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.