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    Protective and Therapeutic Effects of Bovine Amniotic Fluids Collected in Different Trimesters on the Epidural Fibrosis After Experimental Laminectomy in Rats
    (Elsevier Science Inc, 2023) Yurtal, Ziya; Kulualp, Kadri; Ozkan, Huseyin; Micili, Serap Cilaker; Dogan, Halef; Sisman, Ali Riza; Ersoy, Nevin
    BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the protective and therapeutic effects of bovine amniotic fluid (BAF) on the inhibition of epidural fibrosis (EF) after experimental laminectomy. -METHODS: Forty female Sprague Dawley rats were used. The amniotic fluids were collected from each trimester of a pregnant cow. The rats were divided into 5 groups. Whereas no laminectomy was applied to the con-trol group, animals in the sham group underwent lam-inectomy. Laminectomy was performed in the animals in other groups and the operation area was closed by drip-ping 1 mL of BAF collected in 3 trimesters of pregnancy. Animals were killed 28 days after the operation.RESULTS: Compared with control, VEGF gene expression levels were downregulated approximately 5-fold in BAF-2. Whereas IL-6 was upregulated approximately 8-fold in the sham, it was downregulated 5-fold and 3-fold in BAF-1 and BAF-2, respectively. There was downregulation in BAF-2 and BAF-3 in terms of CD105 gene expression levels. TGFb1 was upregulated approximately 2-fold in the sham group and downregulated in BAF-1 and BAF-2. Although histopathologic alterations including EF grade and fibro-blast cell density were found to increase in the sham group, all BAF treatment decreased those of alterations. The highest CD105 immunoreactivity was detected in the sham group. All BAF treatment markedly aggravated fibrosis via decreasing CD105 immunoreactivity. In terms of grading parameters, almost the closest grades to the con-trol were determined in the BAF-2. BAF collected in the second trimester is most effective in healing of scar tissue and preventing fibrosis via decreasing microvessel and fibroblast densities.CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that BAF may be used as a potential protective agent to prevent EF.
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    Protective effect of Diospyros kaki L. leaves extract against oxidative damage and inflammation in the testicular ischemia-reperfusion model in rats
    (Natl Inst Science Communication-Niscair, 2023) Yurtal, Ziya; Kulualp, Kadri; Oezkan, Hueseyin; Kutlu, Tuncer; Alakus, Halil; Aslan, Abdullah; Altug, Muhammed E.
    The Oriental persimmon, Diospyros kaki L., native of China, with its bioactive compounds from leaves, flavonoids and polyphenols in particular, possess antibacterial, antiallergic, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective and antihypertensive properties. Though, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects of the D. kaki leaves have beneficial effects in I/R injury in the brain, the same has not been investigated in testicular I/R injury until now. Hence, in the present study, we investigated its leaf extract against oxidative damage and inflammation in the testicular ischemia-reperfusion model. Thirty-two male rats were randomly and equally divided into four groups. While saline (SF) was given to the control and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) groups for 5 days, Diospyros kaki (DK) and I/R+DK were given 200 mg/kg of DK leaf extract. Afterwards, left orchiectomy was performed in control and DK, and testicular torsion was performed in I/R and I/R+DK for 2 hours. All rats were sacrificed 24 hours after procedures and samples were collected. Compared to the control, I/R had high MDA levels, low GSH and GSH-Px levels; compared to the I/R, MDA levels of the I/R+DK were lower, and the GSH and GSH-Px levels were higher. In I/R, the presence of congestion and hemorrhage were determined and the deterioration in seminiferous tubule structure and spermatogenesis were less in the I/R+DK. TNF-alpha, COX-2, BCL-2, and BAX genes expressions were significantly lower in the I/R+DK group. TNF-alpha and COX-2 proteins were higher in I/R and I/R+DK groups, while NRF2 was higher in I/R+DK. These results show that DK leaves extract has crucial protective effect against oxidative damage and inflammation in the I/R model of rats.