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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pharmacotherapy Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
ISSN: 1596-5996 EISSN: 1596-5996
Vol. 14, No. 5, 2015, pp. 783-787
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Bioline Code: pr15102
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol. 14, No. 5, 2015, pp. 783-787
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Effect of Garlic on Perfusion Scintigraphy of Rabbit’s Lungs Following Experimentally-Induced Pulmonary Embolism
Assadnassab, Gholamreza
Abstract
Purpose: To study of the effect of garlic on rabbit’s lungs, with the aid of perfusion scintigraphy, after
experimentally-induced pulmonary embolism.
Methods: Twelve adult rabbits were anesthetized. Prepared macroaggregated albumin- technetium
99m (99mTc-MAA) radiopharmaceutical was injected into the ear vein at a dose of 1.5 mCi. Perfusion
scintigraphic images of the healthy rabbits’ lungs were taken, and pulmonary embolism was
experimentally induced by injection of autologous blood clots. Again, lung perfusion scintigraphic
images of the rabbits’ lungs were obtained. The animals were divided into two groups. The first group
received normal saline and the other group received garlic tablet medication for seven days. Thereafter,
perfusion scintigraphic images of the lungs were generated.
Results: The symmetric accumulation of radiotracer in the right and the left lobes of the lungs were
observed in the scintgraphic images of the healthy animals. In embolic status scans, non-symmetric
accumulation of the radiopharmaceutical was seen while in the scintigrams of garlic-treated group with
pulmonary embolism, symmetric absorption of radioisotope was observed, similar to the perfusion lung
scans of healthy animals.
Conclusion: The results obtained show that garlic may help to dissolve the blood clots that cause
pulmonary embolism in rabbits.
Keywords
Garlic; Pulmonary embolism; Blood clots; Rabbit; Perfusion scintigraphy; Radioisotope
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