Background & Aims: Cyclophosphamide is an anticancer drug that, despite its many clinical applications, has toxic effects through production of free radicals on body. The aim of this study was to evaluate the protective effects of N-acetylcysteine in the liver tissue of rats treated with cyclophosphamide Materials & Methods: Twenty-one adult female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 grou...

  Background and purpose: Cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide are two most widely used and hazardous drugs in chemotherapy centers. This study aimed at determining surface contamination with cyclophosphamide and iphosphamide in chemotherapy centers. Materials and methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in three chemotherapy centers affiliated with Hamedan University o...

Background and purpose: Cyclophosphamide (CP) as a teratogen can lead to congenital abnormalities in animals and humans. Many reports have shown the influence of antioxidant drugs in reducing the adverse effects of CP. Galbanum has antioxidant effects and Mesna (Sodium 2-mercaptoethane sulfonate) is used for decreasing the side effects of CP, especially hemorrhagic cystitis.  This study ai...

Introduction: Cyclophosphamide is used as an anti cancer medicine in chemotherapy. This is an alkalizing medicine and causes the binding of DNA strands, breaking of DNA and control of protein synthesis and RNA. The side effects of this medicine include lack of appetite, nausea, reduction in activity of sexual lymph nodes, causing amenorrhea, azoospermia and oligospermia. Ginger includes many co...

Background: Access to a safe and efficient chemotherapy regimen for improving the survival and live quality is a goal in ovarian carcinoma. Despite surgery is the base treatment of ovarian cancer, but in most patients chemotherapy is used due to progression of their disease. This study designed to compare two important chemotherapy regimens. Methods: This historical cohort study compared two c...

Background and purpose: Oxidative stress induced by cyclophosphamide (CP), a chemotherapeutic agent, causes vulnerability of sperm and declining the fertility power. Then in this study the effect of crocin (saffron extract) on amelioration of these side effects was investigated. Materials and methods: In this study 24 adult male mice were divided in three groups (n=8). Control group received n...

Background and purpose: Cyclophosphamide (Cyclo) is a common chemotherapy medicine that reduces male fertility. Various antioxidant agents have been used to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy medicines. Zinc oxide nano particles (nZno) have been introduced as a potent antioxidant. This study aimed at investigating the protective effects of nZno on testis tissue structure in Cyclo treated m...

Background: One of the major causes of death in the world is cancer and therefore any study in the field of cancer biology is of great importance. Head and neck cancers represent approximately 2-5% of neoplasms which is higher in some countries. The most appropriate therapy for various cancers is identifying effective and efficient ways that contribute to initiation of apoptosis. Cyclophosphami...

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زمینه و هدف: نفریت لوپوسی یکی از خطرناکترین تظاهرات بیماری است. لوپوس در حاملگی ممکن است باعث نارسایی حاد کلیه و مرگ مادر و جنین شود. در این گزارش یک خانم حامله با نارسایی حاد کلیه معرفی می شود که نفروپاتی لوپوسی اولین تظاهر بیماری وی بود. گزارش مورد: خانم 30 ساله، با حاملگی 30 هفته بدلیل تورم اندام تحتانی و پرفشاری خون بستری شد. در بررسی بیمار نکات مهم معاینه و پاراکلینیک شامل، ادم گوده گذار، ...