Honokiol decreases intra-abdominal adhesion formation in a rat model.
| Autor: | Agacayak E; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey., Tunc SY, Icen MS, Alabalik U, Findik FM, Yuksel H, Gul T |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Gynecologic and obstetric investigation [Gynecol Obstet Invest] 2015; Vol. 79 (3), pp. 160-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jan 27. |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000367661 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of honokiol, a natural molecule that was shown to have antioxidant effects, in prevention of intra-abdominal adhesion formation in a rat model. Material and Method: This study was conducted on a total of 40 non-pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats, which were divided into 4 groups as follows: sham, control, saline, and honokiol groups. Both uterine horns of the rats in control, saline, and honokiol groups were exposed and a 2-cm segment of the anti-mesenteric surface of both uterine horns was traumatized by a scalpel. The saline group was administered 2 ml of saline/day intraperitoneally for 5 days after the operation. The honokiol group, on the other hand, was administered honokiol intraperitoneally at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day for 5 days after the operation. On postoperative day 14, 3 ml of intracardiac blood sample was taken from the rats for biochemical analyses, and the rats were sacrificed this way. Results: Adhesion and inflammation scores were significantly lower in the honokiol group compared with the saline and control groups (p < 0.008). Similarly, fibrosis score was significantly lower in the honokiol group compared with the saline group (p < 0.008). Conclusion: Honokiol was found to be effective in prevention of intra-abdominal adhesion formation in a rat model. However, larger studies are needed to shed light on the exact role of honokiol in intra-abdominal adhesion formation and to determine the molecular aspects of the promising results found in this study. (© 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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