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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2021

Investigation of Thiol/Disulfide Balance in Obese Rats with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Serkan Tursun, Hacer Fulya Gülerman, Serkal Gazyağcı, Yaşar Şahin, Özcan Erel, Salim Neşelioğlu

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Article in Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Serkan TursunDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3354-6360
Hacer Fulya GülermanDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-8611
Serkal GazyağcıDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-6942
Yaşar ŞahinDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5936-4210
Özcan ErelDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2996-3236
Salim NeşelioğluDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-5717
Ankara University · TRAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt University · TRKırıkkale University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDue to the increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has reached epidemic dimensions over time. NAFLD is the most common cause of childhood chronic liver disease. There is a relationship between NAFLD and oxidative stress. This study aims to investigate the changes in thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters to determine the oxidant/antioxidant balance in obese rats with diet-induced NAFLD and healthy rats.

methodsTwelve Wistar albino rats were used in this study. Experimentally produced NAFLD obese rats (n=6) and healthy rats were compared. Experimental NAFLD model was created with a special fatty liver diet (Altromin® C1063, Fatty Liver Diet, Exclusivet, Lage, Germany). The biochemical and histopathological features of the groups, as well as serum thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters, were analyzed and compared.

resultsIn the experimentally induced NAFLD rat model, they gained more weight than the control group. Steatosis (at least grade 2) occurred in all rats fed with special fatty liver diet for 12 weeks. Histopathologically, no high-grade inflammation was observed in rats with experimental NAFLD after feeding a diet for 12 weeks. Results revealed that aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase levels were high, albumin levels were low, oxidant stress parameters increased, and antioxidant thiol groups decreased.

conclusionExperimental NAFLD is characterized by increased oxidant stress accompanying fatty tissue in the liver. Analysis of thiol/disulfide homeostasis parameters in NAFLD can be used in further studies to develop effective treatment options.

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DisulfidesFatty liverObesityOxidative stressRatsSulfhydryl compounds

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