Relationship between meconium staining, umbilical cord plasma motilin level and infantile colic.

Objective: To assess the effects of meconium-stained amniotic fluid and umbilical cord plasma motilin levels on the development of infantile colic.

Study Design: One hundred forty pregnant women referred to our department for labor care were enrolled in the study. All subjects were laboring women with singleton, vertex-presenting fetuses, with a gestational age of > or = 36 weeks.

The effects of G-CSF and naproxen sodium on the serum TGF-beta1 level and fracture healing in rat tibias.

Local and systemic release of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta1) is known to increase during the process of fracture healing and this cytokine stimulates bone healing. The majority of the non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit fracture healing. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a hematopoietic growth factor that stimulates bone marrow.

The effects of Gingko biloba extract on acetic acid-induced colitis in rats.

Background/aims: Gingko biloba is an antioxidant substance which has antagonistic activity on platelet-activating factor. We aimed to investigate the antioxidant effect and the histopathologic changes caused by Gingko biloba on acetic acid-induced colitis.

Methods: Totally 22 rats were divided into three groups.

Evaluation of the neuroprotective effects of citicoline after experimental spinal cord injury: improved behavioral and neuroanatomical recovery.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) caused by trauma mainly occurs in two mechanisms as primary and secondary injury. Secondary injury following the primary impact includes various pathophysiological and biochemical events. Methylprednisolone is the only pharmacological agent having clinically proven beneficial effects on SCI.