Possible therapeutic effects of PROK2 in testicular ischemia/reperfusion injury: A preclinical study in Wistar albino rats
 
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Ilayda Uysal
Nesibe Yilmaz
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Semir GÜL Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Kevser Tanbek
Umit Yilmaz
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı TISSUE & CELL (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0040-8166 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 04-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 93 / 0 / 102778–0 DOI 10.1016/j.tice.2025.102778
Makale Linki https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040816625000588
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This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of PROK2 on oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and tissue damage caused by ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) in testicular tissue. A total of 48 prepubertal male Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups: sham, testicular torsion/detorsion (TTD), testicular torsion + PROK2 + detorsion (TT + PROK2 + TD), and testicular torsion/detorsion + PROK2 (TTD + PROK2) (n = 12). Testicular torsion/detorsion surgeries (2 hours of torsion followed by 24 hours of detorsion) were performed on all groups except the sham group. The TT + PROK2 + TD group received a single dose of PROK2 (60 nmol/kg) intraperitoneally 30 minutes before the end of torsion, while the TTD + PROK2 group received a single dose of PROK2 (60 nmol/kg) at the beginning of detorsion. Subsequently, biochemical parameters (serum testosterone level, total antioxidant capacity …
Anahtar Kelimeler
PROK-2 | Torsion/detorsion | Oxidative stress | Inflammation | Histomorphometry