Vol. 18 No. 1 (2018)

Published: 2018-02-21

Reviews

Anesthesia for patients with mucopolysaccharidoses: Comprehensive review of the literature with emphasis on airway management

Brittney M. Clark, Juraj Sprung, Toby N. Weingarten, Mary E. Warner

1-7
The role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in cancer: A comprehensive review

Ana Marija Skoda, Dora Simovic, Valentina Karin, Vedran Kardum, Semir Vranic, Ljiljana Serman

8-20

Biochemistry

Vitamin D status, serum lipid concentrations, and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms in Familial Mediterranean fever

Turan Turhan, Halef Okan Doğan, Nihal Boğdaycioğlu, Nilnur Eyerci, Ahmet Omma, İsmail Sari, Ahmet Yeşilyurt, Yaşar Karaaslan

21-28
Evaluation of platelet activation in leukocyte-depleted platelet concentrates during storage

Miodrag Vucic, Zoran Stanojkovic, Ana Antic, Jelana Vucic, Voja Pavlovic

29-34

Immunology

Comprehensive analysis of patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) combined with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection and seropositive for anti-aquaporin-4 antibody

Jia Liu, Li Xu, Zhuo-lin Chen, Min Li, Huan Yi, Fu-hua Peng

35-42

Molecular Biology

The effect of metformin treatment on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induced by status epilepticus (SE) via the PERK-eIF2α-CHOP pathway

Jing Chen, Guo Zheng, Hu Guo, Zhong-nan Shi, Jiao Jiang, Xiao-yu Wang, Xiao Yang, Xian-yu Liu

49-54
Physiological and transcriptomic analysis of a salt-resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant obtained by evolutionary engineering

Seyma Hande Tekarslan-Sahin, Ceren Alkim, Tugba Sezgin

55-65

Translational and Clinical Research

Evaluation of pulmonary artery pressure in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE)

Amra Adrovic, Reyhan Dedeoglu, Sezgin Sahin, Kenan Barut, Aida Koka, Dicle Cengiz, Funda Oztunc, Ozgur Kasapcopur

66-71
The value of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in breast cancer staging

Ulkem Yararbas, Neslihan Cetin Avci, Levent Yeniay, Aziz Murat Argon

72-79
The joint effect of the endothelin receptor B gene (EDNRB) polymorphism rs10507875 and nitric oxide synthase 3 gene (NOS3) polymorphism rs869109213 in Slovenian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy

Dejan Bregar, Ines Cilenšek, Sara Mankoč, Ana Reschner, Danijel Petrovič, Mojca Globočnik Petrovič

80-86
Etoricoxib improves osteoarthritis pain relief, joint function, and quality of life in the extreme elderly

Wen-Nan Huang, Tim K. Tso

87-94
Isoflurane and postoperative respiratory depression following laparoscopic surgery: A retrospective propensity-matched analysis

Alexandre N. Cavalcante, Carmelina Gurrieri, Juraj Sprung, Darrell R. Schroeder, Toby N. Weingarten

95-100
Effects of caffeine administration on sedation and respiratory parameters in patients recovering from anesthesia

Nafisseh S Warner, Matthew A Warner, Darrel R Schroeder, Juraj Sprung, Toby N Weingarten

101-104

New and Emerging Methods

Adapted methods for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in assessment of human sperm morphology

Petra Nussdorfer, Ines Cilenšek, Branko Zorn, Daniel Petrovič

43-48

Short Communication

Efficacy of a bundle approach in preventing the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP)

Sandra Burja, Tina Belec, Nika Bizjak, Jernej Mori, Andrej Markota, Andreja Sinkovič

105-109