JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, cilt.50, sa.7, ss.1119-1124, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Background/purpose: In pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), both oxidative stress and inflammation are considerable risk factors. The study was designed to evaluate whether administration of dexpanthenol (Dxp) is able to attenuate intestinal injury through the antioxidant and antiinflammatory mechanisms in a neonatal rat model of NEC.