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Vol 14, No 2 (2017)

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Authors in this issue:

Azra Rašić, Abdulsamet Erden, Adisa Krehmić, Adlija Čaušević, Ahmet Karaman, Aida Čengić, Aida Kulo Ćesić, Alma Mutevelić-Turković, Almira Hadžović-Džuvo, Amela Dervišević, Amila Hadžimuratović, Amina Valjevac, Amira Kurspahić-Mujčić, Amira Skopljak, Asija Zaćiragić, Bedrana Muračević, Belma Kapo, Besim Prnjavorac, Besima Hadžihasanović, Burcu Yalcın, Damir Šečić, Daniel Matek, Diana Štimjanin-Koldžo, Edin Bjelošević, Edis Gušić, Emir Zećo, Emran Habibi, Ena Štimjanin, Engin Ozbilek, Esad Alibašić, Esra Korkmaz, Faruk Hodžić, Goran Akšamija, Gorana Krstović, Hakan Koparal, Halima Hadžikapetanović, Hana Štimjanin Jović, Hatice Karagoz, Hatice Karaman, Igor Šmigovec, Ismar Rašić, Ivana Grle, Jasmin Hodžić, Jasmina Mehinagić, Jasna Kusturica, Lejla Alajbegović, Maida Rakanović-Todić, Maja Ðinkić, Maja Malenica, Maki Grle, Marijana Šimić Jovičić, Meliha Mehić, Mira Šilar, Miro Miljko, Mladen Mađarević, Mohammad Shokrzadeh, Mona Modanloo, Nadira Suljagić, Nataša Trifunović, Nedžad Šehović, Nermana Ahmetbegović, Nermina Babić, Nesina Avdagić, Njomza Jusaj, Orhan Lepara, Rasim Iriškić, Robert Kolundžić, Sabina Semiz, Salem Alajbegović, Samire Beqaj, Sandra Vegar Zubović, Sanel Čoralić, Sanita Maleškić, Sebija Izetbegović, Selma Škrbo, Sonja Bjelošević, Spomenka Kristić, Svjetlana Radović, Tadija Petrović, Tamer Bego, Tanja Dujić, Tarik Čatić, Tarik Kapidžić, Tomislav Crnković, Ufuk Yılmaz, Vahidin Katica, Vladimir Trkulja, Vujica Živković, Yasar Zehra,

Published: 01.08.2017.

Contents

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Cytotoxic and genotoxic studies of essential oil from Rosa damascene Mill., Kashan, Iran

Aim Rosa damascene Mill. belongs to the family of Roseaceae and its essential oil is produced in large amounts in Iran. The wide application of rose oil has raised questions about potential adverse health effects. We have investigated cytotoxic activity and genotoxic effects of Rosa oil from Kashan, Iran. Methods The cytotoxic effect and IC50 of th...

By MOHAMMAD SHOKRZADEH, EMRAN HABIBI, MONA MODANLOO

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Significance of parathyroid scintigraphy and correlation of findings with parathyroid hormone values in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Aim To compare finding of thyroid gland scintigraphy with serum concentration of parathyroid hormone in patients undergoing hemodialysis. MethodsThis retrospective-prospective study included 50 patients undergoing hemodialysis with established hyperparathyroidism who were treated at Cantonal Hospital Zenica in the period 2009-2014. Besides anthropo...

By NERMANA AHMETBEGOVIĆ, NADIRA SULJAGIĆ, VAHIDIN KATICA

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
The effect of functional insulin therapy on glycaemic parameters in children with diabetes mellitus type 1

Aim The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a prospectively conducted interactive 5-day education programme based on Düsseldorf model on glycated haemoglobin (A1C), and total daily dose of insulin in type 1 diabetes patients. Methods A total of 67 type 1 diabetes patients was analysed; mean age of 11±0.68 years, 43 females and...

By DIANA ŠTIMJANIN-KOLDŽO, SALEM ALAJBEGOVIĆ, ENA ŠTIMJANIN, JASMINA MEHINAGIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Importance of inflammatory markers and IL-6 for diagnosis and follow up of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Aim To analyse the long-term impact of altered metabolism on the level of mediators of inflammatory response in female patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods This study included 97 female patients with type 2 diabetes and 107 female, nondiabetic control subjects, who were recruited at the Clinical Centre University of Sarajevo and the General Hospi...

By MAJA MALENICA, MIRA ŠILAR, TANJA DUJIĆ, TAMER BEGO, SABINA SEMIZ, SELMA ŠKRBO, BESIM PRNJAVORAC, ADLIJA ČAUŠEVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Metformin use associated with lower risk of cancer in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2

Aim In order to increase the database related to the antineoplastic potential of metformin, association between the use of metformin and risk of cancer occurence in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) was investigated. Methods In this cross-sectional study, medical records of patients with DM2 were reviewed for cancer occurence. Data on ag...

By JASNA KUSTURICA, AIDA KULO ĆESIĆ, EDIS GUŠIĆ, SANITA MALEŠKIĆ, MAIDA RAKANOVIĆ-TODIĆ, DAMIR ŠEČIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Efficacy of carbocisteine in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and impact on the quality of life

Aim To investigate the effects of carbocisteine treatment in the reduction of frequency of productive cough episodes, preventing disease progression and improving the quality of life as well as the tolerability of the administered treatment and patient compliance during the study. Methods This observational, non-interventional, multicenter, cohort ...

By ESAD ALIBAŠIĆ, AMIRA SKOPLJAK, AIDA ČENGIĆ, GORANA KRSTOVIĆ, NATAŠA TRIFUNOVIĆ, TARIK ČATIĆ, BELMA KAPO, MELIHA MEHIĆ, AMILA HADŽIMURATOVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Attainment of gross motor milestones in children with Down syndrome in Kosovo - developmental perspective

Aim To investigate the age (in months) at which motor skills are developed in children with Down syndrome (DS), and compare it to the age of the development of the same skills in both, children with typical development (TD), and children with DS reported by four other studies. Methods Sixteen children (7 girls and 9 boys) were monthly assessed for ...

By SAMIRE BEQAJ, NJOMZA JUSAJ, VUJICA ŽIVKOVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and CT for N staging of non-small cell lung cancer

Aim The aim of this study is to investigate the possibilities of non-invasive diagnostic imaging methods, positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and CT, in clinical N staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Retrospective clinical study included 50 patients with diagnosed NSCLC who have undergone PET/CT for the purp...

By SANDRA VEGAR ZUBOVIĆ, SPOMENKA KRISTIĆ, BESIMA HADŽIHASANOVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Is post-treatment standardized uptake value a prognostic factor in unresectable non-small cell lung carcinoma?

Aim Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the standard of care for locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of maximum standardized uptake values (SUV max) in patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC treated with concurrent CRT. Method 18 F-FDG PET-CT scans were...

By UFUK YILMAZ, YASAR ZEHRA, ESRA KORKMAZ, BURCU YALCIN, HAKAN KOPARAL, ENGIN OZBILEK

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Nitric oxide biosynthesis during normal pregnancy and pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia

Aim To investigate biosynthesis in nitric oxide (NO) during normal pregnancy and in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. Methods This prospective cross-sectional study included 80 patients hospitalized at the Department of Women's Health, Neonatology and Perinatology Cantonal Hospital in Zenica. Serum NO concentration in 20 non-pregnant women, ...

By JASMIN HODŽIĆ, SEBIJA IZETBEGOVIĆ, BEDRANA MURAČEVIĆ, RASIM IRIŠKIĆ, HANA ŠTIMJANIN JOVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with abdominal obesity in women of childbearing age

Aim To determine socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with abdominal obesity in women of childbearing age. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in family medicine outpatient departments of the Primary Health Care Centre of Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study included 300 respondents who were divided into two...

By AMIRA KURSPAHIĆ-MUJČIĆ, EMIR ZEĆO

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Revision of the demographic and clinical data of patients with ulcerative colitis in Turkey

Aim To evaluate the demographic and clinical data of fifty two patients with the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. Methods A total of 52 patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis by clinical, endoscopical and histopathological evaluations were included the study. Demographic data, colon involvement site of the disease and disease severity were exam...

By HATICE KARAGOZ, ABDULSAMET ERDEN, HATICE KARAMAN, AHMET KARAMAN

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
The association between the serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 and colorectal cancer

Aim To determine the serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) concentration and their association with the stage and histopathologic sizes of colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods One hundred and two patients with clinically diagnosed and histologically confirmed colorectal cancer ready for surgical treatment were included in the study. In eac...

By ISMAR RAŠIĆ, AZRA RAŠIĆ, GORAN AKŠAMIJA, SVJETLANA RADOVIĆ, NEDŽAD ŠEHOVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Early results of the conservative treatment of distal radius fractures-immobilization of the wrist in dorsal versus palmar flexion

Aim To evaluate immobilization with dorsal forearm plaster splint with the wrist in dorsal flexion vs palmar flexion in patients with distal radius fracture. Methods In the prospective study (2012-2014) 122 patients (of which 22 patients lost) with fractures of the distal radius type A2, A3 and C according to the AO classification were investigated...

By MAKI GRLE, MIRO MILJKO, IVANA GRLE, FARUK HODŽIĆ, TARIK KAPIDŽIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Warfarin should not be used for thromboprohylaxis in elective major orthopaedic surgery: a Croatian perspective

Aim To identify modes of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective major orthopaedic surgery (total hip or knee arthroplasty, THA/TKA) at a single university-associated hospital in Croatia. Methods A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients subjected to THA or TKA over a two-year period (2014-2015) with a focus ...

By ROBERT KOLUNDŽIĆ, MARIJANA ŠIMIĆ JOVIČIĆ, MAJA ÐINKIĆ, TADIJA PETROVIĆ, TOMISLAV CRNKOVIĆ, VLADIMIR TRKULJA

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Croatian rotatory oblique three-dimensional osteotomy (CROTO) – a modified Wilson’s osteotomy for adult hallux valgus intended to prevent dorsal displacement of the distal fragment and to reduce shortening of the first metatarsal bone

Aim To evaluate biomechanical and clinical outcomes of a newly developed modification of the Wilson's osteotomy for hallux valgus: a three-dimensional subcaptial correction of the metatarsal head position with a simultaneous lateral and plantar shift with derotation intended to reduce displacement of the distal fragment and shortening of the first ...

By ROBERT KOLUNDŽIĆ, MLADEN MAĐAREVIĆ, VLADIMIR TRKULJA, TOMISLAV CRNKOVIĆ, IGOR ŠMIGOVEC, DANIEL MATEK

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Serum homocysteine levels in patients with probable vascular dementia

Aim To investigate total homocysteine (tHcy) serum concentration in patients with probable vascular dementia (VD) and in agematched controls, as well as to determine an association between tHcy serum concentration and cognitive impairment in patients with probable VD. Methods Serum concentration of tHcy was determined by the Fluorescence Polarizati...

By SALEM ALAJBEGOVIĆ, ORHAN LEPARA, ALMIRA HADŽOVIĆ-DŽUVO, ALMA MUTEVELIĆ-TURKOVIĆ, LEJLA ALAJBEGOVIĆ, ASIJA ZAĆIRAGIĆ, NESINA AVDAGIĆ, AMINA VALJEVAC, NERMINA BABIĆ, AMELA DERVIŠEVIĆ

01.08.2017. Review paper Biochemistry
Mental diseases and criminal offences committed by persons placed at the Forensic Department of the Penitentiary in Zenica, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim To investigate an impact of various biological, psychological and social factors on perpetration of criminal offences by persons with mental disorders and to examine legal requirements for placement of persons with mental disorders, who committed criminal offences. Methods This retrospective, descriptive study based on the analysis of data coll...

By EDIN BJELOŠEVIĆ, ADISA KREHMIĆ, HALIMA HADŽIKAPETANOVIĆ, SANEL ČORALIĆ, SONJA BJELOŠEVIĆ

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