Assessment of Antioxidant Effect of Beta-Glucan on the Whole Blood Oxidative DNA Damage with the Comet Assay in Colorectal Cancer.

Objective: The present study aims to evaluate the antioxidant effect of beta-glucan on oxidative DNA damage by comet assay.

Methods: A total of 19 adult females and males diagnosed with stage 3-4 colorectal cancer and a control group of 20 age-matched healthy subjects were enrolled in the study. Blood samples of the participants were analyzed using Comet Assay for the parameters of DNA damage.

Did ileal knotting trigger labor or did labor cause ileal knotting? Report of a case.

Ileal knotting is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy, with relatively high maternal and fetal mortality. We report a case of ileal knotting with complications in a pregnant woman without any history of abdominal or pelvic surgery. To our knowledge, there is no other report in the international literature.