Pentoxifylline therapy attenuates intestinal injury in rat pups with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

KALAY S., İŞLEK A., OZTURK A., KALAY Z., Elpek O., ALDEMİR H., ...More

JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE, vol.27, no.14, pp.1476-1480, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 14
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/14767058.2013.860588
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1476-1480
  • Keywords: Hypoxic injury of gut, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, pentoxifylline, NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS, ANIMAL-MODELS, BRAIN-DAMAGE, PATHOGENESIS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of post-ischemic pentoxifylline (PTX) therapy on the gut injury in neonatal rat model of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).