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- Title
Topical Olive Leaf Extract Improves Healing of Oral Mucositis in Golden Hamsters.
- Authors
Showraki, Najmeh; Mardani, Maryam; Emamghoreishi, Masoumeh; Andishe-Tadbir, Azadeh; Aram, Alireza; Mehriar, Peiman; Omidi, Mahmoud; Sepehrimanesh, Masood; Koohi-Hosseinabadi, Omid; Tanideh, Nader
- Abstract
Statement of the Problem: Oral mucositis (OM) is a common side effect of anticancer drugs and needs significant attention for its prevention. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the healing effects of olive leaf extract on 5-fluorouracil-induced OM in golden hamster. Materials and Method: OM was induced in 63 male golden hamsters by the combination of 5-fluorouracil injections (days 0, 5 and 10) and the abrasion of the cheek pouch (days 3 and 4). On day 12, hamsters were received topical olive leaf extract ointment, base of ointment, or no treatment (control) for 5 days. Histopathology evaluations, blood examinations, and tissue malondialdehyde level measurement were performed 1, 3 and 5 days after treatments. Results: Histopathology score and tissue malondialdehyde level were significantly lower in olive leaf extract treated group in comparison with control and base groups (p= 0.000). Significant decreases in white blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit , and mean corpuscular volume and an increase in mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were observed in olive leaf extract treated group in comparison with control and base groups (p< 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that daily application of olive leaf extract ointment had healing effect on 5-fluorouracil induced OM in hamsters. Moreover, the beneficial effect of olive leaf extract on OM might be due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTIC use of plant extracts; ANIMAL experimentation; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; BLOOD testing; FLUOROURACIL; HAMSTERS; HISTOLOGY; OLIVE; STOMATITIS; CUTANEOUS therapeutics; MALONDIALDEHYDE
- Publication
Journal of Dentistry (2345-6485), 2016, Vol 17, Issue 4, p334
- ISSN
2345-6485
- Publication type
Article