Open AccessEffects of melatonin on partial unilateral ureteral obstruction induced oxidative injury in rat kidney
Author(s) -
Doğan Atılgan,
Bekir Süha Parlaktaş,
Nıhat Uluocak,
Fikret Erdemır,
Fatih Fırat,
Ünal Erkorkmaz,
Oguzhan Saylan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.95552
Subject(s) - melatonin , malondialdehyde , medicine , nephrectomy , glutathione peroxidase , inferior vena cava , superoxide dismutase , kidney , anesthesia , oxidative stress , urology , endocrinology
This experimental study was designed to produce ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat kidney by performing partial unilateral ureteral obstruction (PUUO) and investigated the effects of melatonin on the levels of oxidative injury parameters.