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Protective Effects of Nigella sativa Oil in Hyperoxia-Induced Lung Injury
Cuneyt Tayman1, Ferhat Cekmez, Ilker Mustafa Kafa
1Department of Neonatology, GATA Military School of Medicine, Ankara, Turquía. ctayman22@gmail.com
Background:
Oxygen-induced lung injury is believed to lead to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature infants. We have evaluated the beneficial effects of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) on rats with hyperoxia-induced lung injury.
Methods:
Thirty newborn Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups as hyperoxia (95% O(2)), hyperoxia+NSO and control (21% O(2)). Pups in the hyperoxia+NSO group were administered intraperitoneal NSO at a dose of 4ml/kg daily during the study period. Histopathologic, immunochemical, and biochemical evaluations (superoxide dismutase [SOD], glutathione peroxidase [GSH-Px], malonaldehyde [MDA] and myeloperoxidase [MPO]) were performed.
Results:
In the histopathologic and immunochemical evaluation, severity of lung damage was significantly lower in the hyperoxia+NOS group (P<.05). Tissue GSH-Px and SOD levels were significantly preserved, and MDA, MPO levels were significantly lower in the hyperoxia+NSO group (P<.05).
Conclusion:
NSO significantly reduced the severity of lung damage due to hyperoxia.
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