Neurodegeneration is an important component of diabetic retinopathy, with increasing evidence that retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death occurs early in diabetes. We investigated the effects of cilostazol, which has been widely used to manage diabetic complications, on retinal ganglion cell death in the diabetic retina. Four-week-old Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty (OLETF) rats and Long-Evans Tok...

PURPOSE To investigate the therapeutic effects and possible mechanisms of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on the mouse dry eye model induced by benzalkonium chloride (BAC). METHODS The eye drop containing EGF was topically administered (3 ng per day) on a BAC-induced dry eye model. The following clinical indications of dry eye were evaluated on Days 2, 4, and 6: tear break-up time (BUT), cornea...

Background: Alzheimer disease is the main cause of dementia in middle-aged and elderly people. Considering the improving effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive performance, this study aimed to determine the effects of creatine supplementation on learning, memory, and apoptosis in an experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: Thirty-two male Wistar rats each weighing 250±50...

Purpose: The aim of this research is to see how Melissa officinalis L. affects the death pathways MCF-7 breast cancer cells in vitro.
 Materials and Methods: In order determine cytotoxic activity IC50 value 70% methanolic extract prepared from aerial parts officinalis, on cell line; was applied at different concentrations times MTT analysis performed. Apoptotic effects determined dose were...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of osmoprotectants on prevention and treatment of dry eye in a murine model. METHODS Dry eye was induced in mice by using an intelligently controlled environmental system (ICES). Osmoprotectants betaine, L-carnitine, erythritol, or vehicle (PBS) were topically administered to eyes four times daily following two schedules: schedule 1 (modeling prevention): dosi...

The overall hypothesis that cell death after intracerebral hemorrhage is mediated in part by apoptotic mechanisms was tested. Intracerebral hemorrhage was induced in rats using stereotactic infusions of 0.5 U of collagenase (1-microL volume) into the striatum. After 24 hours, large numbers of TUNEL-positive stained cells with morphologies suggestive of apoptosis were present in the center and p...

Introduction The aim of this study was to discuss the effects and mechanisms lncRNA in renal injury induced by diabetes vivo vitro study. Material methods Collecting healthy DN patients, measuring ANRIL expression RT-qPCR assay serum. Measuring normal, 10d 20d model rats kidney. LDH, MDA, SOD, IL-6 TNF-α concentration Elisa assay, evaluating kidney pathology HE staining, cell apoptosis TUNEL re...

background: apoptosis is a process that plays an important role during early stage of implantation. the aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of apoptosis in mice endometrium after ovarian stimulation at implantation period. methods: nmri female mice were divided into two groups: 1) control group, which were rendered pseudopregnant by vaginal stimulation and 2) experimental group, ...