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    Antidepressant-like effects of quercetin in diabetic rats are independent of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
    (Cambridge Univ Press, 2016) Demir, Enver Ahmet; Gergerlioglu, Hasan Serdar; Oz, Mehmet
    Objective Quercetin, one of the most potent flavonol in the family of flavonoids, has been shown to have benefits against diabetes and its complications. In the present study, we investigated effects of quercetin on depression-like behaviours and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in diabetic rats. Methods Experimental diabetes was induced by using streptozotocin, and either 50 or 100 mg/kg quercetin was intraperitoneally administered for 21 days. Following the last treatment, animals were subjected to the forced swim test, and subsequently, the blood was obtained by cardiac puncture to measure plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone (CORT) levels. Results A significant increase of the total immobile time, accompanied by a decrease in the immobility latency, which suggests a depressive status, was observed in diabetic animals that was reversed by the treatment of 50 mg/kg quercetin. However, the higher dose of quercetin (100 mg/kg) was ineffective in alleviating depression-like behaviours. The plasma concentrations of ACTH, and total- and free-CORT were not affected by both doses of quercetin. Conclusion Therefore, we concluded that the antidepressant-like effects of quercetin in diabetes are independent of the HPA axis.
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    Curcumin alleviates cisplatin-induced learning and memory impairments
    (Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2015) Oz, Mehmet; Atalik, K. Esra Nurullahoglu; Yerlikaya, F. Humeyra; Demir, Enver Ahmet
    The present study has been designed to investigate the role of curcumin on cisplatin-inducedcognitive impairment and to reveal mechanisms of cisplatin's detrimental actions on cognition in rats. Animals were treated with cisplatin (5 mg/kg/week) and/or curcumin (300 mg/kg/day) for 5 weeks. Morris water maze test was used to assess spatial learning and memory. Enzymatic activities of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were evaluated from hippocampus and plasma samples, and malondialdehyde (MDA), which is the end-product of lipid peroxidation, was determined by a colorimetric method. Our results showed that cisplatin (5 mg/kg/week, 5 weeks) caused learning and memory deficits, elevated MDA content, decreased SOD activity in the hippocampus and plasma, and AChE activity in the hippocampus. Curcumin improved learning and memory in rats with administration of cisplatin. In addition, curcumin significantly reduced the level of MDA and increased the activities of SOD and AChE. Taken together, our findings indicate that curcumin ameliorates cisplatin-induced spatial learning and memory impairment, possibly through restored cholinergic function and enhanced oxidative status. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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    The Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid on the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis and Cholinergic System in an Experimental Alzheimer's Model
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016) Oz, Mehmet; Demir, Enver Ahmet; Gergerlioglu, Hasan Serdar
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    Effects of Cisplatin and Curcumin on the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) Oz, Mehmet; Demir, Enver Ahmet; Gergerlioglu, Hasan Serdar; Atalik, Kismet Esra Nurullahoglu; Yerlikaya, Fatma Humeyra
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    Effects of the Environmental Enrichment on Learning and Memory in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015) Oz, Mehmet; Demir, Enver Ahmet; Gergerlioglu, Hasan Serdar; Atalik, Kismet Esra Nurullahoglu; Yerlikaya, Fatma Humeyra
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    Environmental enrichment reverses cognitive impairments provoked by Western diet in rats: Role of corticosteroid receptors
    (Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2016) Gergerlioglu, Hasan Serdar; Oz, Mehmet; Demir, Enver Ahmet; Nurullahoglu-Atalik, Kismet Esra; Yerlikaya, Fatma Humeyra
    Aims: Previous studies demonstrated that the Western diet (WD), which is rich in saturated fat (HFD) and refined sugar (HSU), is related to the impairments of hippocampus-dependent learning and memory and forebrain synaptic plasticity in rodents. The environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to enhance learning and memory in theHFD-induced cognitive deficits, but the exact mechanismis still not clearly understood. Therefore, the present study aimed to clarify the effects of the EE on spatial memory in WD-fed rats, and to analyze the potential role of corticosteroid receptors in the EE conditioning. Main methods: MaleWistar albino rats were housed in either an enriched or standard environment and fed with the HFD (35% of energy as fat), HSU (100% of carbohydrate as sucrose) or standard rat chowfor 4 weeks. Weused the Morris' water maze test (MWM) to assess the learning and memory performance, and measured plasma levels of corticosterone (CORT) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), as well as glucocorticoid (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) levels in the hippocampus. Key findings: The results showed that HFD-fed rats displayed poorer learning and memory performance evaluated with MWM than controls. The EE reversed the cognitive deficits caused by the HFD. In addition, the EE resulted in an increase of GR and MR levels without affecting plasma CORT and ACTH concentrations. Significance: Based on these findings, it could be suggested that the EE plays an important role in amelioration of the HFD-induced cognitive impairments, but this intervention is independent of the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal axis and hippocampal corticosteroid receptor levels. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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    Impact of enriched environment on production of tau, amyloid precursor protein and, amyloid-? peptide in high-fat and high-sucrose-fed rats
    (Cambridge Univ Press, 2017) Selvi, Yavuz; Gergerlioglu, Hasan Serdar; Akbaba, Nursel; Oz, Mehmet; Kandeger, Ali; Demir, Enver Ahmet; Yerlikaya, Fatma Humeyra
    Objective: The Western-type diet is associated with an elevated risk of Alzheimer's disease and other milder forms of cognitive impairment. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the environmental enrichment on amyloid and tau pathology in high-fat and high-sucrose-fed rats. Methods: In total, 40 adult male rats were categorised into two main groups according to their housing conditions: enriched environment (EE, n = 16) and standard housing condition (n = 24). The groups were further divided into five subgroups that received standard diet, high-fat diet, and high-sucrose diet. We performed the analysis of amyloid beta-peptide (A beta) (1-40), A beta(1-42), amyloid precursor protein (APP), and tau levels in the hippocampus of rats that were maintained under standard housing conditions or exposed to an EE. Results: The EE decreased the A beta(1-40), A beta(1-42), APP, and tau levels in high-fat and high-sucrose-fed rats. Conclusion: This observation shows that EE may rescue diet-induced amyloid and tau pathology.