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Article Post Challenge Effects of Ozg-38.61.3 Gamma Irradiated SARS-CoV Vaccine on Organ Protection in Transgenic Mouse Model(Marmara University, Institute of Health Sciences, 2025) Telci, Dilek; Akpınar, Gürler; Tuğlu, Mehmet İbrahim; Ovalı, Ercüment; Oztatlıcı, Hulya; Şahin, Fikrettin; Demir, Sevda; Kancagi, Derya Dilek; Turan, Raife Dilek; Oztatlici, Mustafa; Karakus, Gozde Sir; Yurtsever, BulutObjective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious outbreak caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2) and virus-related deaths are increasing day by day. For this reason, vaccine studies and their urgent use are of great importance to prevent the pandemic. In this study, multi-organ damages caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus in human- angiotensin-converting enzyme type 2 (ACE2) transgenic mice and the protective effects of OZG-38.61.3 gamma irradiated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine against viral damage were investigated. Methods: For this purpose, transgenic K18-hACE2 BALB/c mice were randomly allocated into 4 groups, negative control group (NC), positive control group (PC, SARS-CoV-2 infected), and 2 different doses of OZG-38.61.3 vaccine (Challenge 1, dose of 10 13 and Ch2, 10 14 viral particle after SARS-CoV-2 infection). After the administrations, lung, heart and kidney tissues were examined by histopathological, immunohistochemical and TUNEL analysis. Results: Our results showed that the vaccine doses decreased the apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation parameters caused by virus in lung, heart, and kidney tissues. It was also found that the vaccine protected the expressions of tight junction proteins in the kidneys. Conclusion: According to our findings, it is suggested that the OZG-38.61.3 can be an effective and protective vaccine that can be safely used against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.Article Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG Alleviates Bisphenol-A Induced Oxidative Stress in Serum(Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 2025) Şener, Göksel; Tunali-Akbay, Tugba; Dorucu, Dogancan; Ede-Pazarbasi, Seren; Dede, Pınar; Ede-Pazarbas, SerenThe objective of this investigation was to identify changes in the serum oxidant-antioxidant balance of rats exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) and to investigate the impact of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) administration on those changes. Twenty-four rats (Wistar Albino, 250-300 grams, male) were divided into control, BPA, and BPA+LGG groups with an equal number of rats. BPA and LGG were applied to the rats in the relevant groups for six weeks, five days each week. Six weeks later, the blood samples were withdrawn and serum samples were prepared. Total oxidant and antioxidant status (TAS), glutathione, and lipid peroxidation determinations were determined in serum samples, and the oxidative stress index was calculated. BPA exposure decreased serum total antioxidant status and increased serum total oxidative status, oxidative stress index, and lipid peroxidation level compared to the control group. LGG administration improved the increased serum oxidative stress caused by BPA. Administration of LGG to BPA-treated rats reversed oxidative stress-induced changes. In conclusion, administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG to rats for 30 consecutive days prevented oxidative stress in serum caused by bisphenol A.Article The Effect of Vitamin D and Paricalcitol on Protein Disulfide Isomerase(Marmara University, 2025) Koksal, Murat; Şekerler, Turgut; Şener, Azize; Koksal, Muhammed MuratProtein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a multifunctional protein plays an important role as oxidoreductase, isomerase and chaperone in the cell. Prior studies have identified PDI is highly expressed in many different cancer types and presented as a new potential target for cancer treatment. Here, we investigated vitamin D and its analogue paricalcitol in silico interaction of the human PDI and inhibition of PDI reductase activity in vitro. We observed a non-covalent mechanism where the main skeleton of the vitamin D3 ans paricalcitol sturcture is located at the hydrophobic site in the b' domain of PDI and forms a hydrogen bond with a residue (His138) in tihs domain. They also form multiple weak hydrophobic interactions with various chemical groups of the b' subunit. For the first time, we demonstrate that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1a,25(OH)2 vitamin D3) and paricalcitol inhibit the PDI reductase activity in vitro and their IC50 values are 20.79±1.43 nmol/L and 32.83±3.15 nmol/L respectively. The two compounds can also block the denistrosation activity of PDI.Review Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Oral Pharmabiotic Tablet Formulations(Marmara Univ, 2024) Kandur, Buse; Ugurlu, Timucin; Rayaman, Erkan; Ahbaz, Sevinc S.; Şahbaz, SevinçPharmabiotic is a unique and recent term used to describe formulations containing probiotics. Pharmabiotics are probiotics prepared in a pharmaceutical form used to treat diseases and disorders by making physicochemical changes in human health. Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics are included in this scope, and enzobiotics, which are a rising class of supplements, should be evaluated in this context, as they are a subspecies of synbiotics. Pharmabiotics, unlike nutribiotics, do not necessarily contain live microorganisms. The best examples of these are paraprobiotics and postbiotics. Tablet formulations are suitable dosage forms for pharmabiotics due to their redundant superiority over other solid dosage forms. Tablets are frequently preferred because they can be produced at low cost, are easily transported, and modified, are suitable for large-scale production, and are more stable than other dosage forms. Considering the examples in the literature and the definition of pharmabiotic, several tablet formulations can be mentioned as pharmabiotics. They can be divided into conventional uncoated tablets, chewable tablets, and effervescent tablets. With recent studies, this classification has expanded, and buccal mucoadhesive tablets, ODTs (orally disintegrating tablets) and FDTs (fast disintegrating tablets), layered/multi-layered tablets, and tablets within tablets have also taken their place in the classification. This article focuses on oral tablet formulations that can be classified as pharmabiotics.Article Citation - WoS: 5Apocynin Ameliorates Testicular Toxicity in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats by Regulating Oxidative Stress(Marmara Univ, inst Health Sciences, 2023) Hersek, Irem; Koroglu, M. Kutay; Coskunlu, Busra; Ertas, Busra; Sener, Goksel; Ercan, Feriha; Köroğlu, KutayObjective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of apocynin (APC), an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase (NOX), on high-fat diet (HF)induced testis cytotoxicity.Methods: Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups as control, HF and HF+APC groups. Rats in HF and HF+APC groups were fed using HF for 16 weeks and in the last four weeks of this period vehicle solution or APC (25 mg/kg) was administered orally five days a week, respectively. Control group was fed with standart lab chow for 16 weeks. Cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoproteins, leptin, estrogen, testosterone, LH and FSH were estimated in blood serum. Sperm parameters were analysed from the epididymis. Testicular malondialdehyde, 8-hydroxy-2deoxyguanosine, glutathione, superoxide dismutase and myeloperoxidase levels were estimated biochemically. Testicular morphology, proliferative, apoptotic and NOX2-positive cells were analysed histologically.Results: HF-induced obesity caused significant alterations in serum lipid and hormone profiles. Testicular malondialdehyde, 8-hydroxy-2deoxyguanosine, and myeloperoxidase levels increased, glutathione and superoxide dismutase levels decreased in this group. Moreover, altered sperm parameters, increased degenerated seminiferous tubules, apoptotic and NOX2 - positive cells and decreased proliferative cells were observed in the HF group. All these biochemical and histological alterations improved in the HF+APC group.Conclusion: HF-induced obesity causes altreations in lipid values, sperm parameters and testicular morphology by increasing oxidative stress through NOX2 activity. Apocynin might prevent testis damage via regulating oxidant/antioxidant balance.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Radioprotective Effect of Resveratrol for Early and Late Ionizing Radiation-Induced Damages on Colon and Rectum in Rats(Marmara Univ, 2023) Beceren, Ayfer; Aydemir, Sezgin; Atasoy, Beste Melek; Esin, A. K.; Ercan, Feriha; Sener, T. Emre; Sener, Goksel; Ak, Esin; Emre Şener, T.Radiotherapy, which is routinely used to treat a wide range of oncological disorders, primarily affects the malignant tissue in the targeted area, but also have negative effects in the surrounding tissues. Pelvic radiotherapy causes early and late effects on the colon and rectum. Resveratrol (RVT) has been revealed to have a number of pharmacological effects in a variety of experimental models and clinical circumstances, therefore it has piqued the interest of scientists in recent years. In this study, we aimed to investigate the potential protective effects of resveratrol (RVT), a strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-mutagenic agent, against toxicity of colonic and rectal tissues seen in the early and late stages after pelvic radiation. The treatment durations of the current study were designed as one week and ten weeks interval by following radiation exposure. Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups (8 animals/group) as the control, radiation-early effects (Rd-E), radiation-late effects (Rd-L), and RVT-treated Rd-E (Rd-E+RVT) and RVT-treated Rd-L (Rd-L+RVT) groups. Ionizing radiation was performed to the pelvic area that covers colon and rectum in single fraction of 20 Gy in a linear accelerator using with 6 MV photon energy. RVT was orally administered (10 mg/kg/day) immediately following the radiation exposure and continued daily for 1 and 10 weeks for early and late groups, respectively. Pelvic radiation caused a significant decrease in glutathione level, while malondialdehyde levels, myeloperoxidase activity and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine were increased in both Rd-E and Rd -L groups in the colon and rectum tissues. Additionally, light microscopic evaluations (H & E staining) revealed degeneration of epithelium and inflammatory cell infiltration in the colonic and rectal tissues in radiation groups. RVT treatment reversed all conducted biochemical parameters and ameliorated histomorphological changes following early and late effects of pelvic radiation in tissues. In conclusion, resveratrol may be a candidate as a radioprotector for normal tissues during and after radiotherapy.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 6<i>beta Vulgaris</I> L. Var. Cicla Improves Memory Deficits in Intracerebroventricular Streptozotocin Injected Rats: Role on Neuroinflammation(Marmara Univ, 2021) Ertas, Busra; Topal, Fadime; Gulhan, Rezzan; Yanardag, Refiye; Sacan, Ozlem; Sener, Goksel; Aker, Rezzan GulhanAlzheimer's disease is a challenging disease for patients due to progressive loss of cognition and behavioral disorders. Disruption of cholinergic transmission and neuroinflammation are the most important mechanisms underlying cognitive damage. Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla (BV) has been reported to have various pharmacological effects associated with its rich antioxidant content. In addition, anti-cholinesterase and antiinflammatory activities of BV have been demonstrated in vitro. The aim of this study is to elucidate the therapeutic effect of BV against cognitive impairment, reduction in cholinergic transmission and neuroinflammation caused by intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of streptozotocin (STZ). STZ was administered bilaterally at a dose of 3 mg/kg via ICV to rats, and BV treatment at a dose of 2 g/kg for 21 days was administered orally to STZ-induced animals. After behavioral tests, AChE activity, TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta levels were measured in hippocampus and cortex tissues excised from decapitated animals. Novel object recognition and passive avoidance test showed that the treatment of BV reverted the ICV-STZ induced memory dysfunctions in rats. Furthermore, increased AChE levels in the hippocampal and cortical tissues of STZ-induced rats were significantly reduced with 21 days of BV treatment. In conclusion, these results confirm that STZ administration caused cholinergic hypofunction, neuronal inflammation and cognitive dysfunction in rats, and BV therapy significantly inhibited these changes with its potential neuroprotective activity.Review The Use of Probiotics in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Various Diseases in Turkiye: a Systematic Review(Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi, 2023) Kilbas, Elmas Pinar Kahraman; Altindis, MustafaThe aim of this study is to analyze the available information on the use of probiotics containing different microorganisms, singly or in combination, in order to investigate the effect of probiotics on the treatment, prophylaxis and microbiota of various diseases. In addition to Pubmed, Google Scholar, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL, AMED, Turkish Medline electronic da- tabases, the gray literature was searched to cover the years 2004-2021. Randomized controlled studies (RCTs) included in the specified selection criteria were brought together. RCTs were evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Of the 32 RCTs included in total, only yeast (Saccharomyces spp.) was administered in fourteen, only Lactobacillus spp. in six, Bifidobacterium spp. only in four, and probiotic supplementation containing more than one bacterial strain in six. Only 10/32 of the included studies fully reported the probiotic strain, and 22/32 reported only at the species level. In all nine studies using probiotics for the treatment of diarrhea, probiotics were reported to shorten the duration of diarrhea and length of hospital stay. Four of the five studies reporting the use of probiotics in the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis reported that probiotics were not effective in reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, but could improve nutritional tolerance. In two of the four RCTs investigating the use of probiotics in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infec- tion, it was stated that the side effects associated with eradication therapy decreased. In both studies conducted for prophylaxis, it was reported that probiotics prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea. This study shows that probiotics have positive results for the treatment indications and prophylaxis of various diseases. For the sustainability of these health benefits and the safe administration of probiotics, more research is needed that includes strain information and side effect reports.Article Citation - WoS: 7Effect of Flurbiprofen Derivative (sgk597) on Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cell Lines(Istanbul Univ, Fac Pharmacy, 2022) Atlihan, Irem; Sevinc, Sevgi Kocyigit; Orun, Oya; Yilmaz, Ozgur; Kucukguzel, S. Guniz; Tiber, Pinar MegaBackground and Aims: The incidence of breast cancer is increasing day by day, especially in women. The search for new drugs against breast cancer is the focus of attention in research. Breast cancer and prostate cancer have remarkable biological similarities. Therefore, the 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(1-(2-fluoro-[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)ethyl)-5-((4-fluorobenzyl)thio)-4H-1,2,4-triazole (SGK597) compound that is suppressing cell proliferation in prostate cancer, was studied in MCF-7 breast can-cer and MCF-10A mammary epithelial cell lines. Methods: The WST-8 method was used to determine cell viability and cytotoxicity of SGK597 in MCF-7 and MCF10-A cell lines. The JC-1 test was applied to determine changes in mitochondrial membrane potential. The protein expression levels of Bax, Bcl-2, and c-PARP associated with apoptosis were determined using Western blot analysis.Results: After 24 and 48 hours of incubation of SGK597, the IC50 values were 28.74 pM and 17.28 pM for MCF-7; 65.9 pM and 50.5 pM for MCF-10A, respectively. Mitochondrial membrane potential showed a tendency toward depolarization in MCF-7 cells as a result of increasing concentration of SGK597, while the same tendency was not seen for MCF-10A. As a result of western blot experiments, no increase in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and c-PARP expression level was observed, indicating no apoptosis.Conclusion: It was observed that the compound SGK597 suppressed MCF-7 cell proliferation. These results indicate that SGK597 may be a candidate compound for use as an anticancer agent. Keywords: Apoptosis, breast cancer, flurbiprofen, thioether, triazoleArticle Citation - WoS: 1The Protective Effects Of<i> Momordica</I><i> Charantia</I> Fruit Extract in Methotrexate Induced Liver Damage in Rats(Galenos Publ House, 2022) Ozbeyli, Dilek; Sen, Ali; Cevik, Ozge; Erdogan, Omer; Kaya, Ozlem Tugce Cilingir; Ede, Seren; Sener, Goksel; Ede-pazarbasi, Seren; Cilingir-kaya, Ozlem TugceBACKGROUND/AIMS: Methotrexate (MTX), a cytotoxic therapeutic agent, is used for the cure of malignancies and rheumatologic disorders. However, the significant side effects of MTX limits its use. In this study, we aim to assess the hepatoprotective properties of Momordica charantia (MC) against MTX-induced liver damaged in rats.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Following one dose of MTX (20 mg/kg), the rats were given either distilled water or MC extract (300 mg/kg, po) for 5 days. After the dissection of the rats, the liver was removed to analyse tumour necrosis factor -a (TNF-a), interleukin-113 (IL-113), transforming growth factor 13 (TGF-13) and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxy-guanosine (8-OhdG) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and caspase-3 activities. The tissues were also examined histopathologically.RESULTS: The hepatic TNF-a, IL-113, TGF-13, 8-OhdG levels, and Caspase-3 activity in the MTX group were found to be significantly increased compared to the control group. However, MC extract was able to significantly decrease TNF-a, TGF-13, 8-OhdG levels, and Caspase-3 activity. Also, both the SOD and CAT activity of the MTX group decreased compared to the control group. Although only the SOD levels elevated significantly with MC treatment, the SOD and CAT activities of the MC treated group were similar to the control group. Supporting these biochemical parameters, MTX-induced histologic alterations in the liver were also ameliorated via MC treatment.CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated that MC has a protective role against MTX-induced hepatic tissue injury by reducing apoptosis, oxidative damage, and the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines.