Material methods
Twenty eight rats were divided into four groups consisting of 7 rats
each. Group 1 [only adhesion], Group 2 [adhesion+corn oil],
Group 3 [adhesion+ 5 mg/kg lycopene], Group 4 [ adhesion+20 mg /
kg lycopene]. Macroscopic adhesion score, histopathological
examination, Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) H-score,
malondialdehyde, total anioxidant capacity and VEGF values were measured
in the groups.