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  • PublicationOpen Access
    Ethanol extract of Cotinus coggygria leaves accelerates wound healing process in diabetic rats
    (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2016-11) ŞEN, ALİ; Aksoy, Halil; Sen, Ali; Sancar, Mesut; Sekerler, Turgut; Akakin, Dilek; Bitis, Leyla; Uras, Fikriye; Kultur, Sukran; Izzettin, Fikret Vehbi
    Context:Cotinus coggygria Scop. (Anacardiaceae) leaves that were used as wound healing in traditional Balkan and Anatolian folk medicine, could be potentially effective in treating diabetic wounds.Objective: This study investigates biochemical and histological effects of ethanol extract of C. coggygria (CCE) on excision wound model in diabetic rats.Materials and methods: This study was conducted on diabetic Wistar albino rats, which were injected by a single dose (50mg/kg i.p.) streptozotocin. Afterward an excision wound model was created in all animals; diabetic control rats were applied topically simple ointment and diabetic treatment rats were applied topically 5% (w/w) ointment with CC, once a day during the experimental period. Malondialdehyde, glutathione and hydroxyproline levels in wound tissues were investigated at the end of 3rd, 7th, and 14th days. Histopathological examination was also performed.Results: Hydroxyproline content was significantly increased in the CCE treated group versus control after the 3rd and 7th days (15.33 versus 11.83; 19.67 versus 15.67mg/g, p<0.05; respectively). A statistically significant elevation in glutathione at the end of 3rd, 7th, and 14th days (5.13 versus 1.58, p<0.05; 4.72 versus 1.88, p<0.05; 3.83 versus 1.88mol/g, p<0.05, respectively) and a statistically significant decrease in malondialdehyde level at the end of 7th day (4.49 versus 1.48nmol/g, p<0.05) were determined in the treated group versus control group. These results were also supported by histological analyses.Discussion and conclusion: These findings indicate that CCE accelerated the cutaneous wound healing process in diabetic wounds, in confirmation of its traditional use.
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    The Effect of Algan Hemostatic Agent (AHA) on Wound Healing
    (MARMARA UNIV, INST HEALTH SCIENCES, 2020-09-04) ŞEN, ALİ; Aksoy, Halil; Sener, Azize; Akakin, Dilek; Sen, Ali; Ozakpinar, Ozlem Bingol; Ozcan, Sinemcan; Simsek, Ahmet Kaan; Sekerler, Turgut; Guzel, Sevket Ergun; Midi, Ahmet
    Objective: The Algan Hemostatic Agent (AHA) is a novel herbal originated blood stopper. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of AHA on wound healing on excisional wound model in rats. Methods: In this study, 54 adult Wistar albino rats were used. Rats were divided into 3 groups (saline, Madecassol (R) and AHA). Each group was then divided into 3 subgroups as the 3rd, 7th and 14th days. Two wounds were created in the dorsal thoracic region of the rats. One of the lesions was used for histopathological examinations and the other for hydroxyproline measurement. In order to evaluate the wound healing, wound area were measured during the whole treatment period and animals were sacrificed at the end of the 3rd, 7th and 14th days and tissue samples were taken for the determination of hydroxyproline levels. Results: AHA treatment did not cause significant difference in hydroxyproline level on days 3, 7, 14. The contraction percentage of wound area was higher in the AHA group on day 7 than that of the control group. However, the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). On days 3 and 14, no significant difference was detected in the contraction percentage of wound area between the control and the AHA groups. AHA and Madecassol (R) results of epidermis regeneration on the 14th day, neutrophil infiltration on the 7th day and edema on the 3rd, 7th and 14th days were different in terms of histopathological parameters compared to the control group. Conclusion: Despite good histological findings, AHA did not significantly accelerate wound healing, but did not adversely affect wound healing as well.
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    Myrtus communis L. Extract Ameliorates High Fat Diet Induced Kidney and Bladder Damage by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Inflammation
    (2022-12-02) ERTAŞ, BÜŞRA; ŞEN, ALİ; AKAKIN, DİLEK; ERCAN, FERİHA; Kanpalta Mustafaoğlu F., Ertaş B., Şen A., Akakın D., Şener G., Ercan F.
    Objective: Obesity is associated with many diseases, including urinary system disorders such as chronic kidney disease and overactive bladder syndrome. Myrtus communis L. (MC) extract has been reported to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of MC extract on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced kidney and bladder damage. Materials and Methods: Wistar albino male rats were divided into three experimental groups: control, HFD and HFD+MC. Experimental groups were fed a standard diet (control group) or HFD (HFD and HFD+MC groups) for 16 weeks. MC extract (100 mg/kg) was administered to the HFD+MC group orally during the last 4 weeks (5 days/week) of the experiment. Highdensity lipoprotein, total cholesterol, triglyceride and leptin levels were measured in blood serum. Tissue malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) levels were evaluated biochemically. Kidney and bladder morphology, NADPH oxidase-2 (NOX-2) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-ҡB)-positive and apoptotic cells were evaluated histologically. Results: Lipid profiles altered and leptin levels increased in blood serum. MDA, 8-OHdG and MPO levels increased and GSH level decreased in kidney and bladder in the HFD group. Moreover, degenerated kidney and bladder morphology, increased NOX-2 and NF-ҡB-positive and apoptotic cells were observed in this group. All of these biochemical and histological parameters were ameliorated in the HFD+MC group. Conclusion: HFD-induced obesity causes kidney and bladder damage by oxidative and inflammatory processes. MC extract may reduce oxidative stress and inflammation and play a protective role in obesity-related kidney and bladder damage.
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    Cotinus coggygria scop. Attenuates acetic acid-induced colitis in rats by regulation of inflammatory mediators
    (2023-03-01) ŞEN, ALİ; ERTAŞ, BÜŞRA; YILDIRIM, AYBENİZ; AKAKIN, DİLEK; BİTİŞ, LEYLA; ŞENER, GÖKSEL; Şen A., Ertaş B., Çevik Ö., Yıldırım A., Gökçeoğlu-Kayalı D., Akakın D., Bitiş L., Şener G.
    In traditional medicine, many medicinal plants are used in the treatment of various diseases caused by infammation. The objective of the present study is to elucidate for the frst time the efects of Cotinus coggygria (CC) ethanol extract (CCE) on colonic structure and infammation of acetic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in rats. Colonic damage was assessed using disease activity index score, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and hematoxylin–eosin staining. Also, in vitro antioxidant activity of CCE was investigated by ABTS methods. Total phytochemical content of CCE was measured spectroscopically. Acetic acid caused colonic damage according to disease activity index and macroscopic scoring. CCE signifcantly reversed these damages. While the levels of proinfammatory cytokines TNFalpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, and TGF-1beta increased in tissue with UC, IL-10 level decreased. CCE increased infammatory cytokine levels to values close to the sham group. At the same time, while markers indicating disease severity such as VEGF, COX-2, PGE2, and 8-OHdG indicated the disease in the colitis group, these values returned to normal with CCE. Histological research results support biochemical analysis. CCE exhibited signifcant antioxidant against ABTS radical. Also, CCE was found to have a high content of total polyphenolic compounds. These fndings provide evidence that CCE might be beneft as a promising novel therapy in the treatment of UC in humans due to high polyphenol content and justify the use of CC in folkloric medicine for treatment of infamed diseases.