capture elisa system was developed for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) using a monoclonal antibody raised against an antigen previously detected in the urine of vl patients. urine samples from confirmed vl cases from yemen, nepal, spain, sudan and brazil were tested in the capture elisa in comparison with urine samples from endemic and non-endemic areas along with urine samples from pa...

Autoimmune diseases currently take a leading place in terms of frequency occurrence the population, among which 1 percent is occupied by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Remission this type disease extremely rare and requires constant use pharmacotherapy. Studying pathogenesis RA necessary to study search for new drug targets. It known that T helpers (Th) Th17 are involved development RA. However, so...

Introduction and Aim: GI stromal tumours (GISTs) being most frequent mesenchymal of the alimentary tract have few studies on epidemiology in this subcontinent. The current prospective study is aimed at gathering data molecular possible effect markers standard pathological prognostic factors also to measure overall disease outcome.
 
 Materials Methods: In epidemiologic conducted from ...

AIMS Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with decreased levels of circulating progenitor cells (CPC). The aim of this study was to determine whether the number of CPC is an independent correlate of body mass index (BMI) and whether weight loss leads to an increase in CPC. METHODS AND RESULTS CD34 positive and KDR/CD34, CD133/CD34, and CD117/CD34 double positive cells were measured by f...

Two hypotheses explain the role of adult progenitor cells in myocardial regeneration. Stem cell plasticity which involves mobilization of stem cells from the bone marrow and other niches, homing to the area of tissue injury and transdifferentiation into functional cardiomyocytes. Alternative hypothesis is based on the observations that bone marrow harbors a heterogenous population of cells posi...

  Gardner's syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder. Familial polyposis of the colon, osteomas, hypertrophy of the retinal-pigmented layer and a multitude of soft tissue tumors are characteristic features. The syndrome may be presented with colonic or extracolonic symptoms. A 75-year-old male patient presented to Al-zahra Clinic with diffuse abdominal pain. An abdominal surgery wa...