AIM:To evaluate the levels of preoperative serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in gastric ***:One hundred gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy wer...
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AIM:To evaluate the levels of preoperative serum matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in gastric ***:One hundred gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy were enrolled in this *** serum concentrations of MMP-1 and TIMP-1 in these patients and in fifty healthy controls were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent ***:Higher serum MMP-1 and TIMP-1 levels were observed in patients than in controls (P < 0.001).Serum MMP-1 and TIMP-1 levels were positively associated with morphological appearance,tumor size,depth of wall invasion,lymph node metastasis,liver metastasis,perineural invasion,and pathological *** were not significantly associated with age,gender,tumor location,or histological ***:Increased MMP-1 and TIMP-1 were associated with gastric *** these markers are not good markers for diagnosis,these markers show in advanced gastric cancer.
AIM: To investigate the effect of curcumin on bacterial translocation and oxidative damage in an obstructive jaundice model and compare the results to glutamine, an agent known to be effective and clinically used. MET...
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AIM: To investigate the effect of curcumin on bacterial translocation and oxidative damage in an obstructive jaundice model and compare the results to glutamine, an agent known to be effective and clinically used. METHODS: Twenty-four female Wistar-Albino rats, weighing 200-250 g, were randomly divided into three groups (8 in each group). After ligation of the common bile duct in all animals, GroupⅠ received oral normal saline, Group Ⅱ received oral glutamine and Group Ⅲ received oral curcumin for seven days. Blood samples via cardiac puncture, tissue samples (terminal ileum, liver and mesenteric lymph node) and peritoneal fluid were obtained from the animals at the time of death to investigate bacterial translocation and oxidative damage. RESULTS: We observed that both glutamine and curcumin reduced bacterial translocation in blood, hepatocellular damage, plasma cytokine levels, oxidative tissue damage and apoptosis significantly compared to the control group. Additionally, glutamine showed protective effects on ileal epithelium and reduced villus atrophy. CONCLUSION: On the basis of these findings, both curcumin and glutamine are thought to be effective in preventing or reducing bacterial translocation and oxidative damage in obstructive jaundice.
AIM:To investigate the role of growth hormone(GH),hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT) and combined therapy on the intestinal neomucosa formation of the gastric ***:Forty-eight male Wistar-albino rats,weighing 250-280 g,we...
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AIM:To investigate the role of growth hormone(GH),hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT) and combined therapy on the intestinal neomucosa formation of the gastric ***:Forty-eight male Wistar-albino rats,weighing 250-280 g,were used in this *** rats were divided into four groups(n = 12):Group 1,control,gastric serosal patch;Group 2,gastric serosal patch + GH;Group 3,gastric serosal patch + HBOT;and Group 4,gastric serosal patch + GH + *** access was achieved through a midline incision,and after the 1-cm-long defect was created in the jejunum,a 1 cm × 1 cm patch of the gastric corpus was anastomosed to the jejunal *** blood samples were taken to determine the insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF-1) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3(IGFBP-3) basal *** was performed in Groups 3 and *** Groups 2 and 4,human GH was given subcutaneously at a dose of 2 mg per kg/d for 28 d,beginning on the operation *** animals were sacrificed 60 d after *** jejunal segment and the gastric anastomotic area were excised for histological *** inflammatory process,granulation,collagen deposition and fibroblast activity at the neomucosa formation were studied and ***,the villus density,villus height,and crypt depth were counted and *** measurements of villus height and crypt depth were calculated with an ocular *** vessel growth was determined by calculatingeach new vessel in a 1 mm 2 ***:In the histological comparison of groups,no significant differences were observed between the control group and Groups 2 and 3 with respect to epithelialization,granulation,fibroblastic activity and the inflammatory process,but significant differences were present between the control group and all others groups(Groups 2-4) with respect to angiogenesis(P < 0.01) and collagen deposition(P < 0.05,P < 0.01).Significant differences between the control group and Group 4 were also observed with respe
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