Vitamin E in the prevention of vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity

• Main Authors: Rasool Soltani (Author), Farzin Khorvash (Author), Mohsen Meidani (Author), Shirinsadat Badri (Author), Sajedeh Alaei (Author), Shahram Taheri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and purpose: The use of vancomycin, as a key therapeutic choice for treatment of hazardous infections, may be associated with nephrotoxicity. The proposed mechanism is the indirect production of reactive oxygen species and oxidative stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...