in order to study on effect of magnetic field on germination characteristics and early growth of marigold (calendula officinalis l.) seeds an experiment was carried out in laboratory conditions in arak university of iran. seeds were magnetically exposed to magnetic field strengths, 100 or 200 mt for different periods of time; d1 (control), d2 (1 h), d3 (6 h), d4 (12h), d5 (24 h) and d6 (continu...

Obesity is frequently associated with a chronic low-grade inflammation in the adipose tissue (AT) and impaired glucose homeostasis. Adipose macrophages (ATMs) have been shown to accumulate inflamed AT either by means of recruitment from blood or local proliferation. ATM proliferation activation can be stimulated TH2 cytokines, such as IL-4 IL-13, suggesting involvement CD4-positive T cells acti...

Resistance of the weanling rat to acetaminophen (AP AP)-induced hepatotoxicity is manifested with regard to a surge in APAP-glutathione (OSH) conjugate formation in the liver [Allameh et al. Mech Aging Dev 95(1997)71]. The present study was conducted to assess the role of this detoxification pathway in APAPinduced lipid per6xidationin the liver. Lipid peroxidation measured as thiobarbituric...

Complement depletion with cobra venom factor (CVF) before coronary artery ligation has been previously shown to reduce subsequent ischemic myocardial tissue injury in the baboon; however, whether complement depletion after the initiation of acute myocardial ischemia affords similar myocardial preservation is not known. Both complement depletion with CVF or the administration of certain nonstero...

resistance of the weanling rat to acetaminophen (ap ap)-induced hepatotoxicity is manifested with regard to a surge in apap-glutathione (osh) conjugate formation in the liver [allameh et al. mech aging dev 95(1997)71]. the present study was conducted to assess the role of this detoxification pathway in apapinduced lipid per6xidationin the liver. lipid peroxidation measured as thiobarbituric aci...

agricultural activities have always been partly responsible for the emission of greenhouse gases and other environmental contaminants in the atmosphere. thus, studying on the environmental effects of agricultural activities and proposing appropriate strategies to mitigate these adverse effects can be paramount importance. in this study, in order to determine the environmental impacts of peanut ...

We investigated clinical and cellular phenotypes of 24 children with mutations in the catalytic (alpha) subunit of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) gamma polymerase (POLG1). Twenty-one had Alpers syndrome, the commonest severe POLG1 autosomal recessive phenotype, comprising hepatoencephalopathy and often mtDNA depletion. The cellular mtDNA content reflected the genotype more closely than did clini...