Radioprotective Effects of Amifostine and Lycopene on Human Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes In Vitro.

Journal: Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences
Published Date: Nov 25, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Radiation protection is a pivotal challenge for radiation workers employed in medical fields, industry, and also space professionals with an increasing role in medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Radioprotective effects of amifostine and lycopene and their ability to moderate the level of radiation-induced chromosomal aberrations were investigated using the dicentric chromosome assay.

Authors

  • Jalil Pirayesh Islamian
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: pirayeshj@gmail.com.
  • Alireza Farajollahi
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Habib Mehrali
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Milad Hatamian
    Department of Medical Physics, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

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