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ArticleGalen medical journal2020

Mizaj as an Index in Persian Traditional Medicine Index Could Associate with Sensitivity to the Radiation.

Fatemeh Asghari, Kourosh Ebrahimnejad Gorji, Seyyed Ali Mozaffarpur, Ali Shabestani Monfared, Ebrahim Zabihi, Zeinab Abedian, Hoda Shirafkan, Fatemeh Niksirat, Sajad Borzoueisileh

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Article in Galen medical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Fatemeh AsghariStudent Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Kourosh Ebrahimnejad GorjiDepartment of Medical Physics Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Seyyed Ali MozaffarpurTraditional Medicine and History of Medical Sciences Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Ali Shabestani MonfaredCancer Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Ebrahim ZabihiCellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Zeinab AbedianCellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Hoda ShirafkanSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Fatemeh NiksiratDepartment of Medical Physics Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Sajad BorzoueisilehStudent Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Babol University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundThe sensitivity to the radiation among human population depends on various parameters. This variation could lead to dissimilar outcome of radiotherapy in similar situations. Mizaj is a well-known term in Persian medicine that present an individualized medicine viewpoint. All of the people will be categorized in cold, moderate, and warm Mizaj. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the possible association between Mizaj and radiosensitivity by comet assay. MATERIALS AND

methodsPeripheral blood sample of 30 healthy volunteers (10 cold, 11 moderate and nine warm Mizaj) were taken and divided into two identical parts. The first part was exposed to 4 Gy x-rays, and the second part was regarded as the sham control. Then, DNA damages of samples were evaluated by the neutral comet assay.

resultsThe results showed that the mean percentage of damaged cells, in all of the irradiated groups including A (warm), B (moderate) and C (cold) was significantly higher than the controls (P<0.001). Moreover, DNA damage rate in the irradiated warm Mizaj group was higher than both cold and moderate irradiated groups, but the difference between moderate and cold irradiated groups was not statistically significant.

conclusionThe results are indicating that warm Mizaj persons could be more radiosensitive than other groups, which their importance in radiotherapy individualization should be evaluated in more extensive studies.

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Comet AssayComplementary TherapiesMizajRadiation ToleranceTraditional

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