The oxidant/antioxidant balance in healthy tissues is maintained with a predominance of antioxidants. Various factors that can lead to tissue damage disrupt the oxidant/antioxidant balance in favor of oxidants. In this study, disruptions of the oxidant/antioxidant balance in favor of oxidants were found to be a consequence of the over-consumption of antioxidants. For this reason, antioxidants are considered to be of importance in the prevention and treatment of various types of tissue damage that are aggravated by stress. Key Words: Antioxidant, Ischemia, Oxidant ÖzetSağlıklı dokularda oksidan/antioksidan denge antioksidanların üs-tünlüğüyle sürdürülür. Doku hasarına yol açabilecek çeşitli agresif faktörler oksidan/antioksidan dengenin oksidanların leyhine bozulmasını sağlar. Bu derleme çalışmasında, oksidan/antioksidan dengenin oksidanlar leyhine bozulmasının, antioksidan sistemlerin aşırı harcanmasına bağlı olarak geliştiği rapor edilmiştir. Bu nedenle oksidatif strese bağlı çeşitli doku hasarının önlenmesinde ve tedavisinde antioksidanların önemli olduğu anlaşılmaktadır.
Ischemia-reperfusion damage is a complex pathological process that begins with tissue anoxia and continues with the production of free oxygen radicals, expanding with the inflammatory response. The literature suggests the importance of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory treatment to treat ischemia-reperfusion-related tissue damage.
The effect of rutin on ovarian ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury was investigated in this experimental study. Eighteen Wistar albino female rats were divided into three groups as follows: I/R group (IRG; n = 6), 50 mg/kg rutin + I/R group (RG; n = 6), and a healthy control group scheduled for a sham operation (SG; n = 6). 2 h of ischemia and following 2 h of reperfusion were created in the IRG and RG by using a torsion model involving atraumatic vascular clips. Rutin, a flavonoid glycoside, was injected intraperitoneally at the dose of 50 mg/kg to RG group 1 h before reperfusion. Then, rats were euthanized and their ovaries were removed for biochemical and histopathological examination and also assessment of the gene expressions. IRG group had a significant increase in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, in the expressions of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and also in the activity of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) unlike the significant decrease in total glutathione (tGSH) levels and the activity of COX-1 when compared to the SG group. However, rutin significantly decreased MDA levels, the expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β, and also the activity of COX-2 while it increased significantly tGSH levels and the activity of COX-1 in the RG group in comparison with the IRG group. Rutin ameliorated the I/R-induced ovarian injury in rats via its possible antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects.
Cisplatin causes infertility due to ovarian toxicity. The toxicity mechanism is unknown, but evidence suggests oxidative stress. In this study, the effect of mirtazapine on cisplatin-induced infertility and oxidative stress in rats was investigated. 64 female rats were divided into 4 groups of 16. Except for the controls that received physiologic saline only, all were administered with cisplatin (5 mg/kg i.p.) and mirtazapine (15 mg/kg p.o.) or mirtazapine (30 mg/kg p.o.) for 10 days. After this period, six rats from each group were randomly selected, and malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO), nitric oxide (NO), total gluthatione (tGSH), gluthatione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and 8-hydroxy-2 deoxyguanine (8-OH Gua) levels were measured in their ovarian tissues. Reproductive functions of the remaining rats were examined for 6 months. The MDA, MPO, NO groups and 8-OH Gua levels were higher in the cisplatin-treated groups than the controls, which was not observed in the mirtazapine and cisplatin groups. GSH, GPx, and SOD levels were reduced by cisplatin, which was prevented by mirtazapine. Cisplatin caused infertility by 70%. The infertility rates were, respectively, 40% and 10% for the 15 and 30 mg/kg mirtazapine administered groups. In conclusion, oxidative stress induced by cisplatin in the rat ovary tissue causes infertility in the female rats. Mirtazapine reverses this in a dose-dependent manner.
Background: Single and triple uterine tourniquet significantly reduces blood loss during myomectomy and both are highly effective. Triple tourniquet, however, blocks ovarian circulation and there is doubt that it causes ischemic damage to ovaries. These 2 methods have not been compared by a randomised controlled study yet. The purpose of this study was to compare triple uterine tourniquet with single tourniquet in terms of blood loss during open myomectomy. Material and Methods: Womenwere randomized to triple (n = 24) or to single tourniquet (n = 24) at open myomectomy. All women with a myomatous uterus greater than 12 weeks of gestation were eligible to be part of the study. The primary outcome of the study was the amount of blood loss during surgery. Sample size was set to detect a 250 mL difference in blood loss with 80% power at α = 0.05. We also compared the change in anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) levels before and after surgery. Results: There was no significant difference in the outcome of blood loss between triple and single uterine tourniquet (322 ± 223 vs. 426 ± 355 mL, p = 0.230). Change in AMH was not different between the groups. Conclusions: There is no clinically significant difference between triple and single uterine tourniquets on blood loss at open myomectomy.
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