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2. Yilmaz, I., H. Akalan, K. Oznam, N. Karaarslan, D.Y. Sirin and H. Ozbek, 2022. Does oseltamivir protect human chondrocyte and nucleus pulposus cells from degeneration by inhibiting senescence and proinflammation mediated by the NLRP₃ inflammasome and NF-κB? Eur. Rev. Med. Pharmacol. Sci., 26: 4816-4827.
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3. Yilmaz, I., H. Akalan, D.Y. Sirin, N. Karaarslan, N. Kaplan and H. Ozbek, 2022. Effects of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist on inflammation and degeneration of the nucleus pulposus. Eur. Rev. Med. Pharmacol. Sci., 26 : 4409-4419.
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4. Yilmaz, I., H. Akalan, D.S. Yasar, N. Karaarslan, H. Ozbek and O. Ates, 2022. Is favipiravir a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration by suppressing autophagy and apoptosis? Turk. Neurosurg., 32: 680-687.
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5. Yilmaz, I. and N. Karaarslan, 2022. Examining the effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on anabolic and catabolic signaling pathway proteins associated with degenerative disc disease. Eur. Rev. Med. Pharmacol. Sci., 26 : 2990-3000.
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6. Ates, O., I. Yilmaz, N. Karaarslan, E. Ersoz, F.B.H. Kasim, M. Dogan and H. Ozbek, 2022. Coexistence of SARS-CoV-2 and cerebrovascular diseases: does COVID-19 positivity trigger cerebrovascular pathologies? J. Infect. Dev. Ctries., 16: 981-992.
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7. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz and D.Y. Sirin, 2021. Toxicity of the acetyl‑para‑aminophenol group of medicines to intact intervertebral disc tissue cells. Exp. Ther. Med., Vol. 21. 10.3892/etm.2020.9578.
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8. Caliskan, T., H. Akalan, I. Yilmaz, N. Karaarslan, D.Y. Sirin and H. Ozbek, 2021. The effects of rivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant, on human IVD primary cultures. Arch. Med. Sci., 18: 1062-1070.
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9. Yilmaz, I., N. Karaarslan, D.Y. Sirin and H. Ozbek, 2020. Pharmaco-molecular assessment of the effects of anandamide and its antagonists on hippocampal tissue in Wistar albino rats. Eur. Rev. Med. Pharmacol. Sci., 24: 11871-11882.
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10. Kaya, Y.E., N. Karaarslan, I. Yilmaz, D.S. Yasar, H. Akalan and H. Ozbek, 2020. A study of the effects of metformin, a biguanide derivative, on annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus cells. Turk. Neurosurg., 30: 434-441.
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11. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz, F.S. Akgun, T. Caliskan, H. Ozbek and O. Ates, 2020. Systematic evaluation of desmopressin applied to the patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in the light of the literature. Turk. Neurosurg., 30: 787-792.
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12. Kaya, Y.E., N. Karaarslan, D.Y. Sirin, H. Ozbek, N. Kaplan and I. Yilmaz, 2019. Investigation of the effects of methylphenidate, an amphetamine derivative, on intervertebral disc tissue cell cultures and matrix structures. Turk. Neurosurg., 29: 734-742.
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13. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz, H. Ozbek, T. Caliskan, S. Topuk, D.Y. Sirin and O. Ates, 2019. Systematic evaluation of promising clinical trials-gene silencing for the treatment of glioblastoma. Turk. Neurosurg., 29: 328-334.
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14. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz, H. Ozbek, D.Y. Sirin and N. Kaplan et al., 2019. Are radio-contrast agents commonly used in discography toxic to the intact intervertebral disc tissue cells? Basic Clin. Pharmacol. Toxicol., 124: 181-189.
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15. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz, H. Ozbek, D.S. Yasar, N. Kaplan, Y. Akyuva, A. Gonultas and O. Ates, 2019. Are specific gene expressions of extracellular matrix and nucleus pulposus affected by primer cell cultures prepared from intact or degenerative intervertebral disc tissues? Turk. Neurosurg., 29: 43-52.
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16. Kaplan, N., N. Karaarslan, I. Yilmaz, D.S. Yasar, F.S. Akgun, T. Caliskan, Abdullah T. Simsek and H. Ozbek, 2019. Are the intervertebral disc tissue cells damaged when attempting to prevent thrombus formation with dabigatran which is amongst the new oral anticoagulants? Turk. Neurosurg., 29: 470-477.
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17. Kaplan, N., I. Yilmaz, N. Karaarslan, Y.E. Kaya, D.Y. Sirin and H. Ozbek, 2019. Does nimodipine, a selective calcium channel blocker, impair chondrocyte proliferation or damage extracellular matrix structures? Curr. Pharm. Biotechnol., 20: 517-524.
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18. Kaplan, N., I. Yilmaz, N. Karaarslan, D.S. Yasar, Abdullah T. Simsek, T. Caliskan, R. Bircan and H. Ozbek, 2019. Evaluation of the effect of daptomycin, a glycopeptide agent, on intact intervertebral disc tissue. Turk. Neurosurg., 29: 522-529.
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19. Dogan, M., Abdullah T. Simsek, I. Yilmaz and N. Karaarslan, 2019. Evaluation of empirical antibiotic treatment in culture-negative pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis. Turk. Neurosurg., 29: 816-822.
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20. Caliskan, T., D.Y. Sirin, N. Karaarslan, I. Yilmaz and H. Ozbek, et al., 2019. Effects of etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor receptor fusion protein, on primary cell cultures prepared from intact human intervertebral disc tissue. Exp. Ther. Med., 18: 69-76.
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21. Akgun, F., D. Sirin, I. Yilmaz, N. Karaarslan and H. Ozbek, et al., 2019. Investigation of the effect of dipyrone on cells isolated from intervertebral disc tissue. Exp. Ther. Med., 18 : 216-224.
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22. Sirin, D., N. Kaplan, I. Yilmaz, N. Karaarslan and H. Ozbek, et al., 2018. The association between different molecular weights of hyaluronic acid and CHAD, HIF-1α, COL2A1 expression in chondrocyte cultures. Exp. Ther. Med., 15: 4205-4212.
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23. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz, H. Ozbek, K. Oznam, O. Ates and I. Erdem, 2018. Is implant washing and wound irrigation with rifampicin effective for preventing surgical site infections in lumbar instrumentation? Turk. Neurosurg., 28: 904-909.
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24. Karaarslan, N., I. Yilmaz, D. Si̇rin, H. Ozbek and N. Kaplan, et al., 2018. Pregabalin treatment for neuropathic pain may damage intervertebral disc tissue. Exp. Ther. Med., 16 : 1259-1265.
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25. Karaarslan, N., A. Batmaz, I. Yilmaz, H. Ozbek and T. Caliskan, et al., 2018. Effect of naproxen on proliferation and differentiation of primary cell cultures isolated from human cartilage tissue. Exp. Ther. Med., 16: 1647-1654.
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