background: the exact pathophysiology of testicular degeneration, following varicocele has not been completely understood yet.   objective: the current study was designed to determine the effect of varicocele on germinal epithelium (ge) cytoplasmic biohistochmical alterations.   materials and methods: to follow-up this study, left varicocele was induced in test groups. non-varicocelized rats we...

conclusions these results demonstrate that the hypolipidemic and antioxidative effects of aqueous extract of e. caryophyllus might be due to its ability to ameliorate lipid profiles, enhance antioxidant activities, and delay the lipid peroxidation process. this confirms the previously identified protective roles of e. caryophyllus in human health. background eugenia caryophyllus (clove) is an i...

introduction: ramadan is a holy month for muslims during which avoid from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse for about 13-17 hours. the aim of this study was surveying the effects of islamic fasting in ramadan on lipid profile and blood pressure.materials and methods: we designed this study in two phases, a week before and a week after ramadan month. eighty nine healthy subjects with 20-50...

conclusions we observed no significant differences between the two groups in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, except for hdl-c. considering the importance of overweight and obese women’s health, studies with longer follow-up periods are recommended in this respect. results the differences in lipid and carbohydrate parameters were not significant between the two groups, except for hdl-c (adjus...

objectives:hypertension is one of the most common diseases of the modern era. this study evaluates the effect of hydro-alcoholic celery leaf extract onsystolic blood pressure (sbp), heart rate (hr) and lipid profile in animals’ model of hypertension induced by fructose. materials and methods: sprague dawley rats were divided into five groups: 1) control group (free access to tap drinking water)...

objectives: diabetes mellitusmanifests itself in a wide variety of complications and the symptoms of this disease are multifactorial. previousstudies proved that this disease is directly related to hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. the aim of this study was to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of hydroalcoholic extract of prangos frulacea (l.)lindlin alloxan-induced diabeti...

background: the most common drug abuse among athletes is anabolic steroids which lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases and sudden death. thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular outcomes of anabolic consumption in body building athletes. materials and methods: totally, 267 male athletes at the range of 20-45 years old with the regular consumption of anabolic stero...

fenpropathrin is a new pyrethroid insecticide used to control crop pests. the aim of this study was to evidence fenpropathrin-induced oxidative stress and alterations in biochemical parameters in the freshwater fish, alburnus mossulensi s. total antioxidant capacity, malondialdehyde (mda), catalase activity (cat), aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanine aminotransferase (alt), alkaline phosph...

diazinon is an organophosphate which is extensively used in trade and agriculture. due to its widespread application, its toxicity is common. several studies have shown that organophosphates are able to induce oxidative stress by generating free radicals and depletion of endogenous antioxidants. pomegranate seed oil (pso) possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. in this study, the e...