Saribas, GSErdogan, DGoktas, GAkyol, SNHirfanoglu, IMGurgen, SGCoskun, NOzogul, C2024-07-182024-07-181364-6893http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/6524TAYLOR & FRANCIS INCArticleThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of cisplatin and the protective role of acetyl l-carnitine against uterine tube toxicity. Twenty-four female Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups: control group was injected with saline (control); group 2 was injected with acetyl l-carnitine; group 3 was injected with cisplatin; and group 4 was pre-treated with acetyl l-carnitine before cisplatin intraperitoneal injection. According to our results, a significant weight loss was observed in rats from group 3. The thickness of the wall and epithelium of uterine tube were decreased in group 3 rats. We elaborate the protein expression of caspase in epithelium and stroma by IHC. We found that the expression of caspase and the number of TUNEL-positive cells were increased in group 3 rats compared to the other groups. In our study, we showed the protective role of acetyl l-carnitine against uterine tube toxicity caused by cisplatin.ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES