this study was conducted to assess the preventive effect of aqueous extract of berberis integerrima bge. root (aebir) on liver damage and oxidative stress induced by diabetes mellitus in rats. forty male rats were divided into 5 groups as follows: 1- normal (n); 2- normal + barberry (n+b) (they received barberry root extract for 6 weeks); 3- diabetic (d) (they received streptozotocin (stz), 65 ...

objective(s):  oxytetracycline (otc) is a broad spectrum antibiotic widely used for treatment of a wide range of infections. however, its improper human and animal use leads to toxic effects, including hepatonephrotoxicity. our objective was to evaluate protective effects of nigella sativa oil (nso) and/or ascorbic acid (aa), against otc-induced hepatonephrotoxicity in rabbits. materials and me...

An investigation was carried out of the diagnostic value of hepato-jugular reflux in patients with heart failure. The effect of abdominal compression on superior vena cava pressure was assessed in patients with and without heart failure. In four of the six patients without congestive cardiac failure, during compression, whether applied in the right hypochondrium or left iliac fossa, there was a...

Hepato-renal syndrome (HRS) is one of the most detrimental conditions in patients with end stage liver failure. Historically, HRS was considered a terminal disease associated with cirrhosis and was termed "liver-death syndrome". Furthermore, despite the improved understanding of pathophysiology and the reversibility of renal dysfunction in HRS, mortality remains extremely high especially for ty...