L-carnitine has a protective effect on the colonic mucosa during abdominopelvic radiotherapy in rats
dc.contributor.author | Tas, Sukru | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozkan, Omer Faruk | |
dc.contributor.author | Cikman, Oztekin | |
dc.contributor.author | Kiraz, Asli | |
dc.contributor.author | Akgun, Yilmaz | |
dc.contributor.author | Karaayvaz, Muammer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-24T17:18:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-24T17:18:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.department | Dicle Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: To evaluate histopathologically the radioprotective effect of L-carnitine on the colonic mucosa in rats undergoing abdominopelvic irradiation. METHODS: Thirty-two rats were randomly assigned to four experimental groups: intraperitoneal administration of normal saline (group 1) or L-carnitine (300 mL/kg; group 2), followed in groups 3 and 4, respectively, by one dose of abdominopelvic radiation (20 Gy) 30 min later. Rats were sacrificed 5 days after radiation, and their descending colons were resected for histopathological evaluation of the presence and severity of damage. RESULTS: Average damage scores did not differ significantly between groups 1 and 2 (0.13 +/- 0.35 and 0.25 +/- 0.46, respectively); the group 3 score was highest (10.25 +/- 0.71), and the group 4 score (3.63 +/- 1.41) was significantly lower than that of group 3 (both p = 0.0001). Pre-radiation L-carnitine administration significantly reduced mucosal thinning, crypt distortion, reactive atypia, inflammation, cryptitis, and reactive lymph-node hyperplasia (all p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: L-carnitine had a radioprotective effect on rat colonic mucosa. L-carnitine use should be explored for patients with gastrointestinal cancer, who have reduced serum L-carnitine levels. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/S0102-865020160090000007 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 620 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0102-8650 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1678-2674 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27737347 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 615 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-865020160090000007 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11468/18645 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 31 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000391431800007 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q4 | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Acta Cirurgica Brasileira | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Acta Cirurgica Brasileira | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Carnitine | en_US |
dc.subject | Radiation | en_US |
dc.subject | Colitis | en_US |
dc.subject | Radiation-Protective Agents | en_US |
dc.subject | Rats | en_US |
dc.title | L-carnitine has a protective effect on the colonic mucosa during abdominopelvic radiotherapy in rats | en_US |
dc.title | L-carnitine has a protective effect on the colonic mucosa during abdominopelvic radiotherapy in rats | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |