Radioprotective Effect of Ferula Asafoetida Oleo-Gum Resin on Ionizing Radiation–Induced Oxidative Stress and Tissue Damage in Rats | ||
| Iranian Journal of Medical Physics | ||
| دوره 22، شماره 4، مهر و آبان 2025، صفحه 241-246 اصل مقاله (1.52 M) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Original Paper | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/ijmp.2023.71276.2258 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Soheila Safardoost1؛ Vahid Reza Askari2؛ Morteza Rezaei kahkha3؛ Shirin Taraz Jamshidi4؛ mahdi karimi5؛ Hamid Gholamhosseinian6؛ Shokouhozamanozaman Soleymanifard* 7 | ||
| 1Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | ||
| 2Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | ||
| 3Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. | ||
| 4Kidney Transplantation Complications Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.R. Iran. | ||
| 5Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran | ||
| 6Medical Physics Dept, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences | ||
| 7Associate Professor of Medical Physics, Research Center of Medical Physics, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Introduction: Protective agents against harmful radiation have been studied for decades. Antioxidants can protect normal tissues by scavenging free radicals generated during irradiation. Ferula asafoetida (AS), a medicinal plant with antioxidant activity, was evaluated in this study for its protective effect against radiation-induced small intestinal injury in rats. Material and Methods: Thirty-five Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups (n=7): control, irradiated (R), irradiated+AS (R+AS), irradiated+vitamin E (R+E), and irradiated+AS+E (R+AS+E). Treatments included AS (100 mg/kg) and/or vitamin E (20 mg/kg) daily for eight days. On day six, irradiated groups received 6 Gy X-rays (6 MV, Elekta, Stockholm, Sweden). On day eight, rats were euthanized and intestine and liver tissues collected. Histopathology, malondialdehyde (MDA), and glutathione (GSH) levels were analyzed. Results: AS significantly reduced MDA and increased GSH levels in both intestine and liver. Vitamin E showed weaker effects. The combination of AS and vitamin E did not consistently enhance AS activity. Histological analysis revealed that AS reduced inflammation and atrophy, while vitamin E alone or combined with AS lowered inflammation and epithelial erosion. Neither treatment increased mucous cell counts. Conclusion: AS exerted notable antioxidant and radioprotective effects against intestinal damage in rats, indicating its potential as a natural agent for mitigating radiation-induced injury. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Ferula Asafoetida؛ Radiation Protection؛ Small Intestine؛ Vitamin E؛ Oxidative Stress | ||
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