1. THE INVESTIGATION OF APOPTOSIS IN RATS FED HIGH FAT AND HIGH SUCROSE DIET.
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FİDAN, Kübra, UNAT, Berivan, YERLİKAYA, Fatma Hümeyra, KAYA, Bülent, İZCİ, Emir Kaan, CÜCE, Gökhan, and CAN, Ümmü Gülsüm
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DIETARY sucrose ,INSULIN resistance ,HIGH-fat diet - Abstract
Introduction: High‐fat and high‐sucrose intakes were shown to contribute to syndromes such as hyperlipidemia, glucose intolerance, hypertension, and atherosclerosis. Numerous studies showed that a high‐fat and/or high‐sucrose diet induces insulin resistance in rodents. The effect of a long‐term high‐fat, high‐sucrose diet on the apoptosis has not been clarified. Material and Methods: This research project aims to investigate plasma Caspase 3 (CASP3) levels in High‐fat and High‐sucrose Fed Rats. For this purpose, Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, KONÜDAM Experimental Medicine Research and Application Center which was available from 28 adult Wistar albino postnatal (8‐12 weeks) male rats fed, accompanied by a high‐fat, high‐sucrose or standard chow. It was divided into several groups, in its blood (plasma) CASP3 levels (markers of apoptosis) were studied with the ELISA method. Results: The plasma CASP3 levels of fed with standard feed, fed with high sucrose diet, fed with high fat diet and fed with high fat and high sucrose diet were found as (X + SD) 0.34 ± 0.007, 0.36 ± 0.03, 0.36 ± 0.01 and 0.35 ± 0.02 ng/ml respectively. There were no significant differences between plasma CASP3 levels of the groups. Discussion: Our findings shown that high fat and high sucrose diet may not cause apoptosis. We belive that our finding will contribute to further understanding of the etiopathogenesis of feeding a high‐fat and high‐sucrose diet‐related diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017