ساراسادات نبوی زاده; محسن احمدی زارعی; کامبیز ایرجی; آیدا ایرجی; پروین قایم مقام; امید کوهی حسین آبادی; آیدا حسن پور; مریم مجاهد; مهشید جمشیدی; سجاد دانشی; نادر تنیده
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Background: Osteoarthritis is a major public health consideration which leads to disability because of chronic pain, stiffness, sleeping disorder and depression. Among the herbal products Psidium Guajava L. fruit could be regarded as a potential natural remedy due to its anti-oxidant characteristics. ...
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Background: Osteoarthritis is a major public health consideration which leads to disability because of chronic pain, stiffness, sleeping disorder and depression. Among the herbal products Psidium Guajava L. fruit could be regarded as a potential natural remedy due to its anti-oxidant characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the healing effect of Psidium Guajava L. fruit on osteoarthritis of the knee in rats.Methods: Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats with induced osteoarthritis by intra-articular injection of 500U of type 2 collagenase in the left knee were recruited in four treatment groups (n=10): (A) control, (B) Piascledine (10mg/kg) as positive control, (C) oral administration of hydro-alcoholic extract of Psidium Guajava L. fruit (500mg/kg), and (D) oral administration hydro-alcoholic extract of Psidium Guajava L. fruit (1000mg/kg). After 8 weeks of daily administration, the outcome was evaluated by histopathological and radiographic assessments. The data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric in SPSS version 23.00, and P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Psidium Guajava extract exhibited good radical scavenging activities with IC50 of 0.46 ± 0.13 mg/mL (quercetin as a positive control). Histopathological assessments of the cartilage showed smooth and continuous articular surface with columnar cell distribution in the experimental group that received 1000mg/kg Psidium Guajava L. fruit hydro-alcoholic extract which healed better than others, especially in the control group (p-value =0.02). The radiological assessments of the knee joints showed similar findings in histopathological assessment. Conclusion: Psidium Guajava L. fruit hydro-alcoholic extract might be regarded as an effective complementary and alternative treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee in rats.
nader tanideh; Mohammad Amin Rostami Nasab; Ida Hasssanpour; Omid Koohi Hosseinabadi; Maryam Mojahed; Sara Sadat Nabavizadeh
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Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is widespread degenerative joint disease. Although many therapeutic policies exist, no clear preventive remedy exists. Due to various side effects caused by conventional medication; we aim to evaluate the effect of leaf of Psidium guajava essential oil on animal model ...
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Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is widespread degenerative joint disease. Although many therapeutic policies exist, no clear preventive remedy exists. Due to various side effects caused by conventional medication; we aim to evaluate the effect of leaf of Psidium guajava essential oil on animal model of OA.Methods: This 8-week animal model study was conducted on 25 male rats with induced osteoarthritis with collagenase. The rats were divided into 5 groups randomly, the first group that serves as negative control group and received intra-articular injections of saline, the second group received olive oil, the third group intra articular(IA)Hyalgan, the fourth group received low dosage (25 λ) essential oil of Psidium guajava L. leaf, and the last group which received high dosage (50 λ) essential oil of Psidium guajava L. leaf. All groups received their medication for 4 weeks. After 8 weeks from beginning of study, all of the animals were euthanized with CO2 and samples harvested. All the samples underwent histopathological and radiological evaluation and data were collected and analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric test (distribution free) by SPSS version 23.00.Results: In histopathological findings illustrate a considerable difference between high dose (50λ) treatment group and the control group. Moreover; in radiographic findings, significant difference was observed between groups in evaluation of distribution in joint space width. (P value =0.0001)Conclusion: Essential oil of Psidium guajava L. leaf has a considerable positive effect on osteoarthritis.Trial registration: 94-01-01-9732
Mohammad Ali Hosseinian, MD; Atusa Gharib, MD; Javad Sahebi, MD; Mohsen Khandaghi, MD
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Background: Sutures and glue are the commonly used techniques in peripheral nerve repair with controversies in the results of experimental researches studying either technique. This experimental study aimed at evaluation of the axonal regeneration after end-to-side nerve repair with glue and suture ...
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Background: Sutures and glue are the commonly used techniques in peripheral nerve repair with controversies in the results of experimental researches studying either technique. This experimental study aimed at evaluation of the axonal regeneration after end-to-side nerve repair with glue and suture in rats.Methods: In an experimental study, 30 male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: group 1 (n=10) were submitted to fibular nerve transection with end-to-side nerve anastomosis using sutures alone group 2 (n=10) were submitted to fibular transection with end-to side nerve anastomosis using sutures and cyanacrylate glue in the lateral surface of an intact tibial nerve and group 3 (n=10), were submitted to surgery without repair (control group). At the end of the study (after 16 weeks) period, the three groups were evaluated by "walking track", and posterior morphometrical analysis.Results: At the end of the study, the mean weight of the groups had increased. The functional tests showed difference in the walking track analysis in groups 1 and 2, with important recovery in group 2 in walking pattern, while group 3 showed no function. Histological comparison showed no statistically significant difference between group 1 and 2, regarding the count of regenerated axons in the site of nerve repair. The number of regenerated axons, however, was more in group 2. The surgical time in group 3 was shorter than groups 1 and 2.Conclusion: End-to-side nerve repair using glue presented better results than suture following transection of fibular nerve in the rat experimental model.