Characterisation of Vitamin E–Blended UHMWPE for Higher In Vivo Performance in Orthopaedic Arthroplasty

2012 ◽  
pp. 41-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Costa ◽  
Marco Regis ◽  
Pierangiola Bracco ◽  
Luca Giorgini ◽  
Simonetta Fusi
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1991 ◽  
Vol 65 (04) ◽  
pp. 411-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keizo Umegaki ◽  
Hiromi Saegusa ◽  
Masato Kurokawa ◽  
Tomio Ichikawa

SummaryEffects of vitamin E on platelet function and serum lipid peroxide levels were investigated in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. In the hypertensive rats, ADP- and collagen-induced platelet aggregation in whole blood were markedly attenuated and accompanied by a reduction of serotonin content as compared with the normotensive controls. These facts indicated the appearance of exhausted platelets, which have already been activated in vivo, due to the hypertension. Platelet vitamin E levels were decreased by 50%, while serum lipid peroxide levels were increased 3.6-fold in the hypertensive rats. Vitamin E administration (10 times the dietary intake) during the experimental periods did not influence either the aggregability or the serotonin content of platelets from the hypertensive rats. However, vitamin E administration significantly prevented the elevation of serum tipid peroxides due to the hypertension. These results suggest that vitamin E administration has little effect on platelet activation in vivo due to DOCA-salt hypertension.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 834-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hidetaka Akita ◽  
Yuki Noguchi ◽  
Hiroto Hatakeyama ◽  
Yusuke Sato ◽  
Kota Tange ◽  
...  

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1751-1758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohji Sue ◽  
Akira Nakagawara ◽  
Shin-Ichi Okuzono ◽  
Takahiko Fukushige ◽  
Keiichi Ikeda

2007 ◽  
Vol 113 (12) ◽  
pp. 459-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Magalhães ◽  
Rita Ferreira ◽  
Maria J. Neuparth ◽  
Paulo J. Oliveira ◽  
Franklim Marques ◽  
...  

In the present study, the effect of vitamin E (α-tocopherol) on mice skeletal muscle mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage induced by an in vivo acute and severe hypobaric hypoxic insult (48 h at a barometric pressure equivalent to 8500 m) has been investigated. Male mice (n=24) were randomly divided into the following four groups (n=6): control (C), hypoxia (H), vitamin E (VE; 60 mg/kg of body weight intraperitoneally, three times/week for 3 weeks) and hypoxia+VE (HVE). A significant increase in mitochondrial protein CGs (carbonyl groups) was found in the H group compared with the C group. Confirming previous observations from our group, hypoxia induced mitochondrial dysfunction, as identified by altered respiratory parameters. Hypoxia exposure increased Bax content and decreased the Bcl-2/Bax ratio, whereas Bcl-2 remained unchanged. Inner and outer mitochondrial membrane integrity were significantly affected by hypoxia exposure; however, vitamin E treatment attenuated the effect of hypoxia on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation and on the levels of CGs. Vitamin E supplementation also prevented the Bax and Bcl-2/Bax ratio impairments caused by hypoxia, as well as the decrease in inner and outer mitochondrial membrane integrity. In conclusion, the results suggest that vitamin E prevents the loss of mitochondrial integrity and function, as well as the increase in Bax content, which suggests that mitochondria are involved in increased cell death induced by severe hypobaric hypoxia in mice skeletal muscle.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
Bermansyah ◽  
Gama Satria ◽  
Ahmad Umar

Introduction.Pulmonary contusions can cause a progressive inflammatory response. Activation of TNF-α cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) can cause pulmonary cell death. Antioxidants can have the potential to neutralize ROS. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of antioxidant administration in maintaining pulmonary cell function in wistar rats that have been induced to experience pulmonary contusions through caspase-3 levels. Methods.This study was an in vivo experimental study conducted on thirty male wistar rats and divided into five groups (n = 6): control, pulmonary contusion + asthaxanthine 5 mg/kgBW, pulmonary contusion + vitamin C and E 50 mg/kgBW, pulmonary contusion + vitamin C and E 100 mg/kgBW, pulmonary contusion + vitamin C and E 200 mg/kgBW. The value of Caspase-3 is evaluated by the IHC. All data analyzes used SPSS 18. Results. Low doses of antioxidants have the potential to reduce pulmonary cell death in wistar rats induced by pulmonary contusions.Conclussion. Vitamin C and E effective to reduce polmonary cell death in pulmonary contusion.Keywords: antioxidants, vitamin C, vitamin E, pulmonary contusions animal model, apoptosis, caspase-3


1990 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Dooley ◽  
Noritoshi Sano ◽  
Hidetoshi Kawashima ◽  
Tetsuya Nakamura
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2007 ◽  
Vol 554 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Erat ◽  
Mehmet Ciftci ◽  
Kenan Gumustekin ◽  
Mustafa Gul

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