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ArticleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2015

The Neuroprotective Effect of Kefir on Spinal Cord Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats.

Mustafa Guven, Tarik Akman, Ali Umit Yener, Muserref Hilal Sehitoglu, Yasemin Yuksel, Murat Cosar

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Article in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mustafa GuvenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Tarik AkmanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Ali Umit YenerDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Muserref Hilal SehitogluDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Yasemin YukselDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon, Turkey.
Murat CosarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Çanakkale, Turkey.
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe main causes of spinal cord ischemia are a variety of vascular pathologies causing acute arterial occlusions. We investigated neuroprotective effects of kefir on spinal cord ischemia injury in rats.

methodsRats were divided into three groups : 1) sham operated control rats; 2) spinal cord ischemia group fed on a standard diet without kefir pretreatment; and 3) spinal cord ischemia group fed on a standard diet plus kefir. Spinal cord ischemia was performed by the infrarenal aorta cross-clamping model. The spinal cord was removed after the procedure. The biochemical and histopathological changes were observed within the samples. Functional assessment was performed for neurological deficit scores.

resultsThe kefir group was compared with the ischemia group, a significant decrease in malondialdehyde levels was observed (p<0.05). Catalase and superoxide dismutase levels of the kefir group were significantly higher than ischemia group (p<0.05). In histopathological samples, the kefir group is compared with ischemia group, there was a significant decrease in numbers of dead and degenerated neurons (p<0.05). In immunohistochemical staining, hipoxia-inducible factor-1α and caspase 3 immunopositive neurons were significantly decreased in kefir group compared with ischemia group (p<0.05). The neurological deficit scores of kefir group were significantly higher than ischemia group at 24 h (p<0.05).

conclusionOur study revealed that kefir pretreatment in spinal cord ischemia/reperfusion reduced oxidative stress and neuronal degeneration as a neuroprotective agent. Ultrastructural studies are required in order for kefir to be developed as a promising therapeutic agent to be utilized for human spinal cord ischemia in the future.

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Cultured milk productsReperfusion injurySpinal cord ischemia

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PMCPMC4479714
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