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Vol 19, No 1 (2022)

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Authors in this issue:

Agung Putra, Aleksandra Pašić, Alen Džubur, Alessandro Tomarchio, Almir Fajkić, Anja Haverić, Bedrana Muračević, Ćamil Habul, Dariush Ghargozloo, Delfitri Munir, Delila Lisica, Dewi Masyithah Darlan, Dimitrios Bousis, Dimitrios Velissaris, Dmytriy Sergeevich Nosivets, Edin Begić, Edin Mešanović, Emanuela Saccalani, Emina Smajić, Emir Hodžić, Ena Gogić, Ermin Begović, Ermin Hadžić, Farhat Farhat, Francesk Mulita, Gianpaolo Chitoni, Giorgio Grazioli, Hajrija Maksić, Hana Štimjanin, Iffan Alif, Ilirijana Haxhibeqiri-Karabdić, Imam Budi Putra, Ioanna Marlafeka, Jasmin Hodžić, Jurica Ferenčina, Lasa Dhakka Siahaan, Lejla Čaluk Klačar, Lia Restimulia, Maida Hadžić, Malik Ejubović, Mauro Ballerini, Mirela Delibegović, Mirza Batalović, Muamera Husika, Muhammad Ichwan, Nada Spasojević, Nelva Karmila Jusuf, Nur Dina Amalina, Orhan Lepara, Panji Sananta, Rasim Iriškić, Respati S Dradjat, Rifat Hadžiselimović, Rizqi Daniar Rosandi, Rosita Juwita Sembiring, Sabina Terzic, Samir Delibegović, Sanin Haverić, Slavenka Štraus, Suada Heljić, Syafruddin Ilyas, Tamara Ćetković, Tarik Bujaković, Teti Madiadipoera, Themistoklis Paraskevas, Vladimira Tomšič,

Published: 01.02.2022.

Contents

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
COVID-19 clinic as a basis of quality primary health care in the light of the pandemic – an observational study

Aim The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on societies and has required adjustments of health systems and changes in work processes, especially in the light of an aging population with increased morbidity and mortality. The primary health care level has a key role in maintaining access to healthcare and in addressing the largest proportion o...

By JURICA FERENČINA, VLADIMIRA TOMŠIČ

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Bone and cartilage condition in experimental osteoarthritis and hypothyroidism

Aim To investigate changes in bone and cartilage tissue during the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol in experimental osteoarthritis and hypothyroidism by the markers CTX-I and CTX-II.Methods The experiments were performed on 75 white nonlinear rats of both sexes, which recreated osteoarthritis and hypothyroidism. Experime...

By DMYTRIY SERGEEVICH NOSIVETS

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Psychosocial influence of COVID-19 on healthcare workers

Aim To assess a psychosocial impact of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on health care workers and to quantify the size of depression symptoms, anxiety and stress levels.Methods This cross-sectional study used an anonymous online survey questionnaire as a research instrument and it included 114health workers of all profiles from the Sarajevo...

By ALEKSANDRA PAŠIĆ, SLAVENKA ŠTRAUS, EMINA SMAJIĆ, ERMIN BEGOVIĆ, ILIRIJANA HAXHIBEQIRI-KARABDIĆ, NADA SPASOJEVIĆ

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Sporadic chromosome translocation frequencies in lymphocyte cultures – a retrospective study in a cohort of patients from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim Chromosome translocations are considered as one of the most severe forms of genome defects. Because of the clinical significance of chromosome translocations and scarce data on the incidence of sporadic translocations in population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we aimed to report sporadic translocation frequencies in samples karyotyped in our labo...

By SANIN HAVERIĆ, ANJA HAVERIĆ, MAIDA HADŽIĆ, TAMARA ĆETKOVIĆ, LEJLA ČALUK KLAČAR, RIFAT HADŽISELIMOVIĆ

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Clinical efficacy of diazepam after whiplash: a randomized controlled study

Aim To investigate the role of short-term diazepam therapy for improving long-term outcomes and reducing neck pain after whiplash injury.Methods A total of 89 patients suffering from whiplash injury were included. They were randomly assigned into 2 groups: groupA (study group), and group B (control group). The test group was prescribed with diazepa...

By EDIN MEŠANOVIĆ, ĆAMIL HABUL, ERMIN HADŽIĆ

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Pregnancy outcomes of COVID-19 positive pregnant women at the Cantonal Hospital Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim To investigate clinical presentation of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy, its course during pregnancy, effects on pregnancyoutcomes for both mothers and newborns as well as the potential for vertical transmission.Methods This retrospective observational study included all identifi ed COVID-19-positive pregnant women admitted to the Cantonal Hosp...

By JASMIN HODŽIĆ, BEDRANA MURAČEVIĆ, HANA ŠTIMJANIN, RASIM IRIŠKIĆ, MUAMERA HUSIKA

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Rats’ umbilical-cord mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate mast cells and Hsp70 on ovalbumin-induced allergic rhinitis rats

Aim Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a heterogeneous condition that has been associated with inflammatory responses and is characterized by clinical typical symptoms of nasal itching, sneezing, watery discharge and congestion. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells that have the immunoregulatory ability by secreting various cytokines whi...

By LIA RESTIMULIA, SYAFRUDDIN ILYAS, DELFITRI MUNIR, AGUNG PUTRA, TETI MADIADIPOERA, FARHAT FARHAT, ROSITA JUWITA SEMBIRING, MUHAMMAD ICHWAN, NUR DINA AMALINA

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
The effect of the shape of a clip on the magnetic field during magnetic resonance imaging examinations

Aim Plastic clips are a diamagnetic material and produce fewer artefacts in the MR field than titanium clips, which are standardin neurosurgery. However, alongside their physical properties, the shape of the clips, and their very geometry subtlety affects their behaviour in the magnetic field. Therefore, we performed a simulation in order to establ...

By SAMIR DELIBEGOVIĆ, MIRZA BATALOVIĆ, MIRELA DELIBEGOVIĆ, TARIK BUJAKOVIĆ

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Revealing the decrease of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase as a major constituent for B cells survival post-mesenchymal stem cells co-cultured with peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients

Aim Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have potent immunosuppressive properties to control systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease by inhibiting indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), and increasing regulatory T cells (Treg) to control innate and adaptive immune cells. However, the interaction and mechanism regarding IDO and B cells in the co-culture of ...

By DEWI MASYITHAH DARLAN, DELFITRI MUNIR, AGUNG PUTRA, IFFAN ALIF, NUR DINA AMALINA, NELVA KARMILA JUSUF, IMAM BUDI PUTRA

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Relationship between depression and quality of life after myocardial infarction

Aim To examine the prevalence of depression in patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as well as the relationship between the depression and quality of life.Methods The survey was conducted via sociodemographic questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Short Form 36Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36). The result of SF-36 is exp...

By ALEN DŽUBUR, DELILA LISICA, EMIR HODŽIĆ, EDIN BEGIĆ, ORHAN LEPARA, ALMIR FAJKIĆ, ENA GOGIĆ, MALIK EJUBOVIĆ

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
Lenticulostriate vasculopathy in routine brain ultrasonography in infants: next step?

Lenticulostriate vasculopathy (LSV) is a relatively common fi nding in routine cranial ultrasound examination that has been associated with many infectious and non-infectious conditions. The aim of this review was to provide a better understanding of LSV ultrasound fi nding, as well as the need for further laboratory and imaging examinations in inf...

By SUADA HELJIĆ, HAJRIJA MAKSIĆ, SABINA TERZIC

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults and HIV: an update

Aim COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is spreading throughout the world affecting both healthy individuals and people with underlying immune-deficiencies. People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) consist a group multiply affected by this universal crisis.Methods Literature search aiming to identify relevant publications referring ...

By DIMITRIOS BOUSIS, FRANCESK MULITA, IOANNA MARLAFEKA, THEMISTOKLIS PARASKEVAS, DIMITRIOS VELISSARIS

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
TGF-1 biomarker level evaluation on fracture healing in a murine model with a bone defect after stromal vascular fraction application

Aim Bone defect is a challenge even for experienced orthopaedic surgeons and it is a significant cause of morbidity in patients and a source of high economic burden in health care. A severe bone defect is a condition whereby the bone tissue cannot undergo natural healing despite surgical stabilization and requires further surgical intervention. Str...

By PANJI SANANTA, RESPATI S DRADJAT, RIZQI DANIAR ROSANDI, LASA DHAKKA SIAHAAN

01.02.2022. Review paper Biochemistry
High results and lower cost in four-bone arthrodesis with retrograde screws

Aim To describe the technique of the four-corner fusion with two retrograde crossed headless screws in cases of carpal collapse.Methods This technique is a consolidated procedure performed in cases of scaphoid non- union advanced collapse (SNAC) typeII and III, scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) type II and III and in other cases of carpal colla...

By DARIUSH GHARGOZLOO, ALESSANDRO TOMARCHIO, MAURO BALLERINI, EMANUELA SACCALANI, GIORGIO GRAZIOLI, GIANPAOLO CHITONI

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