introduction: β-carbolines are shown to have significant anti-inflammatory effect via the inhibition of some inflammatory mediators including tnf-α and pge2. in previous studies purkinje cell deterioration have been proposed the dominant pathogenesis of harmaline toxicity. win55, 212-2 is a non-selective cannabinoid cb1 and cb2 receptor agonist. combination of win55, 212-2 and am 251(cb1-select...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical used in polycarbonate and epoxy resins. Previously, we found that BPA stabilized the protein levels of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related 2 (Nrf2) by inducing Ca2+ efflux into cytosol, followed nitric oxide synthase activation, resulting enhanced nitrosylation Keap1, which a negative regulator Nrf2. However, mechanisms behind stimulation rem...

Introduction: β-carbolines are shown to have significant anti-inflammatory effect via the inhibition of some inflammatory mediators including TNF-α and PGE2. In previous studies Purkinje cell deterioration have been proposed the dominant pathogenesis of harmaline toxicity. WIN55, 212-2 is a non-selective cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor agonist. Combination of WIN55, 212-2 ...

Background: Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) failure with unknown causes are the controversial issues that are probably related to the immune system. Objective: To compare circulating NK cells expressing activation and inhibition surface markers between patients with RSA and IVF failure with those of healthy multiparous and successful IVF control women, resp...

urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (upar) and its ligands play a major role in many tumors by mediating extracellular matrix degradation and signaling cascades leading to tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. recently we introduced upar decapeptide antagonist with cytotoxic effect on mda-mb-231 cell line. in this study we assessed the alteration in upar downstream signaling following tre...

septic shock continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the intensive care units. when the shock state persists after adequate fluid resuscitation,  vasopressor therapy is required to improve and maintain adequate tissue/organ  perfusion in an attempt to improve survival and prevent the development of multiple organ dysfunction and failure. various studies have suggested that exogeno...

Epilepsy is a chronic disease affects CNS in various ages. WHO estimates 50 million people are suffering from epilepsy worldwide which make it a serious prevalent problem among neurological diseases. Intractable epilepsy (IE) affects about 20-30% of epileptic patients who failed to be seizure - free after antiepileptic drug (AED) consumption. Although many AEDs now are available for epilepsy tr...