conclusions our study showed minority of cases had zinc deficiency, which is different from previous reported results, because the most subjects in this study had normal level of zinc. we recommend further studies on diet in our population. it seems the only reason for the obtained result in this part of iran with low socioeconomic status may be related to the diets containing high levels of zi...

Background: Normal pregnancy is thought to be dependent on Th2 deviation, while Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) and Pre-eclampsia (PE) appear to be biased toward the Th1 immune response. It is believed that the soluble form of CD30 (sCD30) is an index of Th2 immune response or modulator of Th1/Th2 responses. Objective: The aim of this study was determination of the sCD30 level in RPL and PE pati...

background: preeclampsia is a pregnancy multisystem disorder of unknown etiology. it is a significant cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. objectives: due to the significant role of magnesium in physiological regulation of blood pressure, this study was conducted to measure the level of magnesium in pre-eclampsia and control groups since the beginning of the pregnancy. materials...

introduction recurrent oral aphthous is one of the most common ulcerative lesions of the oral cavity which no specific treatment has been introduced for it, sofar. some studies suggest the zinc deficiency as one of the etiologic factors in aphthous ulcers and also in other experimental studies, zinc composition has been effective in aphthous treatment. the aim of this stud was to determinate th...

SUMMARY Giardia is a protozoan parasite which exists in the small intestine in man. This parasite could act as a barrier against fat absorption. It also results in anemia as a result of interference with folic acid vitamin B6 and probably iron absorption. In this study a total of 198 infested and 35 non­infested school children were studied for serum Iron and TIBC. The results showed the Iron...

Background: Nowadays, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are among the most common causes of mortalities worldwide. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has an important role in the pathogenesis of CVDs. The aim of the current study was to compare serum PTH levels between patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), unstable angina, and normal coronary function. Methods: This descriptive and analytic stud...

geometrical profile (roughness) of joint surfaces influences the behaviour of rock joints under shear loading. with regard to the dilation, there are two models of direct shear test that may simulate the original loading condition existing in the location from where the specimens have been sampled. the first model in which the normal load is constant (cnl) and the discontinuity is free to dilat...

background: among most of the hepatic diseases, elevation of alanine amino transferase (alt) level is the hallmark of hepatocyte necrosis. but, no study has been performed in this field in iran. materials and methods: this study is designed to compare the grade, stage, and histological activity index (hai score) of liver pathology between patients with normal serum alt and elevated serum alt. i...