2008
Administration of N-Acetylcysteine Reduces Germ Cell-Specific Apoptosis and Oxidative Injury Following Testicular Torsion in Rats
Payabvash S, Kiumehr S, Salmasi A, Tavangar S, Dehpour A. Administration of N-Acetylcysteine Reduces Germ Cell-Specific Apoptosis and Oxidative Injury Following Testicular Torsion in Rats. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2008, 4: s29. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.01.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGerm cell apoptosis indicesAdministration of NACCell apoptosis indexN-acetylcysteineGroup 2Tissue damageTesticular torsionRat modelAntioxidant balanceProtective effectGroup 1 underwent sham operationsControl groupDose of NACApoptosis indexIschemia/reperfusion syndromeGerm cell-specific apoptosisAbdominal aortic aneurysmectomyTorsion/detorsionRenal tissue damageUnderwent sham operationAnti-inflammatory propertiesIschemia/reperfusionMethodsSprague–Dawley ratsGerm cell apoptosisAortic aneurysmectomy
2007
Salutary Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Apoptotic Damage in a Rat Model of Testicular Torsion
Payabvash S, Salmasi AH, Kiumehr S, Tavangar SM, Nourbakhsh B, Faghihi SH, Dehpour AR. Salutary Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Apoptotic Damage in a Rat Model of Testicular Torsion. Urologia Internationalis 2007, 79: 248-254. PMID: 17940358, DOI: 10.1159/000107958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdministration of NACGerm cell apoptosis indicesIschemia/reperfusion injuryTorsion/detorsionCell apoptosis indexRat modelN-acetylcysteineApoptosis indexReperfusion injuryTesticular torsionProtective effectGroup 2Control groupTesticular torsion/detorsionNAC 30 minRenal tissue damageSprague-Dawley ratsGroup 1 animalsGerm cell apoptosisIntraperitoneal injectionSham operationSaline injectionSystemic administrationTherapeutic doseAntioxidant balanceMyocyte Apoptosis in Primary Obstructive Megaureters: The Role of Decreased Vascular and Neural Supply
Payabvash S, Kajbafzadeh AM, Tavangar SM, Monajemzadeh M, Sadeghi Z. Myocyte Apoptosis in Primary Obstructive Megaureters: The Role of Decreased Vascular and Neural Supply. Journal Of Urology 2007, 178: 259-264. PMID: 17499782, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary obstructive megaureterObstructive megaureterNumber of microvesselsUreteral endingsApoptosis indexVesicoureteral junctionNerve endingsStudy groupMuscular componentNormal controlsMyocyte apoptosisCD31-positive microvesselsCollagen fibersFunctional obstructionNeural supplyUreteral reimplantationPositive microvesselsMicrovessel densityNerve supplyNerve terminalsDefective vascular developmentMegaureterNeural elementsTissue specimensConnective tissueAntioxidant administration with the initiation of fever prevents renal scarring in the rat model of acute pyelonephritis
Sadeghi Z, Kajbafzadeh A, Tajik P, Monajemzadeh M, Elmi A, Payabvash S, Salmasi A. Antioxidant administration with the initiation of fever prevents renal scarring in the rat model of acute pyelonephritis. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2007, 3: s47. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.01.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute pyelonephritisCell apoptosis indexGroup 2Group 1Vitamin EAntioxidant administrationApoptosis indexEffectiveness of allopurinolTotal scar scoreMale Wister ratsSubsequent scar formationSeverity of scarringAntioxidant agentsBody temperatureDetection of feverRenal scaringRenal scarringRenal damageRenal scarsRight kidneyRat modelScar scoreProtective effectWister ratsAnimal models
2006
Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Defective Neural Development in Congenital Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
Kajbafzadeh AM, Payabvash S, Salmasi AH, Monajemzadeh M, Tavangar SM. Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Defective Neural Development in Congenital Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction. Journal Of Urology 2006, 176: 718-723. PMID: 16813927, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research