Objective. To study the content of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tropomyosin receptor type B kinase (TrkB) in patients at an early stage diabetic polyneuropathy. Late diagnosis polyneuropathy (DPN) is largely due to presence a subclinical stage, which damage nervous system develops absence complaints from patient.
 Materials methods. 64 with 2 diabetes mellitus 11 persons co...

Background Procalcitonin is known as one of the bacteremia and sepsis markers such as cytokines, interleukin and reactive proteins. This study was conducted to determine the procalcitonin levels in neonatal sepsis. Materials and Methods In a cross-sectional study, the serum procalcitonin levels in 50 term newborns with suspected sepsis was compared with 50 healthy newborns in Ghaem Hospital, Ma...

Background: The analysis of ethanol in bio-samples is an important method for determination of acute alcohol use/abuse both in clinical and forensic toxicology. In forensic cases, it is known that micro-organisms involved in the postmortem putrefaction process can produce alcohol and when the body has been traumatized. In clinical setting, post-ingestion time has a critical role for determinati...

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of stress inoculation on laboratory markers such as heart rate variability and salivary cortisol and clinical outcomes (anxiety, stress and depression) of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.  Methods & Materials: The research is a semi experimental study with the pre, post-test and experimental and control groups. The...

I. OVERVIEW OF THE ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ............................................................e357 A. Definition of Terms............................................e357 B. Pathogenesis and Management of ACS.............e357 II. USE OF BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS IN THE INITIAL EVALUATION OF ACS .........................e358 A. Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction ...................e358 1. Bioc...