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Comparing the Short-term Effect of Drinking Caffeinated Coffee on Hand Skill Rate Performance Ability Due to its Hotness, Smelling and Caffeine Ingredient
(2016) Gundogan, Nimet Unay; Ilhan, A. Sebnem; Ogus, Ersin; Olsen, Anil Cenk; Gurcan, Buse; Ozer, Dogancan; Koru, Mine; Durak, Nazenin; Ugur, Duygu; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 0000-0001-7784-9641; AAJ-1058-2021; AAK-4338-2021
Comparison between corneal cross-linking, topical antibiotic and combined therapy in experimental bacterial keratitis model
(2018) Demirbilek, Muge; Kilic, Begum Bulam; Altiors, Dilek Dursun; Ogus, Ersin; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 29942176; AAJ-1058-2021
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of an experimental bacterial keratitis model on the corneal collagen cross-linking treatment (CXL), and also to compare topical antibiotic treatment with the combined treatment. Methods: The study involved 40 young adult female Sprague Dawley rats, which had a 2 mm scraped defect of the central corneal epithelium in both eyes. The rats were divided into two equal groups. The first group was inoculated in both eyes with standard Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA) from a strain suspension prepared from 0.05 ml (Group 1), and the second group was inoculated with standard Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) strains from a suspension prepared from 0.05 ml (Group 2). Group 1 was divided into four sub-groups: Group 1A was treated by collagen cross-linking (CXL), Group 1C was treated with topical tobramycin drops CXL and also treated by collagen cross-linking (CXL), Group 1D was treated with topical tobramycin drops, and Group 1B was left untreated in order to create a control group. Similarly, Group 2 was also divided into four sub-groups: Group 2A was treated by CXL, Group 2C was treated with topical 5% fortified vancomycin drops CXL and also treated by CXL, Group 2D was treated with topical 5% fortified vancomycin drops, and Group 2B was left untreated in order to create a control group. CXL was performed on the third day following the inoculation and topical drop therapy. Biomicroscopy and microbiologic assessments were performed on the third and seventh days following the inoculation of microorganisms. Results: In the treatment, which compared baselines in all groups before treatment, the diameter of keratitis infiltrations, corneal clouding, and corneal swab samples were obtained from the reduction in reproduction. The results were statistically significant (p < 0.01). Keratitis infiltration groups were conducted on the seventh day for Groups 1C and 1D according to Group 1B, whilst Groups 2A, 2C and 2D were conducted according to Group 2B, which showed a significant statistical reduction (p < 0.01). On the seventh day, focal groups were conducted in corneal clouding Group 1D according to Group 1B and in Groups 2A, 2C and 2D according to Group 2B, which revealed a significant statistical reduction (p < 0.01). On the seventh day, reproduction in culture was obtained from corneal swab samples in Groups 1C and 1D according to Group 1B; in Groups 1C and 1D according to Group 1A; in Groups 2A, 2C and 2D according to Group 2B; and in Group 2C according to Group 2A, where a significant statistical reduction was observed (p < 0.01). Conclusions: The clinical and microbiological efficacy of the CXL treatment is evaluated in our study. In accordance with the conclusion reached an effective reduction in the density and severity of (infection), occurred as a result of CXL treatment, CXL treatment combined with topical antibiotic treatment and topical antibiotic treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA) and Metisilin Rezistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) keratitis infections. From these results, it is shown that topical antibiotics and CXL potentiate each other's effects in the treatment of resistant bacterial keratitis.
Effect of Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation on apical sealing ability of calcium silicate-containing endodontic materials in root-end cavities
(2014) Onay, Emel Olga; Gogos, Christos; Ungor, Mete; Economides, Nikolaos; Lyssaris, Vasileios; Ogus, Ersin; Lambrianidis, Theodoros; 25087664
The aim of this research was to evaluate the apical sealing abilities of 60 root-end cavities filled with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and iRoot BP cements after treated with either 17% EDTA solution or Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation. After the filling procedure, apical leakage quantity was measured at 4 weeks using a fluid filtration method. One root from each group was processed for scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analyses. Both EDTA/MTA and laser irradiation/MTA combinations showed significantly lower microleakage than EDTA/iRoot BP and laser irradiation/iRoot BP combinations (p<0.05). Between groups of the same filling material, there were no significant differences among specimens treated with EDTA or laser (p>0.05). Both MTA and iRoot-BP demonstrated tag-like structures within the dentinal tubules when used in conjunction with EDTA.
Effect of Melatonin on Cytokine Levels in A Hyperthermia-Induced Febrile Seizure Model
(2017) Aydin, Leyla; Yurtcu, Erkan; Korkmaz, Yesim; Sezer, Taner; Ogus, Ersin; 0000-0003-4930-8164; 0000-0002-2278-1827; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 29208169; ABC-5392-2020; AAA-2998-2021; AAJ-5931-2021; AAJ-1058-2021
Higher serum cytokine levels have been reported in children admitted with febrile seizures and in some experimental models. However, other studies have shown that cytokine levels are influenced by melatonin. In this study, we investigated serum cytokine levels in a hyperthermia-induced febrile rat seizure model and the effect of melatonin. A total of 28 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: the control (C) group, healthy melatonin (MT) group, and hyperthermia-induced febrile seizure groups with (HIFS-MT) and without (HIFS) administration of melatonin. Melatonin (80 mg/kg) was given intraperitoneally 15 min before the seizure. HIFS was induced by placing the rats in 45 degrees C water. The rats were sacrificed under anesthesia after the seizure. Blood samples were drawn by transcardiac puncture to measure serum cytokine and melatonin levels. Serum interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels were lower in the HIFS group than those in the C group (p = 0.005, p = 0.200, p = 0.011, and p = 0.016, respectively). All serum cytokine levels of rats in the MT and HIFS-MT groups were similar to those in the C group. This experimental rat model demonstrated that serum cytokine levels decrease with HIFS and that administering melatonin maintains serum cytokine levels. These results suggest that cytokines may play role in the anticonvulsive activity of melatonin in rats with febrile seizures.
The Impacts of Central Fatigue on the Polyphasic Nature of Tapping Performance
(2018) Kiziltan, Erhan; Aydin, Leyla; Ogus, Ersin; Azizagaoglu, Bahadir; Buyukkaraman, Arda; Doga, Selen; Ertuk, Gizem; Kus, Cansel; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 0000-0001-6029-3835; AAJ-1058-2021; ABC-5392-2020; AAD-6090-2021
Objective: As a non-specific symptom muscle fatigue mostly accompanies neuromuscular diseases and also occurs frequently in healthy individuals. Fatigue phenomenon is considered to be multidimensional symptom. There have been still discussions on the origin whether it depends primarily on the intrinsic properties of muscle itself (peripheral mechanisms) or the nervous system that controls muscle (central mechanisms). This study aimed to investigate the effects of central fatigue on the performance of maximal voluntary repetitive movement and discusses the specificity of finger tapping task test as a simple diagnostic tool for fatigue. Methods: For this purpose, 27 healthy, male, right-handed volunteer performed the 20-s of finger tapping task test for four times. The one was for control and the other three were performed right after induction of three different central fatigue models. Temporal behavior of tapping performances were evaluated based on inter-tap intervals and the statistical comparison were made by regression analysis. Results: The results showed that the partial evaluation of the task in time domain instead of complete test period yielded with statistically significant differences between control and fatigue models (p<0.001) and even in between the fatigue models. Conclusion: Approximately the first 5-s of a finger tapping task consists of both motor learning processes and dynamics of energy consumption from anaerobic sources. However, it reflects dominantly the central components of fatigue. We may conclude that the temporal behavior of tapping performance following the induction of specific fatigue model may help making further discrimination for the origin of fatigue.
Is Central Origin of Muscle Fatigue Distinguished Solely in Finger Tapping Performance?
(2017) Aydin, Leyla; Buyukkaraman, Arda; Kiziltan, Erhan; Dogan, Selen; Ogus, Ersin; Erturk, Gizem; Azizagaoglu, Bahadir; Kus, Cansel; 0000-0001-6029-3835; 0000-0002-9877-421X; ABC-5392-2020; AAD-6090-2021; AAJ-1058-2021
As a non-specific symptom muscle fatigue mostly accompanies neuromuscular diseases and also occurs frequently in healthy individuals. Fatigue phenomenon is considered to be multidimensional symptom. There have been still discussions on the origin whether it depends primarily on the intrinsic properties of muscle itself (peripheral) or the nervous system that controls muscle (central). This study aimed to investigate the effects of central fatigue on finger tapping performance and discusses the specificity of finger tapping task test as a simple diagnostic tool for fatigue. For this purpose, 27 healthy, male, right-handed volunteer performed four 20-s of finger tapping task tests. The one was for control and the other three were followed by three different central fatigue models. Temporal behavior of tapping performances were evaluated based on inter-tap intervals and the statistical comparison were made by regression analysis. The results showed that the partial evaluation of the task instead of complete test period yielded with statistically significant differences between control and fatigue models (p<0.001) and even in between fatigue models. Approximately the first 5-s of a finger tapping task consists of motor learning processes and dynamics of energy consumption from anaerobic sources therefore, reflects the central components of fatigue, dominantly. We may conclude that the temporal behavior of tapping performance following the induction of specific fatigue model may help making further discrimination for the origin of fatigue.
The Protective Effect of Metformin Against the Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
(2018) Kesici, Gulin Gokcen; Ocal, Fatma Ceyda Akin; Gurgen, Seren Gulsen; Erdem, Saban Remzi; Ogus, Ersin; Erbek, Hatice Seyra; Ozluoglu, Levent Naci; 0000-0003-0409-6225; 0000-0002-7537-2170; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 0000-0002-2150-0237; 30306316; AAT-2326-2021; AAJ-2370-2021; AAJ-1058-2021; AAI-8020-2021
ObjectiveTo test the protective effect of metformin against noise-induced hearing loss.Methods24 rats were included in the study. The first group was exposed to noise only, the second group took metformin, the third group was exposed to noise and took metformin, and the fourth group was neither exposed to noise nor took metformin as control group. After measurement of baseline DPOAE and ABR of rats, the metformin group and the metformin+noise group received 300mg/kg/day metformin via gavage for 10days. On the 11th day, group 1 and group 3 were exposured to white noise at 105dB SPL for 15h. After noise exposure, DPOAE and ABR measurements of all rats were repeated on days 1st, 7th, and 21st. At the end of the study, all animals were sacrificed and cochlear tissues were separated for immunohistochemical assessments.ResultsABR threshold values and DPAOE measurements of groups 1 and 3 were deteriorated on the 1st day after noise, while deterioration in group 1 continued on 7th and 21st days, but normalized on 7th day in group 3. After immune staining, a significant immunoreaction was observed in the noise group, while the reaction in the noise+metformin group was close to the control group.ConclusionMetformin has a protective effect on noise-induced hearing loss in rats. As a conclusion, it is determined that metformin protects from permanent threshold shift in rats. It can be considered a good alternative for protecting noise-induced hearing loss.
Relationship Between Academic Successes of Physiology and Pathology Courses
(2017) Aydin, Leyla; Ogus, Ersin; 0000-0002-9877-421X; ABC-5392-2020; AAJ-1058-2021
The Role of Finger Tapping Task in the Assessment of Central Fatigue
(2016) Aydin, Leyla; Kiziltan, Erhan; Ogus, Ersin; Azizagaoglu, Bahadir; Buyukkaraman, Arda; Dogan, Selen; Erturk, Gizem; Kus, Cansel; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 0000-0001-6029-3835; ABC-5392-2020; AAJ-1058-2021; AAD-6090-2021
Usage of Analgesics among Young Girls and Dysmenorrhea
(2017) Oksuz, Ergun; Sozen, Fisun; Kavas, Ece; Arik, Elif Pinar; Akgun, Yasemin; Bingol, Puren; Kotuz, Pinar; Ogus, Ersin; 0000-0002-9877-421X; 0000-0002-5723-5965; 0000-0002-1951-2693; AAJ-1058-2021; K-8238-2012; AAC-1823-2021
Objective: This study aimed to determine dysmenorrhea prevalence and menstruation characteristics among young girls and whether dysmenorrhea affects the use of analgesics. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in female university students who applied to Baskent University's Medicosocial Center. Results: There were 190 participants in the dysmenorrhea group and 80 participants in the control group. The prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 70%. Reading of the drug prospectus in the dysmenorrhea group was higher than in the control group (69.9% vs. 46.8%, p < 0.05). Recommending her own drug to someone else (67.8% versus 53.3%, p < 0.05) and not paying attention to the recommended drug use period (72.5% vs. 59.7%; p < 0.05) was higher in the dysmenorrhea group than in the control group. In the dysmenorrhea group, the reasons to take the last pain relievers were headache or abdominal pain in the same order as the control group and the rate of abdominal pain was higher in the study group (30.0% versus 11.5%, p < 0.05). The inability to remember the name of the last used pain reliever was higher in the study group (24.2% versus 17.5%, p < 0.05). The rate of knowing the name of any three different pain relievers was higher in the study group (81.6% versus 80.4%, p < 0.05). Conclusion: University students who are in need of medication due to diseases more frequently encounter drugs. Developing behaviors on rational drug use in these students may provide productive results. It may be effective to organize contact meetings for students on the use of non-prescription drugs.