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01-02-2010 | Original Article

The protective effect of erythropoietin on the acute phase of corrosive esophageal burns in a rat model

Authors: Vedat Bakan, Mesut Garipardıc, Mehmet Okumuş, Harun Çıralik, Yalçın Atlı, Davut Özbağ, Fatma Inanç Tolun

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 2/2010

Abstract

Introduction

An experimental study was conducted to investigate the effects of erythropoietin on the acute phase of esophageal burn damage induced by sodium hydroxide.

Materials and methods

A standard esophageal alkaline burn was produced by the application of 10% sodium hydroxide to the distal esophagus in an in vivo rat model. Fifty-six female rats were allocated into three groups: Group BC (baseline control, n = 8) rats were uninjured and untreated, Group PC (positive control, n = 24) rats were injured but untreated and Group EPO (erythropoietin-treated, n = 24) rats were injured and given subcutaneous erythropoietin (1,000 IU/kg per day), 15 min, 24, and 48 h after administration of the NaOH solution. Six animals from Group PC and six from Group EPO were killed at 4, 24, 48, and 72 h after application of NaOH to the esophagus. All of animals in Group BC were killed 4 h after exposure to 0.9% NaCl. Oxidative damage was assessed by measuring levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO), and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in homogenized samples of esophageal tissue. Histologic damage to esophageal tissue was scored by a single pathologist blind to groups.

Results

MDA levels in the BC and EPO groups were significantly lower than those in the PC group (p < 0.05). CAT and SOD activities, and NO levels in the BC and EPO groups were significantly higher than in the PC group (p < 0.05). Esophageal tissue damage measured at 4, 24, 48, and 72 h after NaOH application was significantly less in the EPO group than in the PC group (p < 0.05).

Conclusions

When administered early after an esophageal burn induced by 10% sodium hydroxide in this rat model, erythropoietin significantly attenuated oxidative damage, as measured by biochemical markers and histologic scoring.

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Title: The protective effect of erythropoietin on the acute phase of corrosive esophageal burns in a rat model
Authors: Vedat Bakan
Mesut Garipardıc
Mehmet Okumuş
Harun Çıralik
Yalçın Atlı
Davut Özbağ
Fatma Inanç Tolun
Publication date: 01-02-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-009-2480-1

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The protective effect of erythropoietin on the acute phase of corrosive esophageal burns in a rat model

Abstract

Introduction

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

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Abstract

Introduction

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

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