Journal of Cytology & Histology

Lukman Fawzi

Publications

• Research Article
  Effects of Kurdistan Honey on the Tongue of Chemotherapy Treated Albino Rats Immunohistochemical Study)
  Author(s): Ali Sultan Al-Refai, Lukman Fawzi and Ameera Kamal KhalilAli Sultan Al-Refai, Lukman Fawzi and Ameera Kamal Khalil
  
  Background and Objectives: Mucositis can be a dose-limiting toxicity of cancer chemotherapy with direct effects on patient survival; therefore an effective intervention is considered a high priority in cancer patient. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of honey as a preventive treatment for the methotrexate (MTX) induced oral mucositis. Materials and Methods: In current study forty females Albino rats, weighing 250-300 g were used in the study. For the induction of oral mucositis, 60 mg/kg of MTX was administered intraperitoneally to each animal in the study group at day 4. The control animals were intraperitoneally injected by normal saline in the same manner and dose like MTX. At the beginning of the experiment, the rats in each group were randomly divided into two groups: Distilled water treated group and honey t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7099.1000272

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