of L-2-Oxоthiazolidine-4-Carboxylic Acid On The Lung Antioxidant Defense System In An Asthma Mouse Model, Lyudmil Georgiev Terziev, Veneta Lyubenova Shopova, Violeta Yordanova Dancheva, Galya Tzvetanova Stavreva, Angelina Milcheva Stoyanova
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
We aim ed to study the effect of a glutathione precursor, L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OTCA), on the lung antioxidant defense system in an animal asthma model. Materials and methods: The study was carried out on 24 female C57BL/6 mice. The mice were divided into 4 treatment groups: group 1 - control group; group 2 - injected with ovalbumin (OVA) and given an OVA inhalant; group 3 - treated with OTCA and phosphate-buffered saline inhalant; and group 4 -injected with OVA and OTCA and given an OVA inhalant. Under sodium pentobarbital anesthesia the animals were killed by exsanguination 48 h after the …
Risk Factors And Prognosis In Children Hospitalized Due To Pandemic H1n1 Influenza A Virus Infection In Ankara, Turkey*, Medi̇ne Ayşi̇n Taşar, Yildiz Bi̇lge, Özge Uysal Soyer, Şükran Yildirim, Mustafa Taşar, Fatma İnci̇ Arikan
Risk Factors And Prognosis In Children Hospitalized Due To Pandemic H1n1 Influenza A Virus Infection In Ankara, Turkey*, Medi̇ne Ayşi̇n Taşar, Yildiz Bi̇lge, Özge Uysal Soyer, Şükran Yildirim, Mustafa Taşar, Fatma İnci̇ Arikan
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
To describe the demographic characteristics and clinical features in children with influenza A (H1N1) virus infection and to identify risk factors for severe disease or poor prognosis. Following the first tourist-imported case in Turkey on 16 May 2009, the influenza A (H1N1) virus has spread throughout the country. Materials and methods: Children under 18 years of age who were hospitalized for at least 24 h with an influenza-like illness and who had confirmed influenza A (H1N1) virus infection were included in the study. Demographic factors, clinical signs and symptoms, laboratory results, radiographic findings, treatments, and follow-up periods were noted. Results: …