issue 5 publication date 2018-05-01

• A review of the effects of Capsicum annuum L. and its constituent, capsaicin, in metabolic syndrome
• The effect of down-regulation of CCL5 on lipopolysaccharide-induced WI-38 fibroblast injury: a potential role for infantile pneumonia
• Development of specific nanobodies (VHH) for CD19 immuno-targeting of human B-lymphocytes
• An answer to colon cancer treatment by mesenchymal stem cell originated from adipose tissue
• Metformin-attenuated sepsis-induced oxidative damages: a novel role for metformin
• Berberine protects the liver and kidney against functional disorders and histological damages induced by ferrous sulfate
• The effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells on ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma and cytokine responses in mice
• Insulin glargine affects the expression of Igf-1r, Insr, and Igf-1 genes in colon and liver of diabetic rats
• Long-term administration of olanzapine induces adiposity and increases hepatic fatty acid desaturation protein in female C57BL/6J mice
• Endoplasmic reticulum stress regulates inflammation in adipocyte of obese rats via toll-like receptors 4 signaling
• Cyclooxygenase inhibitors combined with deuterium-enriched water augment cytotoxicity in A549 lung cancer cell line via activation of apoptosis and MAPK pathways
• An LTB-entrapped protein in PLGA nanoparticles preserves against enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
• Gestational diabetes influences the expression of hypertrophic genes in left ventricle of rat’s offspring
• Down-regulation of microRNA-23b aggravates LPS-induced inflammatory injury in chondrogenic ATDC5 cells by targeting PDCD4
• The role of nanoliposome bilayer composition containing soluble leishmania antigen on maturation and activation of dendritic cells