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http://dx.doi.org/10.5397/cise.2019.22.2.79

The Evaluation of Exogenous Melatonin Administration in Supraspinatus Overuse Tendinopathy in an Experimental Rat Model  

Kocadal, Onur (Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine)
Pepe, Murad (Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Alanya Research and Training Hospital, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University)
Akyurek, Nalan (Department of Pathology, Gazi University Medical School)
Gunes, Zafer (Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Research and Training Hospital)
Surer, Hatice (Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara Education and Research Hospital)
Aksahin, Ertugrul (Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical Park Hospital)
Ogut, Betul (Department of Pathology, Gaziantep Cengiz Gokcek Obstetrics and Children's Hospital)
Aktekin, Cem Nuri (Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Ankara Education and Research Hospital)
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Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow / v.22, no.2, 2019 , pp. 79-86 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Increased oxidative stress and inflammation play a critical role in the etiopathogenesis of chronic tendinopathy. Melatonin is an endogenous molecule that exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biochemical and histopathological effects of exogenous melatonin administrations in supraspinatus overuse tendinopathy. Methods: Fifty rats were divided into the following four groups: cage activity, melatonin treatment, corticosteriod therapy, and control. Melatonin (10 mg/kg, intraperitoneal; twice a day) and triamcinolone (0.3 mg/kg, subacromial; weekly) were administered to the treatment groups after the overuse period. Biochemical and histopathological evaluations were performed on serum samples and biopsies obtained from rats. Plasma inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) levels were evaluated biochemically. Results: The TAS, TOS, OSI, iNOS, and VEGF values were significantly lower than the pre-treatment levels in rats receiving exogenous melatonin treatment (3 or 6 weeks) (p<0.05). TOS, iNOS, VEGF, and OSI values after 3 weeks of triamcinolone administration, and TOS, VEGF, and OSI levels after 6 weeks of triamcinolone application, were significantly lower than the pre-treatment levels (p<0.05). Conclusions: Exogenous melatonin application in overuse tendinopathy reduces oxidative stress and inflammation. Melatonin might be an alternative potential molecule to corticosteroids in the treatment of chronic tendinopathy.
Keywords
Shoulder; Rotator cuff; Tendinopathy; Oxidative stress; Melatonin;
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