Effects of lycopene on the model of oleic acid-induced acute lung injury.

Introduction: This study, we aimed to investigate the protective effect of lycopene in lung injury rat model.

Materials And Methods: Twenty eight Wistar rats were enrolled into the study. Control group (n= 7) were applied PBS + ethanol (9/1).

Evaluation of cervical cytological abnormalities in Turkish population.

Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the most common female malignancy with high mortality rates in developing countries. Our purpose was to determine the prevalence of cervical cytologic abnormalities in population (strict Islamic religious area) and the detection rate of epithelial abnormalities by cervical cytology (CC).

Materials And Methods: A total of 32,026 conventional pap smear tests collected between January 2006 and January 2010 from three hospitals are retrospectively analyzed.

The effects of lipopolysaccharide-induced endogenous hyperthermia and different antipyretic treatment modalities on rat brain.

Background: In the present study, the effects of fever and hyperthermia, and different anti hyperthermia treatment modalities on the brain by was investigated by using experimental animal model

Materials And Methods: Endogenous hyperthermia (41 degrees C) was induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection, and the signs of probable neuronal damage were evaluated by healthy, necrotic and apoptotic cells, and heat-shock proteins (HSP 27 and HSP 70) in cerebral cortex, cerebellum and hypothalamus. The animals were treated with widely used treatment modalities for high fever in pediatric practice, namely hypothermia, dexamethasone, paracetamol and diclofenac, and their effect on the hyperthermia-induced brain changes were evaluated.

Results: Generalized seizure was observed in fifteen rats of which rectal temperature achieved 41 degrees C (15/36, 41%); five of them died on second day (5/15, 33%).

Genistein suppresses spontaneous oviduct tumorigenesis in quail.

Spontaneous leiomyomas of the oviduct are common tumors of the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) and laying hens. This makes it a good animal model for screening potential agents for testing in the prevention and treatment of human myoma uteri. Genistein has been shown to inhibit the growth of various cancer cells.

Uterine primitive neuroectodermal tumor: a case report.

Background: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors of uterus (PNET) are extremely rare in tumors of the female genital system and therefore there is no sufficient information about their diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

Case: The case is a 32-year-old, operated in emergency conditions due to intra-abdominal hemorrhage, and discusses our diagnosis and treatment approaches in the light of literature data.

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is first report of uterine PNET that presented with intraabdominal hemorrhage due to uterine rupture.