Effects of curcumin on acute spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits Laboratory investigation

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KURT G., Yildirim Z., Cemil B., ÇELTİKÇİ E., TAKE KAPLANOĞLU G.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, vol.20, no.4, pp.464-470, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3171/2013.12.spine1312
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.464-470
  • Keywords: antioxidant, curcumin, ischemia-reperfusion injury, neuroprotection, oxidative stress, spinal cord injury, FOCAL CEREBRAL-ISCHEMIA, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, ISCHEMIA/REPERFUSION INJURY, SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, RATS, EXPRESSION, DAMAGE, GLUTATHIONE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Object. The object of this study was to conduct a prospective, randomized, laboratory investigation of the neuroprotective effects of curcumin functionally, biochemically, and histologically in an experimental acute spinal cord ischemia-reperfusion injury on rabbits.