the aim of this study was to test the therapeutic efficacy of sodium alginate in a rat model of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (tnbs)-induced inflammatory bowel disease. this experiment was carried out using 77 sprague-dawley rats which were divided into six groups; normal, control, prophylactic, therapeutic and two experimental groups. rats were sacrificed 1, 2, 3 and 6 weeks after colitis indu...

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) has been defined by the global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (gold), as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation which is not fully reversible. copd consists of emphysema which is the destruction and inflammation of the lung alveoli. adenosine deaminase (ada, e.c.3.5.4.4) converts adenosine to inosine. there are two isoen...

purpose : to investigate intraocular pressure (iop) changes due to different serum level heights by using tonopen in acquired globes from the iran eye bank (ieb). methods : in this interventional prospective case series, serum were infused into 18 normal globes acquired from ieb by using 21g needle inserted in vitreal space through optic nerve head to change the iop by different fluid level hei...

background : ruptured cerebral aneurysms (icas) are the most common non-traumatic cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage (sah) that is associated with life threatening complications such as vasospasm, infarction, and hydrocephalus (hcp). the active participation of macrophage/monocyte-mediated inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of cerebral aneurysm as labeled with monocyte chemoattractantprote...

Hypertonicity causes severe clinical manifestations and is associated with mortality and severe short-term and long-term neurological sequelae. The main clinical syndromes of hypertonicity are hypernatremia and hyperglycemia. Hypernatremia results from relative excess of body sodium over body water. Loss of water in excess of intake, gain of sodium salts in excess of losses or a combination of ...

The involvement of elements in the pathological process of primary hypertension has been established. The serum levels of copper, iron, zinc, sodium, potassium and calcium were studied by atomic absorption spectrophotometery and flame photometry in hypertensive and normal subjects. Serum copper and zinc levels were increased in hypertensive patients (25.5% and 14.7% respectively) as compar...