Peripheral lymphocyte DNA damage and oxidative status in football players after a three-day football tournament.

Objective: Regular physical activity is well known to play a cardioprotective role. The objective of this study was to investigate peripheral lymphocyte DNA damage and oxidative status in adult football players a three-day football tournament.

Methods: Twenty-five adult male football players and 25 sedentary male subjects were enrolled in the present study.

The effects of selenium and vitamin E on lung tissue in rats with sepsis.

Purpose: In this study we examined the ability of selenium and vitamin E to prevent sepsis-induced changes in lung tissue.

Methods: Fifty rats were divided into five groups: Group 1: Control group; Group 2: Sepsis group. In this group only cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) was performed.