discussion this is the first iranian 3-oxothiolase deficiency case report as searched in the literature. because of the high rate of consanguineous marriages in iran, physicians should consider the 3-oxothiolase deficiency in the differential diagnosis of any patient with intractable vomiting and severe metabolic acidosis. case presentation this is a case report of 3-oxothiolase deficiency in a...

introduction: ischemia leads to loss of neurons by apoptosis in specific brain regions, especially in the hippocampus. the purpose of this study was investigating the effects of exercise preconditioning on expression of bax, bcl-2, and caspase-3 proteins in hippocampal ca1 neurons after induction of cerebral ischemia. methods: male rats weighing 260-300 g were randomly allocated into three grou...

in our study of surface markers of iranian children affected by acute lymphocytic leukemia, the majority(80 %)had non-t, non-b, or null cell leukemia. the null- cell l e ukemia had a better p r ogno s l s as was conf irmed by o t h ers. twe l v e of our patie nts who had null cell l e ukem i a are a live and well 18 mont hs to 20 mont hs a f t e r initiat i on of the r a py. three of t he patie...

objective: inflammation and proinflammatory cytokines play an important role in the initiation and maintenance of central neuropathic pain. there are several reports that cytokine production is increased at the lesion site following spinal injury. a few studies have investigated the supraspinal levels of these cytokines. this study intended to determine tnf-α and il-6 release in the ventroposte...

one-pot multicomponent reaction between isatin, barbituric acid, and 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl uracil was investigated in the presence of sulfonic acid functionalized nanoporous silica (sba-pr-so3h) and resulted in the formation of spirooxindole dipyrimidines. spirooxindole unit is found in many natural products and biologically active molecules and 1,4-dihydropyridines are an important class of com...

the aim of this research was to investigate the efficiency of ldpe films incorporating fifferent nanofillers in extending orange juice shelf life. fresh orange juice packed in different films was assessed for microbial stability, ascorbic acid content, ph, color parameters and sensory quality during 0, 7, 28 and 58 d of storage. mold and yeast growth, acidophil and aerobic mesophil bacteria pop...

introduction there is an agreement that eating disorder is related to psychological characteristics and on the other hand, level of ghrelin hormone, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (icam-1) and e-selection also change during eating disorders. we aimed to study the relationship between eating disorders and rest levels, icam-1, e-selection, and ghrelin hormone in obese people. materials and met...