BACKGROUND Corylopsis coreana Uyeki (Hamamelidaceae) is a medicinal plant cultivated in Northeast Asia. Previously, we have reported that an ethanol extract of Corylopsis coreana Uyeki flos (ECCF) contains four active compounds with antioxidant activity. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial spectrum against infectious bacteria and anti-inflammatory effect of EC...

Sesame oil has been used in traditional Taiwanese medicine to relieve the inflammatory pain in people with joint inflammation, toothache, scrapes, and cuts. However, scientific evidence related to the effectiveness or action mechanism of sesame oil on relief of pain and inflammation has not been examined experimentally. Here, we investigated the therapeutic effect of sesame oil on monosodium ur...

Purpose: Aspiration of intra abdominal fluid and debris is usually needed during different stages of the operation. This is necessary in order to protect the intra abdominal space from contamination and/or to remove blood or tissue fluids that may occur during the operation. It is also essential for obtaining a clean surgical area. Aspiration of intra abdominal fluid collecting in Douglas Pouch...

Recently, proinflammatory activities had been described for S100A8 and S100A9, two proteins found at inflammatory sites and within the neutrophil cytoplasm. In this study, we investigated the role of these proteins in neutrophil migration in vivo in response to LPS. LPS was injected into the murine air pouch, which led to the release of S100A8, S100A9, and S100A8/A9 in the pouch exudates that p...

This study evaluates the results of endorectal Ileal J Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IJPAA) in 13 patients with Ulcerative colitis and 7 patients with familial adenomatous polyposis in 6 years in Emam Hosein Hospital. In the last, for this patients permanent Ileostomy was performed, but with (IJPAA) operation permanent Ileostomy is abandoned. Two patients, total colectomy rectal mocosectomy and ilea...

INTRODUCTION The aerial parts of the plant Calotropis procera produce milky white latex that causes inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes. Prostaglandins are one of the mediators released in an inflammatory response following induction of cyclooxygenase (COX). In the present study, we have evaluated the role of prostaglandins in inflammatory response elicited by the latex of C. procera....

The goal of this study was to compare the Spiegelberg intraventricular intracranial pressure (ICP)/intracranial compliance monitoring device, which features an air-pouch balloon catheter, with existing gold-standard methods of measuring ICP and intracranial compliance. A Spiegelberg intraventricular catheter, a standard intraventricular catheter, and a Codman intraparenchymal ICP microsensor we...

Two animal models were used to investigate the mode of action of levamisole and thymopoietin. Neither compound influenced the subcutaneous carrageenan air pouch. While thymopoietin inhibited the formation of cotton pellet granulomas, levamisole enhanced it. This supports the conclusions of clinical studies reported elsewhere that levamisole and thymopoietin do not act in the same way in rheumat...

Saliva of bloodfeeding arthropods has been incriminated in facilitating the establishment of parasite in their host. We report on the leukocyte chemoattractive effect of salivary gland homogenate (SGH) from Lutzomyia longipalpis on saliva-induced inflammation in an air pouch model. SGH (0.5 pair/animal) was inoculated in the air pouch formed in the back of BALB/c or C57BL/6 mice. L. longipalpis...