2016
Sex Differences and Drug Dose Influence the Role of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in the Mouse Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis Model
AlSharari S, Bagdas D, Akbarali H, Lichtman P, Raborn E, Cabral G, Carroll F, McGee E, Damaj M. Sex Differences and Drug Dose Influence the Role of the α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in the Mouse Dextran Sodium Sulfate-Induced Colitis Model. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2016, 19: 460-468. PMID: 27639096, PMCID: PMC6894014, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorWild-type miceColitis severityNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsFemale miceHigher tumor necrosis factor-alpha levelsAcetylcholine receptorsTumor necrosis factor-alpha levelsNecrosis factor-alpha levelsLittermate wild-type miceAnti-colitis activityAnti-colitis effectΑ7 knockout miceDextran sodium sulfatePathogenesis of colitisAnti-inflammatory effectsFemale adult miceViable therapeutic approachSeverity of diseaseSex differencesColon lengthDisease activityColonic levelsColitis modelUlcerative colitis
2014
Pharmacologic overview of systemic chlorogenic acid therapy on experimental wound healing
Bagdas D, Gul N, Topal A, Tas S, Ozyigit M, Cinkilic N, Gul Z, Etoz B, Ziyanok S, Inan S, Turacozen O, Gurun M. Pharmacologic overview of systemic chlorogenic acid therapy on experimental wound healing. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives Of Pharmacology 2014, 387: 1101-1116. PMID: 25129377, DOI: 10.1007/s00210-014-1034-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide effectsWound healingHigh doseBone marrowEffects of CGAAnti-inflammatory effectsDietary chlorogenic acidNitric oxide levelsMatrix metalloproteinase-9Oxidative stress markersPossible side effectsDose-dependent mannerChlorogenic acidCGA supplementationPharmacologic overviewFree radical scavengerAcid therapyCGA treatmentLeukocyte infiltrationPivotal organImmunohistochemical examinationRat bone marrowMetalloproteinase-9Oxide levelsStress markers