Potential chemoprotective effect of melatonin in cyclophosphamide- and cisplatin-induced testicular damage in ratsYusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Fertil Steril 92:1124-32. 2009
..To evaluate the effect of melatonin on cyclophosphamide (CP)- and cisplatin-induced testicular toxicity with use of sperm parameters and biochemical and histopathologic approaches...
Torsion of testis with large epididymal cyst in a 57-year-old man: a case reportYusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan, Vakif Gureba Trainig and Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey
Arch Ital Urol Androl 80:111-2. 2008
..Testicular torsion is a rare pathology in adults. While it generally develops as a consequence of certain congenital abnormalities in pediatric and adolescent patients, the exact mechanism in adults remains unclear...
- Melatonin prevents acetaminophen-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Department of Urology, Istanbul Vakif Gureba Research and Training Hospital, Kocaeli University Medical School, Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Int Urol Nephrol 41:695-702. 2009
..These results indicate that administration of APAP causes oxidative stress to renal tissue and that MLT protects against the oxidative damage associated with APAP...
- Fibrous pseudotumor originating from tunica albuginea testis: a case report
Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey
Arch Ital Urol Androl 82:178-80. 2010
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- Chemoprotective effect of a nuclear factor-kappaB inhibitor, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, against cisplatin-induced testicular damage in rats
Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
J Androl 30:505-14. 2009
..CIS induces iNOS expression through activation of NF-kappaB/p65, and CIS-induced testicular toxicity may be prevented by PDTC, which is a selective NF-kappaB inhibitor...
- Protective effect of curcumin in cisplatin-induced oxidative injury in rat testis: mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathways
Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey
Hum Reprod 24:1717-25. 2009
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- Effects of pomegranate juice on hyperoxaluria-induced oxidative stress in the rat kidneys
Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ren Fail 31:522-31. 2009
..PJ was found to have inhibitory effects on renal tubular cell injury and oxidative stress caused by oxalate crystals by reducing ROS, iNOS, p38-MAPK, and NF-kB expression...
- Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate treatment prevents ethylene glycol-induced urolithiasis through inhibition of NF-kappaB and p38-MAPK signaling pathways in rat kidney
Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey
Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey
Arch Ital Urol Androl 82:87-94. 2010
..While EG stimulates iNOS, p65/NF-kappaB and p38/MAPK activity in renal tubules, PDTC inhibited it. PDTC prevents crystal depositions in renal tubules by reducing oxidative stress, iNOS, NF-kappaB, and p38-MAPK expression...
- Atorvastatin prevents gentamicin-induced renal damage in rats through the inhibition of p38-MAPK and NF-kappaB pathways
Emin Ozbek
Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey
Ren Fail 31:382-92. 2009
..We aimed to evaluate the potential protective effect of atorvastatin (ATO) against GM-induced nephrotoxicity in rats...
- Melatonin attenuates unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal injury by reducing oxidative stress, iNOS, MAPK, and NF-kB expression
Emin Ozbek
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
J Endourol 23:1165-73. 2009
..To investigate whether melatonin (MLT) treatment has any protective effect on unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-induced kidney injury in rats...
- Rosiglitazone, peroxisome proliferator receptor-gamma agonist, ameliorates gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Emin Ozbek
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey
Int Urol Nephrol 42:579-87. 2010
..On the other hand, RSG administration protected kidney tissue against GEN-induced and free radical-mediated oxidative renal damage in rats...
- Bacterial translocation to kidney in rats with intestinal obstruction and the role of nitric oxide
Emin Ozbek
Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Department of Urology, Fatih Istanbul, Turkey
Arch Ital Urol Androl 81:56-8. 2009
..In this study we aimed to investigate the BT to kidney and the protective effect of nitric oxide (NO) inhibition...
- Transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: initial experience
Volkan Tugcu
Department of Urology, Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Arch Ital Urol Androl 83:175-80. 2011
..We present the transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches to laparoscopic partial nephrectomy and compare the outcomes of each technique...
- Early experience with laparoendoscopic single-site pyeloplasty in children
Volkan Tugcu
Department of Urology, Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
J Pediatr Urol 7:187-91. 2011
..To present our initial clinical experience with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in the pediatric age group...
- The effect of regular exercise on penile nitric oxide synthase expression in rats
Emin Ozbek
Department of Urology, Bezm i Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Int J Androl 33:623-8. 2010
..We can suggest that regular exercise upregulates eNOS and nNOS expressions in the aged and young rat penis. Regular exercise may improve penile erection by increasing penile neurotransmitter in both young and aged rats...
- Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery versus standard laparoscopic simple nephrectomy: a prospective randomized study
Volkan Tugcu
Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
J Endourol 24:1315-20. 2010
..Our aim was to compare LESS simple nephrectomy (LESS-SN) and conventional transperitoneal laparoscopic simple nephrectomy (CTL-SN)...
- 120-W GreenLight laser photoselective vaporization of prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia: midterm outcomes
Ali Ihsan Tasci
Department of Urology, Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Urology 78:134-40. 2011
..To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 120-W high-performance system (HPS) laser photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) in the treatment of patients with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia...
- Transperitoneal laparoendoscopic single-site pyeloplasty: initial experiences
Volkan Tugcu
Department of Urology, Bakirkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
J Endourol 24:2023-7. 2010
..The purpose of this study was to present our initial clinical experience with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction...
- A novel pull-through technique for the surgical management of idiopathic hydrocele
Sinasi Yavuz Onol
Clinic of Urology, Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
J Urol 181:1201-5. 2009
..We describe a new technique in an effort to decrease these complications...
