title: Effect of ozone and methylprednisolone treatment following crush type sciatic nerve injury.
abstract: To assess and compare the histopathological effects of ozone therapy and/or methylprednisolone (MPS) treatment on regeneration after crush type sciatic nerve injury.
  Forty Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly allocated into four groups. Four groups received the following regimens intraperitoneally every day for 14 days after formation of crush type injury on sciatic nerve: Group I: ozone (20mcg/ml); Group II: methylprednisolone (2mg/kg); Group III: ozone (20 mcg/ml) and methylprednisolone (2mg/kg); Group IV: isotonic saline (0.9%). The histomorphological evaluation was made after biopsies were obtained from the sites of injury.
  Significant differences were noted between groups in terms of degeneration (p=0.019), nerve sheath cell atrophy (p=0.012), intraneural inflammatory cellular infiltration (p=0.002), perineural granulation tissue formation (p=0.019), perineural vascular proliferation (p=0.004), perineural inflammatory cellular infiltration (p<0.001) and inflammation in peripheral tissue (p=0.006). Degeneration was remarkably low in Group III, while no change in nerve sheath cell was noted in Group II.
  The combined use of methylprednisolone and ozone treatment can have beneficial effects for regeneration after crush type nerve injury.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Conception, design, scientific and intellectual contributions of the study, acquisition of data, statistical analysis, manuscript writing, final approval.
authors.forename: Omur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Conception, design, scientific and intellectual contributions of the study, acquisition of data, statistical analysis, manuscript writing, final approval.
authors.forename: Aysu Hayriye
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Tezcan
authors.affiliation: Asstistant Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Histopathological examinations.
authors.forename: Yasemen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Adali
authors.affiliation: Asstistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Analysis and interpretation of data.
authors.forename: Can Hakan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Technical procedures.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Critical revision, final approval.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yagmurdur
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Ortopedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey. Manuscript preparation, final approval.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilge
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009409:Nerve Crush; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010126:Ozone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000187:drug effects; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries* / Q000502:physiology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical; D010126:Ozone; D008775:Methylprednisolone