Urology
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To evaluate the therapeutic utility of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on testicular ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism, we tested whether HBO therapy provided rescue of the testes after torsion in rats. ⋯ HBO therapy in rats attenuated I/R-induced testicular injury, possibly through abating oxidative stress, suppressing inflammation, and reducing nitric oxide formation.