losartan-potassium and Ovarian-Diseases

To determine the effect of recombinant erythropoietin on serum oxidants and the viability of ischemic ovaries after detorsion.. A non-randomized single-blind clinical trial was conducted from December 2009 to January 2011 in a University Teaching Hospital affiliated with the School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Surgery was carried out on 40 patients, aged 18-35 years, with signs and symptoms of ovarian torsion. The patients were divided into two equal groups: group 1 received recombinant erythropoietin 150 IU/kg subcutaneously during the operation and 72 h after detorsion, and group 2 received no medication. Blood samples were taken before and 72 h after detorsion to determine the plasma levels of malondialdehyde, xanthine oxidase, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, nitric oxide, and total antioxidants. In both groups, the arterial and venous blood supply of the ovary and arterial blood flow resistance were evaluated before surgery and 72 h after detorsion of the ovary. The main outcome measures were improving ovarian blood flow and reducing oxidative damage. SPSS 17.0 was used for statistical analyses.. The levels of malondialdehyde, glutathione, superoxide dismutase, nitric oxide, and total antioxidants 72 h after detorsion were significantly different between the interventional and non-interventional groups (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in the levels of xanthine oxidase (p=0.13). The difference between groups in the blood flow of the ovary 72 h after surgery was not statistically significant (p=0.61).. Recombinant erythropoietin was effective in reducing the oxidative damage of ovarian torsion.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Erythropoietin; Female; Humans; Ovarian Diseases; Oxidative Stress; Postoperative Complications; Recombinant Proteins; Reperfusion Injury; Torsion Abnormality; Young Adult

Ovarian torsion is one of the most dangerous gynecological emergencies requiring surgery. A total of 50%-90% ovarian torsion cases are caused by physiological cysts, endometriosis, and other benign or malignant ovarian neoplasms. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) treatment on ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury caused by ovarian torsion/detorsion (T/D) injury. Thirty female Wistar albino rats were divided into five groups as follows: Group I: Control; Group II: Torsion (T); Group III: Torsion/Detorsion(T/D); Group IV: Torsion/Detorsion (T/D) + EPO; Group V: EPO. Sections of the ovaries were evaluated for histopathological changes with hematoxylin and eosin stain, a immunohistochemical assay for caspase 3 expression, and the TUNEL assay for apoptosis. Ovarian sections from torsion/detorsion and torsion groups showed more hemorrhage, vascular congestion, edema, degenerative granulosa, and stromal cells. Fewer histopathological changes were found in EPO and T/D + EPO groups. Caspase 3 and TUNEL positive cells were significantly increased in the torsion/detorsion group as compared with the other groups (

Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Caspase 3; Epoetin Alfa; Erythropoietin; Female; Humans; Ischemia; Ovarian Diseases; Ovarian Torsion; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Reperfusion Injury; Torsion Abnormality

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of erythropoietin and dimethylsulfoxide in the recovery from ischemia-reperfusion injury in an experimental rat adnexal torsion model.. Thirty-six Wistar-albino rats were divided into six groups. Except for the sham operation group, all groups were subjected to left unilateral adnexal torsion for 3h. Erythropoietin and dimethylsulfoxide were intraperitoneally administered 30min before the detorsion operation. Malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels were detected from both the plasma and the tissue samples. The sections of the tissues were evaluated histologically. The results were analyzed by a one-way analysis of the variance (ANOVA) followed by the Duncan test for multiple comparisons using computer software, SPSS Version 15.0 for Windows.. This study demonstrated that dimethylsulfoxide and erythropoietin pretreatment attenuated ischemia-reperfusion-induced lipid peroxidation, prevented post-ischemic ovarian injury and helped to maintain the ovarian morphology. Malondialdehyde levels of plasma and ovary were higher in the torsion and detorsion groups than the sham group. This showed that ischemia-reperfusion had caused lipid peroxidation of the ovarian tissue, thus leading to oxidative damage. One of the major findings of this study is that malondialdehyde was significantly decreased in the plasma of rats who were pre-treated with dimethylsulfoxide and erythropoietin before detorsion. This suggests that dimethylsulfoxide and erythropoietin might prevent oxidative damage in ovarian ischemia-reperfusion injury. Histological examination confirmed that reperfusion caused more detrimental effects than only ischemia, which could be at least partially prevented by dimethylsulfoxide and erythropoietin administration prior to detorsion.. Erythropoietin and dimethylsulfoxide may have beneficial effects in ischemia-reperfusion injury in ovarian torsion.

Topics: Adnexal Diseases; Animals; Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Erythropoietin; Female; Malondialdehyde; Nitric Oxide; Ovarian Diseases; Ovary; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Reperfusion Injury; Torsion Abnormality

To evaluate the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) as an antioxidant and tissue protective agent and study the biochemical and histopathological changes in experimental ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat ovaries.. 36 Adult female rats were used. The experimental groups were designed as Group 1: sham operation; Group 2: bilateral ovarian ischemia; and Group 3: 3 h period of ischemia followed by 3 h reperfusion. Group 4 rats were administered a 5000 IU dose of EPO, before 0.5 h of ischemia, and then bilateral ovarian ischemia was applied. After a 3 h period of ischemia, the bilateral ovaries were removed. In Group 5, a 3 h period of bilateral ovarian ischemia was applied. 2.5 h after the induction of ischemia, the rats were administered the same dose of EPO. At the end of a 3 h period of ischemia, 3h reperfusion was continued after the ovaries were removed. Group 6 underwent a sham operation after administration of 5000 IU/kg of EPO. After the experiments, superoxide dismutase (SOD), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were determined, and histopathological changes were examined in all rat ovarian tissue.. Ischemia and ischemia/reperfusion increased the iNOS and MPO activity while decreasing the SOD activity significantly in comparison to the sham group. The 5000 IU/kg of EPO before ischemia and I/R reversed the trend in iNOS and MPO activities. The levels of SOD were decreased by the ischemia and I/R. The administration of EPO before ischemia and I/R treatments also reversed the trend in the SOD levels. In the ischemia/reperfusion plus EPO groups, though we observed minimal vascular dilation in the ovary stroma and some degenerative cell clusters, most of cellular structures did not show any pathological changes.. Administration of EPO is effective in reversing tissue damage induced by ischemia and/or ischemia/reperfusion in ovaries.

Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Erythropoietin; Female; Ischemia; Ovarian Diseases; Ovary; Rats; Rats, Wistar; Reperfusion Injury

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of erythropoietin on torsion/detorsion injury in rats.. Forty rats were divided randomly into 5 groups: group I (sham, S), sham operation; group II (torsion/detorsion 1, T/D(1)), 3 hours ischemia and 1 hour reperfusion; group III (torsion/detorsion 2, T/D(2)), 3 hours ischemia and 48 hours reperfusion; group IV (erythropoietin 1, EPO(1)), 3 hours ischemia, 1 hour reperfusion, and a single dose of EPO; and group V (erythropoietin 2, EPO(2)), 3 hours ischemia, 48 hours reperfusion, and 2 doses of EPO. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) levels and activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were measured. Tissue damage to ovarian tissue was scored by histologic examination. Data were compared among groups with parametric tests.. The MDA levels in the S and EPO groups were significantly lower than the T/D groups (P < .001). Catalase and superoxide dismutase activities, and NO levels in the S and EPO groups were significantly higher than in the T/D groups (P < .05). Ovarian tissue damage in the S and EPO groups was significantly less than in the T/D groups (P < .05). Levels of all biochemical markers and ovarian tissue damage scores were similar among the S, EPO(1), and EPO(2) groups (P > .05).. Erythropoietin attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury when given during the acute phase of ovarian torsion-detorsion in a rat model.

Topics: Animals; Antioxidants; Catalase; Disease Models, Animal; Erythropoietin; Female; Malondialdehyde; Nitric Oxide; Ovarian Diseases; Ovary; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Recombinant Proteins; Reperfusion Injury; Superoxide Dismutase; Torsion Abnormality