normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: increased pro-inflammatory factors, metabolic profile and biomarkers of oxidative stress during pregnancy have been associated with development of several complications. to our knowledge, no reports are available indicating the effects of vitamin d supplementation on serum hs-crp, metabolic profile and bio markers of oxidative stress amo...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa introduction: hepatitis b is one of the world's health problems and increased the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis. medical students exposed to risk because of future job, and being infected than the general population. this study will survey level of knowledge, risk perception and behavioral intention medical students about hepa...

background: the up-regulation of galectin-3, galectin-9, and galectin-15 expression in the luminal and glandular epithelium was reported in preparation of the endometrium for embryo implantation at the midlutheal phase. however, no data was available regarding the expression and the distribution pattern of galectin-8 in the human endometrium during a regular menstrual cycle. objective: the curr...

background: meict is the first chlorotoxin-like peptide isolated from the iranian scorpion mesobuthus eupeus. chlorotoxin (ctx) is a neurotoxin that specially binds to (mmp-2) on ma-lignant cells and now is used in treatment of glioma. in the present study, we have used homology modeling to propose the 3d structure of meictand analyze its interaction with mmp-2 and its snp types. methods:the st...

background :cytotoxic t lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (ctla-4) is an important negative regulator of t-cell responses. the -1722tc polymorphism of the ctla-4 gene may be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) risk, but related results from previous studies have been inconsistent. we carried out a meta-analysis to assess this association more precisely.   methods : a systematic sea...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: stroke is one of the most common causes of disabilities and death all over the world. the mortality rate of stroke is predicted to be doubled by 2030 in the middle east countries. nutrition is an effective strategy in prevention and management of stroke. this study assessed the relationship between various protein types and stroke risk. ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: one of the major steps for planning and making polices in iranian health and health service sector is to gain information on the condition of such services in each province. thus, the present study intended to determine the degree of development and ranking of provinces at this sector. it can identify the undev...