Stress caused due to examinations during any degree program and at educational level has been observed all levels so the present study was conducted investigate stress related final examination in undergraduate students with reference their academic performance. Fifty-four volunteers were divided into three groups, ( n = 18), according performance, that is, Group A low CGPA (⩽2.99), B average (...

BACKGROUND Vanadyl sulfate (VS) and taurine are two promising agents in the treatment of diabetes related to their antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, and hyperinsulinemic effects. Data about the effects of VS on the oxidant-antioxidant system is limited and controversial. However, taurine is a well-documented antioxidant agent and our aim was to investigate the effects of VS, taurine and VS...

The aims of the present study were to evaluate oxidative status, by investigating the serum Paraoxonase/Arylesterase (PON/ARE) activities along with conjugated dienes in patients with IBS and controls and to confirm the link between oxidative stress and IBS. Thirty IBS patient and 30 healthy subjects were recruited. Total serum cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotei...

Gastric ulcer is one of the most common diseases gastrointestinal system and some its complications are main causes morbidity mortality. Bromelain (BRM), a sulfhydryl proteolytic enzyme, has multiple activities in many areas medicine as an antioxidant anti-inflammatory agent. In this study, it was aimed to investigate oxidative stress-mediated therapeutic effect BRM gastric model induced by ind...

1. After conventional fractionation of rat liver homogenates in 0.88m-sucrose the mitochondrial fraction was subjected to short-term water lysis followed by separation of the resulting membrane preparations. 2. Phosphatidate formation was measured in all subcellular fractions and subfractions and was compared with the distribution of succinate dehydrogenase, monoamine oxidase, rotenone-insensit...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The enzyme paraoxonase (PON), an antioxidant enzyme that has both arylesterase and thiolactonase activity, is well studied in cardiovascular diseases. Although a few studies have shown altered PON activity in ocular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, but the tissue-wise expression of PON in its three gene forms has not been studie...