background: we studied the effects of high protein (hp) and balanced diets (bds) on lipid profiles, and high‑sensitive c‑reactive protein (hs‑crp) levels in obese and overweight women. methods: in a parallel designed randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 healthy women with body mass index ≥25 kg/m2, aged 20–46 years, enrolled in an 8‑week investigation at aerobic clubs. they were categorized...

background: c-reactive protein (crp) can be increased after hormonal stimulations. the changes of crp might affect the success of in-vitro fertilization (ivf). objective: the aim of this study was to determine the possible relationship between the serum crp level and outcome of controlled ovarian stimulation, and pregnancy rate in patients undergoing ivf or intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ic...

introduction: atrial fibrillation (af) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmias that cardiologists and internists encounter. the goal of this article is to clarify an overview of the evidence linking inflammation to af existence, which may highlight the effect of some pharmacological agents that have genuine potential to reduce the clinical burden of af by modulating inflammatory pathways. mat...

background objective: to evaluate the utility of specific cut-off values for c- reactive protein (crp) and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (i/t) as screening tests for meningitis in culture negative early onset sepsis (eos). materials and methods retrospective chart review of 97 newborns with culture negative sepsis who had lumbar puncture performed as part of the sepsis evaluation in a leve...

background: the level of platelet volume (mpv) has been reported to be a laboratory marker in inflammatory cases. objectives: the aim of this study was to seek whether mpv has a role in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. it was also aimed to show the relationship of mpv with leukocyte count and c-reactive protein (crp) level. materials and methods: this study was conducted via retrospective a...

background and objective: the aim of this study was to determine the level of plasma high sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-crp) in preeclampsia and to compare hs-crp levels between normal pregnant women, mild preeclamptic, and severe preeclamptic women. materials and methods: serum hs-crp levels were investigated in 40 cases of normal pregnant women, 37 cases with mild preeclampsia and 38 cases...

objective(s) in the last few years, serum procalcitonin has been proposed as an early marker of infections in neonates, with varying results. in this study, we aimed to investigate the value of procalcitonin, and c- reactive protein in establishing the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis. materials and methods blood samples were collected at admission from 69 neonates with suspected infection (admitte...

background: hemodialysis patients are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. higher than expected cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in this population has been attributed to dislipidemia as well as inflammation. the causes of inflammation in hemodialysis patients are multifactorial. several markers were used for the detection of inflammatory reaction in patients with chronic renal dise...

background: migarine is the most common headache around the world including iran. in recent years, vitamin d deficiency has been shown to a global health problem. a few studies have been determined inverse association between serum levels of vitamin d with a headache. so, in this study, we investigated the effect of vitamin d supplementation on symptoms and c-reactive protein(crp) among patient...