The Evaluation of Genetic Profiles of UGT1A4 and UGT1A6 in
the Turkish Population
Türk Popülasyonunda UGT1A4 ve UGT1A6 Genetik Profillerinin
Değerlendirilmesi
UÇKUN ŞAHİNOĞULLARI, ZUHAL
Aim: Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are a superfamily of conjugation phase II enzymes and is responsible for catalyzing the glucuronidation of many endobiotic or xenobiotic substrates. The present study aimed to determine allele and genotype frequencies of UGT1A4 c.142T>G, UGT1A6 c.541A>G and UGT1A6 c.19T>G polymorphisms in the healthy Turkish population and also to compare them with different population data. Material and Method: UGT1A4 c.142T>G, UGT1A6 c.541A>G and c.19T>G polymorphisms were determined in DNA samples of 114 healthy Turkish volunteers using polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism methods. Results: The frequencies of variant alleles were 12.7% for UGT1A4 c.142T>G, 39.9% for UGT1A6 c.541A>G and 44.7% for UGT1A6...
The ameliorating effect of silymarin against vancomycin-induced apoptosis and inflammation in rat liver
Güzel Kara, Sevda | Uçkun Şahinoğulları, Zuhal | Canacankatan, Necmiye | Antmen, Ş. Efsun | Kibar, Deniz
Silymarin (SL), a flavonolignan complex isolated from seeds of Silybum marianum (Asteraceae), is known for its hepatoprotective, anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. A glycopeptide antibiotic, Vancomycin (VA) which is used for the treatment of serious infections caused by multi-resistant Gram-positive microorganisms has been clinically used for a long time. The aim of the present study was to evaluate potential therapeutic efficiency of SL against VA-induced apoptosis and inflammation using apoptotic (caspase-3, -8, and, -9) enzyme activities) and inflammatory (Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)) markers, and histopathological examinations in rat liver. A total of 49 male Wistar albino rats was divided into 7 groups including control (saline, intraperitoneally (i...
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...