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Evaluation of nitric oxide levels in chronic periodontitis patients treated with initial periodontal therapy and probiotic food supplements: a double blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
İnce Kuka, Gizem; Gürsoy, Hare; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Kuru, Bahar (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019)The aim of the present study was to analyse the nitric oxide (NO) levels in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with chronic periodontitis (CP) treated with probiotic-containing food supplements as an adjunct to ... -
Evaluation of the interaction between proliferation, oxidant-antioxidant status, Wnt pathway, and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos exposed to silver nanoparticles used in textile industry
Eryılmaz, Oğuz; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Ünal, İsmail; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Bay, Sadık; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Yiğitbaşı, Türkan; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru; Akalın, Mehmet (Wiley, 2018)Antimicrobial textile products are developing rapidly as an important part of functional textiles. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are nanotechnology products with antimicrobial properties. However, exposure to nanoparticles ... -
Identification of molecular network of gut-brain axis associated with neuroprotective effects of PPAR delta-ligand erucic acid in rotenone-induced Parkinson's disease model in zebrafish
Ünal, İsmail; Cansız, Derya; Sürmen, Mustafa Gani; Sürmen, Saime; Sezer, Zehra; Beler, Merih; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Güzel, Elif; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Wiley, 2023)Disruption of the gut-brain axis in Parkinson's disease (PD) may lead to motor symptoms and PD pathogenesis. Recently, the neuroprotective potential of different PPAR delta-agonists has been shown. We aimed to reveal the ... -
Methylnitrosourea, dimethylbenzanthracene and benzoapyrene differentially affect redox pathways, apoptosis and immunity in zebrafish
Eğimezer, G.; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Ünal, İsmail; Üstündağ, F. D.; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Emekli-Alturfan, Ebru; Adil Altınöz, Meriç; Elmacı, İlhan (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020)Cancer continues to be a major cause of mortality globally. Zebrafish present suitable models for studying the mechanisms of genotoxic carcinogens. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between ... -
Methylparaben induces malformations and alterations on apoptosis, oxidant-antioxidant status, ccnd1 and myca expressions in zebrafish embryos
Ateş, Perihan Seda; Ünal, İsmail; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Yiğitbaşı, Türkan; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Wiley, 2018)Methylparabens (MP) are widely used as preservatives in cosmetics, pharmacy, and food industry. Although acute toxicity studies in animals indicated that parabens are not significantly toxic, the effects of chronic exposure ... -
Morphine ameliorates pentylenetetrazole-induced locomotor pattern in zebrafish embryos; mechanism involving regulation of opioid receptors, suppression of oxidative stress, and inflammation in epileptogenesis
Üstündağ, Fümet Duygu; Ünal, İsmail; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Cansız, Derya; Beler, Merih; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Tiber, Pınar Mega; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023)Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is becoming an increasingly important model in epilepsy research. Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) is a convulsant agent that induces epileptic seizure-like state in zebrafish and zebrafish embryos and is ... -
Morphine attenuates neurotoxic effects of MPTP in zebrafish embryos by regulating oxidant/antioxidant balance and acetylcholinesterase activity
Cansız, Derya; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Ünal, İsmail; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022)Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases due to the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain in the substantia nigra. 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is a ... -
Neuroprotective effects of mitoquinone and oleandrin on Parkinson’s disease model in zebrafish
Ünal, İsmail; Çalışkan Ak, Esin; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Altınöz, Meriç Adil; Elmacı, İlhan; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2020)Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the possible protective effects of mitoquinone and oleandrin on rotenone induced Parkinson’s disease in zebrafish. Materials and methods: Adult zebrafish were exposed to rotenone ... -
Oxidative stress and apoptosis in electromagnetic waves exposed Zebrafish embryos and protective effects of conductive nonwoven fabric
Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Özen, Mustafa Sabri; Ünal, İsmail; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Akalın, Mehmet; Sancak, Erhan; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (CMB Association, 2020)The amount of technological products including television, radio transmitters, and mobile phone that have entered our daily life has increased in recent years. But these devices may cause adverse effects on human health. ... -
Quantitative phosphoproteomics to resolve the cellular responses to octanoic acid in rotenone exposed zebrafish
Sürmen, Mustafa Gani; Sürmen, Saime; Cansız, Derya; Ünal, İsmail; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Wiley, 2021)Ketosis is a potentially beneficial metabolic state for health especially in neurological conditions including Parkinson's disease (PD). Medium-chain-triglycerides (MCT) have specific metabolic properties and they are ... -
Rifampicin decreases neuroinflammation to maintain mitochondrial function and calcium homeostasis in rotenone-treated zebrafish
Yurtsever, İlknur; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Ünal, İsmail; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022)Among the mechanisms underlying Parkinson’s disease, many pathogenic mechanisms are suggested to be effective such as oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, disruption of the ubiquitin-proteasome system, and ... -
Rotenone impairs oxidant/antioxidant balance both in brain and intestines in zebrafish
Ünal, İsmail; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Eğilmezer, Gizem; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Yiğitbaşı, Türkan; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019)Aim of the study: Rotenone is a commonly used pesticide that inhibits complex I of the mitochondrial electron transport system. Rotenone exposed rats demonstrate many characteristics of Parkinson Disease (PD). Oxidative ... -
Stevioside ameliorates hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance, in a diet-induced obese zebrafish model, through epigenetic, oxidative stress and inflammatory regulation
Dandin, Esra; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Ünal, İsmail; Ateş Kalkan, Perihan Seda; Cansız, Derya; Beler, Merih; Ak, Esin; Alturfan, A. Ata; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Elsevier Ltd, 2022)Obesity is an independent risk factor for type 2 diabetes and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms affect obesityrelated mechanisms. Due to weight gain concern in society, artificial sweeteners with no nutritional value have ... -
Stevioside improves brain oxidant-antioxidant status in overfed zebrafish
Dandin, Esra; Ünal, İsmail; Beler, Merih; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Cansız, Derya; Ateş Kalkan, Perihan Seda; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (Istanbul University Press, 2023)Objective: An excessive buildup of adipose tissue is a defining feature of overnutrition, and a significant fraction of the world's population suffers from obesity. Overnutrition is associated with the deterioration of ... -
Tissue factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in detecting thromboembolic complications in diabetic atherosclerotic patients
Alkan Bozkaya, Tijen; Ateş, Şanser; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Çakıcı, Çağrı; Keskin, İlknur; Yiğit, Pakize; Yiğitbaşı, Ahmet; Emekli, Nesrin (Sage Publications Ltd, 2023)BackgroundAtherosclerosis, which is one of the leading causes of death all over the world, can create major or minor thromboembolic complications with the exponentially increasing diabetic status. Despite all the studies, ... -
White cabbage extract reduces the harmful effects of amiodarone on heart tissue in rats
Hazineci, Hazal; Türkyılmaz, İsmet Burcu; Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru; Tüzüner, Burçin Alev; İpekçi, Hazal; Tunalı Akbay, Tuğba; Yanardağ, Refiye; Yarat, Ayşen (Istanbul University, 2020)Objective: Amiodarone is used in the treatment of arrhythmia and has been shown to cause side effects in various organs. White cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) is a widely consumed vegetable. The effects of ... -
White LED light exposure inhibits the development and xanthophore pigmentation of zebrafish embryo
Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Çalışkan-Ak, Esin; Ateş, Perihan Seda; Ünal, İsmail; Eğilmezer, Gizem; Yiğitbaşı, Türkan; Alturfan, Ahmet Ata; Emekli-Alturfan, Ebru (Nature Publishing Group, 2019)Circadian rhythm in all living organisms is disturbed continuously by artificial light sources and artificial lighting has become a hazard for public health. Circadian rhythm of melatonin maintains high levels of melatonin ... -
Wnt pathway: A mechanism worth considering in endocrine disrupting chemical action
Üstündağ, Ünsal Veli; Emekli Alturfan, Ebru (SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are defined as exogenous substances that can alter the development and functioning of the endocrine system. The Wnt signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved pathway consisting ...