Effect of Mannitol Infusion on Optic Nerve Injury After Acute Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Brain Injury

Guvenc G., Kizmazoglu C., Aydin H. E.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.29, no.7, pp.1772-1775, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004827
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1772-1775
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the neuroprotective and antiinflammatory effects of mannitol on optic nerve injury after acute traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and brain injury in rat models. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) were produced by a custom-made weight-drop impact acceleration device. Thirty male Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups. Group I (n = 10) was the sham group, group II (n = 10) received TBI, and group III (n = 10) received TBI thorn mannitol (1 mg/kg intravenously). Optic nerve tissue glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta) levels were measured 4 hours after the trauma. The authors used Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis and Mann-Whitney U tests for statistical analysis. Optic nerve tissue GPx levels were significantly higher in group III than in groups I and II (P<0.05). Optic nerve tissue IL-1 beta levels were significantly lower in group III than in group II (P<0.05) and higher than in group I (P<0.05).