Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is a most important endemism states of flora of Iran with a considerable plant species diversity in the country. In the present study the cytotoxic activity of 13 plant species grown in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari have been evaluated on prostate (PC-3), breast (MCF-7), liver (HepG2), ovary (CHO) and melanoma (B16-F10) cancer cell lines. The cytotoxicity and apop...

OBJECTIVES Klebsiella pneumoniae is a gram-negative rod bacterium, a known cause of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and is an important hospital-acquired pathogen that causes severe morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to identify the TEM and SHV genes in K. pneumoniae isolated from cockroaches obtained from hospitals. METHODS In this study, 250 cockroaches were collected...

PURPOSE Estimating wind chill index as one of the indexes effective in body comfort, specifically for athletes and tourists interested in winter sports. METHODS Meteorology data including temperature and the percentage of relative humidity of 6 synoptic stations of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiyrai province, Iran from 1990 to 2007 were extracted from Iranian Meteorology Site. In order to calculate the v...

Escherichia coli, an opportunistic environmental pathogen, is one of the commonest causes of bovine clinical mastitis in the early lactation period. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) whose pathogenesis is associated with enterotoxigenic genes (stxI, stxII, and eaeA) cause serious acute illness and long-term side effects in both animals and humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the...

Background Hepatitis B is a dangerous disease with high morbidity and mortality rates all around the world. Vaccination is the most important way to its prevention and control. This cross-sectional study was carried out to study the levels of immunogenicity to hepatitis B vaccine in students. Materials and Methods Six hundred and forty-four students aged 6-18 years including 316 girls and 328...

Medicinal plants are one of very valuable rescores in wide range of world and Iran natural resources. Herbal medicines against chemical and synthetic drugs have bad effects and minor side effects and or are completely harmless. Interest in ethnobotany has increased dramatically in recent years. Medicinal folklore over the years has proved to be an invaluable guide in present day screening of dr...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to detect the occurrence of parasites in fish in Armand River, Chaharmahal va Bakhtyari Province regarding the importance of native fish population in the river. METHODS The occurrence of parasites was investigated in 6 native fish (Capoeta capoeta, C. damascina, C. aculeta, Barbus barbulus, B. grypus and Glyptothorax silviae) collected from the current ma...

BACKGROUND Fascioliasis caused by Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica is a foodborne and waterborne zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. The illness occurs in regions with intensive sheep or cattle production. In some parts of Iran the incidence of human infection has increased over the past decades. Since Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province has been known as a main pole of traditiona...

Background and aims: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common progressive neurological diseases in young people. Tremor a debilitating symptom people with MS, significantly affecting their quality life. This study aimed to evaluate effect self-care program based on mobile application tremors MS. Methods: semi-experimental was conducted 72 patients MS Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province 2019...