objectives the main goal of the treatment of the hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is reduction and elimination of viruses as well as achieving high sustained viral response (svr). the present study aimed to assess response to treatment of hcv infection by focusing on virological and biochemical aspects. methods this study was performed in hamadan, iran on hcv infected patients who were referre...

Background and aim: Complications and resistance to pentavalent antimonial agents in cutaneous leishmaniasis, exhibit the need for effective alternative drugs. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of oral azithromycin with systemic meglumine antimoniate (Glucantime) in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Materials and Methods: Forty-seven patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis...

ketotifen is a benzocycloheptathiophene with a range of pharmacological activities. the present study was carried out to evaluate the action of ketotifen on isolated rat bladder contractions induced by kci and acetylcholine, compared with the effects of other drugs. ketotifen (5 µm) reduced the response to acetylcholine on rat isolated bladder without altering the maximum response and shifted t...

functional response in natural enemies is affected not only by host and natural enemy characteristics but also, the application of pesticide to pest population can affected the parameters of functional response as well as efficiency of natural enemy. in this research, the side effects of two pesticides, hexaflumuron and pymetrozin and also acaricide spirodiclofen and plant extracts, caiotropis ...

aim : to investigate if hepatic iron content influences the response to therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis c or b. background : it seems that the presence of elevated body iron stores and, in particular, elevated hepatic iron levels, is one of the strongest predictors of resistance to interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis c or b. patients and methods : two hundred and one patients ...

objective: leishmaniasis is one of the six most common parasitic infections in tropical regions. there are different therapeutic modalities. however therapeutic resistance is developed and resulted in numerous problems. so evaluation of other therapeutic modalities is performed extensively. we compared the therapeutic response of cutaneous leishmaniasis with glucantime and garlic extract and it...