Nasopharynx Battlefield: Cellular Immune Responses Mediated by Midkine in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and COVID-19

NW Kam, CY Lau, CM Che, VHF Lee - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary One of the questions that experts are trying to answer about COVID-19 is
whether it will have a positive or negative effect on cancer. It is important to consider the …

Can maternal serum midkine level predict chorionicity in twin pregnancies?

N Farisoğullari, A Tanacan, B Sakcak, R Denizli… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sometimes it can be difficult to chorionicity determination in twin pregnancies. This study
aimed to compare maternal serum midkine levels between twin and singleton pregnancies …

Maternal serum midkine level in fetal growth restriction: a case-control study

D Oluklu, DM Beser, DU Hendem, O Kara… - Journal of Perinatal …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Objectives To compare maternal serum midkine (MK) level in pregnant women with
idiopathic fetal growth restriction (FGR) and healthy. In addition, we assessed the value of …

The Association of Serum Midkine Level with Invasion in Placenta Previa: A Case–Control Study from a Tertiary Reference Center

N Farisoğullari, A Tanaçan, B Sakcak… - Journal of Interferon & …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
We aimed to examine the relationship between serum midkine levels and placental invasion
in pregnant women with placenta previa. The study group consisted of 43 pregnant women …

Maternal serum midkine level increases in pregnant women with diabetes mellitus: a case-control study

D Oluklu, D Menekse Beser… - Gynecological …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective We aimed to compare maternal serum midkine level in pregnant women with
different types of diabetes mellitus (DM) and healthy pregnant women. We also assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Midkine—A novel player in cardiovascular diseases

M Majaj, LT Weckbach - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Midkine (MK) is a 13-kDa heparin-binding cytokine and growth factor with anti-apoptotic, pro-
angiogenic, pro-inflammatory and anti-infective functions, that enable it to partake in a series …