background and aims: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) is the first enzyme in the route of pentose phosphate metabolism. this route fulfills an effective role in removing oxidant metabolites. deficiency of this enzyme causes decline in energy regeneration of red blood cells and hemolysis. in this study, application of fluorescence staining method in diagnosing the frequency of g6pd defic...

the aim of this study was to investigate the barrier properties of cellulose nanocrystals-pvananocomposites. nanocomposite films with different filler loading levels (3, 6, 9 and 12% by wt) weredeveloped by solvent casting method. the effect of cellulose nanocrystals on the barrier properties ofthe nanocomposites was studied. to this end, moisture absorption, water vapor permeability (wvp),oxyg...

objective: parkinson's disease (pd) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders which is characterized by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural disturbances. studies indicate that grape juice and exercise may have beneficial effects on neurodegenerative disorders. therefore, in the present study, we evaluated the effects of red grape juice (gj) together with treadmill runni...

japan is a region of active plate tectonics, well known for its japanese trench a geological feature evolving as a result of north pacific (np) oceanic plate pushing and sub-ducting underneath the north american (na) plate. multiple plate tectonics have been continuously recorded in the region since 1979 by the network of gps stations called geonet. the network operating and monitoring more tha...

a novel rice-husk-silica supported n-propyl bipyridinium chloride (rhprbpcl) has been prepared. due to the basicity of rhprbpcl, it was decided to evaluate its catalytic activity in the one-pot preparation of tetrahydrobenzo[b]pyran, dihydropyrano[3,2-c]chromene and dihydropyrano[4,3-b]pyran derivatives. the catalyst was characterized by ft-ir, sem and tga analyses. this methodology offers seve...

parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders.  there are many documents about the effects of oxidative stress in parkinson’s disease etiology. angiotensin ii activates nadph dependent oxidases and causes superoxides formation.  peganum harmala l. extract, which has angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitory effect, is considered to evaluate oxidative stress inhi...

background: herpes simplex virus (hsv) type 1 and 2 are common infectious agents worldwide. data on prevalence of hsv-1 and hsv-2 infection are limited in asia, especially in iran. the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hsv type 1 and 2 based on age, gender, marital status, education, living area, job, symptoms and history of disease variables. methods: the study populatio...

the chemical composition of the essential oil of fruits of pimpinella haussknechtiiboiss.was studied by gc-ms. after gc-ms analysis, one unknown component (56.7%) was observed, which was not characterized in the gc-ms library. the essential oil of p.hauskenekhtii was injected to hplc using ymc-pak-sil column (250 × 20 mm) with gradient system of hexane (a), and hexane: ethyl acetate, 9:1 (b) to...

introduction: the neuroprotective role of opioid morphine against 6-hydroxydopamineinduced cell death has been demonstrated. however, the exact mechanism(s) underlying such neuroprotection, especially the role of subtype receptors, has not yet been fully clarified. methods: here, we investigated the effects of different opioid agonists on 6-ohda-induced neurotoxicity in human neuroblastoma sh-s...