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    Role of propolis on biochemical parameters in kidney and heart tissues against L-NAME induced oxidative injury in rats
    (Taylor & Francis Inc, 2014) Talas, Zeliha Selamoglu; Ozdemir, Ilknur; Ciftci, Osman; Cakir, Oguz; Gulhan, Mehmet Fuat; Pasaoglu, Oguz Murat
    Nitric oxide (NO), produced by endothelial NO synthase, is recognised as a central antiinflammatory and antiatherogenic principle in the vasculature. Epidemiological and clinical studies have demonstrated that a growing list of natural products, as components of the daily diet or phytomedical preparations, may improve vascular function by enhancing NO bioavailability. In this article, we investigated antioxidant effects of propolis on biochemical parameters in kidney and heart tissues of acute NO synthase inhibited rats by N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). There was increase (p < 0.001) in the activities of catalase and malondialdehyde levels in the L-NAME treatment groups when compared with control rats, but NO levels were decreased in both kidney and heart tissues. There were statistically significant changes (p < 0.001) in these parameters of L-NAME + propolis treated rats as compared with L-NAME-treated group. In summary, propolis may influence endothelial NO production.
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    Role of Propolis on Oxidative Stress in Fish Brain
    (Iran Univ Medical Sciences, 2013) Kakoolaki, Shapour; Talas, Zeliha Selamoglu; Cakir, Oguz; Ciftci, Osman; Ozdemir, Ilknur
    Introduction: Cypermethrin causes its neurotoxic effect through voltage-dependent sodium channels and integral protein ATPases in the neuronal membrane. Brain and nerve damage are often associated with low residual level of pesticides. In vitro and in vivo studies have also shown that pesticides cause free radical-mediated tissue damage in brain. Propolis has antioxidant properties. The main chemical classes found in propolis are flavonoids and phenolics. Bioflavonoids are antioxidant molecules that play important roles in scavenging free radicals, which are produced in neurodegenerative diseases and aging. Methods: To determine the protective role of propolis, rainbow trouts were treated with cypermethrin, followed by biochemical analyses of brain tissue. Fish were divided into four groups: control, propolis-treated, cypermethrin-treated, and cypermethrin+propolis-treated. Results: In fish brains, catalase (CAT) activity decreased (P=0.001) and malondialdehyde (MDA) level increased (P=0.001) in cypermethrin-treated group compared to control group. In cypermethrin+propolis-treated group CAT activity increased (P=0.001) and MDA level decreased (P=0.001) compared to cypermethrin group. Discussion: The results demonstrated that the negative effects, observed as a result of cypermethrin treatment, could be reversed by adding supplementary propolis. Propolis may improve some biochemical markers associated with oxidative stress in fish brain, after exposure to cypermethrin.