Examination of the rescue effects of folic acid on derangement of the tubo-ovarian ultrastructural architecture caused by methotrexate


Bayram M., Ozogul C., Ercan Z. S., Dilekoz E., Soyer C., Bayram O.

ADVANCES IN THERAPY, cilt.23, sa.5, ss.772-777, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf02850317
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.772-777
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: methotrexate, folic acid, electron microscopy, ultrastructure of fallopian tube, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY, TUBAL PREGNANCY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this examination was to observe the effects of folic acid (FA) on methotrexate (MTX)-induced derangements in the fallopian tubes. Investigators in this study sought to explore whether MTX-induced dysfunction in the fallopian tubes would be lessened by the addition of FA to MTX treatment. For this study, 18 albino Wistar rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, each of which comprised 3 rats; 0.1 mg/kg FA, 1 mg/kg MTX + 0.1 mg/kg FA, 5 mg/kg MTX + 0.1 mg/kg FA, I mg/kg MTX, and 5 mg/kg MTX were given to groups 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, respectively; group 1 was the control group. After MTX injection, fallopian tube samples from all groups were prepared for examination under electron microscopy. The findings observed in groups 1 and 2 were similar. The level of cellular destruction was greater with the higher doses of MTX without FA; in particular, loss of cilia in the epithelium was prominent in groups 5 and 6. However, there was less cellular destruction observed in groups 3 and 4 than in groups 5 and 6. As a result, the addition of FA should not be overlooked, even when a single-dose MTX regimen is chosen for the treatment of patients with unruptured ectopic pregnancy.