title: Appreciation of trimetazidine treatment in experimental sepsis rat model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Our aim was to determine the efficacy of trimetazidine on experimental sepsis rat model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty rats were randomized into three groups. In Group 1, sepsis was induced. In Group 2, sepsis was induced and as a therapeutic agent trimetazidine was given. In Group 3, rats were sham operated. Serum interleukin-1 beta (IL-1ß), tumor necrosis factor alfa (TNF-α), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathion peroxidase (GSH-Px) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were determined in all groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In Group 2, serum GSH-Px and SOD levels were statistically significantly higher than in Group 1 (p< 0.05) and serum MDA levels were statistically significantly lower than in group 1 (p < 0.05). Trimetazidine also significantly decreased the levels of IL-1ß and TNF-a which are the proinflammatory cytokines (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Trimetazidine treatment significantly improved inflammation, oxidative stress and membrane destruction in LPS-induced sepsis. As the proinflammatory cytokines are supposed to play a primary role in the pathogenesis of sepsis, we assumed that the trimetazidine treatment would give new insights into the treatment of sepsis (Tab. 1, Fig. 5, Ref. 29).
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authors: A
authors: Tanoglu
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authors: L
authors: Yamanel
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authors: V
authors: Inal
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ocal
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Comert
authors: C
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authors: Bilgi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood*; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood*; D014292:Trimetazidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D016207:Cytokines; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014292:Trimetazidine