title: Effects of polyethyleneglycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD) and pentoxifylline on small intestinal anastomoses established in the 24th hour of reperfusion: an experimental study in rats.
abstract: In a previous study, we had shown that anastomoses established in the 24th hour of reperfusion healed less than the ones established in earlier periods. In this study, we aimed to assess the impacts of polyethyleneglycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD), a free oxygen radical scavenger and of pentoxyfilline, a methyl-xanthine derivative on anastomotic healing at 24th hour of reperfusion. 18 Wistar-albino rats were divided into 3 groups (n = 6). In all groups superior mesenteric artery was occluded for 40 minutes and the intestine was reperfused for 24 hours. Rats were relaparotomized in the 24th hour and small intestinal anastomoses were established. In Sham group, saline (0.5ml); in Group PTX, pentoxyfilline (25mg/kg); and in Group PGS, PEG-SOD (1,500U/kg) was administered intravenously 20 minutes before anastomoses. In the 5th day, anastomotic healing was evaluated by bursting pressures and hydroxyproline contents. Results were analized by Mann-Whitney U test, p < 0.05 was considered significant. Both of average bursting pressures and average hydroxyproline contents were highest in Group PGS (240 mmHg +/- 23.9; 7.71 +/- 0.68 micromol/g-tissue), followed by sham group (168.3 +/- 18.3 mmHg; 5.94 +/- 0.62 micromol/g-tissue) and Group PTX (83.8 +/- 9.2 mmHg, 5.94 +/- 0.62 micromol/g-tissue). Differences of these two parameters between all groups were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Best anastomotic healing in the 24th hour of reperfusion was achieved by PEG-SOD administration, whereas pentoxyfilline did not favor the healing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. kamez@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demiroğullari
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Türkyilmaz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sancak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Basaklar
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y; D000818:Animals; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000187:drug effects / Q000601:surgery*; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015424:Reperfusion; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C063471:polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase; D010431:Pentoxifylline