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    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, Dilek
    Introduction: 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.
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    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 Kasimay
    The 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.