Effects of Vitamin E on the Amount of Free Radicals in Traumatized Middle Ear Tissue

Sari M., Baylancicek S., Baglam T., Ozdemir N., Uneri C.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, cilt.5, sa.1, ss.18-23, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.18-23
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective; Tympanosclerosis is a common sequela of tympanoplasty operations causing hearing disability. It is associated with an increased production of free radicals (also known as reactive oxygen species) after trauma. Vitamin E is a scavenger of different free radicals by working as an antioxidant. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of vitamin E-soaked absorbable gelatin sponge placement to the middle ears at quantity of free radicals in rat middle ear.