Prophylactic efect of myricetin and apigenin against lipopolysaccharide‑induced acute liver injury
KARAYAKAR, FAHRİ | YILMAZ, FERBAL ÖZKAN | HUNT, ARZU ÖZLÜER
Background: Liver has an important role in the initiation and progression of multiple organ failure that occurs in sepsis. Many natural active substances can be used to reduce the liver injury caused by sepsis. For this aim, the efects of myricetin and apigenin on mice model of acute liver injury was evaluated in this study. Methods and results: Thirty-six mice were randomly divided into six groups as; control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 mg/kg), LPS+myricetin (100 mg/kg), LPS+myricetin (200 mg/kg), LPS+apigenin (100 mg/kg), and LPS+apigenin (200 mg/kg) groups. Myricetin and apigenin were administered orally for 7 days, and LPS was administered intraperitoneally only on the 7th day of the study. 24 h after LPS application, all animals were sacrifced and serum biochemical parameters, hist...
The protective role of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) against chlorpyrifos-induced oxidative stress in Oreochromis niloticus
YILMAZ, FERBAL ÖZKAN | HUNT, ARZU ÖZLÜER | YALIN SERAP
Ability of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) to attenuate oxidative damage was evaluated in liver and brain tissues of Oreochromis niloticus (O. niloticus) experimentally exposed to sublethal concentrations of chlorpyrifos (CPF). O. niloticus was exposed to sublethal concentrations of CPF at 12 μg/L (CPF1) and 24 μg/L (CPF2) for 96 h. The fish of vitamin C (Vit C) and CPF2 + Vit C groups were fed with Vit C supplemented diet (200 mg Vit C/100 g feed). A significant increase in thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) level (P < 0.05) was observed in brain of CPF-exposed fish although liver TBARS level was not changed compared to control group. This result showed that lipid peroxidation (LPO) was elevated in brain of fish exposed to CPF. Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in liver and ...
Titanyum dioksit nanopartikülünün sıçan siyatik siniri üzerine toksik etkilerinin araştırılması
Erdoğan, Bayram
Nanoteknoloji 1-100 nanometre boyutlarındaki partiküllerin kullanıldığı fizik, kimya, biyoloji, elektronik, enerji üretimi, tıp gibi geniş uygulama alanları bulunan yeni bir bilim dalıdır. Son yıllarda nanoteknoloji alanındaki hızlı gelişmeler bu teknoloji ürünlerinin günlük yaşantımıza daha fazla oranda girmesine yol açmaktadır. Kirlenmeyen leke tutmayan kumaş, su tutmayan-ıslanmayan kirlenmeyen boyalar, traş losyonları, güneş kremleri bunlardan bazılarıdır. Zamanla nanoteknolojideki gelişmeler diğer teknolojik alanlarda olduğu gibi insan ve ekosistem için büyük yararları olduğu kadar önemli zararları olabileceği konusunu da gündeme getirmiştir. Bu çalışmada titanyum dioksit (TiO2) nanopartikülünün sıçan siyatik siniri üzerine toksik etkileri araştırılmıştır. Çalışmamızda ortalama 200-250...
Ameliorative effects of paricalcitol against 1800-MHz mobile phone radiation-induced skin damage in rats
Aktaş, Savaş | Çömelekoğlu, Ülkü | Demirbağ, Burcu | Kibar, Deniz | Söğüt, Fatma | Yalın, Serap
This study aimed to evaluate the protective role of paricalcitol, a vitamin D analog, against hazardous effects of 1800-MHz radiofrequency (RF) radiation on the skin of male Wistar albino rats exposed one h/day for 4 weeks. The maximum specific absorption rate was calculated as 0.0042 W/kg. Superoxide dismutase and catalase activity, collagen bundle thickness, breaking force, energy, and stress were decreased, while malondialdehyde level and mast cell number were increased. The exposure to 1800-MHz RF radiation caused a reduction in skin biomechanical quality through oxidative stress and mast cell activation. The administration of paricalcitol caused a significant improvement.
Influence of Sublethal Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Oxıdative Stress and Acetylcholinesterase Activity in Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
YILMAZ, FERBAL ÖZKAN | HUNT, ARZU ÖZLÜER | YALIN, SERAP
The commonly used pesticides in agriculture cause enzyme inactivation and DNA damage via reacting with macromolecules and may also initiate peroxidation of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) by generating of the reactive oxygen species (ROS), as a consequence they can lead to the oxidative stress. The objective of this study was to determine the oxidative and neurotoxic potential of sublethal chlorpyrifos in the brain tissue of Cyprinus carpio (C. carpio) for a period of 96 and 240 hours, respectively. Therefore, the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), protein carbonyl, and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE...
Potential renoprotective effects of silymarin against vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Güzel, Sevda | Uçkun, Zuhal | Canacankatan, Necmiye | Antmen, Ş. Efsun | Kibar, Deniz | Coşkun Yılmaz, Banu
Silymarin (SLY), a flavonoid complex isolated from the seeds of Silybum marianum (Asteraceae), has antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-lipid peroxidative effects. Vancomycin (VA), used for treating serious infections, has been associated with nephrotoxicity, which limits its use. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the potential renoprotective effects of SLY on VA-induced nephrotoxicity using renal, apoptotic (caspase-3, caspase-8, and caspase-9 enzyme activities), and oxidative stress [nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA)] markers; serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels; and histopathological examination. A total of 49 male Wistar albino rats were used (n = 7): control [saline, intraperitoneally (i.p.)], dimethyl sulfoxide (i.p.), VA [400 ...
Potential protective effects of naringenin against vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity via reduction on apoptotic and oxidative stress markers in rats
Uçkun, Zuhal | Güzel, Sevda | Canacankatan, Necmiye | Kibar, Deniz | Coşkun Yılmaz, Banu
Vancomycin (VCM), a glycopeptide antibiotic, is a drug widely used in severe infections. However, VCM induce notable nephrotoxic side effects. Naringenin (NAR) is a natural of flavonoid and are known as strongly antioxidant, nefroprotective, antiapoptotic, and anti-inflammatory. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential protective effects of NAR against VCM-induced nephrotoxicity by measuring apoptotic and oxidative stress markers and evaluating histopathological alterations in rats. For this purpose, we used male Wistar albino rats that divided into seven groups: (i) Control [saline, intraperitoneally (i.p.)], (ii) carboxymethyl cellulose (0.5% CMC, orally), (iii) VCM (400 mg/kg, i.p.), (iv) NAR100 (100 mg/kg, orally), (v) VCM + NAR25 (25 mg/kg, orally), (vi) VCM + NAR50 (5...