Publications by authors named "Melike Karaman"

Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anthracycline antibiotic widely employed to treat carcinoma. Nevertheless, severe cardiotoxic side effects restrict its clinical use. Esculetin, a natural flavonoid, is found abundantly in plants.

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Doxorubicin (DOX), an anthracycline group antibiotic, has been extensively employed as a potent chemotherapeutic agent for treating solid and hematopoietic tumors in humans. Amid exposure to diverse stress conditions, living organisms swiftly initiate the synthesis of heat shock proteins (HSPs), a set of highly conserved proteins. Tannic acid (TA) has garnered increasing study attention due to its special chemical properties, health benefits, and wide availability.

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Doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used in cancer treatment but the dose-related toxicity of DOX on organs including the liver limit its use. Therefore, there is great interest in combining DOX with natural compounds with antioxidant properties to reduce toxicity and increase drug efficacy. Esculetin is a natural coumarin derivative with biological properties encompassing anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities.

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Background: Azo dyes are widely used in the food industry to prevent color loss during processing and storage of products. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a diazo dye Brilliant Black PN (E151) on oxidative stress-related parameters in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) at biochemical and molecular levels.

Methods And Results: Third instar larvae were transferred to a medium containing the dye at different doses (1, 2.

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Excessive iron intake causes lipid peroxidation and increases oxidative stress. Ascorbic acid is a natural compound with antioxidant and therapeutic properties. In this study, the effect of AA on oxidative stress parameters in fruit flies in the presence of iron was investigated.

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Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent and broad-spectrum drug widely used in the treatment of cancer. However, the toxicity and side effects of DOX on various organs limit its clinical use. Approaches using natural antioxidants with these drugs have the potential to alleviate negative side effects.

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Fluoride exposure through drinking water, foods, cosmetics, and drugs causes genotoxic effects, oxidative damage, and impaired cognitive abilities. In our study, the effects of fluoride on anxiety caused by the circadian clock and circadian clock changes in a zebrafish model were investigated at the molecular level on parents and the next generations. For this purpose, adult zebrafish were exposed to 1.

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