Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy of locally applied Nigella sativa (NS) oil and Vitamin E (vit E) in a rat adhesion model. Animals Thirty‐six male Wistar rats (90 days old, 240 ± 37 g) Methods Animals were assigned to three groups: control (sterile saline), NS oil (10 mg/kg), and vit E (50...
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| description | ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy of locally applied Nigella sativa (NS) oil and Vitamin E (vit E) in a rat adhesion model. Animals Thirty‐six male Wistar rats (90 days old, 240 ± 37 g) Methods Animals were assigned to three groups: control (sterile saline), NS oil (10 mg/kg), and vit E (50 mg/kg). After inducing intra‐abdominal adhesion, the treatments were administered intraperitoneally. On day 8, rats were euthanized, and adhesions were scored macroscopically. Levels of IL‐6, TNF‐α, PGE2, TGF‐β1, VEGF, IL‐10 and IL‐1β were measured, and histopathological evaluation and Picro‐Sirius Red staining were performed. Results Adhesion scores did not significantly differ between groups (p = 0.680). TNF‐α levels were significantly higher in the control group compared to the vit E group (p = 0.011), with no significant difference between the NS oil and vit E groups. PGE2 levels differed significantly between the NS oil and vit E groups (p = 0.023). IL‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐10, TGF‐β1 and VEGF levels did not show significant differences (p > 0.05). Histopathology revealed reduced fibrosis and inflammation in the vit E group compared to NS oil (p < 0.001). Picro‐Sirius Red staining showed improved collagen maturation in the vit E group, followed by NS oil, with the control group exhibiting less mature collagen. Conclusion Both treatments showed efficacy, but vit E was superior in reducing inflammation and fibrosis and enhancing collagen maturation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-700fe99342a6461abfbf4dfd14a653432025-08-20T02:50:09ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine and Science2053-10952025-07-01114n/an/a10.1002/vms3.70446Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal AdhesionsMusa Ozekinci0Murat Koc1Latif Emrah Yanmaz2Ozlem Ozmen3Department of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative MedicineAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt UniversityAnkara TurkeyDepartment of Traditional, Complementary and Integrative MedicineAnkara Yıldırım Beyazıt UniversityAnkara TurkeyDepartment of SurgeryFaculty of Veterinary MedicineBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy UniversityBurdurTurkeyDepartment of PathologyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy UniversityBurdurTurkeyABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy of locally applied Nigella sativa (NS) oil and Vitamin E (vit E) in a rat adhesion model. Animals Thirty‐six male Wistar rats (90 days old, 240 ± 37 g) Methods Animals were assigned to three groups: control (sterile saline), NS oil (10 mg/kg), and vit E (50 mg/kg). After inducing intra‐abdominal adhesion, the treatments were administered intraperitoneally. On day 8, rats were euthanized, and adhesions were scored macroscopically. Levels of IL‐6, TNF‐α, PGE2, TGF‐β1, VEGF, IL‐10 and IL‐1β were measured, and histopathological evaluation and Picro‐Sirius Red staining were performed. Results Adhesion scores did not significantly differ between groups (p = 0.680). TNF‐α levels were significantly higher in the control group compared to the vit E group (p = 0.011), with no significant difference between the NS oil and vit E groups. PGE2 levels differed significantly between the NS oil and vit E groups (p = 0.023). IL‐1β, IL‐6, IL‐10, TGF‐β1 and VEGF levels did not show significant differences (p > 0.05). Histopathology revealed reduced fibrosis and inflammation in the vit E group compared to NS oil (p < 0.001). Picro‐Sirius Red staining showed improved collagen maturation in the vit E group, followed by NS oil, with the control group exhibiting less mature collagen. Conclusion Both treatments showed efficacy, but vit E was superior in reducing inflammation and fibrosis and enhancing collagen maturation.https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70446collageninflammationperitoneumtissue adhesionvitamins |
| spellingShingle | Musa Ozekinci Murat Koc Latif Emrah Yanmaz Ozlem Ozmen Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions Veterinary Medicine and Science collagen inflammation peritoneum tissue adhesion vitamins |
| title | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions |
| title_full | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions |
| title_short | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Nigella Sativa and Vitamin E in Preventing Intra‐abdominal Adhesions |
| title_sort | comparison of the effectiveness of nigella sativa and vitamin e in preventing intra abdominal adhesions |
| topic | collagen inflammation peritoneum tissue adhesion vitamins |
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