Hongliang Yao, Caihua Sun, Chengjun Wang, Jipan Liu, Yun Li, Li Li, Bin Zhao, Jia Liu
{"title":"The Double-Edged Sword Property of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomal microRNAs in Colorectal Cancer.","authors":"Hongliang Yao, Caihua Sun, Chengjun Wang, Jipan Liu, Yun Li, Li Li, Bin Zhao, Jia Liu","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2024.23541","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)-based therapies are promising therapeutic strategies for cancer treatment, because of their strong immunomodulatory and tissue regeneration abilities. In case of colorectal cancer (CRC), MSCs indicate a double-edged sword activity. Some reports declared the inhibitory effects of MSCs on the proliferation, migration, and infiltration of cancer cells to suppress the CRC initiation and development, whereas others showed the tumor-promoter impacts of MSCs on the progression of CRC. Recent investigations have revealed that exosomal microRNAs (Exo-miRs) derived from MSCs (MSCs-Exo-miRs) are attributed to such paradoxical effect. Thus, the current review aimed to seek the role of MSCs-Exo-miRs in CRC progression and their therapeutic potential for the CRC treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anahita Sadeghi, Peyman Adibi, Fatih Oğuz Önder, Bülent Değertekin, Dilara Turan, Serhat Bor
{"title":"Case-based Clinical Reasoning Competitions: A Novel Method to Teach and Assess Clinical Reasoning Skills Among Gastroenterologists.","authors":"Anahita Sadeghi, Peyman Adibi, Fatih Oğuz Önder, Bülent Değertekin, Dilara Turan, Serhat Bor","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.24024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5152/tjg.2024.24024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11465155/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jihao Xiong, Hongchun Tan, Shanlin Mao, Lingfang Ma, Ke Ma
{"title":"Association Between Hemoglobin-to-Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Ratio and 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: Data from MIMIC-III and MIMIC-IV.","authors":"Jihao Xiong, Hongchun Tan, Shanlin Mao, Lingfang Ma, Ke Ma","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.24067","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.24067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the relationship between hemoglobin-to-red blood cell distribution width (RDW) ratio (HRR) and the 30-day mortality risk in acute pancreatitis (AP), and assess the predictive ability of HRR. Data from 2001 to 2019 in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-III/IV (MIMIC-III/IV) were analyzed. The outcome of this retrospective cohort study was 30-day mortality. Hemoglobin-to-RDW ratio (0-24 hours) and HRR (24-48 hours) were divided into 4 groups based on quartiles (Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4). The predictive effect was evaluated by the C-index. A total of 1736 patients were included, and 30-day mortality occurred in 204 (11.75%) patients. Compared with Q1 of HRR (0-24 hours), Q2 (HR = 0.60, 95% CI : 0.42-0.86), Q3 (HR =0.47, 95% CI : 0.31-0.71), and Q4 (HR = 0.45, 95% CI : 0.29-0.68) of HRR levels reduced the 30-day mortality risk. Hemoglobin-to-RDW ratio (24-48 hours) was consistent with the results of HRR (0-24 hours). For changes in HRR, Q4 for changes in HRR levels (HR = 1.64, 95% CI : 1.09-2.45) increased the 30-day mortality risk. Hemoglobin-toRDW ratio significantly improved the predictive effect of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (C-index = 0.736) and Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (C-index = 0.704) on 30-day mortality. Higher HRR levels reduced the 30-day mortality risk in AP and may improve the prediction of other tools.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363195/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-biopsy Strategy for the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease in Adults: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Herbert Wieser, Carlo Soldaini, Carolina Ciacci","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.24092","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.24092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Celiac disease (CeD) diagnosis is a complicated process, requiring a multi-step procedure and a high level of clinical knowledge. Some scientific societies, mainly from Europe and North America, have proposed appropriate guidelines for the diagnosis and management of CeD. Since duodenal biopsy is particularly challenging for children, guidelines of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, presented in 2012 and updated in 2020, have made it possible to avoid the biopsy in symptomatic pediatric patients with high levels of IgA anti-transglutaminase. Several parallel, similar studies in adults support the non-biopsy strategy. However, several pros and cons exist in applying such a strategy. The present narrative review reports the current evidence and the implication of omitting biopsy in the diagnosis of CeD in adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363203/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Zheng, Jun Liu, Wei Hu, Bin Jiang, Xin Zhou, Min Zhang, Ming Song
{"title":"Curcumin Induces Autophagy-mediated Ferroptosis by Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway in Gastric Cancer.","authors":"Xin Zheng, Jun Liu, Wei Hu, Bin Jiang, Xin Zhou, Min Zhang, Ming Song","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23526","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23526","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As a very common malignancy of the digestive system, the incidence and mortality rates of gastric cancer (GC) are increasing year by year. The critical role of ferroptosis in cancer development has been well-documented. The polyphenol compound curcumin shows prominent anti-tumor effects in multiple cancer types, including GC. However, whether curcumin participates in GC tumorigenesis by regulating ferroptosis remains unknown. Gastric cancer cells AGS and HGC-27 were treated with curcumin (0, 10, and 20 μM). Cell viability and death were evaluated through CCK-8 and LDH release assays. LC3B expression in cells was estimated through immunofluorescence staining. Intracellular ferrous iron (Fe2+), GSH, MDA, and lipid ROS levels were assessed by corresponding assay kits. The cellular levels of autophagy markers (ATG5, ATG7, Beclin 1, and LC3B), ferroptosis markers (ACSL4, SLC7A11, and GPX4), and phosphorylated (p)-PI3K, p-AKT, and p-mTOR were determined through western blotting. Curcumin attenuated cell viability but stimulated cell death in GC cells. Curcumin enhanced autophagy in GC cells, as demonstrated by the increased levels of ATG5, ATG7, Beclin 1, and LC3B. Besides, curcumin upregulated iron, MDA, GSH, and ACSL4 levels while downregulated lipid ROS, SLC7A11, and GPX4 levels, suggesting its stimulation on ferroptosis in GC cells. Curcumin decreased p-PI3K, p-AKT, and p-mTOR levels in cells. Importantly, the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 overturned the impacts of curcumin on GC cell viability, death, and ferroptosis. Curcumin suppresses GC development by inducing autophagy-mediated ferroptosis by inactivating the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363205/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141989491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy of Topical Epinephrine in Preventing Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Pancreatitis: A Meta-analysis.","authors":"Zhiliang Chen, Hong Fu","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23386","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23386","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is the most common complication of ERCP. As the clinical effectiveness of topical epinephrine in preventing PEP is elusive, this work attempts to assess its impact on PEP prevention. The databases Embase, Web of Science, PubMed, and Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and retrospective cohort studies (RCSs) on topical epinephrine in PEP prevention (data cutoff, November 2022). This study included a total of 10 research articles, involving 5683 patients, comprising 7 RCTs and 3 RCSs. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that epinephrine had no significant effect on preventing PEP or improving its severity. The meta-analysis results of RCTs subgroup revealed no significant difference in the incidence of PEP between patients receiving epinephrine treatment [alone/in combination with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)] vs. without epinephrine treatment (control group) (P = .23). However, patients treated with epinephrine alone experience a lower incidence of PEP compared to the control group (risk ratio [RR] = 0.28, 95% CI = 0.14-0.56, P = .0004). The treatment with epinephrine+NSAIDs vs. NSAIDs showed no significant difference (P = .95). The meta-analysis results of RCSs subgroup demonstrated a significant reduction in the incidence of PEP with the epinephrine+NSAIDs vs. NSAIDs (P < .05). Regarding the severity of PEP [mild, and moderate to severe (M-S)] in the RCT subgroup, the incidence of PEP was not reduced with epinephrine treatment (alone/in combination with NSAIDs) vs. control group. In the RCS subgroup, receiving epinephrine (alone/in combination with NSAIDs) reduced the incidence of mild PEP, while it had no effect on the incidence of M-S PEP. Epinephrine was not significantly effective in preventing PEP and improving its severity. The combined use of NSAIDs and epinephrine as a possible preventive measure requires further investigation into its efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11391239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ali Şenkaya, Ferit Çelik, Deniz Nart, Nevin Oruç, Aydın Ahmet, Fatih Tekin, İlker Turan
{"title":"Diagnostic Efficacy of Cell Block and Liquid-Based Cytology for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in Pancreatic Tumors.","authors":"Ali Şenkaya, Ferit Çelik, Deniz Nart, Nevin Oruç, Aydın Ahmet, Fatih Tekin, İlker Turan","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23609","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23609","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of cell block (CB) and liquid-based cytology (LBC) for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in pancreatic tumors. The study included patients who underwent EUS-FNA for pancreatic tumors between January 2015 and February 2021 and whose cytology samples were both processed for LBC and CB. Data of 390 patients (220 men, mean age: 64.2 ± 11.4 years) were retrospectively analyzed. Of the detected lesions (size: 17-120 mm; mean: 39.9 ± 13.9 mm), 220 (56.4%) were located in the head and uncinate process of the pancreas. Lesions in 339 (86.9%) patients were diagnosed as malignant using CB and/or LBC and suspicious for malignancy in 44 (11.3%) patients. In 7 patients with non-diagnostic (6 cases) or negative for malignancy (1 case) EUS-FNA results using both methods, the diagnosis of malignancy was established via ultrasound-guided percutaneous biopsy. Malignancy was detected in 324 (92.4%), 313 (87.9%), and 298 (87.9%) patients using CB, LBC, and both CB and LBC, respectively. Final diagnosis was obtained in 339 (98%) patients by using CB and/or LBC. The combined use of the both methods exhibited significantly superior diagnostic accuracy compared with CB and LBC alone (P < .001). Liquid-based cytology and CB exhibit high diagnostic accuracy for the detection of pancreatic tumors in patients undergoing EUS-FNA. The combined use of both methods showed a significantly higher diagnostic accuracy than LBC and CB alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363155/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142001242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Filiz Araz, Barış Soydaş, Birol Özer, Elif Karadeli, Gürcan Erbay
{"title":"Comparison of Characteristics and Survival of New-Onset Hepatocellular Carcinomas With or Without Cirrhosis in a Tertiary Center.","authors":"Filiz Araz, Barış Soydaş, Birol Özer, Elif Karadeli, Gürcan Erbay","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23451","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong> Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually develops in cirrhotic livers, HCCs could also arise in non-cirrhotic livers. We aimed to compare the characteristics and survival of cirrhotic- and non-cirrhotic HCCs.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong> Data of HCC patients between 2011 and 2021 in a single tertiary center was evaluated retrospectively. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, tumoral and pathological features, and survival outcomes of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic HCCs were compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> The study included 188 HCC patients. Median age was 64 (26-92) years and similar for study groups (P = .208). Both groups had similar male/female ratio. Forty-two patients (22.3%) had HCC in non-cirrhotic liver. Non-cirrhotic HCCs had similar tumor differentiation type, radiological characteristics, Milan, University of California San Francisco, and the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stages, but more unifocal lesion (78.6% vs. 59.6%) and larger tumor size (89.5 (16-240) mm vs. 59.0 (12-290) mm) at presentation compared to non-cirrhotic HCCs. Despite larger tumor size, non-cirrhotic HCC patients had better overall, disease-free and progression-free survival rates than cirrhotic HCCs. Overall survivals for 1 and 3 years were 71.4% and 49.7% for non-cirrhotic and 54% and 28.3% for cirrhotic HCCs, respectively (P = .035). According to Cox analyses, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score (P <.001, hazards ratio (HR): 4.05) and curative treatments (P < .001, HR: 0.21) were predictive for overall survival in cirrhotic HCCs. Curative treatment (P = .027, HR: 0.31) was found to be a significant predictor for overall survival in non-cirrhotic HCCs. Vascular invasion was the only independent predictor for disease-free survival (HR: 2.62, 95% CI 1.01-6.93, P = .049) for non-cirrhotic HCCs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> Despite larger tumor size and similar tumor stages, compared to cirrhotic HCCs, non-cirrhotic HCCs were associated with better survival outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Şefika Nur Ayar, Elif Soyak Aytekin, Cem Şimşek, Osman Dağ, Deniz Çağdaş, Yasemin H Balaban
{"title":"Inborn Errors of Immunity in Adults with Autoimmune Liver Diseases.","authors":"Şefika Nur Ayar, Elif Soyak Aytekin, Cem Şimşek, Osman Dağ, Deniz Çağdaş, Yasemin H Balaban","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23171","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong> Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) may associate with autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune liver diseases (AILD). However, both the IEI frequency and secondary effects of immunosuppressives are unknown in patients with AILD due to the lack of data. We aimed to evaluate the ratio of IEI in AILD.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong> A total of 82 patients with AILD (39 autoimmune hepatitis, 32 primary biliary cholangitis, 7 variant syndromes (VS), and 4 primary sclerosing cholangitis patients) were included in this single-center, cross-sectional, and descriptive study. The patients were evaluated and classified according to diagnostic criteria for IEI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> Out of 82 patients with AILD, female/male ratio was 3.6. Median age of diagnosis of AILD was 45 years. We diagnosed 15 (18%) patients with immunodeficiency (ID). Inborn errors of immunity ratio was highest in VS patient group (29%). Out of 15 patients with ID, 4 (4.8%) patients had common variable immunodeficiency, 4 (4.8%) had partial immunoglobulin A deficiency, 4 (4.8%) had selective immunoglobulin M deficiency, and 3 (3.6%) had combined immunodeficiency.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> We detect ID in about one-fifth of the patients with AILD. The present study showed a significant risk of IEI that is blurred by the shadow of immune suppressive treatments. We suggest that the AILD patients with ID will benefit from the individualized and targeted therapeutic options used in IEI. Further research with larger patient groups and long-term follow-up are desperately needed to elucidate the diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic impacts of IEI-related individualized therapy on AILD patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363372/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Merve Bıyıklı Alemdar, Ferhat Şirinyıldız, Adil Coşkun, İbrahim Meteoğlu, İsmail Taşkıran, Altay Kandemir, Mehmet Hadi Yaşa
{"title":"Investigation of Possible Positive Effects of Arbutin Application in Experimental Colitis Model.","authors":"Merve Bıyıklı Alemdar, Ferhat Şirinyıldız, Adil Coşkun, İbrahim Meteoğlu, İsmail Taşkıran, Altay Kandemir, Mehmet Hadi Yaşa","doi":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23205","DOIUrl":"10.5152/tjg.2024.23205","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/aims: </strong> This study aimed to investigate the possible positive effects of arbutin in a trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)- induced experimental colitis model, to compare it with mesalazine, which is used in treating inflammatory bowel disease and to observe the effect of its concomitant use.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong> Forty Wistar albino species male rats were randomized into 5 groups as control, colitis, colitis+arbutin (Arb), colitis+mesalazine (Mes), and colitis+mesalazine+arbutin (M+A). Proinflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)] and oxidant/antioxidant parameters [malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase inhibition (SOD) inhibition, myeloperoxidase (MPO), and catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx)] were processed from the samples. Histopathological evaluation evaluated goblet cell reduction, cellular infiltration, and mucosal loss.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong> When the treatment groups and the TNBS group were compared, statistical significance was achieved in MDA, MPO, SOD inhibition, GPx values, IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α levels. Histopathological evaluation revealed a statistically significant decrease in the mucosal loss value in the group where mesalazine and arbutin were used together compared to the TNBS group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong> Our study's results elaborated that using arbutin alone or in combination with mesalazine produced positive effects in colitis-induced rats.</p>","PeriodicalId":51205,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11363374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}