objective: in this project, our aim was to construct a novel expressing vector harboring a new sequence from overlapping region of ns3 gene of hcv from infected iranian patient. materials and methods: the partial ns3 (pns3) gene was amplified by nested-rt-pcr method using sera of hcv infected patients harboring genotype 1a. after purification and cloning the pns3 into ta-cloning vector, the be...

objective: shigellosis is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children with diarrhea in developing countries. it is essential to assess the antibiotic resistance patterns of these bacteria. ipah gene is one of the virulence factors which can be used for detection of shigella spp. materials and methods: total of 100 isolates of shigella were collected from different prov...

objective: toxoplasmosis, caused by an intracellular protozoan parasite, and the toxoplasma gondii, is widespread throughout the world. in recent years, significant progress has been made in the identification of vaccine candidates which could induce a protective response. gra7, an excretory 29 kda toxoplasma gondii a dense granular antigen released by infected host cells. in tachyzoite-infect...

fibroblast growth factor 2 (fgf2) serves in the uterine endometrium during estrous presenting in the bovine mammary gland which is responsible to express interferon-t (ifnt), and is an important agent to encourage the continuation of pregnancy in the ruminants. significant associations have been found between genes affected by ifnt and genes that are responsible for milk production traits. seme...

linkage studies and epidemiological findings indicate that some possible genes in schizophrenia (scz) and bipolar mood disorder (bpd) are common. numerous evidences for linkage of two diseases on chromosome 22 have been found. these findings suggest that one or more genes in the 22q11.21 region may be involved in the development of both disorders. in the present case-control study, association ...

introduction: g-proteins have an important role in the cell signaling of numerous receptors. the situation of g-proteins in health and disease and their critical role in the development of diabetic side effects is an interested scientific field. here, the changes in the expression of g-protein subunits (gαi, gαs and gβ) were evaluated in hyperglycemic situation of pc12 cells as a cellular model...

background: to evaluate vdr gene variation and its interaction with immune regulatory molecules in osteoporosis. methods: totally 205 pre and postmenopausal women were recruited in the study. after an overnight fast, peripheral blood was taken and centrifuged to sprat serum for measurement of serum parathyroid hormone, 25 hydroxyvitamin d, osteocal­cin and cross laps. the fok i polymorphism in ...

collection of multiple processes that increase the chronological age of an organism leading to death is defined as aging, and even though important, it is poorly understood. recent research has shown that aging is due to biochemical and genetic changes, in interaction with environmental effects, including diet and nutrition. most knowledge on aging is based on ge­netic model system, but its mol...

background: prostate cancer is one of the most widespread cancers in men and is fundamentally a genetic disease. identifying regulators in cancer using novel systems biology approaches will potentially lead to new insight into this disease. it was sought to address this by inferring gene regulatory networks (grns). moreover, dynamical analysis of grns can explain how regulators change among dif...

asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. the stress is a factor for asthma which indicates a disorder in the function of communicational mediators of nervous and  immunological systems  such  as  neurotransmitters.  a  study  indicated  that  blood serotonin concentration increases in asthmatic patients. other study indicates that one kind of the serotonin  receptors, named 5ht...