Papaverine Enhances the Oncolytic Effects of Newcastle Disease Virus on Breast Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo by Sura Akram, Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari, Hayder B. Sahib, Majid Sakhi Jabir

“…Therefore, we aimed at assessing the novel combination of the AMHA1 strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and nonnarcotic opium alkaloid (papaverine) against breast cancer models in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Contrôle des drogues et développement : un angle mort des politiques internationales by Julia Buxton

“…En dépit de la pénalisation et des efforts d’éradication coercitifs menés par les États, la culture illicite de plantes narcotiques (pavot à opium et coca) a persisté et elle a même atteint des niveaux records à partir de 2015. …”
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Investigating the relationship between blood lead concentrations and kidney function tests in drug abusers admitted to Babol Hospital, Iran: A short report by Sahar Akbari-Kasgari, Iraj Javadi

“…METHODS: This cross-sectional-analytical research was conducted between October and March 2016 in Babol City, Mazandaran Province, Iran. 25 patients who were addicted to opium (case group) and 25 patients who had no history of drug use (control group) (30-60 years old) were randomly selected and paraclinical tests of the patient's blood and urine were performed. …”
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Drugs and Constipation in Elderly in Nursing Homes: What Is the Relation? by Gunvor S. Fosnes, Stian Lydersen, Per G. Farup

“…Reduced activity of daily living (OR = 0.71, 95% CI : 0.60–0.84, P<0.001), other antidepressants (N06AX) (OR 3.08, 95% CI : 1.09–8.68, P=0.03), and benzodiazepine derivatives (N05BA) (OR = 2.80, 95% CI : 1.12–7.04, P=0.03) were significantly associated with constipation; drugs with markedly anticholinergic effect (OR = 3.7, 95% CI : 0.78–17.53, P=0.10), natural opium alkaloid (N02AA) (OR = 5.01, 95% CI : 0.95–25.94, P=0.06), and propionic acid derivatives (M01AE) (OR = 7.00, 95% CI : 0.75–65.08, P=0.09) showed a trend. …”
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Geographic Variation and Trends in Laryngeal Cancer Incidence in Iran: A Comprehensive Analysis by Farimah Asghari, Hamideh Rashidian, Fereshteh Lotfi, Fatemeh Mahdavi Sabet, Zahra Faraji, Kazem Zendehdel

“…Our findings suggest that opium use, in addition to established risk factors like tobacco and alcohol, might contribute to the high incidence rates observed in Iran. …”
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Association between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease risk factors in elderly: results from the first phase of Fasa and Shahedieh cohort studies by Fatemeh Zarshenas, Azizallah Dehghan, Masoud Mirzaei

“…In addition, participants in higher stages of CKD were more obese, had lower physical activity, smoked more, and consumed more opium (p < 0.001). Conclusion Our study showed that more than half of the patients were in stage three CKD, which is an advanced stage of this disease. …”
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Determination of indirect heroin biomarkers in biological samples of heroin users by Chrysoula Karakasi, Panagiota Nikolaou, Georgia Petropoulou, Sotirios Athanaselis, Emmanouil Sakelliadis, Artemisia Dona, Ioannis Papoutsis

“…The need for new indirect biomarkers, like the ones that come from the processing of opium during the clandestine production of heroin, becomes imperative. …”
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Drug abuse and ACS in the very young (less than 30 years): Demographic, clinical and angiographic profile by Shibba Takkar Chhabra, Gurleen Kaur, Samir Kapoor, Aastha Kapila, Gagandeep Kaur, Prannav Jain, Pankaj kumar, Namita Bansal, Mamta Bansal, Anshuman Gupta, Akash Batta, Gautam Singal, Abhishek Goyal, Rohit Tandon, Naved Aslam, Bishav Mohan, Gurpreet Singh Wander

“…Materials and methods: All consecutive patients less than 30 years with ACS included and segregated into Group 1 and 2 (with and without drug abuse respectively) Result: n = 153; n = 17 in group 1 of whom 35.29 % consumed opium, 17.64 % energy drinks, 17.64 % whey protein supplements, 17.64 % inhaled marijuana, 5.88 % heroin and spasmoproxyvon and 23.52 % multi-substance abusers. …”
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Comparing Husbands’ Addiction in Women With and Without Exposure to Domestic Violence by Mona Rahnavardi, Mahboubeh Ahmadi Dolabi, Mehrzad Kiani, Asma Pur Hoseyn Gholi, Arezoo Shayan

“…The most rated violence was psychological violence with 44.13%, followed by the physical violence with 33.88% and the sexual violence with 30.9% in the group who have experienced domestic violence. The use of opium (P=0.03), and heroin (P=0.002) was significantly higher in the spouses of women who had experienced domestic violence compared to the spouses of women without experiencing domestic violence. …”
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Review of Commercial Documents from Mohammad Ibrahim Malek Al-Tojjar Esfahani Company by Hasan Zandiyeh, Arefe Soleymani

“…A significant portion of Malek's trade revolved around the export of opium, which was in high demand in global markets. …”
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Pre-diagnostic risk factors for brain cancer incidence and survival: insights from the Golestan Cohort Study by Parisa Rezanejad-Asl, Peyvand Parhizkar Roudsari, Negar Rezaei, Maryam Sharafkhah, Gholamreza Roshandel, Hossein Poustchi, Sadaf Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh

“…Patients diagnosed with brain cancer had higher prevalence of hypertension, opium use, and smoking compared to cancer free participants. …”
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Blood lead level risk factors and reference value derivation in a cross-sectional study of potentially lead-exposed workers in Iran by Sareh Nakhaee, Alireza Amirabadizadeh, Samaneh Nakhaee, Mahmood Zardast, Jonathan Schimmel, Jalil Ahmadian-Moghadam, Ayob Akbari, Homeira Mohammadian Darmian, Maryam Mohammadi, Omid Mehrpour

“…Objectives This exploratory investigation aimed to measure blood lead levels and associated risk factors in exposed workers in Iran, and to derive appropriate reference values for blood lead in this population as a means of epidemiological comparison.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Manufacturing plants with potential lead exposure in Southern Khorasan Province, Iran.Participants The study included 630 workers, selected through stratified random sampling.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary measures in this exploratory investigation were venous blood lead concentration (BLC) and associated risk factors of age, gender, work experience, cigarette smoking and history of opium use. The secondary measures were symptoms associated with lead toxicity. …”
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The association between the Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms and addiction to opioids and methamphetamine in the Iranian population by Mohammad Reza Eskandarion, Mohammad Reza Eskandarion, Simin Jafaripour, Farid Heidari, Elham Talebi, Maryam Rezakhani Taleghani, Neda Maserat, Maryam Forutan, Raheb Ghorbani, Jaber Gharehdaghi, Reza Shirkoohi, Reza Raoofian

“…All samples were processed by thin layer chromatography (TLC), high performance liquid chromatography, and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques to detect opium alkaloids (morphine, codeine, papaverine, noscapine, etc.), methamphetamine stimulants, and other legal and illegal drugs. …”
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The Effect of Probiotic Administration on the Level of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 in Opioids Poisoned Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit by Flora Aghababaee, Maral Ramezani, Mitra Rahimi, Saeed Akbarzadeh Kolahi, Shahin Shadnia, Babak Mostafazadeh, Mahnaz Tajdari, Peyman Erfan Talab Evini

“…Introduction: Recent research has revealed that exposure to toxins and substances like cannabis, opium, heroin, and tramadol can inhibit the growth of lymphocytes. …”
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Économie végétale à partir des études carpologiques du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum by Véronique Matterne

“…The other spices attested to in Reims or leafy green portions of plants used in cooking to flavor dishes are coriander, savory, dill, celery, and potentially carrot. Black mustard and opium poppy seeds, also considered oilseed plants, may have been used to garnish some food preparations. …”
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Çin Siyasi Düşüncesi ve Siyasi Tarihi Bağlamında Çinli Siyasi Elitler by Tuğrul Keskin

“…The text then addresses the challenges posed by the Opium Wars and increased interactions with Western powers, which led to reformist movements and the rise of new political elites. …”
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