Potential therapeutic effect of pomegranate seed oil on ovarian ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the therapeutic effects of pomegranate seed oil, which is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, on ovarian-ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-six female albino Wistar rats were divided into 7 equal groups. Group 1; Sham Operation, Group 2; Ischemia, Group 3; Ischemia + Reperfusion, Group 4; Ischemia + Pomegranate 0,32 ml / kg (IP), Group 5; Ischemia + Pomegranate 0.

Astrocyte/neuron ratio and its importance on glutamate toxicity: an in vitro voltammetric study.

The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between neuron cells and astrocyte cells in regulating glutamate toxicity on the 10th and 20th day in vitro. A mixed primary culture system from newborn rats that contain cerebral cortex neurons cells was employed to investigate the glutamate toxicity. All cultures were incubated with various glutamate concentrations, then viability tests and histological analyses were performed.

The in vitro protective effect of salicylic acid against paclitaxel and cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity.

Paclitaxel (PAC) and cisplatin (CIS) are two established chemotherapeutic drugs used in combination for the treatment of various solid tumors. However, the usage of PAC and CIS are limited because of the incidence of their moderate or severe neurotoxic side effects. In this study, we aimed to assess the protective role of salicylic acid (SA) against neurotoxicity caused by PAC and CIS.

Genotoxic and oxidative damage potentials in human lymphocytes after exposure to terpinolene in vitro.

Terpinolene (TPO) is a monocyclic monoterpene found in the essential oils of various fir and pine species. Recent reports indicated that several monoterpenes could exhibit antioxidant effects in both human and animal experimental models. However, so far, the nature and/or biological roles of TPO have not been elucidated in human models yet.

Novel pHEMA-gelatin SPHs as bone scaffolds in dynamic cultures.

The effectiveness of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-gelatin superporous hydrogels (pHEMA-gelatin SPHs) was investigated for bone tissue engineering. The cell culture studies were performed with preosteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Dynamic culture conditions were provided using 100 ml spinner flask rotating at 50 rpm.

Novel scaffolds based on poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) superporous hydrogels for bone tissue engineering.

In this study, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (pHEMA)-based superporous hydrogels were synthesized by radical polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) in the presence of a gas blowing agent, sodium bicarbonate. These hydrogels are: pHEMA, pHEMA-gelatin, glycerol phosphate (GP) cross-linked pHEMA-gelatin, glutaraldehyde (GA) cross-linked pHEMA-gelatin superporous hydrogels (SPHs) and pHEMA-hydroxyapatite (HA) superporous hydrogel composites (SPHCs). The hydrogels have a structure of interconnected pores with pore sizes of approx.