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Sevgi Yardim-Akaydin Aylin Sepici Yeşim Özkan Meral Torun Bolkan Şimşek Vesile Sepici 《Free radical research》2013,47(6):623-628
Free radicals are implicated in many diseases including atherosclerosis, cancer and also in rheumatoid arthritis. Reaction of uric acid with free radicals, such as hydroxyl radical and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) results in allantoin production. In this study, we measured the serum allantoin levels, oxidation products of uric acid, as a marker of free radical generation in rheumatoid arthritis. Fasting blood samples were obtained from 21 rheumatoid patients and 15 healthy controls. In this study, the serum allantoin and uric acid levels were measured by a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method and the ratios were calculated. The mean allantoin and uric acid levels and ratios in the patient group were 22.1±11.3, 280.5±65.0 and 8.0±3.7?μM, while in the control group they were 13.6±6.3, 278.3±53.6 and 4.9±2.1?μM, respectively. The effects of gender, age, menopausal status, duration of disease and medications on serum allantoin and uric acid levels of the patient and control groups were studied. Our results suggest that uric acid acts as a free radical scavenger and thus is converted to allantoin. Increased allantoin levels suggest the possible involvement of free radicals in rheumatoid arthritis. 相似文献
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Effects of a GnRH agonist on oocyte number and maturation in mice superovulated with eCG and hCG 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
The objective was to investigate the effects of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH) on ovulation rate and the number and maturation of oocytes in mice superovulated with equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Thirty 3-month-old BALB/C female mice (weight: 25-30 g) were assigned to three experimental groups: control, superovulated, and superovulated with GnRH pretreatment (n=10 per group). Control mice received an i.p. injection of 0.1 ml physiological saline solution. Superovulation was induced with 5 IU eCG (i.p.) and 5 IU hCG 48 h later. Mice in the superovulated with GnRH pretreatment group were given GnRH (20 mg/kg Fertirelin, i.m.), 24 h before superovulation. Thirteen hours after hCG administration, mice were sacrificed by cervical dislocation and blood samples were collected to determine serum progesterone concentration (by radioimmunoassay). Ovaries and oviducts were also harvested to enumerate corpora lutea and cumulus-enclosed oocytes. Progesterone concentrations were not significantly different among groups. The oocyte number and the maturation, ovulation rate, and the number of corpora lutea were higher in GnRH-treated mice than both controls and superovulated mice. In conclusion, GnRH given 24 h before superovulation with eCG-hCG increased the number and maturation of oocytes and the rate of ovulation in mice. 相似文献
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Protective effects of ascorbic acid, Dl-α-tocopherol acetate, and sodium selenate on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury of rats 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Ozdil S Yanardag R Koyuturk M Bolkent S Arbak S 《Biological trace element research》2004,99(1-3):173-189
In this study, the effect of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), Dl-α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), and sodium selenate (selenium) on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury in rats was investigated
morphologically and biochemically. The gastric mucosal injury was produced by administration of 1 mL of absolute ethanol to
each rat. Animals received vitamin C (250 mg/kg), vitamin E (250 mg/kg), and selenium (0.5 mg/kg) for 3 d 1 h prior to the
administration of absolute ethanol. In gastric mucosa of rats given ethanol according to control groups, neuronal nitric oxide
expression decreased. This immunoreactivity was much lower in the group given ethanol+vitamin C+vitamin E+selenium than the
control group and the ethanol-induced group. Scanning electron microscopic evaluation of the ethanol-induced group, when compared
to control groups, revealed degenerative changes in gastric mucosa, whereas a good arrangement in surface topography of gastric
mucosa in the group given ethanol + vitamin C+vitamin E + selenium was observed. In the group administered ethanol, a reduction
of the stomach glutathione (GSH) and serum total protein levels and increases in serum sialic acid, triglycerides, and stomach
lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels were observed. Vitamin C+vitamin E+Se administration to alcohol-treated rats significantly
increased the serum total protein, triglyceride levels, and stomach GSH levels and significantly lowered the levels of serum
sialic acid and stomach LPO compared to untreated alcohol-supplemented rats. As a result of these findings, we can say that
the combination of vitamin C, vitamin E, and selenium has a protective effect on ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury of
rats. 相似文献
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This study was designed to investigate the effects of Nigella sativa L. (NS), known as black seed, or/and Urtica dioica L. (UD), known as stinging nettle root, treatments on serum Na, K, Cl, and Ca levels and some hematological values of CCl4-treated rats. Sixty healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 250–300 g, were randomly allotted into 1 of 4 experimental
groups: A (CCl4-only treated), B (CCl4+UD treated), C (CCl4+NS treated), and D (CCl4+UD+NS treated), each containing 15 animals. All groups received CCl4 (0.8 mL/kg of body weight, subcutaneously, twice a week for 90 d starting d 1). In addition, B, C, and D groups also received
the daily ip injection of 0.2 mL/kg NS and/or 2 mL/kg UD oils for 45 d starting d 46. Group A, on the other hand, received
only 2 mL/kg normal saline solution for 45 d starting d 46. Blood samples for the biochemical analysis were taken by cardiac
puncture from five randomly chosen rats in each treatment group at the beginning, d 45, and d 90 of the experiment. The CCl4 treatment for 45 d significantly (p<0.05) increased the serum K and Ca and decreased (p<0.05) the red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC), packed cell volume (PCV), and Hb levels without changing (p>0.05) the serum Na and Cl levels. NS or UD treatments (alone or combination) for 45 d starting d 46 significantly (p<0.05) decreased the elevated serum K and Ca levels and also increased (p<0.05) the reduced RBC, WBC, PCV, and Hb levels. It is concluded that NS and/or UD treatments might ameliorate the CCl4-induced disturbances of anemia, some minerals, and body’s defense mechanism in CCl4-treated rats. 相似文献
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Gülay Bayramoğlu Meral Karakışla Begum Altıntaş Ayşegül U. Metin Mehmet Saçak M. Yakup Arıca 《Process Biochemistry》2009,44(8):880-885
Polyacylonitrile fibers (PAN) surfaces were modified with chemical polymerization of conductive polyaniline (PANI) in the presence of potassium dichromate as an oxidizing agent. The effect of aniline concentration on the grafting efficiency and on the electrical surface resistance of PAN/PANI composite fibers was investigated. The surface resistance of the conductive composite fibers in this work was found to be between 8.0 and 0.5 kΩ/cm. As the amount of grafted PANI increased on the PAN fibers the electrical resistance of composite fibers decreased. The PAN/PANI composite fibers were characterized by SEM and FTIR studies. Composite PAN/PANI fibers were used for reversible immobilization of invertase. The immobilization efficiency and the activity of the immobilized invertase (from 1.0 mg/mL invertase solution at pH 5.5) were increased with increasing PANI contents of the composite fibers. The maximum amount of immobilized enzyme onto composite fibers containing 2.0% PANI was about 76.6 mg/g. The optimum pH for the free enzyme was observed at 5.0. On the other hand, immobilized invertase yielded a broad optimum pH profile between pH 5.0 and 7.0. Immobilized invertase exhibited 83% of its original activity even after two months storage at 4 °C while the free enzyme showed only 7% of its initial activity. 相似文献
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Uyar Basar Gürgan Muazzez Özgür Ebru Gündüz Ufuk Yücel Meral Eroglu Inci 《Bioprocess and biosystems engineering》2015,38(10):1935-1942
Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - Photofermentative production of hydrogen is a promising and sustainable process; however, it should be coupled to dark fermentation to become cost effective.... 相似文献
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Karina Tuz Ruxandra Bachmann-Gagescu Diana?R. O’Day Kiet Hua Christine?R. Isabella Ian?G. Phelps Allan?E. Stolarski Brian?J. O’Roak Jennifer?C. Dempsey Charles Lourenco Abdulrahman Alswaid Carsten?G. B?nnemann Livija Medne Sheela Nampoothiri Zornitza Stark Richard?J. Leventer Meral Top?u Ali Cansu Sujatha Jagadeesh Stephen Done Gisele?E. Ishak Ian?A. Glass Jay Shendure Stephan?C.F. Neuhauss Chad?R. Haldeman-Englert Dan Doherty Russell?J. Ferland 《American journal of human genetics》2014,94(1):62-72
Joubert syndrome (JBTS) is a recessive ciliopathy in which a subset of affected individuals also have the skeletal dysplasia Jeune asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (JATD). Here, we have identified biallelic truncating CSPP1 (centrosome and spindle pole associated protein 1) mutations in 19 JBTS-affected individuals, four of whom also have features of JATD. CSPP1 mutations explain ∼5% of JBTS in our cohort, and despite truncating mutations in all affected individuals, the range of phenotypic severity is broad. Morpholino knockdown of cspp1 in zebrafish caused phenotypes reported in other zebrafish models of JBTS (curved body shape, pronephric cysts, and cerebellar abnormalities) and reduced ciliary localization of Arl13b, further supporting loss of CSPP1 function as a cause of JBTS. Fibroblasts from affected individuals with CSPP1 mutations showed reduced numbers of primary cilia and/or short primary cilia, as well as reduced axonemal localization of ciliary proteins ARL13B and adenylyl cyclase III. In summary, CSPP1 mutations are a major cause of the Joubert-Jeune phenotype in humans; however, the mechanism by which these mutations lead to both JBTS and JATD remains unknown. 相似文献
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Canan Ersoy Ganime Sadikoglu Hasan Orhan Metin Guclu Emre Sarandol Meral Demirci Akgun Alis Ozcakir Sazi Imamoglu 《Cytokine》2010,49(3):275-278
Obesity is the presence of either abnormal absolute amount or relative proportion of body fat. Contrary to gluteal obesity, visceral obesity is associated with different metabolic alterations including insulin resistance (IR). A relatively new adipocytokine visfatin is shown to be expressed predominantly in visceral fat and exhibit insulin-mimicking effects in rodents. It is still unclear whether serum visfatin levels are associated with increased total or visceral fat mass in humans. The aim of our study was to investigate the relation between visfatin and obesity parameters namely body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WaC) and IR in healthy female subjects. Eighty one female subjects ?20 years of age, having no diagnosis of glucose intolerance or diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia were chosen. The patients were divided into four groups according to their BMI and WaC values. Serum visfatin and HOMA-IR levels did not differ among groups. No correlation was detected between serum visfatin levels and obesity and metabolic parameters. In conclusion, we demonstrated that body fat distribution did not affect serum visfatin levels in healthy female subjects. Further studies are needed to clarify the exact factors influencing and determining serum visfatin levels and its clinical reflections. 相似文献
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Tuğtepe H Sener G Biyikli NK Yüksel M Cetinel S Gedik N Yeğen BC 《Regulatory peptides》2007,140(3):101-108
AIM: Oxytocin was previously shown to have anti-inflammatory effects in different inflammation models. The major objective of the present study was to evaluate the protective role of oxytocin (OT) in protecting the kidney against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Wistar albino rats (250-300 g) were unilaterally nephrectomized, and subjected to 45 min of renal pedicle occlusion followed by 6 h of reperfusion. OT (1 mg/kg, ip) or vehicle was administered 15 min prior to ischemia and was repeated immediately before the reperfusion period. At the end of the reperfusion period, rats were decapitated and kidney samples were taken for histological examination or determination of malondialdehyde (MDA), an end product of lipid peroxidation; glutathione (GSH), a key antioxidant; and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, an index of tissue neutrophil infiltration. Creatinine and urea concentrations in blood were measured for the evaluation of renal function, while TNF-alpha and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were determined to evaluate generalized tissue damage. Formation of reactive oxygen species in renal tissue samples was monitored by chemiluminescence technique using luminol and lucigenin probes. RESULTS: The results revealed that I/R injury increased (p<0.01-0.001) serum urea, creatinine, TNF-alpha and LDH levels, as well as MDA, MPO and reactive oxygen radical levels in the renal tissue, while decreasing renal GSH content. However, alterations in these biochemical and histopathological indices due to I/R injury were attenuated by OT treatment (p<0.05-0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Since OT administration improved renal function and microscopic damage, along with the alleviation of oxidant tissue responses, it appears that oxytocin protects renal tissue against I/R-induced oxidative damage. 相似文献