ArticleBiological trace element research2025
Investigation of the Effects of Boric Acid against Post Operative Testicular Adhesion Caused by Experimental Laporotomy in Rats.
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- Evaluation of the Efficacy of Photobiomodulation Therapy, Therapeutic Ultrasound, and Boric Acid in the Prevention of Intra-Abdominal Adhesions in an Experimental Rat Model: A Macroscopic, Histopathological, and Gene Expression Analysis.Lasers in surgery and medicine · 2026Article
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- Gallic acid's protective mechanisms against acrylamide-induced pulmonary injury: in vivo and in silico insights into the Nrf-2/HO-1/NFκB pathway modulation.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Post-operative intra-abdominal adhesions, significantly affecting testicular tissue, are a prevalent and serious complication following laparoscopic surgery. This study investigated the efficacy of boric acid, known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties, in preventing post-operative testicular adhesions. Forty rats, were divided into four groups: control, laparoscopy (LA), boric acid (BA), and LA + BA. Following laparoscopic surgery, BA treatment was administered for seven days. While the adhesion score was around 3 in the LA group, it was 1 or below in the LA + BA group. Testicular tissues were examined by histopathological and biochemical methods. In testis tissues, in the LA group, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels increased while superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) levels decreased; these parameters normalized with BA treatment. Additionally, the LA group exhibited reduced levels of IL-10, Bcl-2, Kisspeptin-1, and GnRH, alongside elevated levels of inflammatory markers IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, JNK, BAX, and Caspase 3. BA treatment significantly restored these levels to normal. In conclusion, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in testicular tissues were associated with post-operative testicular adhesions. BA demonstrated potential as an anti-adhesive agent, reducing testicular adhesions and normalizing biochemical and histological parameters following laparoscopic surgery.
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