Possible antiapoptotic and neuroprotective effects of magnesium sulphate on retina in a preterm hypoxic-ischemic rat model

Serhat İmamoğlu Ebru Yalın İmamoğlu Serkan Erdenoz Alev Cumbul Unal Uslu Şamil Aktaş Husnu Fahri Ovalı

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

Magnesium sulfate preconditioning and treatment in preterm HI rat model might diminish apoptosis, relatively preserve RGCs, and reduce retinal VEGFR-2 and GFAP expressions.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
diabetic retinopathy
preterm birth
gestational age
cerebral ischemia
oxidative stress
optic nerve
optical coherence tomography
cell death
cell cycle arrest
ischemia reperfusion injury
combination therapy
brain injury
smoking cessation