Mining and processing of minerals produce large quantities tailings as waste. Some countries, including Norway, allow disposal mine in the sea. In this study we investigated impacts from a calcium carbonate (CaCO3) plant on early live stages haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Fish eggs (3 days post fertilisation; dpf) were exposed for 48 h to three concentrations ta...

the adhesive interaction between tumor cells and the host cells or the extracellular matrix plays a crucial role in tumor metastasis. to evaluate the mediation of cell adhesion by daphne mucronata, an anti-cancer medicinal plant in iranian folk medicine, the adhesion of thrombin activated human platelets to the cultured monocytes or hl-60 cells was investigated under the effect of the plant ext...

objective(s)the purpose of this study holds, for the first time, an evaluation of the intraperitoneal curcumin lavage on the development of post-operative intra-abdominal adhesions.materials and methodsthirty male wistar rats were randomized into five groups. the rats were administered anesthesia and underwent surgery in order to create intra-abdominal adhesions. before the abdomen was closed, ...

mast cells play an important role in a variety of inflammatory diseases, particularly asthma and atopy. peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (pparγ) is a member of the large nuclear hormone  receptor  transcription  factor  superfamily, and  has  been  recently implicated in the anti-inflammatory response. to investigate a possible role for pparγ in human mast cells, we studied the ...

introduction: adhesion formation after pelvic surgery is still a major cause of several morbidities such as infertility, pain, bowel obstruction and subsequent intra-operative complications. our aim was to investigate the effects of d-penicillamine in preventing adhesion formation in rat uterine horn. methods: this experimental trial was conducted on 30 rats. the rats were randomly assigned to ...

objective(s): abdominal adhesions are one of the most important problems, occurring after intra-abdominal surgery in more than 90% of cases. this condition is the leading cause of bowel obstruction, infertility, and abdominal/pelvic pain. gold nanoparticles (gnps) have been shown to be non-toxic and exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and antioxidant activities. the purpose of this study...