Objectives: We investigated the role of cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and
interleukin-6 (IL-6) in cachexia development in newly diagnosed nonsmall cell lung cancer (…

Aims and Background Deterioration of immunity due to local or systemic effects of the tumor
itself and/or administered chemotherapeutics or radiotherapy may play roles in the …

Background: In contrast to the well-known activity profile in asthma, the precise efficacy and
optimum dose schedules of long-acting β 2-agonists in chronic obstructive pulmonary …

The tracheobronchial tree exhibits highly individualistic features and many variations. As the
anatomic variations among Turkish population have not been studied previously, we aimed …

Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome is characterized by prolonged eosinophilia without an
identifiable underlying cause and multiple-organ dysfunction, most frequently involving the …

Background: The determination of cytokine concentrations in serum and bronchoalveolar
lavage fluid (BALF) may contribute to the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) since cytokines have …

Objective: Serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
levels in lung cancer have been investigated widely; however, their diagnostic values have …

A 28-year-old housewife, a life-long nonsmoker, presented with 3 weeks of pleuritic chest
pain along with swollen right leg, left arm, and left breast. Six months previously she had left …

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a general term for chronic, irreversible lung disease
that combines qualities of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The standard definition of …

OBJECTIVE: Dipyrone (Novalgin ® ) is an effective analgesic, antipyretic agent also with
spasmolytic effects on various types of smooth muscles. It has recently been reported that …