background: ionizing radiation irradiated from iodine-131 can induce dna damage and cell death. the cellular dna damage is the cause of mutation and cancer. the micronucleus assay in polychromatic erythrocytes was applied to assess the radio-protective effect of turmeric extract on genotoxic potential of iodine therapy. materials and methods: thirty six male albino rats were randomly divided in...

background: preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific syndrome that may be life-threatening, especially to the fetus. several causes have been reported that may have a possible role in the development of the disorder. interleukin-10 affect maternal intravascular inflammation, as well as endothelial dysfunction. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between il-10 g-1082a polymorphi...

 The a im of th is paper was to study the effects w hey pro t e in c oat i ng on ch e m ic al a nd physic al properties of gut t ed K i l ka dur i ng f roz en stor a ge. Coating of Kilka has done by dipping in whey protein solution with different concentrations of 3, 7, 10 and 13%, for 1h. Then, after being packed in polyethylene dishes, they were covered in cellophane blanket and stored in -18...

M y c o b a c t e r i u m b o v i s ( B C G ) s ignif icant ly e n h a n c e d the d e v e l o p m e n t o f im­ muni ty b y CFW, C57BL/6 , C 5 7 B L / 1 0 S c N and B A L B / c ( N u + ) m i c e t o the e r y t h r o c y t i c s tages o f P. berghei. M i c e t reated wi th B C G requ i r ed f e w e r c y c l e s o f in fec t ion and Pansidar ( p y r i m e t h a m i n e + su l f adox ine ) c u ...

objective(s):bacopa monnieri (bm),a traditional ayurvedic medicine,is a well-known memory enhancer. we have explored the role of bm against decabrominated diphenyl ether (pbde-209)-induced alterations in neonate and young female mice. materials and methods: mice were orally administered with b. monnieri at the doses of 40, 80 or 120 mg/kg body weight along with pbde-209 (20 mg/kg body weight) f...

alzheimer's disease (ad) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory and cognitive dysfunction due to neuronal cell loss in higher brain centers. senile plaques containing amyloid β (aβ) are associated with this disease as well as a reduction in cholinergic neuron numbers. tacrine is a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor in clinical use to treat moderate forms of ad. chit...

tris(3-bromo-acetylacetonato) chromium(iii) as an inert and very stable complex with a good leaving group was synthesized using as-prepared cr(acetylacetonate)3. highly ordered nanoporous silica (lus-1), with some great features, was functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. then the as-prepared product was modified with tris(3-bromo-acetylacetonato) chromium(iii) under mild reaction co...

objective: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (ttp) is the most malignant variant of microangiopathy that usually presents by typical symptoms including thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, neurological abnormalities, fever and renal impairment. report of the case: we report a 12-year-old male presented by cytopenia, fever, purpura on his extremities, seizure and lethargy. peripheral blood smea...