The ameliorating effect of melatonin on protamine sulfate induced bladder injury and its relationship to interstitial cystitis

Cetinel S., Ercan F., Sirvanci S., Sehirli O., Ersoy Y., San T., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.169, sa.4, ss.1564-1568, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 169 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.ju.0000049649.80549.17
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1564-1568
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bladder, cystitis, interstitial, protamine sulfate, melatonin, rats, Wistar, EPITHELIAL PERMEABILITY BARRIER, SURFACE GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS, ANTIOXIDANT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: The pineal hormone melatonin was recently shown to have free radical scavenging ability and it reduces lipid peroxidation. In this morphological study we investigated the effects of melatonin on protamine sulfate (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Missouri) induced bladder injury.