Dehghan M

[ 1 ] - P-6: The Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Semen Quality in Infertile Couples

Background: Approximately, one third of world's population older than 15 years of age smokes. Cigarette smoke contains toxic chemical, mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds. Some of these substances were found in seminal plasma.Over the past two decades, there has been an increasing body of evidence that cigarette smoking may impair human semen quality.The results of these studies are confl...

[ 2 ] - P-201: The Role of P53 Family Members in Infertility

Background: P53, p63, and p73 transcription factors which are belong to The p53 family, are conserved during evolution. They have important roles in many molecular and cellular functions, including tumor suppression, the development of epithelial cell layers, and the development of central nervous system and immune system. Studies show these molecules also have role in maintaining the genomic i...

[ 3 ] - P-164: Human Leukocyte Antigen Class Ib and Pregnancy Success

Background: During pregnancy, the maternal immune system is in close contact with cells and tissue from the semiallogenic fetus .The Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) class Ib molecules, HLA-E, -F and -G, are expressed at the materno-fetal interface. Because of the apparent immunoregulatory functions of these proteins, they may be involved in successful acceptance of the semi-allogenic fetus during...