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Acute and chronic impact of smoking on salivary and serum total antioxidant capacity
(Pakistan Medical Assoc, 2015)
Objective: To investigate increased oxidative stress in saliva of smokers along with their serum. Methods: The case-control study was conducted from September to December 2008 in the Department of Biochemistry of the Medical ...
Oxidative and nitrosative stress in patients with ischemic stroke
(Walter De Gruyter Gmbh, 2018)
Background: Oxidative and nitrosative stress is well believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. This study aims to evaluate the time course of oxidative and nitrosative stress in ischemic stroke. ...
Prevention of the harmful effects of free oxygen radicals by using N-acetylcysteine in testicular torsion
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2020)
Introduction Testicular torsion is a urological emergency both in childhood and in adult life. Many studies on experimental testicular torsion have demonstrated biochemical and pathological ischemia reperfusion injury and ...
The effect of insulin resistance on mortality in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit
(INDIAN ANAESTHETISTS FORUM, 2020)
Background and Aims: Insulin resistance can be described as a subnormal biological response to a specific insulin concentration or deterioration of an accepted response to insulin in glucose homeostasis and deficiency of ...
Prevention of Retrosternal Pericardial Adhesions After Cardiac Surgery With Mitomycin C
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2014)
Background Cross Mark Retrosternal pericardial adhesions may cause significant injuries to the heart and great vessels in cases that require reoperation. Fibroblast proliferation is one of the mechanisms for adhesion ...
Can Resistin be a New Indicator of Neonatal Sepsis?
(Elsevier Taiwan, 2014)
Background: Sepsis is an important cause of neonatal death and perinatal brain damage, particularly in preterm infants. It is thought that activation of the inflammatory cascade triggered by cytokine might play a role in ...
Effects of ovariectomy and ascorbic acid supplement on oxidative stress parameters and bone mineral density in rats
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011)
Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of ovariectomy on bone mineral density (BMD) and oxidative state in rats, and the alterations in these effects that vitamin C supplementation may produce. ...
The effects of early and late feeding on healing of esophageal anastomoses: An experimental study
(Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2011)
Objective: To investigate the effects of postoperative late and early feeding on the healing of experimental esophageal anastomosis (EA). Methods: Twelve New Zealand rabbits were divided equally into 2 groups: late feeding ...
Effect of phototherapy on gastrointestinal smooth muscle activity and oxidative stress
(Springer, 2011)
Aim To evaluate the effect of phototherapy on gastrointestinal smooth muscle activity and oxidative stress. Methods Wistar albino rats (n = 18, in the first 7 days of life) weighing 7 +/- 2 g with both sexes were included ...
The Effect of Hypothermia on Splanchnic Flows and Lung in a Two-Hit Hemorrhagic Shock Model
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2010)
Background. To evaluate the effect of hypothermia on bacterial translocation, splanchnic vascular flow, lung tissue weight, and levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) in a two-hit model of hemorrhagic shock. ...