in this study, we investigate the immunostimulatory effects of alcoholic extract of the coffee seed on cell-mediated immune response andcyclophosphamide-induced (cp) immunosuppressed mice. the assessment of cellular immune function was carried out by the measurement of delayed-type hypersensitivity (dth) response. according to the literature survey, cyclophosphamide has only suppressing effect ...

abstract objective: mindfulness is a part of mind-body medicine to increase the quality of life in patients with chronic diseases like diabetes. regarding the importance of quality of life in patients with diabetes, and the role of training on its improvement, this study was done to evaluate the effectiveness of group training of mindfulness on quality of life in type 2diabeticpatients. materia...

objective: the present study was performed to compare the antioxidant effect of two different doses of zinc on lipid oxidation in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: this double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted on 60 type 2 diabetic patients in yazd diabetes research center in 2008. the subjects were randomly allocated to receive zinc sulfate (iran, alhavi) either 2...

objective: since bread is the main source of food in iran, we aimed to assess the effect of four types of iranian breads on metabolic and cardiovascular responses before and during 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes of consumption in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: ten type 2 diabetic patients (6 women and 4 men) with mean age of 51 ± 9.8 years and mean bmi of 31.9 ± 1.19 kg/m...

background: type 2 diabetes is a common disorder recognized as a major health problem in iran. diabetes is a major source of morbidity, mortality and economic cost to society. diabetic patients are at risk of experiencing macrovascular and microvascular complications of diabetes. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of type 2 diabetes complications and their contributing factors. ...

Bachground: Skin lesions are common in type 2 diabetic patients and its association with microvascular complications been reported. Methods: In this study, 1135 type-2 diabetic patients were included and examined by a dermatologist for diabetes mellitus related skin lesions, skin infections and cutaneous complications of the treatment. Smear, culture and biopsy of the lesions were done for defi...

This study was an attempt to investigate the relationship between teachers' personality type (feeling vs. thinking) and speaking skill of pre- intermediate EFL students in Iranian context. Twelve teachers and forty eight students from a local language institute participated in the study. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), an instrument based on Jung’s personality theory, was taken from tea...

Apatite minerals of I-type Zouzan granitoids and typical garnet-bearing S-type granites have been analyzed by electron microprobe to define trace element concentrations and compare them in different granites. Zouzan granites are composed of apatites with lower Fe, Mn, Na and HREE and higher REE and ∑REE relative to S-type ones. Trace elements abundances of apatite often vary with some parameter...