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    Effects of Alendronate and Pamidronate on Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation in Cultured Primary Human Gingival Fibroblasts
    (2015) Soydan, S. S.; Araz, K.; Senel, F. V.; Yurtcu, E.; Helvacioglu, F.; Dagdeviren, A.; Tekindal, M. A.; Sahin, F.; 0000-0002-6026-0045; 0000-0001-8990-8282; 0000-0001-7308-9673; 0000-0003-4930-8164; 0000-0002-4060-7048; 0000-0002-4475-0861; 25636638; AAH-8887-2021; P-2877-2014; AAC-7232-2020; AAA-2998-2021; AES-7155-2022; U-9270-2018
    Data arising from the recent literature directed the researchers to study on the degree and extent of bisphosphonate toxicity on oral mucosa in further detail. The aim of this study is to determine the half maximal inhibitory concentration of pamidronate (PAM) and alendronate (ALN) on human gingival fibroblasts in vitro using 3-[4.5-thiazol-2-yl]-2.5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and to evaluate the effects of both agents on the proliferation and apoptotic indices. Cells used in the study were generated from human gingival specimens and divided into alendronate (n = 240), PAM (n = 240), and control groups (n = 60). Based on the MTT assay results, 10(-4), 10(-5), 10(-6), and 10(-7) M concentrations of both drugs were administered and the effects were evaluated for 6, 12, 24, 48, or 72 h periods. An indirect immunofluorescence technique was used to evaluate apoptotic (anti-caspase 3) and proliferation (anti-Ki67) indices. Toxicity of both PAM and ALN was found to be the most potent at 10(-4)-10(-5) M range. The apoptotic index of PAM group was found to be significantly higher than ALN group for all concentrations especially at 24 h incubation time (p < 0.05). The decrease in the proliferation index was found similar in first 48 h for both drugs; however, after 72 h of incubation decrease in proliferation index in PAM group was found to be significantly higher (p < 0.05). Micromolar concentrations of not only PAM but also ALN rapidly affect cells generated from human oral gingival tissue by inducing apoptosis together with inhibition of proliferation. Cytotoxic effects of both ALN and PAM on primary human gingival fibroblasts, which cause significant changes in apoptotic and proliferative indices as shown in this in vitro study, suggests that the defective epithelialization of oral mucosa is possibly a major factor on the onset of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw cases.
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    Myelin Ultrastructure Terminology in Disease and Recovery Processes
    (2019) Helvacioglu, F.; Dagdeviren, A.; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6026-0045; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-8282; 31821531; AAH-8887-2021; AES-7155-2022
    Ultrastructural evaluation of myelin coat helps to understand the possible background of pathological changes leading to deterioration or complete loss of nerve functions. A number of terms were previously introduced to describe the fine structural changes in myelin under various conditions. We believe that using a common terminology will be helpful to interpret the structure/function relationship in neurological disorders empowering the diagnosis and possible therapeutical approaches. In this paper, we present examples of ultrastructural changes in myelin during myelination, demyelination, re-myelination and dysmyelination processes and we reviewed the terminology previously used. We tried to include all studies reporting ultrastructural findings with no limitation to the experimental conditions, the species used and the disorders. The terminology used to describe the structural findings included compacted myelin, partially compacted myelin, noncompacted myelin, redundancy (hypermyelination, tomacula, myelinosome), splitting, complete circular splitting, myelin degradation, concentric lamellar bodies (myelin figures), loss of myelin lamellae, polyaxonal Schwann cells and necrotic cell debris. Ultrastructural data described in this paper aimed to provide a guide for future studies. We concluded that the evaluation of ultrastructural changes in any neurological disorder is greatly valuable for a better understanding of pathological and physiological changes occured. We also believe that supporting the ultrastructural findings with quantitative methods in the future will be of great value.