Volume 12 Issue 1

Published: 2025-06-25

Contents


Article
Synthesis of new coumarin derivatives with suspected anticoagulant activity

Yasser Fakri Mustafa,

Objectives: To synthesize three series of new coumarin derivatives and to screen their anticoagulant activity in rabbits in order to define in more exact terms the structural features that...

Pages: 20-32
Alleviation of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats by aqueous extract of Salvia officinalis leaves

Kawa Dizaye,

Objectives: To evaluate the protective effects of the aqueous extract of Salvia officinalis leaves against nephrotoxicity induced by cisplatin in rats. Methods: Albino rats were divided into three...

Pages: 48-55
Facial visible spectrophotometric determination of metformin hydrochloride in glucosam tablets and industrial waste water: Application to content uniformity testing

Nief Rahman Ahmad,

Objectives: To determine simple, accurate and highly sensitive spectrophotometric method for determination metformin hydrochloride in pharmaceutical preparations and in industrial waste water...

Pages: 75-85
Modified high performance liquid chromatographic method for the identification of chlordiazepoxide in animal blood

Zena Sattam Hamad, Basil Mohammed Yahya,

Objective: A method for simultaneous determination of chlordiazepoxide in rat plasma using liquid-liquid extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is described. Methods:...

Pages: 65-74
Effect of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs on serum C-reactive protein and lipid profile in schizophrenic patients

Faris A Ahmed,

Objectives: To assess the effect of quetiapine and fluphenazine on serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and serum lipid profile in schizophrenic patients.Patients and methods: The...

Pages: 33-40
Evaluation of CA 15-3, Her-2/neu and estrogen/progesterone status in breast cancer patients treated by surgical removal and chemotherapy

Taha H Taha Al-siagh, Shahbaa A Al-bayati, Faris A Ahmed,

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate serum CA 15-3 in breast cancer patients after surgery and chemotherapy. The relationship between serum CA 15-3 and Her-2/neu, estrogen, or...

Pages: 1-7
Effects of valsartan vs captopril on some renal function tests in hypertensive patients

Shamil Hashim Othman,

Objectives: To investigate the effects of valsartan and captopril on some renal function tests (RFTs) in patients with essential hypertension.Patients and methods: A total of 40 patients with stage...

Pages: 56-64
Evaluation of combined biochemical markers in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome in Nineveh governorate

Samir B Al-mukhtar, Akram J Ahmad,

Objective: To evaluate the importance of combination of biochemical markers in patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and to determine the optimal biochemical strategy for highly sensitive,...

Pages: 8-19
Measurement of plasma cholinesterase activity in field workers

Ansam Naji Aboud Al-Haseni, Basil Mohammed Yahya,

Objectives: Measurement of cholinesterase (ChE) activity is considered as an important diagnostic tool in the cases of human poisoning with organophosphate (OP) and carbamate insecticides.Patients...

Pages: 41-47