Simvastatin attenuates testicular injury induced by torsion-detorsion

Journal of Urology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 750-756

  Yang, Stone ^a,b   Shih, Hung Jen ^d   Chow, Yung Chiong ^a   Wang, Tao Yeuan ^a   Tsai, Pei Shan ^b   Huang, Chun Jen ^b,c,e  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

NF kappa B; rats; simvastatin; spermatic cord torsion; Sprague Dawley; testis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; I KAPPA B; MALONALDEHYDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NITRIC OXIDE; SIMVASTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIMVASTATIN; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77955470819     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.03.103     Document Type: Article

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