Brain, liver, and serum salusin-alpha and -beta alterations in Sprague-Dawley rats with or without metabolic syndrome.

Background: This metabolic syndrome (MetS) study was designed to investigate changes in expression of the neuropeptides salusin-α (Sal-α) and salusin-β (Sal-β) in brain and liver tissue in response to obesity and related changes induced by high-fructose diet and explored how these changes were reflected in the circulating levels of Sal-α and Sal-b, as well as revealing how the lipid profile and concentrations of glucose and uric acid were altered.

Material/methods: The study included 14 Sprague-Dawley rats. The control group was fed ad libitum on standard rat pellets, while the intervention group was given water with 10% fructose in addition to the standard rat pellet for 3 months.

Lack of association of 1513 A/C polymorphism in P2X7 gene with susceptibility to pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Introduction: Tuberculosis, is one of the a leading causes of death worldwide, is characterized by different clinical forms including: latent, localized pulmonary infection and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Candidate gene association studies have implicated common polymophisms in genes that may influence the development of tuberculosis. This study, aimed to elucidate the role of P2X7 gene in 1513A/C polymorphism the etiopathogenesis of tuberculosis.

[Investigation of CCL1 rs159294 T/A gene polymorphism in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients].

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to reveal whether CCL1 rs159294 T/A polymorphism in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients pose a risk to catch tuberculosis or not.

Materials And Methods: In the study, peripheral blood samples from the control group, which includes 160 patients, who consulted to Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Pulmonology Policlinic in Elazığ province and who were diagnosed with tuberculosis; and 160 healthy individuals, were taken and put into tubes containing EDTA. Each tube contained 2 cc blood samples.

Effects of selenium with vitamin E and melatonin on cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rat liver and kidneys.

The present study was performed to determine the protective effects of melatonin alone and vitamin E with selenium combination against cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rat liver. A total of 60 male rats were equally divided into five groups, one of which acted as control receiving subcutaneous injections of physiological saline. The remaining four groups were treated with subcutaneous injections of cadmium chloride at a dose of 1 mg/kg weight.

Protective effects of antioxidants against cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rat testes.

The protective effects of melatonin, vitamin E, and selenium alone or in combination were tested against cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rat testes. A total of 60 male rats were equally divided into five study groups, one of which acted as control receiving subcutaneous injections of physiological saline. The remaining four groups were treated with subcutaneous injections of cadmium chloride at a dose of 1 mg/kg weight.

Effects of selenium and vitamin E, in addition to melatonin, against oxidative stress caused by cadmium in rats.

The present study was carried to evaluate the protective effects of melatonin alone and vitamin E with selenium combination against high dose cadmium-induced oxidative stress in rats. The control group received subcutaneous physiological saline. The first study group administered cadmium chloride (CdCl2) by subcutaneous injection of dose of 1 mg/kg.