Person: MERAL, İSMAİL
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Publication Metadata only FİZYOLOJİ(2019-02-01) MERAL, İSMAİL; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; MERAL, İSMAİL; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞPublication Metadata only Effects of Angiotensin IV on Learning-Memory and Hippocampal Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Rats(2019-12-01T00:00:00Z) KILIÇ, Aysu; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; ELİBOL, BİRSEN; Bulut, Huri; MERAL, İSMAİL; Sahin, Emine Gulderen; KILIÇ, AYSU; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; ELİBOL, BİRSEN; BULUT, HURI; MERAL, İSMAİLPublication Metadata only Role of Angiotensin TYpe I and II receptor Blockade in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury of Isolated Rat Heart(2017-05-04) Kılıç, AYSU; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; Usta, Cansu; BULUT, HURİ; ÜYÜKLÜ, MEHMET; Demirci-Tansel, Cihan; MERAL, İSMAİL; Artumak, Elif; Gurevin-Gürel, Ebru; KILIÇ, AYSU; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; BULUT, HURI; ÜYÜKLÜ, MEHMET; MERAL, İSMAİLPublication Open Access Effects of Cichorium Intybus on GABAA Receptors and Apoptosis in Pentyleneterazole-PTZ Kindling in Rats.(2021-08-01T00:00:00Z) Meral, İsmail; Eşrefoğlu, Mukaddes; Kara, Mehmet; Erkeç, Özlem Ergül; Tok, Olgu Enis; Armağan, Metin; MERAL, İSMAİL; EŞREFOĞLU, MUKADDES; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞPublication Metadata only Effects of Nigella sativa on apoptosis and GABA(A) receptor density in cerebral cortical and hippocampal neurons in pentylenetetrazol induced kindling in rats(2016-01-01) AYDIN, M. S.; USTUNOVA, SAVAŞ; ESREFOGLU, MUKADDES; MERAL, I.; Arifoglu, YASİN; DEMIRTAS, M.; MERAL, İSMAİL; EŞREFOĞLU, MUKADDES; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; ARİFOĞLU, YASİNWe investigated the effects of Nigella sativa on apoptosis and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA(A)) receptor density in cerebral cortical and hippocampal neurons in a pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced kindling model in rats. The PTZ kindling model was produced by injecting PTZ in subconvulsive doses to rats on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22 and 24 of the study into animals of PTZ treated (PTZ) and PTZ + N. sativa treated (PTZ + NS) groups. Clonic and tonic seizures were induced by injecting a convulsive dose of PTZ on day 26 of the study. Rats in the PTZ + NS group were treated also with a 10 mg/kg methanolic extract of N. sativa 2 h before each PTZ injection. Rats in the control group were treated with 4 ml/kg saline. The number of neurons that expressed GABA(A) receptors in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex of rats in the PTZ and PTZ + NS groups increased significantly. There was no significant difference in the number of GABA(A) receptors between the PTZ and PTZ + NS groups. GABA(A) receptor density of the neurons in the cerebral cortex, but not hippocampus, was increased in PTZ group compared to controls. We observed a significant increase in the number of apoptotic neurons in the cerebral cortex of rats of both the PTZ and PTZ + NS groups compared to controls. We observed a significant decrease in the number of the apoptotic neurons in the cerebral cortex of rats in the PTZ + NS group compared to the PTZ group. N. sativa treatment ameliorated the PTZ induced neurodegeneration in the cerebral cortex as reflected by neuronal apoptosis and neuronal GABA(A) receptor frequency.Publication Metadata only Sulodexide protected the heart against ischemia/reperfusion injury by reducing oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in the isolated rat heart(2022-11-17) ÜSTÜNOVA S.; AKSOY R.; BULUT H.; KILIÇ A.; MERAL İ.; RABUŞ M. B.; BOZKURT A. K.; KÖKSAL C.; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; KILIÇ, AYSU; MERAL, İSMAİL; KÖKSAL, CENGİZPublication Open Access Angiotensin IV improves spatial memory in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by reducing oxidative stress and altering BDNF levels(2021-01-01T00:00:00Z) KILIÇ, AYSU; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; ELİBOL, BİRSEN; Bulut, Huri; MERAL, İSMAİL; Sahin, Gulderen; KILIÇ, AYSU; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; ELİBOL, BİRSEN; MERAL, İSMAİLIn this study, we investigated the protective effects of angiotensin IV (Mg IV) on cognitive function in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Male Wistar albino rats, were randomly divided into four groups; control (C), diabetes (Dia, 60 mg/kg, STZ, i.p.), Mg IV (5 mu g/kg, s.c.) and Dia+Ang W. The passive avoidance and Morris water maze (MWM) tests were used to evaluate learning and memory performance. Behavioral tests were carried out between 21 and 30 days after the initial Ang IV injection. Hippocampi were dissected and retained for biochemical and Western blot analysis. The Dia group exhibited the poorest behavioral results, while the Dia+Ang W group performed highest on the MWM task. Superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and malondialdehyde levels increased significantly in the Dia group compared to Dia+Ang IV. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and N-methyl-D-aspartate levels were significantly elevated, while levels of GABA(A) significantly decreased, in the Dia+Ang IV group compared to the Dia group. These findings suggest that peripheral administration of Ang IV ameliorated spatial memory in diabetic rats by decreasing hippocampal oxidative stress and BDNF levels.Publication Metadata only Effect of Thymoquinone on Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Isolated Hearts of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats(2019-12-01T00:00:00Z) ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; KILIÇ, Aysu; Bulut, Hun; MERAL, İSMAİL; Alican, Inci; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; KILIÇ, AYSU; MERAL, İSMAİLPublication Metadata only The Effects of Cichorium intybus Extract on Cerebellar Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Pentylenetetrazole-induced Kindling Model in Rats(2016-09-01) Meral, Ismail; Gurevin, Ebru Gurel; Ustunova, SAVAŞ; DEMIRTAS, Murat; Ozturk, Nilgun; Kiyan, Hulya Tuba; Armutak, Elif Ilkay; Sogut, Ibrahim; Erkeç, Özlem Ergül; MERAL, İSMAİL; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞPublication Metadata only Impaired memory by hippocampal oxidative stress in rats exposed to 900 MHz electromagnetic fields is ameliorated by thymoquinone(2022-03-01T00:00:00Z) ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; KILIÇ, AYSU; Bulut, Huri; Gurel-Gurevin, Ebru; ERİŞ, ALİ HİKMET; MERAL, İSMAİL; ÜSTÜNOVA, SAVAŞ; KILIÇ, AYSU; ERİŞ, ALİ HİKMET; MERAL, İSMAİLThe protective effects of thymoquinone on learning and memory abilities and on hippocampal oxidative stress in rats exposed to 900 MHz electromagnetic field radiation at s strength of 6.0 +/- 0.5 V/m for 1 h on each of 15 days was studied. Thymoquinone-treatment (10 mg/kg/day) of radiation-exposed rats resulted in better performance than that of radiation-exposed rats not receiving thymoquinone. Electromagnetic field-exposure led to increased hippocampal superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and malondialdehyde levels and to lowered brain-derived neurotrophic factor level; thymoquinone treatment ameliorated all four parameters. Also, in the electromagnetic field-exposed group, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor expression decreased, and gamma-aminobutyric-acid alpha receptor expression increased, which was reversed by thymoquinone treatment. In conclusion, treatment with the thymoquinone ameliorated the impact of the exposure to EMF and provided a hint on the mechanism involving oxidative stress.