Sakul, ArzuOzansoy, MehmetELİBOL, BİRSENAyla, SuleGunal, Mehmet YalcinYozgat, YaseminBasaga, HuveydaSahin, KazimKAZANCIOĞLU, RÜMEYZAKilic, Ulkan2019-10-052019-10-052019-01-01Sakul A., Ozansoy M., ELİBOL B., Ayla S., Gunal M. Y. , Yozgat Y., Basaga H., Sahin K., KAZANCIOĞLU R., Kilic U., -Squalene attenuates the oxidative stress and activates AKT/mTOR pathway against cisplatin-induced kidney damage in mice-, TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY, cilt.43, ss.179-188, 2019https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/1400The 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-γ) 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticleWOS:00047126810000310.3906/biy-1902-7731320816trdizin