objective: the protective effect of silymarin (smn) on mycophenolate mofetil (mmf)–induced duodenal disorders was investigated. materials and methods: forty-two wistar rats were assigned to seven groups including control and test groups. the control animals received saline and the test animals were treated with mmf (30 mg/kg, orally) and saline, mmf and smn (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg, orally), mmf ...

background and purpose: many workers are exposed to workplace hazards. many occupational diseases are preventable by personal protective devices (ppds). though many workers do not use ppds or their protection by ppds is not sufficient. this study was designed to assess the quality of ppds usage among industrial workers. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 648 workers from four ma...

widespread use of herbal drugs because of their protective effects on different organs toxicity has been shown in many studies. these protective effects have been illustrated in the fields of nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, viral hepatitis, cancer, in vitro fertilization, neurotoxicity, depression, lung diseases, prostate diseases etc. silymarin has cytoprotection activities due to its antioxid...