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Protective effect of aprotinin on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat ovary
Figen Kir Sahin1, Emine Cosar, Gulengul Koken
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. drfigenkir@yahoo.com
Aim:
We investigated the effects of aprotinin on reperfusion injury in a controlled experimental rat torsion-detorsion model.
Methods:
Thirty-two female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups. Sham operation was performed in group I; in group II only ovarian torsion was performed. In group III, torsion-detorsion was performed, plus 3 mL/kg saline was injected i.v. 30 min before detorsion. In group IV, torsion-detorsion was performed, plus aprotinin (30,000 KIU/kg) was injected 30 min before detorsion. Rats in the torsion group were killed after 360 degrees clockwise adnexial torsion for 3 h, and the ovaries were harvested. After 3 h of adnexial detorsion, the rats in the saline and aprotinin groups were killed and the adnexa were surgically removed.
Results:
Ovarian tissue damage scores were significantly different among groups. Ovarian tissue and serum malondialdehyde levels in group III were significantly higher than those of groups I and IV (P<0.05). The serum levels of superoxide dismutase in group III were significantly lower than those of groups I and IV (P=0.01). Tissue and serum xanthine oxidase, nitric oxide, and tissue superoxide dismutase levels were comparable among groups (P>0.05).
Conclusions:
Aprotinin attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in a rat adnexial torsion-detorsion model.
