spirulina is free-floating filamentous microalgae growing in alkaline water bodies. as early as over 400 years ago, spirulina was eaten as food by the mayas, toltec’s and kanembu in mexico during the aztec civilization. spirulina is a well-known source of valuable food supplements, such as proteins, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, fatty acids, etc. it is widely used in human and animal nutriti...

background and objectives: adhesion and colonization are prerequisites for the establishment of bacterial pathogenesis. the biofilm development of pseudomonas aeruginosa was assessed on adhesive surfaces like dialysis membrane, stainless steel, glass and polystyrene. materials and methods: microtiter plate biofilm assay was performed to assess the effect of nutrient medium and growth parameters...

abstract       background and objective: glycyrrhizaglabra l. is one of the most widely used medicinal herbs in golestan province that is known for its anti-inflammatory, carminative, antiviral, anti-infection and anti-ulcer properties in iranian traditional medicine. this study aimed to assess the anti-bacterial and anti-oxidative activity of g. glabrafrom the golestan province.         method...

Pur~osg: Nsovascular glaucoma is a severe complication of diabetic retinopathy but its natural evolution is not sufficiently known. In this paper we study the trabecular meshwork of patients who have been operated because of nsovascular glaucoma with the aim to stablish the distribution of neovessels and to understand the mechanism of formation of goniosinechiae and the possible obstruction of ...

background: thiamine (vitb1) is a vitamin with various important physiological functions and postulated therapeutic effects.  its use as an analgesic in neuropathic pain has been undergoing in clinical settings. however, there has been little experimental investigation on this effect. in this study, anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of thiamine were investigated in mice. methods: t...

Multiple Sclerosisis (MS) is a common demylinating disease of CNS that inflammation and stress oxidative processes have an important role in clinical courses and progression of it. Suppressing the antigen-presenting capacity of glial cells seems a convinient way of reducing inflammatory activity in MS. The aim of the present study was to determine the anti-inflamatory effects of Melatonin on fa...

there is the need for new drugs with better action and lesser side effects. a lot of research is being undertaken to find out new plant drugs, their extraction and pharmacological evaluation. one of such plant is curcuma aromatica whichbelongs to the genus curcuma and reported to have high ethno-botanical values in traditional medicine. the present study evaluates comparative pharmacological ac...