Nefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu

Prof. Dr. Nefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu

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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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4 July 2019 in Human & Experimental Toxicology
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CGCevik Gurel
Cevik Gurel
GKGokce Ceren Kuscu
Gokce Ceren Kuscu
ABAylin Buhur
Aylin Buhur
MDMelih Dagdeviren
Melih Dagdeviren
FOFatih Oltulu
Fatih Oltulu
AYAltug Yavasoglu
Altug Yavasoglu
Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anthracycline derivative antibiotic that still frequently used in the treatment of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. The clinical use of DOX is largely restricted due to acute and chronic renal, cardiac, hematological, and testicular toxicities. Previous studies have indicated that oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and apoptosis in germ cells are the main factors in DOX-induced testicular toxicity, but the entire molecular mechanisms that responsible for DOX-induced testicular damage are not yet fully understood. Fluvastatin is a cholesterol-lowering agent that acts by inhibiting hydroxylmethyl glutaryl coenzyme A, the key enzyme for cholesterol biosynthesis. In addition to its cholesterol-lowering effect, fluvastatin showed an antioxidant effect by cleaning hydroxyl and superoxide radicals and this drug could have a protective effect by acting on the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal pathway in testicular damage caused by obesity. This study aimed to investigate the possible protective and therapeutic effects of fluvastatin on the DOX-induced testicular toxicity model by histochemical, immunohistochemical, biochemical, and real-time polymerase chain reaction analyses. The present study indicates that fluvastatin may have a protective and therapeutic effect by removing reactive oxygen species and by regulating the mTOR, connexin 43, and matrix metalloproteinase 9 protein and messenger ribonucleic acid expressions, which play an important role in regulating the blood–testis barrier. On the other hand, the use of fluvastatin as a protective/prophylactic agent was found to be more effective than the use of this drug for treatment. In light of this information, fluvastatin may be a candidate agent that can be used to prevent testicular toxicity observed in men receiving DOX treatment.

1 January 2020 in Chemico-Biological Interactions
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BBBuket Bakan
Buket Bakan
SGSüleyman Gülcemal
Süleyman Gülcemal
SASinan Akgöl
Sinan Akgöl
PHPeter H.M. Hoet
Peter H.M. Hoet
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Nefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu


5 December 2016 in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
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DODilara Ozkan
Dilara Ozkan
MDMelih Dagdeviren
Melih Dagdeviren
SKSelma Katalay
Selma Katalay
AGAdem Guner
Adem Guner
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Nefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu

31 August 2012 in Environmental Toxicology
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NYNefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu
Nefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu
ÇKÇinel Köksal
Çinel Köksal
MDMelih Dağdeviren
Melih Dağdeviren
HAHüseyin Aktuğ
Hüseyin Aktuğ
AYAltuğ Yavaşoğlu
Altuğ Yavaşoğlu

1 August 2016 in Marine Pollution Bulletin
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AYAltuğ Yavaşoğlu
Altuğ Yavaşoğlu
DÖDilara Özkan
Dilara Özkan
AGAdem Güner
Adem Güner
SKSelma Katalay
Selma Katalay
FOFatih Oltulu
Fatih Oltulu
NYNefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu
Nefise Ülkü Karabay Yavaşoǧlu