The rectal insufflation of a judicious dose of ozone, selected from that used in clinical practice, is able to promote oxidative preconditioning or oxidative stress tolerance preventing the hepatocellular damage mediated by free radicals. In order to evaluate the effects of ozone oxidative preconditioning on carbon tetrachloride-mediated hepatotoxicity, the following experimental protocol was d...

Impact of ultrasonication (ULS) and ultrasonication-ozonation (ULS-Ozone) pre-treatment on the anaerobic digestibility of sewage sludge was investigated with semi-continuous anaerobic reactors at solid retention time (SRT) of 10 and 20 days. The control, ULS and ULS-Ozone reactors produced 256, 309 and 348 mL biogas/g CODfed and the volatile solid (VS) removals were 35.6%, 38.3% and 42.1%, resp...

The identification of certain organic compounds in drinking water has led water treatment specialists to be increasingly concerned about the eventual risks of such pollutants to the health of consumers. Our experiments focused on the role of ozone and granular activated carbon in removing mutagenic compounds and precursors that become toxic after chlorination. We found that if a sufficient dose...

background: there have been numerous researches on ozone application in dentistry; yet the data regarding its whitening effect is very limited. the present study compares the bleaching effect of ozone with offi ce bleaching. materials and methods: in this experimental study, 15 maxillary premolar teeth were selected and sectioned mesio-distally and bucco-lingually. the sections were then placed...

Ozone induces epithelial hyperplasia and mucous cell metaplasia (MCM) in nasal transitional epithelium (NTE) of rats. A transient neutrophil influx accompanies upregulation of mucin messenger RNA (mRNA) before the onset of MCM. The present study was designed to examine the role of neutrophils in ozone-induced epithelial changes in the NTE of rats. Fourteen hours before inhalation exposure, male...

Ozone is a strong oxidant and potent disinfecting agent. Even though it is new for the US, it has been utilized in European countries for a long time. Ultraviolet radiation (188 nm wavelength) and corona discharge methods can be used to generate ozone. The bactericidal effects of ozone have been documented on a wide variety of organisms, including Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria as wel...

INTRODUCTION Medical ozone is a mixture of oxygen and ozone which can be used for several medical applications. Ozone was first applied clinically to the treatment of lumbar sciatic pain peridurally, while Pietrogrande was the first in Italy to report on its intradiscal administration to treat nucleus polposus herniation. On account of these considerations, we have decided to introduce this met...

AIMS We investigated the effectiveness of ozone (aqueous and gaseous) treatment as an alternative sanitizing technology to common conventional disinfectants in reducing the microbial contamination of both water and air. METHODS Ozone was added for 20 minutes to a well-defined volume of water and air by the system named "Ozonomatic®". The effectiveness of ozonation was determined by counting C...

AIM The purpose of this review is to present the potential for the incorporation of ozone therapy into the practice of dentistry. BACKGROUND Ozone gas has a high oxidation potential and is 1.5 times greater than chloride when used as an antimicrobial agent against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. It also has the capacity to stimulate blood circulation and the immune response. Such feat...

Ozone therapy is currently being used in the treatment of ischemic disorders, but the underlying mechanisms that result in successful treatment are not well known. This study assesses the effect of ozone therapy on the blood flow in the middle cerebral and common carotid arteries. Seven subjects were recruited for the therapy that was performed by transfusing ozone-enriched autologous blood on ...