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Publication Metadata only Protective effect of low dose caffeine on psychological stress and cognitive function(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017) AKAKIN, DİLEK; Cakir, Ozgur Kasimay; Ellek, Nurfitnat; Salehin, Nabila; Hamamci, Rabia; Keles, Hulya; Kayali, Damla Gokceoglu; Akakin, Dilek; Yuksel, Meral; Ozbeyli, DilekIntroduction: Caffeine is an adrenergic antagonist that enhances neuronal activity. Psychological stress depresses cognitive function. Aim: To investigate the effects of acute and chronic low dose caffeine on anxiety-like behavior and cognitive functions of acute or chronic psychological stressed rats. Material-method: Acute or chronic caffeine (3 mg/kg) was administered to male Sprague Dawley rats (200-250 g, n = 42) before acute (cat odor) and chronic variable psychological stress (restraint overcrowding stress, elevated plus maze, cat odor, forced swimming) induction. Anxiety and cognitive functions were evaluated byhole-board and object recognition tests. The brain glutathione and malondialdehyde assays, myeloperoxidase, nitric oxide (NO), superoxide dismutase (SOD), luminol and lucigenin activity and histological examination were done. ANOVA and Student's t-test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The depressed cognitive function with chronic stress exposure and the increased anxiety-like behavior with both stress inductions were improved via both caffeine applications (p < 0.05-0.001). Both caffeine pretreatments in chronic stressed rats, and chronic caffeine in acute stressed ones reduced the elevated myeloperoxidase activities (p < 0.05-0.01). The increased malondialdehyde, lucigenin and NO levels with acute stress were inhibited with chronic caffeine (p < 0.05-0.01), malondialdehyde and NO levels were declined by acute caffeine (p < 0.001). Acute caffeine decreased SOD activity (p < 0.01) and improved glutathione (p < 0.01) and luminol levels (p < 0.05). The induced histological damage with both stress exposures was ameliorated with chronic caffeine. Conclusion: The increased anxiety-like behavior and depleted cognitive functions under stress conditions were improved with both acute and predominantly chronic caffeine pretreatments by decreasing oxidative damage parameters. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Publication Open Access Investigation of Astaxanthin Effect on Cisplatin Ototoxicity in Rats by Using Otoacoustic Emission, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and Histopathological Methods(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2021-05) AKAKIN, DİLEK; Kinal, M. Emrah; Tatlipinar, Arzu; Uzun, Selami; Keskin, Serhan; Tekdemir, Emrah; Ozbeyli, Dilek; Akakin, DilekBackground: Cisplatin-induced ototoxicity is related to oxidative stress. Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful antioxidants in nature. Aims/objectives: To investigate the protective effect of astaxanthin on cisplatin-induced ototoxicity. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five Sprague Dawley female rats were divided into 5 groups: control, cisplatin, and cisplatin with 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg astaxanthin groups. Cisplatin group received a single intraperitoneal injection of 14 mg/kg cisplatin. While saline was administered in the control group, in the other 3 groups, 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg daily doses of astaxanthin were administered through orogastric cannula before administration of cisplatin. Baseline and 10th day otoacoustic emission tests were administered. An intracardiac blood sample was taken to measure total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and the cochleas of the animals were investigated histopathologically. Results: Hearing level of astaxanthin 40 mg/kg + cisplatin group was higher at 24 kHz and 32 kHz frequencies compared to the cisplatin group. The TAC value of the cisplatin group was lower than both the control and astaxanthin + cisplatin groups (P< .05). On histopathological examination, the other groups were deformed compared to the control group, but no statistically significant difference was observed between the astaxanthin + cisplatin and cisplatin groups. Conclusions and significance: Astaxanthin showed protective effect at high frequencies when it was administered at high dose. Thus, astaxanthin may have protective effect against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.Publication Metadata only Protective effect of exercise and sildenafil on acute stress and cognitive function(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2015) AKAKIN, DİLEK; Ozbeyli, Dilek; Gokalp, Ayse Gizem; Koral, Tolga; Ocal, Onur Yuksel; Dogan, Berkay; Akakin, Dilek; Yuksel, Meral; Kasimay, OzgurIntroduction: There are contradictory results about the effects of exercise and sildenafil on cognitive functions. Aim: To investigate the effects of sildenafil pretreatment and chronic exercise on anxiety and cognitive functions. Method: Wistar rats (n = 42) were divided as sedentary and exercise groups. A moderate-intensity swimming exercise was performed for 6 weeks, 5 days/week, 1 h/day. Some of the rats were administered orogastrically with sildenafil (25 mg/kg/day) either acutely or chronically. Exposure to cat odor was used for induction of stress. The level of anxiety was evaluated by elevated plus maze test, while object recognition test was used to determine cognitive functions. Brain tissues were removed for the measurement of myeloperoxidase (MPO), malondialdehyde (MDA), nitric oxide levels, lucigenin-enhanced chemiluminescence, and for histological analysis. Results: Increased MPO and MDA levels in sedentary-stressed rats were decreased with sildenafil applications. Chronic exercise inhibited the increase in MPO levels. Increased nitric oxide and lucigenin chemiluminescence levels in sedentary-stressed rats, were diminished with chronic sildenafil pretreatment. The time spent in the open arms of the plus maze was declined in sedentary-stressed rats, while chronic sildenafil pretreatment increased the time back to that in non-stressed rats. Acute sildenafil application to exercised rats prolonged the time spent in open arms as compared to non-treated exercise group. The time spent with the novel object, which was decreased in sedentary-stressed rats, was increased with sildenafil pretreatment. Our results suggest that sildenafil pretreatment or exercise exerts a protective effect against acute stress and improves cognitive functions by decreasing oxidative damage. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved.Publication Metadata only Protective effect of alpha-lipoic acid, aerobic or resistance exercise from colitis in second hand smoke exposed young rats(WILEY, 2017) AKAKIN, DİLEK; Ozbeyli, Dilek; Berberoglu, Ayse Cansu; Ozen, Anil; Erkan, Oktay; Basar, Yunus; Sen, Tunahan; Akakin, Dilek; Yuksel, Meral; Cakir, Ozgur KasimayThe role of second hand smoke (SHS) exposure on ulcerative colitis is not known. Our aim was to examine the effects of -lipoic acid (ALA), chronic aerobic (AE) or resistance exercise (RE) on SHS exposed rats with colitis. Sprague-Dawley male rats (150-200g, n=54) were selected for colitis induction. Among the colitis groups, one group was exposed to SHS (6d/wk, 4cigarettes/d) and the other was not. The SHS group was divided into subgroups as follows: sedentary; AE (swimming; 3d/wk); and RE (climbing with weight; 3d/wk). After 5weeks, colitis was induced by intrarectal acetic acid. All groups had subgroups that were given subcutaneously ALA (50mg/kg per day) or vehicle for 3days. Following decapitation, colon tissues were sampled to examine malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, luminol and lucigenin chemiluminenscence, macroscopic scoring and histologic examination. ANOVA and Student's t-test were used for statistical analysis. The increased macroscopic and microscopic scores, MPO, MDA, luminol and lucigenin measurements in colitis and SHS-colitis groups were decreased via ALA (P<.05-.001). AE declined macroscopic and microscopic scores, MDA, lucigenin compared to colitis and SHS-colitis groups (P<.01-.001). RE reduced microscopic score, MPO, MDA, luminol, lucigenin (P<.05-.001) that were increased with colitis. Decreased GSH levels (P<.01) in the SHS-colitis group approached to control levels when given ALA. According to our results SHS and colitis induction increased inflammatory damage. SHS did not worsen it more than colitis. Our results suggest that ALA, AE or RE might be protective for SHS exposed ulcerative colitis conditions.