Effect of intravesical tarantula cubensis extract (Theranekron) on inflammation in an interstitial cystitis rat model.

Objectives: To reveal the histopathological and immunological outcomes of intravesical treatment with tarantula cubensis extract (TCE) in a rat model of interstitial cystitis.

Methods: A total of 30 female Wistar albino rats were divided into three groups: group 1 (control group), group 2 (disease group), and group 3 (treatment group). The rat model of interstitial cystitis was created by biweekly intraperitoneal administration of cyclophosphamide (CYP).

The effect of hypothermia in a rat testicular torsion/detorsion model.

Background: Testicular torsion is an emergent condition. The protective effect of medical hypothermia in ischemia/reperfusion injury is well defined.

Objectives: To evaluate the late results of hypothermia through a rat testicular torsion/detorsion model compatible with human testicular torsion.