Publications by authors named "Esra Pinarbas"

Background: Currently, obesity affects over 600 million individuals and is responsible for numerous severe health conditions, particularly diabetes and metabolic syndrome. The objective of our study was to examine the impact of white tea, known for its potent antioxidant properties, on the reduction in body weight as well as the levels of leptin and asprosin.

Methods: A total of 72 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to 9 groups, with each group consisting of 8 rats.

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Sepsis is an exaggerated immune response resulting from systemic inflammation, which can damage tissues and organs. Acute kidney injury has been detected in at least one-third of patients with sepsis. Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury increases the risk of a secondary infection.

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High-fat diets have detrimental health impacts that increase the likelihood of developing obesity and metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to examine the potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of orlistat and white tea in rats fed a high-fat diet. Thirty-two rats were randomized into four groups: control (standard diet), HFD (high-fat diet), HFD+Orlistat (high-fat diet+orlistat), and HFD+WT (high-fat diet+white tea extract).

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Background/objectives: Acute mesenteric ischemia can lead to severe liver damage due to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. This study investigated the protective effects of trimetazidine (TMZ) and dexmedetomidine (DEX) against liver damage induced by mesenteric artery I/R via endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) mechanisms.

Methods: Twenty-four rats were divided into four groups: control, I/R, I/R+TMZ, and I/R+DEX.

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Liver fibrosis is a common, progressive disease that affects millions of patients worldwide. In this study, it was aimed at investigating the effect of white tea on liver fibrosis in an in-vivo environment by creating an experimental liver fibrosis model on rats. In this study, an experimental liver fibrosis model was created with carbon tetrachloride (CCl) in Sprague-Dawley rats to investigate the effect of white tea on liver fibrosis.

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) resulting from septic shock caused by sepsis is an important health problem encountered at rates of 55-73%. Increasing oxidative stress and inflammation following sepsis is a widely observed condition with rising mortality rates. The purpose of this study was to determine whether perindopril (PER) can prevent sepsis-associated AKI with its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic effects.

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