conclusions based on our study, in vivo prepared e/sa may be considered as a good candidate for animal immunization. results our results showed that the serum levels of anti-e/sa immunoglobulins significantly increased in all of the immunized groups. the differences of the serum levels of tgf-β between the groups were statistically significant at days 28 and 56 after immunization with e/sa. bac...

background infections caused by gram negative bacteria, producing extended-spectrum β-lactamase (esbl), including klebsiella pneumoniae are increasing all over the world with high morbidity and mortality. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of k. pneumoniae encoding the ctx-m, tem-1 and shv-1 esbl enzymes genes, isolated from clinical specimens. materials and method...

background heart failure is a major cause of death in thalassemia. the study aimed to determine the diagnostic value of n terminal pro b type natriuretic peptide (nt-pro bnp), to early diagnose the cardiac involvement in beta- thalassemia major patients. materials and methods  80 thalassemia patients aged 7 to 18 years old (patients group), and 80 healthy age and gender matched controls were en...

conclusions beta-alanine supplementation has limited antioxidant effect during the repeated wts. background carnosine is a dipeptide formed from the β-alanine and histidine amino acids and found in mainly in the brain and muscle, especially fast twitch muscle. carnosine and creatine has an antioxidant effect and carnosine accounts for about 10% of the muscle's ability to buffer the h+ ions prod...

background and aims: nowadays introduction of regular blood transfusion therapy has obviously improved the life expectancy of patients with thalassemia. however, these patients face with newer challenges which influence their quality of life (qol). in this study, the aim of this study was to measure qol among patients with β-thalassemia major (β-tm). methods: a cross-sectional study was done at...

objective: the aim of this study was to assess and compare the effect of two neurofeedback protocols (smr/theta and beta/theta) on adhd symptoms, selective attention and eeg (electroencephalogram) parameters in children with adhd. method: the sample consisted of 16 children (9-15 year old: 13 boys; 3 girls) with adhd-combined type (adhd-c). all of children used methylphenidate (mph) during the ...

clostridium perfringens is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacterium, which is widely distributed in the environment. c. perfringens is subdivided to 5 groups (types a to e), based on its four major toxin (alpha, beta, epsilon and iota). c. perfringens type b beta toxin causes inflammation and bloody necrotic enteritis. type b related enterotoxaemia is a major problem of veterinary sciences...

alzheimer's disease (ad) is considered as the greatest thread to adults aged 65 and older. it stands as the most common cause of dementia, the prevalence of which is around 24 million worldwide. ad is a progressive and degenerative disorder that combats the neurons, leading to impairment of different cognitive functions. ad is characterized by an accumulation of two factors normally presen...

background:  multiple  sclerosis  (ms) patients permanently confronted  with serious challenges from treatment regimen. developing  a new  questionnaire in ms management, through  evaluation  of patients’ perspectives   and  knowledge   regarding   treatment  will help  to  identify the  sources  of tension, and  to  build  a therapeutic   alliance.   we   purposed   to   describe    ms patient...

background: there are only four drugs for treating african trypanosomiasis, a devastating disease in sub-saharan africa. with slow discovery of better drugs, vaccination is viewed as the best method of control. we previously showed that antibodies to native trypanosoma brucei brucei tubulin inhibit the growth of trypanosomes in culture. here, we aimed to determine the effect of antibodies to ba...