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Detection of p16 promotor hypermethylation in “Maras powder” and tobacco users
Cancer Epidemiology, 2009 A plant powder called "Maras powder" is widely used instead of cigarette smoking in the South-Eastern region of Turkey. It has been confirmed that this powder comprises tobacco Nicotiana rustica L.The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Maras powder and cigarette smoking on the P16 promotor hypermethylation.
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Does Maras powder affect the nasal mucociliary clearence?
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2022Many studies have been conducted about the effect of cigarettes and other tobacco products on mucociliary clearance. However, there has been no study of the relationship between mucociliary clearance and Maras powder, which is a smokeless tobacco product.
Irfan Kara +2 more
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The effects of Maras powder(smokeless tobacco) on oxidative stress in users
Cell Biochemistry and Function, 2004AbstractMaras Powder (MP) is a special kind of smokeless tobacco widely used in the southeast region of Turkey especially in Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep and other southeastern cities. It is obtained from a tobacco species, Nicotiana rustica L and ash of oak or grapevine wood.
Erdogan Okur, Ergul Belge Kurutas
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The Osteoporotic Effect of Maras Powder (Turkish Smokeless Tobacco) Consumption in Healthy Males
Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2012 Ökkeş Bilal, Yakup Gümüsalan
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Maras Powder Usage Among Turkish Psychiatric Outpatients
Substance Use & Misuse, 2010A kind of smokeless tobacco known as Maras powder, which is used in the southeastern region of Turkey, causes nicotine dependence. The aim of this study was to determine the usage of Maras powder among psychiatric outpatients and nonpsychiatric controls.
Fatma Özlem, Orhan +4 more
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Evaluation of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in smokers and Maras powder users
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 2015The aim of this study was to evaluate adult attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in smokers, Maras powder users and non-users of tobacco products by using the Adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Self-report Scale (ASRS).The study was performed on 446 males presenting to family health centers in Kahramanmara, Turkey. Of 446
Hamît Sirri Keten +2 more
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The Effect of Maras Powder on DNA Methylation and Micronucleus Formation in Human Buccal Tissue
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 2008The plant powder "maras powder" (MP) has been used widely instead of cigarettes in the southeastern region of Turkey. The aim of this study was to assess the impacts of MP and cigarette smoking on the methylation and micronuclei (MN) formation in buccal cells of humans with a comparison to blood lymphocytes.
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Smoking and Maras Powder Use by Pregnant Women Living in Kahramanmaras and Associated Factors
Bağımlılık Dergisi, 2023Objective: This study aimed to determine the smoking and Maras powder use by pregnant women living in Kahramanmaras and associated factors. Method: This research, a cross-sectional study method, was carried out in a state hospital in Kahramanmaras with 669 pregnant women.
Deniz Akyıldız +2 more
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Ki-67 Protein Expression in Smokeless Tobacco (Maras Powder)-Induced Oral Mucosal Lesions
Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 2007ABSTRACT Objective: Many different forms of smokeless tobacco are used in the world. An interesting kind of smokeless tobacco (Maras powder) is used commonly in lieu of cigarettes in Kahramanmaras and its environs, in Turkey. The object of the present study was to investigate the effects of the Maras powder (MP) on oral mucosa and to examine the ...
Sevgi Bakaris, Erdogan Okur
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Genotoxic damage in Maras powder consumers from Kahramanmaras province of Turkey
Russian Journal of Genetics, 2007In the present study, chromosomal aberrations (CAs) and micronucleus (MN) levels in the lymphocytes from 60 male individuals consisting of 40 habitues of Maras powder (a kind of smokeless tobacco) and 20 unexposed subjects were determined to investigate the possible inducing effect of Maras powder.
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