Somatostatin interneurons exhibited anti-epileptic activity. As a result, somatostatin agonists appear to be a promising target for antiepileptic drug development (AEDs). In this regard, we investigated the effects of octreotide, a somatostatin analog, on pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced seizures in male Wistar rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer is one of the deadly diseases leading to approximately 7.6 million deaths worldwide, with the mortality rate of 13%, and the number of deaths is expected to increase to 13.1 million within the next 10 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study was designed to create an experimental varicocele model by a simple surgical procedure in dog with minimum invasion and to investigate the effect of varicocele-induced infertility on the expression of six related genes (HSP90, HSP70, IL- 4, TNF, KITLG and KIT receptor).
Materials And Methods: In this experimental study, the proximal part of the pampiniform plexus of dog testes was partially occluded without abdominal incision which was confirmed by venographic examination. To evaluate varicocele in its acute form, dogs were castrated after 15 days and testes were dissected.