Marjan Fallah

Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

[ 1 ] - Synergism effects of pioglitazone and Urtica dioica extract in streptozotocin-induced nephropathy via attenuation of oxidative stress

Objective(s): Hyperglycemia promotes oxidative stress that plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Diabetic nephropathy (DN). In this study, we investigated the synergism effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica and pioglitazone (PIO) on the prevention of DN in streptozotocin induced-diabetic mice. Materials and Methods: Forty-two mice were divided into six groups as follows: non-...

[ 2 ] - بررسی اثرات سلولی نارنجین برپیشگیری از سمیت ژنتیکی ناشی از میفه پریستون بر روی لنفوسیت های خون محیطی انسان

Background and purpose: Mifepristone is an oral synthetic steroid with antiglucocorticoid and antiprogesterone activities. Therefore, it could be dangerous during pregnancy since it causes cytogenetic damage and, consequently, abortion. Flavonoid compounds such as naringin have antioxidant properties and eliminate various free radicals. Naringin is abundantly found in Iran, so, we investigated ...

[ 3 ] - A review of acrylamide toxicity and its mechanism

Acrylamide (AA) is an important industrial chemical agent that is mainly used in the production of polymers and copolymers. Recently it has been attention because of its production in the diet at high-temperature (>120 ºC) processes such as cooking, frying, toasting, roasting or baking of high carbohydrate foods. According to high exposure to acrylamide, recognition of its toxic effect is ...