objective(s) there are some reports in recent years indicating that renal ischemia - reperfusion (ir) induces deleterious changes in remote organs such as liver. the aim of this study was to investigate whether leukocytes have a role on the induction of oxidative stress in liver after renal ir. materials and methods inbred mice in ir donor group were subjected to renal ir injury. in sham donor ...

background: there are no data on the frequency and biochemical expression of the hemochromatosis associated mutations, c282y and h63d, in iranian adult population. this is the first study among iranians that may advocate a screening program. materials and methods: we investigated the frequency of the c282y/h63d hfe gene mutations in a group of 1029 randomly selected iranian blood donors as well...

BACKGROUND There is a huge need for the availability of transplantable donor corneas worldwide to reduce the burden of corneal blindness due to corneal opacity. Voluntary eye donation depends on the awareness levels of various stakeholders in the community. This study aimed to assess the awareness level regarding eye donation among various stakeholders in Srikakulam district in the state of And...

By grafting operations, interspecific eye chimeras of the cockroaches Gromphadorhina portentosa and Leucophaea maderae were produced. Mechanisms involved the development of both the compound eye and the retina-lamina projection have been studied. Most cell types composing the eyes of these cockroaches are cytologically distinguishable in the chimera; also, retinula axons forming the retina-lami...

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of spiritual well-being and demographic characteristics in signing the donor card. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Hamadan in 2018. Six hundred employees from 57 offices (out of 60) were selected using a random sampling method. Data gathering was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire. Th...