Background. The Moringa oleifera plant has been implicated for several therapeutic potentials. Objective. To evaluate whether addition of M. oleifera to diet has protective effect against nickel-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. Methodology. Male Wistar rats were assigned into six groups of five. The rats were given oral exposure to 20 mg/kg nickel sulphate (NiSO4) in normal saline and sustained ...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a growing public health problem arising from energy imbalance. The effect of 10% dietary incorporation of Vernonia amygdalina (VA) leaves into high-fat diets on some biological markers of adiposity and dyslipidaemia was investigated. METHODS Experimental diets consisted of the following – CD (control diet); HFD (high-fat diet); and HFD- VA (HFD containing 10% Verno...

The elevation of blood lipid concentrations in response to the consumption of low-fat high-carbohydrate diets is known as carbohydrate-induced hypertriacylglycerolaemia (HPTG). An understanding of the mechanisms involved in the interaction between carbohydrates and plasma lipids may help determine whether carbohydrate-induced HPTG would increase cardiovascular risk. There is growing evidence to...

background: proteolytic enzymes have an important role in variety of physiological and pathological functions. they have been used in therapeutic and pharmaceutical applications. characterizations of extracellular proteases from various strains of s. marcescens indicate that most strains produce a very similar major metalloprotease. this metalloprotease (serrapeptidase, serrapeptase) is an impo...

background and aims: crocus sativus is of medicinal plants possessing many beneficial effects in treatment of various disorders. this study aimed to overview the therapeutic effects of crocus sativus on the basis of reviews and systematic reviews. methods: computerized search of review articles was performed using pubmed, google scholar, scopus and web of science, medline database from 1996 to ...

background: cd52 is a small glycoprotein with a gpi anchor at its c-terminus. cd52 is expressed by normal and malignant t and b lymphocytes and monocytes. there are detectable amounts of soluble cd52 in plasma of patients with cll and could be used as a tumor marker. although the biological function of cd52 is unknown but it seems that cd52 may be involved in migration and activation of t-cells...

background: we evaluated the in vivo activity of bunium persicum (boiss) essential oil on infected mice with acute toxoplasmosis. methods: to evaluate prophylactic effects, male nmri mice received b. persicum essential oil at the concentrations of 0.05 and 0.1 ml/kg for 14 days . after 24 h mice were infected intraperitonealy with 1×10 4 tachyzoites of t. gondii, rh strain. in order to investig...

abstract background: nausea and vomiting are the worst and the most prevalent complications experienced by 70–80% of patients. complementary treatments including therapeutic touch are cost‑effective and low‑risk, independent nursing interventions. present research aims at investigating the effect of therapeutic touch on the intensity of acute chemotherapy‑induced vomiting in these patients. mat...

abstract background: hypertension has become a major problem throughout the world, especially in developing countries like iran. as it is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, even small reductions in the prevalence can have potentially large public health benefits. among the complementary methods, massage provides an effective means to lower the blood pressure. if nurses perceive the...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the diets chosen by anorexic patients and a control group, assessing several nutritional aspects. METHOD Forty-four outpatients with an initial diagnosis of restrictive anorexia nervosa (normal BMI at the time of the study) and 34 undergraduates chose their diet from a list of common foods. Nutritional content, frequency of consumption, and influence of illness and treatm...