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ArticleBalkan medical journal2018

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Nahide Ekici Günay, Sabahattin Muhtaroğlu, Abdulkadir Bedirli

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Article in Balkan medical journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nahide Ekici GünayDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Health Sciences, Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey.
Sabahattin MuhtaroğluDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Abdulkadir BedirliDepartment of General Surgery, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Erciyes University · TRGazi University · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFree radical damage is known to occur during liver regeneration. The

aimsTo explore whether EGb761 enhances liver regeneration after hepatectomy in rats, we investigated the effects of EGb761 alone and in combination with FK506 on the liver regenerative process. STUDY

designAnimal experimentation.

methodsA total of 75 Wistar albino rats weighing 340.08±11.66 g were randomly divided into five experimental groups: sham, control, FK506, EGb761, and FK506 + EGb761. According to the study groups, rats were administered FK506 at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg/day and EGb761 at 25 mg/kg/day three times via the intraperitoneal route. Then, two-thirds hepatectomy was performed according to the Higgins and Anderson technique in all the rats. At postoperative 48 h, 53 surviving rats were sacrificed. Serum and plasma samples were collected for analyzing thymidine kinase and oxidative stress marker levels. The regenerated liver was entirely resected, weighed, and sectioned. The mitotic index was assessed using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The extent of liver regeneration was calculated using the Child's formula. The data were statistically analyzed using ANOVA, with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05).

resultsRats who received EGb761 showed significantly higher levels of liver regeneration than those who received FK506 or FK506 + EGb761 (p<0.01). Thymidine kinase level and mitotic index were significantly higher in the EGb761 (p<0.005) and FK506 (p<0.05) groups than in the control and sham groups. In addition, the liver regeneration percentage was significantly higher in the EGb761 group than in the FK506 group (p<0.01). Myeloperoxidase and malondialdehyde levels were significantly correlated between the EGb761 and FK506 groups, even at lower levels in the EGb761 group (p<0.001).

conclusionEGb761, which is an antioxidant, reduces liver damage and stimulates liver regeneration following partial hepatectomy in rats through its anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects.

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HepatectomyAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationGinkgo bilobaGinkgo ExtractLiver RegenerationPlant ExtractsRatsRats, WistarTacrolimusGinkgo biloba extractGinkgo ExtractPlant ExtractsTacrolimusEGb761FK506hepatectomyliveroxidative stressregenerationthymidine kinase mitosis.

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PMID29553465
PMCPMC5863256
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