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Article Change in Serum Concentrations of Interleukin-2 and Interferon-Γ During Treatment of Tuberculosis(Cambridge Med Publ, 2004) Berktas, M; Guducuoglu, H; Bozkurt, H; Onbasi, KT; Kurtoglu, MG; Andic, SWe aimed to investigate changes in serum concentrations of the cytokines interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon (IFN)-gamma during the clinical course of active tuberculosis, to establish the presence of cellular immunity before and after treatment. Blood samples were taken from 18 patients with active tuberculosis before and 2 months after therapy; IL-2 and IFN-gamma concentrations were evaluated. The mean serum IL-2 concentration before therapy was 164.5 pg/ml (range 12 - 980 pg/ml) and the concentration 2 months after therapy was 92.11 pg/ml (range 1 - 490 pg/ml). The mean serum IFN-gamma concentrations were 10.83 pg/ml (range 1 - 22.2 pg/ml) and 4.64 pg/ml (range 1 - 28.5 pg/ml), respectively. The decrease in concentrations of both cytokines after therapy was statistically significant. Further studies investigating the benefits of adding cytokines to drug treatment for tuberculosis are needed.Article Milk Yield Characteristics of Karaka Sheep(Scientific Technical Research Council Turkey, 2003) Karaca, O; Akyüz, N; Andic, S; Altin, TMilk yield and composition were determined in a total of 85 Karakas ewes (Akkaraman breed). The data were collected from Yuzuncu Yil University, Agriculture Faculty's Practice Farm and a rural farm near the University. Lactation length, average daily milk yield and total milk yield were 155.9 +/- 4.3 days, 529.6 +/- 31.6 ml and 84.7 +/- 5.1 1, respectively. Milk fat, total solid and mineral percentages were 7.09 +/- 0.25%, 19.75 +/- 0.66% and 0.93 +/- 0.03%, respectively. The differences between farms were significant (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01) for lactation length, average daily milk yield, total milk yield and milk fat percentage. The milk yields of ewes reared in rural farms were lower. In addition, the correlations between a number of characteristics were significant (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01).