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ArticleBioMed research international2026

Effects of Diazepam on Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Vascular Reactivity in Human Umbilical Arteries Under Experimental Hyperhomocysteinemia.

Milica Gajić Bojić, Zvjezdana Ritan Mičić, Aneta Stojmenovski, Anđela Bojanić, Sanja Jovičić, Milka Matičić, Nebojša Mandić-Kovačević, Snežana Uletilović, Ljiljana Amidžić, Miroslav Savić and 1 more

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11 authors.

Milica Gajić BojićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8433-7808
Zvjezdana Ritan MičićClinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, kc-bl.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0194-6121
Aneta StojmenovskiCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1507-0068
Anđela BojanićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2014-6574
Sanja JovičićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8245-1405
Milka MatičićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0545-719X
Nebojša Mandić-KovačevićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1790-0729
Snežana UletilovićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4219-5806
Ljiljana AmidžićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3436-1694
Miroslav SavićDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, bg.ac.rs.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6934-9193
Ranko ŠkrbićCenter for Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, unibl.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6643-1781

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In obstetrics, diazepam is commonly used to treat anxiety, insomnia and as a second-line treatment for seizures in preeclampsia and eclampsia. However, the effects of diazepam on the oxidative balance and vascular function of the umbilical circulation are still insufficiently studied. In this study, we investigated the effects of suprapharmacological concentrations of diazepam in an in vitro model of human umbilical artery (HUA) injury, induced by incubation with 1 mM homocysteine, representing experimental conditions that mimic hyperhomocysteinemia. HUAs were divided into four groups: control (C), diazepam (D) alone (100 μmol/L), homocysteine (Hcy) alone (1 mM), and combined treatment (HcyD). For oxidative stress assays, data were obtained from 8-10 individual HUA samples per group, with lipid peroxidation, nitrite (NO

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ApoptosisDiazepamHyperhomocysteinemiaOxidative StressUmbilical ArteriesFemaleHomocysteineHumansLipid PeroxidationPregnancySuperoxide DismutaseDiazepamHomocysteineSuperoxide Dismutaseapoptosisarterial wall histologydiazepamhuman umbilical arterieshyperhomocysteinemiaoxidative stresspreeclampsia

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PMCPMC13473836

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