Introduction: Recently, 166Ho-BPAMD was introduced as a suitable agent for bone marrow ablation. The aim of this study was to estimate the absorbed dose of this novel agent in the human organs which is necessary before the clinical application. Methods: 166Ho was produced by direct irradiation of 165Ho in the research reactor. 250 µg...

Background: Protection of hematopoietic system has become a primary goal in the development of novel medical countermeasures against ionization radiation and radiotherapy. This study was to explore the role of rapamycin in normal tissues against radiation. Materials and Methods: Mice were pretreated with rapamycin by i.p. every other day for five times before 5 Gy or 8.5 Gy γ-ray whole bo...

leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for 30-40% of all malignancies. a retrospective review  was performed of the hospital records of 9 children, 6 boys and 3 girls, aged  from 2.5 to 15 years with all initially referred to nemazee hospital nuclear medicine center for whole body bone scanning between 2000 and 2002. bone marrow pathology established all (l1) in two and all (...

Objective: Ionizing radiation produces free radicals which induce DNA damage and cell death. Origanum vulgare leaf extract (OVLE) is a natural compound and its capability of scavenging free radicals and its antioxidant activity have been demonstrated by many researchers. In this study, using micronucleus assay, radioprotective effect of OVLE against clastogenic and cytotoxic effect of gamma irr...

Objective- To investigate and compare growth potential as well as aging of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from rat bone marrow tissue and adipose tissue (AT) occurred at epicardial and epididymal regions. Design- Experimental study.   Animals- 10 Wistar Rats.   Procedures- Rat MSCs occurred at bone marrow and epicardial and epididymal AT were isolated and culture expanded through sev...

Objectives- To isolate, culture-expand and differentiate mesenchymal stem cells from ovine bone marrow and determine their culture requirements for high expansion rate. Design- Experimental study. Animals- Five Shal sheep. Procedures- In this study, ovine marrow cells were plated and culture expanded through 3 successive subcultures. The resultant cells were then plated at differentiating condi...

Background: Finding a suitable method for rapid, accurate and reliable estimation of absorbed dose has high priority in management of the radiation exposed persons. Shortly after radiation exposure, apoptosis is a major detriment in proliferative tissues such as the hematopoietic system. Therefore, quantification of apoptosis in these tissues could be useful for rapid estimation of radiation ex...