Bahat, Gulistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-5866
Ozkok, Serdar
Erdogan, Tugba
Ilhan, Birkan
Oren, Meryem Merve
Sacar, Duygu Erbas
Can, Busra
Cetin, Bahar Tekin
Akpinar, Timur Selcuk
Dogrul, Rana Tuna
Silay, Kamile
Burkuk, Suna
Halil, Meltem
Erol, Fatma
Savas, Sumru
Sahin, Sevnaz
Arman, Pinar
Erdincler, Deniz Suna
Gemci, Emine
Aras, Sevgi
Varli, Murat
Yazici, Melike
Avci, Suna
Tufan, Asli
Turkmen, Banu Ozulu
Veizi, Betul Gulsum Yavuz
Naharci, Mehmet Ilkın
Tasci, Ilker
Aycicek, Gozde Sengul
Ulger, Zekeriya
Salgur, Funda
Doruk, Huseyin
Karabay, Umut
Karan, Mehmet Akif
Funding for this research was provided by:
Istanbul University
Article History
Received: 11 September 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 24 February 2026
Declarations
:
: GB: Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing- Original draft preparation, Writing- Reviewing and Editing, Supervision; SO: Formal analysis and investigation, Writing- Original draft preparation, Writing- Reviewing and Editing; TE: Methodology, Formal analysis and investigation; BI: Methodology, Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; MMO: Formal analysis and investigation; DES: Formal analysis and investigation; BC: Formal analysis and investigation, Writing- Original draft preparation; BTC: Formal analysis and investigation; TSA: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; RTD: Formal analysis and investigation; KS: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; SB: Formal analysis and investigation; MH: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; FE: Formal analysis and investigation; Sumru Savas: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; Sevnaz Sahin: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; PA: Formal analysis and investigation; DSE: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; EG: Formal analysis and investigation; SA: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; MV: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; MY: Formal analysis and investigation; SA: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; AT: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; BOT: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; BGYV: Formal analysis and investigation; MIN: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; IT: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; GSA: Formal analysis and investigation; ZU: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; FS: Formal analysis and investigation; HD: Formal analysis and investigation, Supervision; UK: Formal analysis and investigation; MAK: Resources, Supervision.
: Data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
: Not applicable
: Gulistan Bahat is an Editorial Board member of Drugs & Aging. Gulistan Bahat was not involved in the selection of peer-reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions. The other authors declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest that might be relevant to the contents of this manuscript.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants or their legal representatives included in the study.
: Not applicable
: This study was approved by the Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Ethics Committee (reference: 2020/1269).