Various chemical agents were examined for their radioprotective capability to provide partial protection against radiation injury over the past 50 years. However, no suitable drug has yet been introduced for routine clinical use. In the present study, the radioprotective potential of H2 receptor antagonists was examined in in vivo and in vitro conditions. For this purpose, an in vivo micronucle...

Background: Radioprotective capability of histamine H2 receptor antagonists have been shown in several in vivo studies mainly using animal models. However, to verify the effectiveness of these agents in clinical applications, studies should be performed on human cells. In the present study radioprotective properties of these agents was examined in vitro on human lymphocytes using metaphase anal...

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a major adverse event of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and co-administration of proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists has been established as a means of preventing such an effect. However, the incidence of bleeding associated with NSAID-induced ulcers under conditions where such strong anti-acid agents are used for prevention has...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Preoperative fasting guidelines do not recommend H2 receptor antagonists or proton pump inhibitors. This study investigated prophylactic use of gastric protection and the incidence of dyspeptic symptoms in the immediate postoperative period. DESIGN AND SETTING Non-randomized observational investigation in a post-anesthesia care unit. METHODS American Society of Anesthe...

The role of endogenous histamine and H1, H2 and H3 central receptors on food intake in broiler chickenswas investigated. For this purpose, a probe was used to manipulate the concentration of endogenoushistamine by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of thioperamide, an H3 receptor antagonist, and R-α-methylhistamine, an H3 receptor agonist and subsequently the effects of brain histaminergic...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the influence of cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, and placebo on cardiac performance as determined by echocardiography. DESIGN Randomized, four-way crossover trial. SETTING Echocardiography laboratory at a university hospital. PARTICIPANTS Twelve healthy volunteers. INTERVENTIONS Volunteers received oral treatment with placebo, cimetidine 800 mg, ranitidin...

statement of the problem: various researchers have suggested the use of β2-adrenergic receptor antagonists in prevention or treatment of bone resorption. purpose: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of β2-adrenergic receptor antagonists on number of osteoclasts and osteoblasts involved in the healing of extraction socket of maxillary first molar in rats. materials and method: maxillary firs...

Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were employed for prediction the activity of P2X7 receptor antagonists. A data set consisted of 50 purine derivatives was utilized in the model construction where 40 and 10 of these compounds were in the training and test sets respectively. A suitable group of calculated molecular descriptors was selected by employing stepwise multiple ...

AIM Gastrointestinal mucositis is a frequent complication of antineoplastic chemotherapy, but the effects of chemotherapy on mucosal defense mechanisms remain poorly understood. We studied the effects of cisplatin on mucin, one of the principal defense factors of the gastrointestinal mucosa, and evaluated the efficacy of two different types of H2-receptor antagonists against cisplatin-induced m...

Losartan potassium, Valsartan , Telmisartan and Irbesartan are angiotensin-II-receptor antagonists (ARA II) group which used in treatment of hypertension alone or in combination with other drugs mainly Hydrochlorothiazide. RP- HPLC method was developed for the assay of three angiotensin-II-receptor antagonists (ARA-IIs) in presence of Hydrochlorothiazide. The method was performed by reversed ph...