<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><OAI-PMH xmlns="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/OAI-PMH.xsd"><responseDate>2026-10-18T23:43:42Z</responseDate><request verb="GetRecord" identifier="oai:ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net:ebyu/13638" metadataPrefix="oai_dc">https://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/oai/request</request><GetRecord><record><header><identifier>oai:ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net:ebyu/13638</identifier><datestamp>2026-10-18T20:43:03Z</datestamp><setSpec>openaire</setSpec><setSpec>driver</setSpec><setSpec>com_ebyu_10000</setSpec><setSpec>col_ebyu_10001</setSpec></header><metadata><oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Carvone protects against paclitaxel-induced retinal and optic nerve cytotoxicity: a histopathological study</dc:title><dc:creator>Cinici, Emine</dc:creator><dc:creator>Dilekmen, Nilay</dc:creator><dc:creator>Kutlu, Zerrin</dc:creator><dc:creator>Dincer, Busra</dc:creator><dc:creator>Cinici, Ozkan</dc:creator><dc:creator>Balta, Hilal</dc:creator><dc:creator>Calık, Ilknur</dc:creator><dc:subject>antioxidant</dc:subject><dc:subject>carvone</dc:subject><dc:subject>cytotoxicity</dc:subject><dc:subject>oxidative stress</dc:subject><dc:subject>Paclitaxel</dc:subject><dc:subject>Animals</dc:subject><dc:subject>Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic</dc:subject><dc:subject>Cyclohexane Monoterpenes</dc:subject><dc:subject>Male</dc:subject><dc:subject>Optic Nerve</dc:subject><dc:subject>Protective Agents</dc:subject><dc:subject>Rats, Wistar</dc:subject><dc:subject>Retina</dc:subject><dc:subject>sodium chloride</dc:subject><dc:subject>antineoplastic agent</dc:subject><dc:subject>protective agent</dc:subject><dc:subject>adult</dc:subject><dc:subject>animal experiment</dc:subject><dc:subject>animal tissue</dc:subject><dc:subject>Article</dc:subject><dc:subject>astrocyte</dc:subject><dc:subject>cell death</dc:subject><dc:subject>cell vacuole</dc:subject><dc:subject>controlled study</dc:subject><dc:subject>eye protection</dc:subject><dc:subject>eye toxicity</dc:subject><dc:subject>histopathology</dc:subject><dc:subject>nonhuman</dc:subject><dc:subject>oligodendroglia</dc:subject><dc:subject>rat</dc:subject><dc:description>Purpose: Carvone (CVN) is a natural monoterpene found in essential oils of many aromatic plant species. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of CVN against paclitaxel (PTX)-induced retinal and optic nerve cytotoxicity in rats. Methods: Twenty-four male adult Wistar albino rats (250–400 g) were randomized into four equal groups comprising six animals in each. Group 1 (control group) received intraperitoneal (i.p.) saline solution (0.5 mL/200 g) weekly for 4 weeks. Group 2 received i.p. CVN [(S)-(+)- CVN, (5S)-5-Isopropenyl-2-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, C10H14, 25 mg/kg], while Group 3 received i.p. PTX (5 mg/kg) weekly for 4 weeks. Group 4 received i.p. CVN (25 mg/kg) 30 min after i.p. PTX (5 mg/kg) weekly for 4 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, retinal and optic nerve tissues were evaluated histopathologically. Results: All retinal specimens in control and CVN groups were histopathologically normal. In PTX group all eyes (6/6) demonstrated increased retinal vascularity and rosette-like structures in the outer nuclear layer, while in PTX-CVN group all eyes (6/6) demonstrated normal retinal vascularity and absence of rosette-like structures. All optic nerve specimens in control and CVN groups were histopathologically normal. In PTX group all eyes (6/6) demonstrated severe vacuolization and decrease in the number of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, while 3 eyes (3/6) demonstrated marked single cell necrosis. In PTX-CVN group, 4 eyes (4/6) demonstrated moderate vacuolization while, 2 eyes (2/6) had none. Compared with PTX group, 1 eye (1/6) in PTX-CVN group demonstrated a decrease in numbers of astrocytes and oligodendrocytes while 5 eyes (5/6) were normal. No remarkable single cell necrosis was observed in PTX-CVN group. Conclusions: Our histopathological findings demonstrated the potential protective role of CVN against PTX-induced retinal and optic nerve cytotoxicity. CVN might be a promising molecule in counteracting oxidative stress-based cytotoxicity in the field of retinal and optic nerve disorders. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor &amp; Francis Group.</dc:description><dc:publisher>Taylor and Francis Ltd</dc:publisher><dc:date>2019</dc:date><dc:type>Article</dc:type><dc:identifier>https://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/ebyu/13638</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>https://doi.org/10.1080/15569527.2019.1608229</dc:identifier><dc:identifier>1556-9527</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:relation>Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology</dc:relation><dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights><dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type><dc:identifier>https://ebyu-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/ebyu/13638</dc:identifier></oai_dc:dc></metadata></record></GetRecord></OAI-PMH>