Publication: Effects of vitamin E and cimetidine on peritonitis-induced lipid peroxidation
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Tuncel, Pınar
Gür, Esma Sürmen
Kaya, Ekrem
Özbek, Resul
Öztürk, Ercan
Tokyay, Rıfat
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To investigate the effects of acute fecal peritonitis on plasma and tissue lipid peroxidation and possible protective effects of vitamin E (Vit E) and cimetidine at 4 h in a rat peritonitis model, four groups were designated as: controls, peritonitis, Vit E and cimetidine. Plasma, liver, lung and kidney thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and conjugated diene (CD) levels were measured to monitor oxidative injury. The present fecal peritonitis model caused a significant elevation in liver TBARS; however, neither Vit E nor cimetidine was effective in preventing TBARS formation. Administration of Vit E and cimetidine caused significant decrements from the peritonitis value in liver and lung CD levels.
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Research & experimental medicine, Fecal peritonitis, Conjugated dienes, TBARS, Vitamin E, Cimetidine, Free-radicals, Lung injury, Antioxidants, Endotoxemia, Tissues, Acid, Rat
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Tuncel, P. vd. (1997). "Effects of vitamin E and cimetidine on peritonitis-induced lipid peroxidation". Research in Experimental Medicine, 197(4), 235-241.