objective(s)  garlic (allium sativum) is known as a potent spice and a medicine with broad therapeutic properties ranging from antibacterial to anticancer, and anticoagulant. one of the major purified garlic protein components is the 47 kda protein. in this study, the effect of 47 kda protein extracted from aged garlic (age) was evaluated on mouse dendritic cell (dc) maturation in vitro. materi...

in order to determine the most effective hormones on the in vitro oocyte maturation (germinal vesicle breakdown - gvbd) in a hybrid sturgeon bester, ovarian follicles were incubated at the migratory nucleus stage in the presence of several steroids, gonadotropin preparations and forskolin. occurrence of gvbd and 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3 -one (dhp) production were followed during an expe...

  Background & Aim: Considering that antioxidants are known as effective free radicals scavenger, it may be able to improve the in vitro oocyte maturation and the fetal quality. This study was designed to determine the effect of Gundelia tournefortii leaves (GTE) hydro-alcoholic extract as a source of antioxidant on in vitro oocyte maturation. Experimental: Germinal vasicle (GV) were...

fats and oils are made of triglycerides. the fatty acids are the main constituents of triglycerides. there are minor components present in the oils and fats that are of great importance in human health, namely tocopherols and phenolic compounds that exhibit antioxidant activities. the concentrations of these compounds vary during ripening and maturation of olives. the object of the present stud...

introduction: in vitro maturation and development of immature oocytes, as an artificial reproduction technique, is useful especially in women who are affected by cancer and polycystic ovary syndrome. despite using many types of in vitro media, an appropriate environment has not been reported yet. present study was designed to assess the effect of heated human follicular fluid (hhff), which is s...

background: due to lack of detailed standards of sexual maturity in individuals with intellectual, sensory and motor disability in iran and the importance of timing of onset of puberty in these individuals, a study is necessary. by knowing the onset of puberty, physiologic and behavioral changes can be traced in these people, as well as the potential impact of the puberty on the underlying dise...

background: dendritic cells (dcs) are professional antigen presenting cells that have an important role in the initiation of immune response. the use of maturation factors in dendritic cell differentiation provides a promising approach in immunotherapy. objective: in this study, we compared tumor necrosis factor-α, polyribocytidylic acid, lipopolysacharide and cpg oligonucleotides in inducing d...