Tranexamic Acid and Hyaluronate/Carboxymethylcellulose Create Cell Injury

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Postoperative pelvic adhesions are associated with chronic pelvic pain, dyspareunia, and infertility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the adhesion prevention effects of tranexamic acid (TA) and hyaluronate/carboxymethylcellulose (HA/CMC) barrier in the rat uterine horn models on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic adhesion scores and histopathological as well as biochemical parameters of inflammation. METHODS: Twenty-one Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups. Ten lesions were created on the antimesenteric surface of both uterine horns by bipolar cautery. Three milliliters of 0.9% sodium chloride solution were administered in the control group. A single layer of 2 × 2 cm HA/CMC was plated in group 2. Two milliliters of TA was applied in the last group. All rats were sacrificed at postoperative day 21. RESULTS: No significant difference was found among the control group, the HA/CMC group, and the TA group in terms of macro-adhesion score (P = .206) and microadhesion score (P = .056). No significant difference was found among the 3 groups in terms of inflammation score (P = .815) and inflammatory cell activity (P = .835). Malondialdehyde levels were significantly lower in the control group than in the TA group and HA/CMC group (P = .028). Superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase activities were found to be higher in the control group than in the TA group (P = .005) and HA/CMC group (P = .009). CONCLUSIONS: TA and HA/CMC had no efficacy in preventing macroscopic or microscopic adhesion formation and decreasing inflammatory cell activity or inflammation score in our rat models. TA and HA/CMC increased the levels of free radicals and reduced the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase enzymes, which act to reduce tissue injury.