Comparison of methotrexate and azathioprine as the first-line steroid-sparing immunosuppressive agents in patients with Takayasu's arteritis

Authors: Kaymaz-Tahra, Sema, Bayindir, Ozun, Ince, Burak, Ozdemir İsik, Ozlem, Kutu, Muhammet Emin, Karakas, Ozlem, Yildirim, Tuba Demirci, Ademoglu, Zeliha, Ediboglu, Elif Durak, Uludogan, Burcu Ceren Ekti, Ilgin, Can, Bilge, Nazife Sule Yasar, Kasifoglu, Timucin, Akar, Servet, Emmungil, Hakan, Onen, Fatos, Omma, Ahmet, Kanitez, Nilufer Alpay, Yazici, Ayten, Cefle, Ayse, Inanc, Murat, Aksu, Kenan, Keser, Gokhan, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism June 2024 66

Angiographic findings of pulmonary arterial involvement in Behcet's Disease: Do they correlate with symptoms and acute phase response?

Authors: Aksoy, Aysun, Kocakaya, Derya, Demircioglu, Ozlem, Cimsit, Nuri Cagatay, Yildizeli, Bedrettin, Karakurt, Sait, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: In Respiratory Medicine January 2024 221

The administration of methotrexate in patients with Still's disease, “real-life” findings from AIDA Network Still Disease Registry

Authors: Ruscitti, Piero, Sota, Jurgen, Vitale, Antonio, Lopalco, Giuseppe, Iannone, Florenzo, Morrone, Maria, Giardini, Henrique Ayres Mayrink, D'Agostin, Marília Ambuel, Antonelli, Isabelle Parente de Brito, Almaghlouth, Ibrahim, Asfina, Kazi Nur, Khalil, Najma, Sfikakis, Petros P., Laskari, Katerina, Tektonidou, Maria, Ciccia, Francesco, Iacono, Daniela, Riccio, Flavia, Ragab, Gaafar, Hussein, Mohamed A., Govoni, Marcello, Ruffilli, Francesca, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Giacomelli, Roberto, Navarini, Luca, Bartoloni, Elena, Riccucci, Ilenia, Martín-Nares, Eduardo, Torres-Ruiz, Jiram, Cipriani, Paola, Di Cola, Ilenia, Hernández-Rodríguez, José, Gómez-Caverzaschi, Verónica, Dagna, Lorenzo, Tomelleri, Alessandro, Makowska, Joanna, Brzezinska, Olga, Iagnocco, Annamaria, Bellis, Elisa, Caggiano, Valeria, Gaggiano, Carla, Tarsia, Maria, Mormile, Ilaria, Emmi, Giacomo, Sfriso, Paolo, Monti, Sara, Erten, Şükran, Del Giudice, Emanuela, Lubrano, Riccardo, Conti, Giovanni, Olivieri, Alma Nunzia, Lo Gullo, Alberto, Tharwat, Samar, Karamanakos, Anastasios, Gidaro, Antonio, Maggio, Maria Cristina, La Torre, Francesco, Cardinale, Fabio, Ogunjimi, Benson, Maier, Armin, Sebastiani, Gian Domenico, Opris-Belinski, Daniela, Frassi, Micol, Viapiana, Ombretta, Bizzi, Emanuele, Carubbi, Francesco, Fotis, Lampros, Tufan, Abdurrahman, Kardas, Riza Can, Więsik-Szewczyk, Ewa, Jahnz-Różyk, Karina, Fabiani, Claudia, Frediani, Bruno, Balistreri, Alberto, Rigante, Donato, Cantarini, Luca

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism October 2023 62

Clinical trait-specific genetic analysis in Behçet's disease identifies novel loci associated with ocular and neurological involvement

Authors: Casares-Marfil, Desiré, Esencan, Deren, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Çefle, Ayşe, Yazıcı, Ayten, Duzgun, Nursen, Aşık, Mehmet Ali, Özbek, Süleyman, Cinar, Muhammet, Alpsoy, Erkan, Bilge, Sule Yasar, Kasifoglu, Timucin, Saruhan-Direskeneli, Guher, Direskeneli, Haner, Sawalha, Amr H.

Source: In Clinical Immunology August 2023 253

Intima-media thickness of common femoral vein is increased in Behçet's disease

Authors: Sevik, Gizem, Ergelen, Rabia, Ağaçkıran, Seda Kutluğ, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: In Clinical Immunology May 2023 250

Earlier and more aggressive treatment with biologics may prevent relapses and further new organ involvement in Behçet's disease

Authors: Bozkurt, Tugce, Karabacak, Murat, Karatas, Hakan, Kutluğ Ağaçkıran, Seda, Ergun, Tulin, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: In Clinical Immunology March 2023 248

Sex-specific analysis in Behçet's disease reveals higher genetic risk in male patients

Authors: Jo, Yun Gun, Ortiz-Fernández, Lourdes, Coit, Patrick, Yilmaz, Vuslat, Yentür, Sibel P., Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Aksu, Kenan, Erken, Eren, Düzgün, Nursen, Keser, Gokhan, Cefle, Ayse, Yazici, Ayten, Ergen, Andac, Alpsoy, Erkan, Salvarani, Carlo, Kısacık, Bünyamin, Kötter, Ina, Henes, Jörg, Çınar, Muhammet, Schaefer, Arne, Nohutcu, Rahime M., Takeuchi, Fujio, Harihara, Shinji, Kaburaki, Toshikatsu, Messedi, Meriam, Song, Yeong-Wook, Kaşifoğlu, Timuçin, Martin, Javier, González Escribano, María Francisca, Saruhan-Direskeneli, Güher, Direskeneli, Haner, Sawalha, Amr H.

Source: In Journal of Autoimmunity October 2022 132

Screening for familial disease presence in first-degree relatives of Behçet's disease patients: Is measurement of common femoral vein wall thickness valuable for the diagnosis?

Authors: Boncukcuoğlu, Ayşe Elif, Topal, Erhan, Ergelen, Rabia, Kaş, Dilara, Alkan, Elifnur, Kaya, Gamzenur, Girgin, Şevket, Ergun, Tülin, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: Modern Rheumatology; Mar2025, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p371-377, 7p

Subject Terms: BEHCET'S disease, FEMORAL vein, ERYTHEMA nodosum, DOPPLER ultrasonography, GENETIC disorders

Biologic treatments in Takayasu's Arteritis: A comparative study of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and tocilizumab

Authors: Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Kaymaz-Tahra, Sema, Bayındır, Özün, Yazici, Ayten, Ince, Burak, Kalkan, Kübra, Kanıtez, Nilüfer Alpay, Kocaer, Sinem Burcu, Yasar Bilge, Nazife Sule, Omma, Ahmet, Durak, Elif, Ilgın, Can, Akar, Servet, Kaşifoğlu, Timuçin, Önen, Fatoş, Emmungil, Hakan, İnanç, Murat, Cefle, Ayşe, Aksu, Kenan, Keser, Gökhan, Direskeneli, Haner

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism December 2021 51(6):1224-1229

Predictors for the risk and severity of post-thrombotic syndrome in vascular Behçet's disease

Authors: Aksoy, Aysun, Colak, Seda, Yagiz, Burcu, Coskun, Belkıs Nihan, Omma, Ahmet, Yildiz, Yasin, Sari, Alper, Atas, Nuh, Ilgin, Can, Karadag, Ömer, Erden, Abdülsamet, Dalkilic, Ediz, Bolca, Naile, Ergelen, Rabia, Onur, Mehmet Ruhi, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: In Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders November 2021 9(6):1451-1459

Identification of susceptibility loci for Takayasu arteritis through a large multi-ancestral genome-wide association study

Authors: Ortiz-Fernández, Lourdes, Saruhan-Direskeneli, Güher, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Kaymaz-Tahra, Sema, Coit, Patrick, Kong, Xiufang, Kiprianos, Allan P., Maughan, Robert T., Aydin, Sibel Z., Aksu, Kenan, Keser, Gokhan, Kamali, Sevil, Inanc, Murat, Springer, Jason, Akar, Servet, Onen, Fatos, Akkoc, Nurullah, Khalidi, Nader A., Koening, Curry, Karadag, Omer, Kiraz, Sedat, Forbess, Lindsy, Langford, Carol A., McAlear, Carol A., Ozbalkan, Zeynep, Yavuz, Sule, Çetin, Gozde Yildirim, Alpay-Kanitez, Nilufer, Chung, Sharon, Ates, Askin, Karaaslan, Yasar, McKinnon-Maksimowicz, Kathleen, Monach, Paul A., Ozer, Hüseyin T.E., Seyahi, Emire, Fresko, Izzet, Cefle, Ayse, Seo, Philip, Warrington, Kenneth J., Ozturk, Mehmet A., Ytterberg, Steven R., Cobankara, Veli, Onat, Ahmet Mesut, Duzgun, Nurşen, Bıcakcıgil, Muge, Yentür, Sibel P., Lally, Lindsay, Manfredi, Angelo A., Baldissera, Elena, Erken, Eren, Yazici, Ayten, Kısacık, Bünyamin, Kaşifoğlu, Timuçin, Dalkilic, Ediz, Cuthbertson, David, Pagnoux, Christian, Sreih, Antoine, Reales, Guillermo, Wallace, Chris, Wren, Jonathan D., Cunninghame-Graham, Deborah S., Vyse, Timothy J., Sun, Ying, Chen, Huiyong, Grayson, Peter C., Tombetti, Enrico, Jiang, Lindi, Mason, Justin C., Merkel, Peter A., Direskeneli, Haner, Sawalha, Amr H.

Source: In The American Journal of Human Genetics 7 January 2021 108(1):84-99

Analysis of proinflammatory cytokine responses in Takayasu arteritis.

Authors: Deniz, Rabia, Tulunay-Virlan, Aysın, Ozdemir, Filiz Ture, Unal, Ali Ugur, Ozen, Gulsen, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Aydin-Tatli, Imren, Direskeneli, Haner

Source: Archives of Rheumatology; Dec2024, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p598-606, 9p

Subject Terms: VASCULITIS, CROSS-sectional method, FLOW cytometry, T cells, DATA analysis, ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay, KRUSKAL-Wallis Test, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CELL culture, MONOCLONAL antibodies, INTERFERONS, STATISTICS, CYTOKINES, TAKAYASU arteritis, INFLAMMATION, STAINS & staining (Microscopy), DATA analysis software, INTERLEUKINS, NONPARAMETRIC statistics

Anticoagulant Treatment May Decrease the Relapse Rate of Pulmonary Arterial Involvement in Behçet's Disease.

Authors: Abacar, Kerem Yiğit, Boncukcuoglu, Ayşe Elif, Aksoy, Aysun, Kocakaya, Derya, Cimsit, Cagatay, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: JRC: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology; Dec2024, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p303-308, 6p

Does Extended Vascular Screening Be Performed in All Asymptomatic Behçet's Disease Patients With Previously Diagnosed Vascular Involvement or Unexplained Inflammatory Response?

Authors: Direskeneli, Haner, Abacar, Kerem Yiğit, Alibaz‐Oner, Fatma

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases; Dec2024, Vol. 27 Issue 12, p1-4, 4p

Subject Terms: BEHCET'S disease, VENOUS thrombosis, ASYMPTOMATIC patients, BUDD-Chiari syndrome, CEREBRAL embolism & thrombosis

Assessment of damage in Takayasu‘s arteritis

Authors: Kaymaz-Tahra, Sema, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Direskeneli, Haner

Source: In Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism August 2020 50(4):586-591

Carotid intima-media thickness correlated with age and pulse wave velocity in ANCA-associated vasculitis patients.

Authors: IZGI, Tuba Nur, BARUTCU ATAS, Dilek, ATAS, Halil, AKASLAN, Dursun, ILGIN, Can, VELIOGLU, Arzu, ARIKAN, Hakki, ALIBAZ-ONER, Fatma, DIRESKENELI, Haner, TUGLULAR, Serhan, ASICIOGLU, Ebru

Source: Marmara Medical Journal; Oct2024, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p290-294, 5p

Subject Terms: VASCULITIS, RESEARCH funding, ANTINEUTROPHIL cytoplasmic antibodies, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors, AGE distribution, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, CAROTID intima-media thickness, PULSE wave analysis, BIOMARKERS

Infections in ANCA-associated vasculitis and lupus nephritis treated with rituximab.

Authors: TEMIZ, Sultan Gozde, BARUTCU ATAS, Dilek, ALIBAZ ONER, Fatma, VELIOGLU, Arzu, HAKKI ARIKAN, Izzet, TUGLULAR, Zubeyde Serhan, DIRESKENELI, Rafi Haner, ASICIOGLU, Ebru

Source: Marmara Medical Journal; Oct2024, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p268-273, 6p

Subject Terms: VASCULITIS, LUPUS nephritis, RESPIRATORY infections, IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents, ANTINEUTROPHIL cytoplasmic antibodies, HOSPITAL care, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, RITUXIMAB, SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus, TREATMENT effectiveness, RETROSPECTIVE studies, SEPSIS, DATA analysis software, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, COMORBIDITY, GLOMERULAR filtration rate

Assessment of venous disease with different venous disease specific scales in Behçet's disease patients with deep vein thrombosis.

Authors: Aksoy, Aysun, Colak, Seda, Yagiz, Burcu, Coskun, Belkıs Nihan, Omma, Ahmet, Sarı, Alper, Atas, Nuh, Ilgın, Can, Karadag, Omer, Erden, Abdülsamet, Yildiz, Yasin, Dalkılıç, Ediz, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: Phlebology; Sep2024, Vol. 39 Issue 8, p550-556, 7p

Subject Terms: CROSS-sectional method, RISK assessment, DATA analysis, STATISTICAL significance, POSTTHROMBOTIC syndrome, KRUSKAL-Wallis Test, MULTIPLE regression analysis, BEHCET'S disease, SEVERITY of illness index, TERTIARY care, MANN Whitney U Test, MULTIVARIATE analysis, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, QUALITY of life, RESEARCH, STATISTICS, CONFIDENCE intervals, DATA analysis software, DISEASE risk factors, DISEASE complications

Geographic Terms: TURKEY

Patient-reported outcomes in Takayasu's arteritis

Authors: Alibaz-Oner, Fatma, Sreih, Antoine G., Merkel, Peter A., Direskeneli, Haner

Source: In La Presse Médicale July-August 2017 46(7-8) Part 2:e225-e227

Common femoral vein wall thickness measurement by Doppler ultrasonography is an accurate diagnostic test for Behçet's Disease both in supine and standing positions.

Authors: Ergelen, Rabia, Ağaçkıran, Seda Kutluğ, Direskeneli, Haner, Alibaz-Oner, Fatma

Source: Phlebology; Jul2024, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p388-392, 5p

Subject Terms: DOPPLER ultrasonography, LEG, BEHCET'S disease, FEMORAL vein, ROUTINE diagnostic tests, SUPINE position, PATIENT positioning