Oxytocin or Social Housing Alleviates Local Burn Injury in Rats

Iseri, Sevgin; Duesuenceli, Fikret; ERZİK, CAN; Uslu, Bahar; Arbak, SERAP; YEGEN, BERRAK

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2009.02.018

Oxytocin or Social Housing Alleviates Local Burn Injury in Rats

Iseri S. O., Duesuenceli F., ERZİK C., Uslu B., Arbak S., YEGEN B.

JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH, vol.162, no.1, pp.122-131, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 162 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.02.018
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.122-131
Keywords: oxytocin, burn, oxidative damage, social interactions, TNF-alpha, ATRIAL-NATRIURETIC-PEPTIDE, MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE, RECEPTOR MESSENGER-RNA, GASTROINTESTINAL-TRACT, THERMAL-INJURY, IN-VITRO, DAMAGE, INFLAMMATION, VASOPRESSIN, INTERLEUKIN-6
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Thermal injury may cause distant organ inflammation and multiorgan failure. Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, modulates the immune and inflammatory processes.