iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2015 at a glance

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2015 at a glance

The Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences (IJBMS) is a peer‐reviewed, monthly publication by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Mashhad, Iran). It is currently indexed in major national and international scientific databases such as Science Citation Index (ISI), PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE, BIOSIS Previews (Biological Abstracts), and Chemical Abstracts (CA). An analysis of manuscrip...

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Article type: Original article Objective(s): FOXP3 gene is an X-linked gene that encodes FOXP3 protein, an essential transcription factor in CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells. We aimed, in the present study, to investigate the association of two FOXP3 polymorphisms, -2383 C/T (rs3761549) and IVS9+459 T/C (rs2280883), with lung cancer. Materials and Methods: In a case-control study we an...

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Article type: Original article Objective(s): The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of acute exposure to malathion on oxidative stress and cytotoxic potential of anticholinesterase insecticide, malathion in reproductive toxicology of adolescent male mice. Materials and Methods: Thirty two adolescent male mice at pubertal age were treated with 500 mg/kg body weight (BW) of mal...

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Article type: Original article Objective(s): To investigate the effects of local mild hypothermia on the expression of Fas, FasL and MMP-3 after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were divided into sham-operated group (Sham), normothermia group (NT), and hypothermia group (HT). MCAO/R model was established by Longa’s method, and reperfusion was allowe...

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Article type: Original article Objective(s): Echis carinatus is one of the venomous snakes in Iran. The venom of Iranian Echis carinatus is a rich source of protein with various factors affecting the plasma protein and blood coagulation factor. Some of these proteins exhibit types of enzymatic activities. However, other items are proteins with no enzymatic activity. Materials and Methods: In or...