The investigation of the effects of vitamin A, vitamin E, and β-carotene plus vitamin E on some fertility parameters in ewes.

This study was aimed at investigating the effects of vitamin A (VITA), vitamin E (VITE), and combined β-carotene plus vitamin E (βCAR+VITE) injections on some fertility parameters in ewes. Estrus synchronization was performed by treating the ewes with intravaginal FGA sponges impregnated with 30 mg of fluorogestone acetate. On the days of the insertion and withdrawal of the intravaginal sponges, groups VITA, VITE, and βCAR+VITE were administered with 500 000 IU of vitamin A, 50 mg of vitamin E, and a combination of β-carotene plus vitamin E, respectively.

Inhibition of Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 in Obese Male Mice Adversely Affects Reproductive Parameters.

Background: As obesity is increasing worldwide, obese people use various methods to get rid of excess weight. BMS309403 (A drug) is a specific inhibitor of fatty acid binding protein 4. In this study, the effects of the BMS309403 on serum biochemical markers, testis tissue spermatogenesis and apoptotic markers were investigated in male mice.

Chemoprotective effect of vitamin E in cyclophosphamide-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.

Cyclophosphamide (CP) has a range of adverse effects on liver tissue in humans and animals. Administering an antioxidant with CP might reduce such side effects. Therefore, we examined the role of vitamin E in CP-induced liver toxicity in rats.

Is there a relationship between beginning time and efficiency of octreotide in the treatment of experimental acute pancreatitis?

Purpose: The efficacy of octreotide in the treatment of acute pancreatitis is controversial. Octreotide treatment for acute pancreatitis often shows poor correlation between results obtained in experimental studies and results of clinical trials. In a clinical setting, there is always a delay between the onset of the disease and initiation of the octreotide treatment.

The effects of anti-adhesion materials in preventing postoperative adhesion in abdominal cavity (anti-adhesion materials for postoperative adhesions).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of anti-adhesion materials in postoperative adhesions.

Materials And Methods: Rats were assigned to five groups: Group 1: Control. Group 2: chitin layers were used.

Effect of deferoxamine on Na+K+ATPase activity after cerebral ischemia in rabbits.

Objective: To study the effects of deferoxamine on tissue sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na+-K+ ATPase) activity on cerebral ischemia in rabbits.

Methods: We cared for the animals in the Pharmacology Department of the Medical School of Selcuk University in 2004. We used 30, New Zealand, 7-day-old male rabbits in the experiment.

Determination of operation time in colorectal diseases: preoperative chemotherapy application.

Background: Our aim was to determine the time it takes for wound healing to return to normal in cases where patients have undergone preoperative chemotherapy.

Materials And Methods: Eighty-four Wistar-albino rats were included in the study. Twelve of them were placed in the control group (Group I), with no further drug administration.

Serum TNF-alpha, IL-6, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibody in women with and without a past history of recurrent miscarriage.

Objective: The aim of the this study was to investigate Lupus Anticoagulan (LA), Anticardiolipin Antibody (ACA), Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) serum levels in 40 pregnant and 20 nonpregnant.

Materials And Methods: The women were divided into three groups. The first group consisted of 20 pregnant women of less than 20 gestational weeks and a past history of habitual abortion .