objective(s) the fractions of candida albicans have been used as an immunomodulator. the present work assessed the effect of different fractions of c. albicans on nitric oxide (no) production by mice peritoneal macrophages. materials and methods cell wall and cytoplasmic fractions of c. albicans atcc 10321 strain were extracted. mice peritoneal macrophages were purified and cultured. different ...

introduction: different vasoactive factors can modulate cardiovascular adaptation to hemorrhagic shock including nitric oxide (no). in this study we investigated the effect of  the no synthase inhibitor for treatment of  decompensated hemorrhagic shock in normotensive and hypertensive rats. methods: twenty‑four male wistar rats were divided into two groups: the normotensive and hypertensive gro...

background: a number of medicinal plants have been used to treat various immunological diseases. nitric oxide (no) has an important regulatory role in the various types of inflammatory processes. objective: to investigate the no modulatory activity of the extracts of several medicinal plants native to iran including dracocephalum kotschyi, linum persicum, dionysia termeana, salvia mirzayanii, f...

background since nitric oxide (no) has an oxidant activity, lower levels following a varicocelectomy may result in better functioning sperm, improved semen quality and consequently higher fertility rates. however, this procedure should be examined in more detail. objectives accordingly, this study was performed to compare the before and after varicocelectomy levels of no in the seminal fluid of...

the mechanism by which lead may cause a perturbotion in the nevous system is through the nitric oxide synthase. in this study the effect of lead acetate on the hippocampal constitutive nitric oxide production was studied. the variation in the nitric oxide production may contribute to physiological lead neurotoxicity in vivo. different concentrations of lead acetate (10-9 to 10-6 m), wre added t...

clinical studies have shown that in pathological conditions such as endometriosis and reproductive tract infection (male and female) there is an activation status of macrophages that produce large quantities of nitric oxide (no) in addition to other effector molecules. large amounts of no may have embryotoxic roles and produce infertility. this study was designed to evaluate the effect of diffe...

background:   objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of enos in the fts of women with tep.   materials and methods: in this case-control study, a total number of 30fts samples were obtained from three groups including: 10 fts of women that bearing an ep, 10 fts from the non-pregnant women at luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, and 10 fts of healthy pregnant women (n=10...

evidence supports the involvement of nitric oxide (no) in a varity of male reproductive processes such as spermatogenesis, spermiogenesis, sperm motion, sperm metabolism and sperm capacitation. however, low concentration of no is essential in biology and physiology of spermatozoa, but high amounts of no is toxic and has negative effects on sperm functions. on the other hand, it is established t...

background: hawthorn species decreases blood pressure and relaxes precontracted vessels. this study aimed at examining the antihypertensive effect and related mechanisms of hydroalcoholic extract of crataegus azarolus subspecies aronia fruit in rats with renovascular hypertension. methods: six groups of male sprague-dawley rats, each containing 6 to 8 rats, were studied. the groups comprised of...