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  • PublicationOpen Access
    DNA damage and oxidative status in PFAPA syndrome
    (2015-10-01) TUGRUL, Selahattin; Dogan, REMZİ; Kocyigit, ABDÜRRAHİM; Torun, EMEL; SENTURK, EROL; Ozturan, ORHAN; TUĞRUL, SELAHATTİN; DOĞAN, REMZI; KOÇYİĞİT, ABDÜRRAHİM; TORUN, EMEL; ŞENTÜRK, EROL; ÖZTURAN, ORHAN
    Objective: PFAPA syndrome is a clinical entity of unknown etiology which presents with periodic episodes of fever, aphthous stomatitis, tonsillitis or pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis. In this study we investigated DNA damage and the oxidative stress parameters in patients diagnosed with PFAPA, to elucidate the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of this syndrome. Methods: Thirty-one patients diagnosed with PFAPA (Group 1), 22 patients diagnosed with normal tonsillitis or pharyngitis (Group 2), and 20 healthy volunteers (Group 3) were included in our study. Heparinized peripheral blood samples were drawn from all patients and volunteers. DNA damage was assessed by single cell alkaline electrophoresis assay in peripheral mononuclear leukocytes. Plasma levels of total antioxidant status (TAS) and total oxidative status (TOS) were determined by using a novel automated measurement method, and oxidative stress index (OSI) was calculated. Results: DNA damage in the mononuclear leukocytes of Group 1 was significantly higher than that of Group 2 and Group 3. The oxidative stress parameters revealed that the TOS and OSI values of Group 1 were significantly higher than those of Group 2 and Group 3. TAS values of Group 1 were significantly lower than those of Group 2 and Group 3. Correlation analysis of Group 1 demonstrated a significant correlation between TOS, one of the oxidative stress parameters, and DNA damage. Correlations between DNA damage and C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) values were also significant. Conclusion: Our study indicated that both the inflammatory and the oxidative stress parameters were significantly increased in patients with PFAPA syndrome, accompanied by a significant positive correlation between DNA damage and oxidative stress.
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    An Evaluation of the Protective Effects of Thymoquinone on Amikacin-Induced Ototoxicity in Rats
    (2015-12-01) TUGRUL, Selahattin; Dogan, REMZİ; AKSOY, Fadlullah; VEYSELLER, Bayrann; Ozer, Omer Faruk; PEKTAS, Alev; AKSOY, FADLULLAH; DOĞAN, REMZI; ÖZTURAN, ORHAN; TUĞRUL, SELAHATTİN; ÖZER, ÖMER FARUK
    Objectives. In this study we investigated the probable protective effects of thymoquinone on amikacin-induced ototoxicity in rats. Methods. Thirty-two healthy rats were divided into four groups (amikacin, amikacin+thymoquinone, thymoquinone, and no treatment). Thymoquinone was fed to the rats via oral gavage in a dose of 40 mg/kg/day throughout the study period of 14 days. Amikacin was given by the intramuscular route in a dose of 600 mg/kg/day. Audiological assessment was conducted by the distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) and auditory brainstem response (ABR) tests, administered to all rats at the beginning of the study, and also on days 7 and 15. Biochemical parameters were calculated at the termination of the study to evaluate the oxidative status. Results. There were significant decreases in DPOAE values and significant increases in ABR thresholds of the amikacin group on days 7 and 15, as compared to the amikacin+thymoquinone group. While ABR thresholds of the amikacin group increased significantly on days 7 and 15 as compared to their initial values, there were no significant differences between the initial and the 7th and 15th day values of ABR thresholds in the amikacin+thymoquinone group. Total oxidant status and oxidative stress index values of the amikacin+thymoquinone group were significantly lower than those of the amikacin group. Total antioxidant status values of the amikacin+thymoquinone group were significantly higher than those of the amikacin group. Conclusion. Our study has demonstrated that the ototoxic effect brought forth by amikacin could be overcome with the concurrent use of thymoquinone.
  • PublicationOpen Access
    Letter to the editor on -The therapeutic effect of thymoquinone on acoustic trauma-induced hearing loss in rats-
    (2017-09-01) Yenigun, ALPER; Dogan, REMZİ; Ozturan, ORHAN; YENİGÜN, ALPER; DOĞAN, REMZI; ÖZTURAN, ORHAN