diet can play a vital role in cancer prevention. nowadays the scientists are looking for food materials which can potentially prevent the cancer occurrence. the purpose of this research is to examine anti-mutagenic and apoptotic effects of apigenin in human lymphoma cells. in present study human chronic lymphocytic leukemia (eheb cell line) were cultured in rpmi 1640 (sigma), supplemented with ...

peperomia pellucida leaf extract was characterized for its anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant activities, and chemical compositions. anticancer activity of p. pellucida leaf extract was determined through colorimetric mtt (tetrazolium) assay against human breast adenocarcinoma (mcf-7) cell line and the antimicrobial property of the plant extract was revealed by using two-fold broth micro-di...

original article   introduction: antineoplastic drugs (ands) for the treatment of cancers could result in occupational exposure of nurses and consequent side effects. this study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and performance of oncology nurses and to survey nurses’ chemotherapy workload and the experienced side effects. method: a cross-sectional study was conducted at four hospitals of ...

background: staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen. due to high prevalence of s. aureus infections and increasing resistance to antibiotics, physicians have been facing problems in choosing the appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy for such infections. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the pattern of antibiotic resistance in s. aureus clinical isolates of mashhad qu...

hormone-independent prostate cancer cell lines are resistant to antineoplastic drugs, this study sought to determine the usefulness of lithium chloride as an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase-3β to increase the cytotoxic effect of doxorubicin, etoposide or vinblastine antineoplastic drugs on du145 cells. combination effect was assessed by using low and ic50 doses of drugs + lithium chloride...

OBJECTIVES Although veterinary workers may encounter various occupational health hazards, a national characterization of exposures is lacking in Canada. This study used secondary data sources to identify veterinary exposure prevalence for ionizing radiation and antineoplastic agents, as part of a national surveillance project. METHODS For ionizing radiation, data from the Radiation Protection...