abstract   background : cancer has not been elucidated in colerectal site. c-reactive protein (crp) is a product synthesized in hepatocytes and has been reported to be up-regulated by such proinflammatory cytokines as interleukin-1 (il-1), interleukin-6 (il-6), and tumor necrosis factor (tnf). the significance of a preoperative serum elevation was evaluated using crp as a predictive indicator f...

Plants are often subjected to several environmental stresses throughout their life cycle. Adaptation of plants to saline conditions may be due to some salt-related changes in the pattern of gene(s) expression. The physiological role of stress induced proteins is not yet clearly understood. However, it is believed that these proteins allow plants to produce biochemical and structural adjustments...

congenital recessive myotonia is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in clcn1, which codes for the main skeletal muscle chloride channel clc-1. more than 120 mutations have been found in this gene. the main feature of this disorder is muscle membrane hyperexcitability. here, we report a 59-year male patient suffering from congenital myotonia. he had transient generalized myotonia, which...

background toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular protozoan parasite, which infects human beings. since the current antigens used for diagnosis or vaccination are contaminated with non parasitic material in which the parasite is grown, it is tried to produce recombinant antigens to design vaccines against toxoplasmosis, or make diagnostic kits. choosing the type of antigen to produce ...

background: the over-expression of recombinant proteins in large amount is important for production of therapeutic proteins and structural study. there are several systems for expression of recombinant proteins. one of the most relevant expression systems is escherichia coli (e. coli). although this organism has many advantages, most of recombinant proteins expressed in e. coli hosts form inclu...

in recent years there have been many attempts to develop and market inexpensive mixtures of high protein food for the children in developing areas of the world. biological studies have shown that these foods are rich sources of protein and are every effective in combating protein malnutrition. however, practical marketing and distribution has not been very successful due to the local people's h...

methods in this study, 150 children diagnosed with liver disease and ascites upon admission to nemazee teaching hospital (shiraz, iran) were examined. patients were divided into spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sterile ascetic fluid groups according to the pmn count ≥ 250/mm3 in the ascetic fluids. routine laboratory tests were conducted and quantitative c-reactive protein (crp) levels wer...

introduction: binding a monoclonal antibody to tumor associated antigens is an effective method for cancer therapy because these agents can specifically target malignant cells, in fact monoclonal antibodies are effective agents for diagnosis, grading and treatment of different kinds of cancers. methods: in this research, a new monoclonal antibody against colon cancer cells was prepared and anti...

mehg and total mercury concentrations were determined in the muscle tissues of four fish species (cyprinus carpio, rutilus frisii, carassius auratus and esox lucius) from anzali wetland (guilan, iran). fish with the highest amount of mehg was selected to determine the thermodynamic parameters of mehg extraction. the extractions process was performed in the range of temperatures 331.15 to 367.15...