Effect of αlipoic acid and silymarin on bladder outlet obstruction | Zendy

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Effect of αlipoic acid and silymarin on bladder outlet obstruction

Author(s) -

A. Emre Yildirim,

Barbaros Başeskioğlu,

Halide Edip Temel,

Nilüfer Erkasap,

A. Yenilmez,

Sema Uslu,

CANER ÖZER,

Mete Özkurt,

Turgut Dönmez

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

experimental and therapeutic medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1792-1015

pISSN - 1792-0981

DOI - 10.3892/etm.2012.831

Subject(s) - lipoic acid , molecular medicine , cell cycle , bladder outlet obstruction , oncogene , apoptosis , urology , medicine , chemistry , bladder cancer , cancer , cancer research , biochemistry , antioxidant , prostate

The aim of the present study was to determine whether the treatment of obstructed rat bladders with αlipoic acid (ALA) and silymarin reverses the biochemical and physiological responses to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). A total of 32 adult Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups (n=8 per group): sham (placebo surgery) animals with no treatment (group 1); control animals with surgically induced BOO (group 2); obstructed rats treated with ALA (group 3); and obstructed rats treated with silymarin (group 4). Histological evaluation, bladder weights, collagen structure, TdT-mediated biotin nick end-labeling (TUNEL), inducible nitric oxide sentase (iNOS) mRNA levels, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) levels were investigated. The ALA-treated group had similar bladder weights, collagen levels and TUNEL positivity and decreased iNOS levels compared with the control group, while the silymarin group exhibited further differences. Serum MDA and TNF-α levels were both decreased in the ALA and silymarin groups. ALA treatment reduced the increased oxidative stress and bladder inflammation caused by BOO and may contribute to the protection of bladder function.

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