Sakul, ArzuOzansoy, MehmetElibol, BirsenAyla, ŞuleGünal, Mehmet YalçınYozgat, YaseminBasağa, HüveydaŞahin, KazımKazancıoğlu, RümeyzaKılıç, Ulkan10.07.20192019-07-1010.07.20192019-07-102019Sakul, A, Ozansoy, M., Elibol, B., Ayla, Ş., Günal, M. Y., Yozgat, Y. … Kılıç, U. (2019). Squalene attenuates the oxidative stress and activates AKT/mTOR pathway against cisplatin-induced kidney damage in mice. Turkish Journal of Biology, 43(3), 179-188. https://dx.doi.org/10.3906/biy-1902-771300-01521303-6092https://dx.doi.org/10.3906/biy-1902-77https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/1753WOS: 000471268100003The clinical use of cisplatin, which is a first-line anticancer agent, is highly restricted due to its adverse effects on kidneys that lead to nephrotoxicity. Therefore, some potential reno-protective substances have been used in combination with cisplatin to cope with nephrotoxicity. Due to its high antitumor activity and oxygen-carrying capacity, we investigated the molecular effects of squalene against cisplatin-induced oxidative stress and kidney damage in mice. Single dose of cisplatin (7 mg/kg) was given to male Balb/c mice. Squalene (100 mg/kg/day) was administered orogastrically to mice for 10 days. Following sacrification, molecular alterations were investigated as analysis of the levels of oxidative stress index (OSI), inflammatory cytokines and cell survival-related proteins in addition to histopathological examinations in mice kidney tissue. The level OSI and Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) decreased in the cisplatin and squalene cotreated mice compared to cisplatin-treated mice. Squalene treatment also increased the activation of protein kinase B (AKT). Furthermore, cisplatin-induced inactivation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and histopathological damages were reversed by squalene. It may be suggested that squalene ameliorated the cisplatin-induced histopathological damages in the kidney through activation of AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by regulating the balance of the redox system due to its antioxidative effect.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAKTCisplatin-Induced NephrotoxicityMicemTOROxidative-StressSqualeneArticle43317918810.3906/biy-1902-77Q3Q3