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Prevention of radiation-induced liver and kiney toxicity: a role for amifostine

Keywords: Amifostine , kidney/radiation effects , liver/radiation effects , radiotherapy/yan etki , risk factors , toxicity.

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the protective effect of amifostine against radiation induced liver and kidney injury of rats, using scintigraphic and histopathologic parameters. METHODS: Female Wistar Albino rats were randomly allocated to 3 groups: control, radiotherapy alone (RT), and amifostine+RT (n=10). Single-dose of 600 cGy X-ray was performed with a single field compromised liver and right kidney. Amifostine was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 400 mg/kg, 30 minutes before irradiation. Scintigraphic evaluation was performed before irradiation and the end of the study at 6 nd month. Histopathologic examinations were performed post mortem. RESULTS: A clear protective effect of amifostine against radiation-induced late damage in liver and kidney was found with scintigraphic evaluation. In addition, amifostine reduced the decrease of histopathologic changes for both of the tissues. CONCLUSION: The results showed that amifostine significantly reduced radiation-induced liver and kidney toxicity and therefore warrant additional study in a clinically relevant fractionated model.

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