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Publication Metadata only Sıçanlarda parkinson hastalığına bağlı oluşan bellek disfonksiyonuna farklı egzersiz uygulamalarının etkileri(2022-05-12) KOYUNCUOĞLU, TÜRKAN; ÖZKAN YENAL, NAZİYE; KASIMAY ÇAKIR, ÖZGÜR; GÜLHAN, REZZAN; YÜKSEL, MERAL; Koyuncuoğlu T., Erol G., Çulpan Y., Gülhan R., Yüksel M., Özkan Yenal N., Kasımay Çakır Ö.Giriş: Parkinson hastalığı (PH) Alzheimer hastalığından sonra en yaygın görülennörodejeneratif hastalıktır.1 PH’da motor semptomların yanı sıra bellek disfonksiyonugörülmektedir. Yüksek anksiyete seviyeleri bellek fonksiyonlarını olumsuz etkilemektedir.2Amaç: İstemli tekerlek çevirme egzersizi, direnç egzersizi ve kombine egzersizuygulamalarının anksiyete düzeyleri ile bellek üzerindeki etkilerinin araştırılması ve alttayatan mekanizmaların ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır.Yöntem: Çalışmada Wistar Albino erkek sıçanlarda (n=50) taklit cerrahi ve Parkinsongrupları oluşturulduktan sonra sedanter ve 3 farklı egzersiz protokolünün uygulandığı istemli(İE), rezistans (RE) ve kombine (KE: İE+RE) grupları oluşturuldu. Egzersizler 6 haftaboyunca (3 gün/hafta) uygulandı. PH modeli oluşturmak için sıçanlarda sağ mediyal önbeyine 6-OHDA (0.5 μl/dk) enjeksiyonu yapıldı. Taklit cerrahili gruplara 6-OHDA’nınçözücüsü verildi. Apomorfin uygulamaları sonrası rotasyon hareketi ile Parkinson modelideğerlendirildi. Obje tanıma testi ve delikli levha testleri sıçanlarda bellek fonksiyonlarını veanksiyete düzeylerini değerlendirmek için yaptırıldı. Beyin dokusunda antioksidan glutatyon(GSH) ve lipid peroksidasyonu belirteci malondialdehit (MDA) ve nötrofil infiltrasyonugöstergeci miyeloperoksidaz (MPO) aktivitesi, oksidan radikallerin belirteci luminol velusigenin ölçüldü. Verilerin analizinde tek yönlü ANOVA ardından Tukey-Kramer testi ilestudent’s t testi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Her 3 egzersiz ile Parkinsona bağlı gerileyen bellek fonksiyonu düzelmiştir(p<0.05-0.01). Sedantere kıyasla PH oluşturulmuş KE grubunda rotasyon hareketi azalırken,İE grubunda arttı (p<0.05-0.01). PH oluşturulmasıyla luminol ve lusigenin düzeyleri artarken,İE ile luminol azalmıştır (p<0.05-0.001). MPO aktivitesinin PH oluşturulmasıyla sedantergrubunda yükseldiği, ancak İE ve RE gruplarında baskılandığı gözlenmiştir (p<0.01-0.001).Her 3 egzersiz ile GSH düzeylerinin arttığı (p<0.05-0.01), KE ile MDA düzeylerinin düştüğübulundu (p<0.05). PH oluşturulmasıyla sedanter grupta azalmış bulunan bakılan delik sayısıve şahlanma sayısı (p<0.01-0.001), RE ve KE gruplarında artmıştır (p<0.05-0.01). Sedanterve İE gruplarında artan donma süresi, KE ile azalmıştır (p<0.05-0.001).Tartışma ve Sonuç: KE lipid peroksidasyonunu baskılamış, İE ve RE nötrofilinfiltrasyonunu azaltmıştır. RE ve KE anksiyeteyi hafifletmiştir. PH’da oluşan bellekdisfonksiyonunda farklı egzersiz uygulamalarının koruyucu etki gösterdikleri ortayakonmuştur.Anahtar Sözcükler: Egzersiz, Parkinson, Anksiyete, Bellek, AntioksidanPublication Metadata only The effect of metformin on ethanol- and indomethacininduced gastric ulcers in rats(2022-09-01) YÜKSEL, MERAL; ERCAN, FERİHA; CABADAK, HÜLYA; AYDIN OMAY, BANU; İpek B. E. , YÜKSEL M., Cumbul A., ERCAN F., CABADAK H., AYDIN OMAY B., Alican İ.BACKGROUND: Previous studies found metformin as an effective agent to suppress oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in various inflammatory diseases. The present study investigated the effect of metformin against 2 experimental gastric injury models in rats, using macroscopical, histopathological, biochemical, and immunostaining studies. METHODS: After 24 hours of fasting, male Sprague-Dawley rats (280-400 g) (n = 8 per group) received indomethacin (80 mg/kg; indo ulcer group) or absolute ethanol (5 mL/kg; ethanol ulcer group) or vehicle orally by gavage. Metformin (500 mg/kg) was given orally for 3 days prior to indomethacin or ethanol challenge. Ranitidine (50 mg/kg) was given orally for 3 days before indomethacin or ethanol administration as a positive control. On day 3, the animals were euthanized 6 hours after indo or 1 hour after ethanol challenge. Gastric samples were used for macroscopic scoring, histopathological examinations, and biochemical assays. Trunk blood was collected for the assessment of interleukin-1β level. RESULTS: In both ethanol ulcer and indo ulcer groups, metformin decreased the extent of gastric lesions macroscopically and microscopically, improved the high chemiluminescence levels, and the percentage of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)-positive apoptotic cells compared with untreated ulcer groups. Gastric blood flow analysis revealed significant increases in both metformin-treated ulcer groups compared to untreated ulcer groups. CONCLUSION: The findings of the present work demonstrated the gastroprotective effect of metformin against the development of gastric mucosal lesions induced by ethanol and indomethacin in non-diabetic, normoglycemic rats via its antioxidant and anti-apoptotic properties and partly from its ability to restore blood flow.Publication Metadata only 83: phoenixin-14 ameliorates cholestatic liver injury and bileinduced acute pancreatic injury in rats(2022-05-01) KAHRAMAN, MERVE MERİÇ; YÜKSEL, MERAL; YEGEN, BERRAK; ERCAN, FERİHA; Şen L. S. , Kahraman M. M. , Mermer K. S. , Köroğlu K., Yüksel M., İmeryüz N., Ercan F., Yegen B.Background: Bile duct obstruction, which results in cholestatic liver injury, is also the major cause of acute pancreatitis. Phoenixin (PNX) was originally defined as a hypothalamic peptide associated with a wide range of physiological processes and exerts antioxidant and antiinflammatory effects. PNX is expressed in several peripheral organs including pancreas and liver. We aimed to evaluate possible therapeutic effects of PNX on hepatic and pancreatic damage induced by biliary or pancreaticobiliary duct obstruction. Methods: In male Sprague Dawley rats, bile duct ligation (BDL; n=16) or pancreaticobiliary duct ligation (PBDL; n= 16) was performed under ketamine anesthesia, while control rats (n=8) had sham-surgery. Either PNX-14 (50 µg/kg/day) or saline was subcutaneously injected immediately after surgery and in the following 2 days. On the post-operative 3rd day, hepatic and renal blood flow was measured using laser Doppler flowmeter under anesthesia and the rats were then euthanized. In the liver and pancreas samples, levels of malondialdehyde, antioxidant glutathione and myeloperoxidase activity were measured by spectrophotometry, while luminol- and lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence (CL) levels were measured to assess formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Tissue samples were stained by hematoxylin-eosin to calculate microscopic damage scores. Statistical analyses were made by one-way ANOVA. Results: Increased microscopic damage scores in the pancreas of saline-treated PBDL (p<0.001) and in the liver of saline-treated BDL group (p<0.001) were reduced by PNX14 treatment (p<0.01), but PBDL-induced hepatic damage (p<0.001) was not changed by PNX-14. Pancreatic and hepatic levels of malondialdehyde and myeloperoxidase activity and pancreatic glutathione levels were not different among the experimental groups, while hepatic glutathione level was elevated in PNX-14-treated BDL (p<0.001) and PBDL (p<0.01) groups as compared to control group. Despite a non-significant fall in renal or hepatic blood flow in saline-treated BDL rats, PBDL significantly reduced hepatic (p<0.001) and renal (p<0.01) blood flow, while PNX-14 reversed blood flow in both organs back to control levels (p<0.05). The CL levels of luminol and lucigenin were increased in both hepatic and pancreatic tissues of saline-treated BDL and PBDL groups (p<0.05-0.001), showing enhanced ROS generation. However, CL levels in both the liver and pancreas of PNX-14-treated BDL and PBDL groups were significantly reduced as compared to those measured in the liver and pancreas of respective saline-treated groups (p<0.05-0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion, cholestatic liver injury and bile-induced pancreatic injury are alleviated by PNX-14 treatment, which appears to act via its ROS scavenging activity, by replenishing hepatic antioxidant capacity and restoring impaired organ perfusion.Publication Metadata only Irisin protects against neuroinflammation in rats induced by epileptic seizure(2022-09-01) YÜKSEL, MERAL; Ozdemir-Kumral Z. N. , Akgun T., Hasim C., Ulusoy E., Yuksel F., Kalpakcioglu M. K. , Okumus T., Uslu Z., Akakin D., Goren Z., et al.Publication Metadata only Stimulation of estrogen receptors attenuates oxidant skin injury in hyperglycemic rats with incisional wound(2023-01-01) KAHRAMAN, MERVE MERİÇ; YÜKSEL, MERAL; ERCAN, FERİHA; YEGEN, BERRAK; Sen L. S., Akgun T., KAHRAMAN M. M., YÜKSEL M., ERCAN F., YEGEN B.Publication Metadata only Investigation of the possible protective effect of phoenixin-14 on small intestine and lung damage due to mesenteric ischemia in rats(2023-01-01) KAHRAMAN, MERVE MERİÇ; YÜKSEL, MERAL; ERCAN, FERİHA; YEGEN, BERRAK; YEGEN, ŞEVKET CUMHUR; Sen L. S., Kahraman M. M., Mermer K. S., Akgun T., YÜKSEL M., ERCAN F., YEGEN B., Yegen C.Publication Metadata only Hepatoprotective effects of parsley (Petroselinum Crispum) extract in rats with bile duct ligation(2022-01-01) ÖZBEYLİ, DİLEK; ERCAN, FERİHA; YÜKSEL, MERAL; Ede S., ÖZBEYLİ D., Erdoğan Ö., Çevik Ö., Kanpalta F., ERCAN F., YANARDAĞ R., SAÇAN Ö., ERTİK O., YÜKSEL M., et al.© 2022 Pan-Arab Association of GastroenterologyBackground and study aims: This study aimed to investigate the possible protective effects of parsley extract (Petroselinum Crispum; PC) against oxidative liver damage caused by bile obstruction in rats. Material and methods: Bile duct ligation (BDL) method was used to induce liver injury in rats. The rats were divided into the three groups each consisting of 8 rats; Sham-operated control (C), bile duct ligated + saline treated (BDL), and BDL + PC treated groups. PC extract was given at a dose of 2 g/kg orally for 28 days. Aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanin amino transferase (ALT), and bilirubin levels were analyzed in sera. In order to determine free radicals in liver injury, luminol and lucigenin chemiluminescence tests used. Oxidative stress was evaluated through superoxide dismutase, glutathione, malondialdehyde, Na+/K+-ATPase and 8-hydroxy guanosine levels. Furthermore, inflammation marker myeloperoxidase, apoptosis marker caspase-3, and fibrosis markers TGF- β and hydoxyproline were investigated. The liver tissues were also examined for histological evaluations. Results: While PC treatment decreased AST and ALT levels which increased with BDL, oxidant damage parameters also decreased with this treatment. Conclusion: The present study, which is the first research for PC extract on cholestasis induced liver damage, demonstrated that PC extract could be a potential therapeutic agent against liver fibrosis and need further studies.Publication Metadata only Estrogen supplementation alleviates stress-induced gastric ulcer in post-menopausal rats: the dominant role of estrogen-beta receptors(2022-05-24) KAYA, ÖZLEM TUĞÇE; YEGEN, ŞEVKET CUMHUR; ERCAN, FERİHA; YEGEN, BERRAK; YÜKSEL, MERAL; Şen L. S., Altınoluk T., İpek B. E., Akbulut S., Kaya Ö. T., Ercan F., Yüksel M., Yegen Ş. C., Yegen B.Publication Metadata only Postoperative treatment with caffeine supports the recovery of intestinal motility in rats: antioxidant action of caffeine(2022-09-01) YÜKSEL, MERAL; ERCAN, FERİHA; YEGEN, BERRAK; Sen L. S. , Mermer K. S. , Kahraman M. M. , Toraman A. E. , Tiftikci E., Harlak M., Recai M. S. , Akkurt Z. N. , Yuksel M., Ercan F., et al.