Zinc is one of the essential elements in biological system. The role of this element in many enzymes has been proved. Zinc has an antagonistic effect on the toxic elements such as cadmium, as both binds to a carrier protein called metalothionein . Zinc can be found in atmosphere of different industrial environment. Due to its importance, it's concentration in the serum of 399 Male workers of sa...

conclusions the results of our study show that serum zinc level in bronchiectasis patients was lower than the control group and the difference was statistically significant. it seems that the use of zinc supplement can reduce progression of the infectious disease regarding its role in improving the immune system reactions and some unknown mechanisms. therefore, prophylactic and therapeutic use ...

background: recurrent herpes labialis (rhl) is one of most common infective vesiculoulcerative lesions. according to some studies administration of topical and/or systemic zinc compositions has been effective in treatment and prevention. this article aims to comparison of zinc level in healthy subjects and rhl patients in acute and convalescent phases. materials and methods: this was a retrospe...

objective: zinc deficiency is an important health problem in developing countries. the aim of this study was diagnosis of zinc deficiency among young female students of tehran university of medical sciences. materials and methods: this cross sectional study evaluated 420 medical and paramedical students of tehran university in 2005. all of them were female and in the first year of their educati...

aim : this study evaluated serum levels of zinc in patient with cd compare to healthy subjects. background : celiac disease (cd) is characterized by small intestinal malabsorption of nutrients as a consequence of ingestion of wheat gluten. zinc is an essential trace element that it has vital biological functions. patients and methods : sera of 30 celiac cases and 30 healthy normal cohorts as co...

Background & Objective: The aim of this present study was to assess the relationship between serum zinc levels and liver histopathological findings in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients.Methods: This case-control study was performed in consecutively selected NASH patients who had been referred to a general hospital. The control group consisted ...