this study demonstrates the changes in six different pathophysiological parameters such as body weight, body temperature, fecal pellet count, blood-brain barrier (bbb) permeability, plasma corticosterone level and emergence of hemorrhagic peptic ulcer spots due to exposure to high environmental heat in three different age groups of freely moving rats. methods: each age group of rats was sub div...

conclusions the analysis indicates that the hev isolated from blood donors in the southwest of iran belongs to genotype 1. however, more samples from other geographic regions of iran are needed to confirm these findings. because transmission of hev by administration of blood or blood components is likely to occur, it may be sensible to screen donor blood for hev to eliminate transfusion-transmi...

Introduction: Klotho and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) are two proteins that modulate inflammatory pathways. We investigated the association between circulating klotho and DPP4 activity and their relationship with inflammatory cytokines, miR-29a, and miR-195 in Alzheimer disease (AD). Methods: This study was conducted on 16 AD patients and 16 healthy age-matched controls. Plasma levels of tumo...

a comparative study on the effect of erythromycin and ivermectin on abomasal emptying in holstein-friesian calves motilides namely erythromycin have a great ability to increase abomasal emptying rate. the aim of this study was to evaluate the abomasal emptying rate in calves receiving either erythromycin or ivermectin. five male holstein-friesian calves were given each of the following 4 treatm...

background: fatalities from acetaminophen poisoning are common, but they are preventable by timely treatment with n-acetyl cysteine (nac). in many medical centers, nac is prescribed in keeping with the ingested dose of the drug as revealed through medical history. it seems to significantly differ from the real indications of nac administration based on plasma level of acetaminophen. overtreatme...

objective: the goal of this study was to assess the utility of serum uric acid in preeclampsia diagnosis and its correlation with some maternal and fetal outcomes. materials and methods: a case-control study was performed on 26 term pregnant women with preeclampsia and 52 normal pregnant women. serum uric acid, platelet count, hematocrit, gestational age, and birth weight of all patients were m...