glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase is an essential enzyme to cell growth. its deficiency of enzyme plays an important role in senescence and death signaling. also, it is actually the most common clinically important enzyme defect, not only in hematology, but also among all human known diseases. clinical consequences of enzyme deficiency are: neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, acute hemolytic anemia, a...

background: it has been previously demonstrated that her-2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) positive breast cancers are associated with an aggressive nature. villin is an actin bundling protein that plays a key role in actin reorganization and cell remodeling during stress. in this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation of villin gene expression with her-2 in breast cancer pat...

in order to study the effect of afforestation in reduction oil pollution, one planted area in dezful, affected by pollutions from kuwaiti oil-wells burning was employed. six species, eucalyptus camaldulensis, eucalyptus microtheca, dalbegia sissoo, acacia salicina, acacia stenophylla, populus euphratica were selected. growth parameters, leaf samples and soil samples from different depths (0-30,...

the evaluation and comparison of somatotype with elite athletes is a method to predict the chances of success in sports particularly in the olympic sport of wrestling. the aim of the present study was to describe the somatotypic profile of 9-13-year-old boys in northern, mountainous and desert areas with a territorial planning approach and an emphasis on the geographical areas potential for wre...

the biocontrol activity of two isolates of candida membranifaciens against grey mold of apple fruit caused by botrytis mali and their ability to induce biochemical defense responses in apple tissue were investigated. apple fruit (malus domestica) wounds were inoculated with 50 µl yeast suspension (1 × 107 cfu/ml) of c. membranifaciens followed 4 h later by 20 µl of conidial suspension of b. mal...

objective(s): lupus nephritis (ln) is the main cause of mortality and disability in systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) patients. therefore, utilizing a reliable and non-invasive method for serial measurements of renal function seems to be necessary. the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of urinary lipocalin-2 as a biomarker of renal involvement in sle patients.   materials and methods:...

we have previously shown that the proliferative response of t cells to antigenic or mitogenic stimulus decreased with age and that caloric resection (cr) attenuated the age-related decline in proliferation and il-2 expression. because activation-induced apoptosis is known to regulate cell proliferation and eliminate the high number of activated cells during an immune response, it was of interes...

abstract   background: cosmetic rhinoplasty is now carried out increasingly in an attempt to solve the psychological and social problems of people who are discontent with their nose. little is known about either the psychological status of persons who seek rhinoplasty or potential psychological changes following surgery. the challenge that faces surgeons, is how to identify, before surgical int...