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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2016

Protective effects of vitamin C and vitamin E against hysterosalpingography-induced epithelial degeneration and proliferation in rat endometrium.

Şehmus Pala, Remzi Atilgan, Tuncay Kuloğlu, Murat Kara, Melike Başpinar, Behzat Can, Gökhan Artaş

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Article in Drug design, development and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Şehmus PalaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Remzi AtilganDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Tuncay KuloğluDepartment of Histology and Embriology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig.
Murat KaraDepartment of Medical Biology and Genetics, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University School of Medicine, Muğla.
Melike BaşpinarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Behzat CanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Gökhan ArtaşDepartment of Pathology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
Fırat University · TRMuğla University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study was to examine the protective effects of vitamin C (VC) and vitamin E (VE) against hysterosalpingography (HSG)-induced epithelial degeneration and proliferation in rat endometrium. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 28 female Wistar albino rats were randomized into four groups: G1 (n=7; abdomen was opened and closed), G2 (n=7; 0.1 mL Lipiodol [ethiodized oil] was administered to each uterine horn in conjunction with X-ray irradiation), G3 (n=7; 50 mg/kg of intraperitoneal (ip) VC was administered, followed by the administration of 0.1 mL of ethiodized oil into the uterine horns after 15 minutes), and G4 (n=7; 50 mg/kg of ip VE was administered, followed by the administration of 0.1 mL of ethiodized oil into the uterine horns after 15 minutes). After abdominal closure, rats in G2, G3 and G4 groups were exposed to whole-body X-irradiation three times with 2-minute intervals at a total dose of 15-20 mrad. Three hours after exposure, abdominal cavities of all the rats were reopened and uterine horns were removed. The right uterine horns were embedded into paraffin blocks after fixing in 10% formaldehyde for histopathological and immunohistochemical examination. Uterine horns on the other side were rapidly excised and stored at -80°C for the examination of expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) and oxidant, antioxidant, apoptotic and antiapoptotic gene expression using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method.

resultsNo differences were observed in terms of expression of miRNAs and oxidant, antioxidant, apoptotic and anti-apoptotic gene expression between the study groups. Congestion, epithelial degeneration and malondialdehyde immunoreactivity were significantly lower in G3 and G4 groups than in G2 group; no differences were observed between G1, G3 and G4 groups. Ki-67 immunoreactivity score was significantly higher in G2 group when compared with G1, G3 and G4 groups. Caspase-3 immunoreactivity was not statistically different between the groups.

conclusionVC and VE may confer cellular protection against radiation injury induced by HSG in endometrial epithelium.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidCell ProliferationEndometriumEpithelial CellsFemaleHysterosalpingographyRatsRats, WistarVitamin EWhole-Body IrradiationAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidVitamin EendometriummiRNAradiationratvitamin Cvitamin E

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PMCPMC5170617
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