TY - JOUR TI - Hydroxychloroquine induces oxidative stress and impairs fracture healing in rats AB - Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate whether hydroxychloroquine sulfate (HCQS) induced oxidative stress and how it affected the union of bone fractures in an experimental rat model. Materials and methods: A total of 48 Wistar albino male rats were used. The rats were divided into six groups. To investigate the effects of oral administration of HCQS at varying doses between the third and sixth weeks, fracture healing processes were evaluated using radiography, histopathology, biochemistry, and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The activities of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured to analyze the relationship between HCQS and oxidative stress. Results: Radiographic scores, alkaline phosphatase levels, callus/diaphysis ratio, callus development, and bone mineral density were significantly lower in rats given HCQS at three and six weeks compared to the control group (p<0.005). When oxidative stress parameters were compared among the groups, all antioxidant parameters were statistically significant, indicating that antioxidant systems played a role in peripheral blood, when HCQS was used (p<0.005). Conclusion: Oral HCQS intake impairs the fracture healing process by causing oxidative stress in rats. However, further biomolecular researches are needed to understand the underlying mechanism of these effects. AU - Doğar, Fatih AU - bilal, ökkeş AU - EKEN, AYSE AU - TOPAK, DURAN AU - Gürbüz, Kaan AU - BAKIR, ELÇIN AU - Gürbüz, Perihan AU - KILINÇ, Emine DO - 10.52312/jdrs.2023.976 PY - 2023 JO - Joint diseases and related surgery VL - 34 IS - 2 SN - 2687-4784 SP - 346 EP - 355 DB - TRDizin UR - http://search/yayin/detay/1186084 ER -