The Protective Effects of L-Carnitine and Vitamin E in Rat Lenses in Irradiation-Induced Oxidative Injury

TAYSI S., OKUMUŞ S., Ezirmik S., Uzun N., YILMAZ A., Akyuz M., ...Daha Fazla

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.15-21, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.15-21
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: carnitine, vitamin e, antioxidant enzymes, irradiation, oxidative stress, lens, RADIATION-INDUCED CATARACT, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, IONIZING-RADIATION, MELATONIN, ANTIOXIDANT, STRESS, PREVENTION, ERYTHROCYTES, EXERCISE, MICE
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant role of L-carnitine (LC) and vitamin E against radiation-induced cataracts in rat lenses after total cranial irradiation with a single 5 Gray (Gy) dose of gamma irradiation.