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Leading the change: Second International Society of Hypertension New Investigators' Symposium.

DOI:10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835c552c F or the second time, the New Investigators’ Symposium of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) was fully initiated, organized and executed by the ISH Fellows, New Investigators and the New Investigator Committee (NIC); with outstanding support of the ISH President (Stephen Harrap), Officer at Large (Bo Carlberg) and ISH Secretariat [1–3]. The symposiu...

Ameliorative effects of Achillea millefolium inflorescences alcoholic extract on nicotine-induced reproductive toxicity in male rat: Apoptotic and biochemical evidences

Nicotine (NIC) adversely influences male reproductive system. Achillea millefolium (Achm) as a medicinal plant is highly regarded for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study was conducted to assess whether Achminflorescences alcoholic extract could serve as a protective agent against reproductive toxicity in NIC-exposed male rats. Adult male rats were random...

اثر نا اطمینانی اقتصادی ناشی از تورم و فساد بر سرمایه گذاری مستقیم خارجی ( FDI ) در کشورهای در حال توسعه: مطالعه ی موردی کشورهای تازه صنعتی شده (NIC)

Royal jelly protects male mice against nicotine-induced reproductive failure

This study evaluated the possible protective effect of royal jelly (RJ) on sperm parameters and sperm malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration and in vitro fertilizing potential in nicotine (NIC) exposed male mice. Thrtiy-six male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into six groups (n = 6). Group 1 received normal saline, group 2 received 100 mg kg-1 per day RJ, groups 3 and 4 rece...

Nicotine effects and the endogenous opioid system.

Nicotine (NIC) is an exogenous ligand of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR), and it influences various functions in the central nervous system. Systemic administration of NIC elicits the release of endogenous opioids (endorphins, enkephalins, and dynorphins) in the supraspinal cord. Additionally, systemic NIC administration induces the release of methionine-enkephalin in the spinal do...