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    CREB1 and PPAR-?/? Pathways in Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion: Route for Curcumin to Hepatoprotection
    (Briefland, 2022) Demir, Enver Ahmet; Tutuk, Okan; Dogan-Gocmen, Hatice; Ozyilmaz, Duygu Seren; Karagul, Meryem Ilkay; Kara, Mikail; Temiz, Muhyittin
    Background: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury is a major problem that can exacerbate complications, particularly in liver trans-plantations. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the cellular mechanisms of ischemia/reperfusion injury and hepatoprotection by cur -cumin. Methods: Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups as Control, Sham, I/R, and Cur+I/R. Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion was induced in I/R and Cur+I/R animals, the latter of which was also given 50 mg/kg/day of curcumin for 14 days. Liver aminotransferases and the transcription regulators of inflammation (RelA, I & kappa;B, PPAR-& alpha;, PPAR-& gamma;, CREB1) were examined along with the histological examination. Results: Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion was found to disrupt hepatic microstructure and downregulate PPAR-& alpha;, PPAR-& gamma;, and CREB1 transcripts. Curcumin supplementation in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion recovered the structural organization and promoted the hepatocyte regeneration while increasing expressions of PPARs and CREB1. RelA and I & kappa;B were found unaltered, possibly due to the crosstalk between targeted transcripts by ischemia/reperfusion and curcumin. Conclusions: In sum, PPAR-& alpha;/& gamma; and CREB1 were involved in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion and, moreover, were detected to be stim-ulated by curcumin. PPAR and CREB pathways were found to provide a route to hepatoprotection for curcumin supplementation as evidenced by the microstructural improvement.
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    Histological and morphological development of the prepuce from birth to prepubertal age
    (Korean Urological Assoc, 2024) Erdem, Erim; Caliskan, Mustafa Kaplan; Karagul, Meryem Ilkay; Akbay, Erdem; Yilmaz, Banu Coskun; Aygun, Yuksel Cem
    Purpose: To study the histological changes of the preputial tissue from birth to prepubertal age in order to define unnoticed morphological changes. Materials and Methods: Prepuce samples were obtained from 79 healthy boys who underwent routine ritual circumcision. Specimens were divided into six groups according to the boys' age: newborn, 0-1 year of age, 2-3 years of age, 4-5 years of age, 6-7 years of age, and 8-9 years of age. Histologic analysis of the specimens was performed by H&E, Masson's trichrome, Verhoeff-Von Gieson, immunohistochemical staining. Results: Microscopic examinations showed that average epithelial thickness increased after the neonatal period (p=0.001). When collagen fiber density was evaluated, no significant differences between groups were found (p=0.083). When the elastic fibers in the dermis were evaluated, it was determined that the number and thickness of elastic fibers increased with age. Immunohistochemical examinations showed that the number of peripheral nerves marked with S100 was lower in the neonatal period than at other ages (p=0.048). When the vessels marked with CD105 antibody were counted, there was no significant difference between the groups (p=0.078). Conclusions: This is the first study to examine the age -related structure of connective tissue elements in the foreskin. Our results showed that the prepuce's prepubertal maturation process is continuous, and the first 2 years of life are appropriate not only in relation to the physiological effects of age but also the optimum structural changes for wound healing, such as vessel diameter, epithelium thickness, peripheral nerve count.