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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2014

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

Cihan Citil, Vahit Konar, Suleyman Aydin, Musa Yilmaz, Serdal Albayrak, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan, Yusuf Ozkan

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cihan CitilAtatürk Vocational School of Health Science, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Vahit KonarDepartment of Biological Science, Amasya University, Amasya, Turkey.
Suleyman AydinDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (Firat Hormones Research Group), School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Musa YilmazDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry (Firat Hormones Research Group), School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Serdal AlbayrakDepartment of Brain Surgery, Elazig Education and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
Ibrahim Hanifi OzercanDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Yusuf OzkanDepartment of Internal Medicine-Endocrine and Metabolism, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
Fırat University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis 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/

methodsThe 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. Sal-α and Sal-β concentrations in the serum and tissue supernatants were measured by ELISA, and immunohistochemical staining was used to demonstrate expression of the hormones in brain and liver.

resultsSal-α and Sal-β levels in both the serum and the brain and liver tissue supernatants were lower in the MetS group than the control group. Sal-α and Sal-β were shown by immunohistochemistry to be produced in the brain epithelium, the supraoptic nucleus of the hypothalamus, and the liver hepatocytes.

conclusionsThe decrease in Sal-α and Sal-β might be involved in the etiopathology of the metabolic syndrome induced by fructose.

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AnimalsBrainEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFructoseImmunohistochemistryIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLiverMetabolic SyndromeObesityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyStatistics, NonparametricFructoseIntercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinssalusin-beta, rat

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PMID25070707
PMCPMC4136931
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