BACKGROUND/AIM To investigate whether spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) with intact membranes is associated with changes in maternal serum prohepcidin concentrations. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study consisted of patients with spontaneous PTL with intact membranes (n = 25), a control group of healthy pregnant women between the 24th and 37th gestational weeks (n = 22), and uncomplicated term preg...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether blood cadmium concentration is elevated in iron-deficient infants. METHODS Blood cadmium and serum ferritin concentrations, serum iron/total iron-binding capacity (Fe/TIBC) and complete blood counts were measured in 31 iron deficient and 36 control infants, aged 6-24 months. All 31 iron-deficient infants received iron supplementation for 1-6 months. RESULTS B...

background: iron deficiency and its related anemia, which is the world’s most widespread nutritional deficiency, can be one of the possible consequences of regular blood donation. this research was carried out to compare iron stores in regular blood donors and first-time blood donors in tehran regional blood transfusion center. materials and methods: this study was carried out on 2,149 male blo...

INTRODUCTION Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune-mediated skin disease. In addition to standard therapeutic modalities (antibiotics, cytostatics, phototherapy, photochemotherapy and retinoids), nonstandard methods can be used in the treatment of psoriasis. This includes balneotherapy which is most commonly used in combination with therapeutic resources. The aim of this research was to ...

we studied the prevalence of iron-deficiency anaemia in women of reproductive age, between 15 to 49, with a mean age of 31-56±1.34 years, attending mirzakoochak khan hospital ob. gyn. center for routine gynecological and obstetrical examination. we compa'tred mean values for the serum tests and haematological data and investigated etiological factors such as age, marital status, education, spou...

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing and many countries are struggling with its high rate and serious complications. As a result of distinct diet in obese children, they may be susceptible to nutritional deficiencies in particular, iron deficiency. This study aimed to examine the relationship between obesity and iron indices. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 206 element...

Backgrounds and Aims: Thyroid hormones have a crucial physiological role to maintain balance of metabolism of body. Thyroid hormones have an important role in metabolism and proliferation of blood cells. Thyroid gland also has a vital influence on erythropoiesis by induction of erythropoietin secretion and proliferation of erythroid progenitors. In the present study, it was tried to evaluate th...

BACKGROUND Polymorphisms in the hemochromatosis (HFE) gene are associated with excessive iron absorption from the diet, and pro-oxidant effects of iron accumulation are thought to be a risk factor for several types of cancer. METHODS The C282Y (rs1800562) and H63D (rs1799945) polymorphisms were genotyped in 301 oral cancer cases and 437 controls and analyzed in relation to oral cancer risk, a...

Objectives: (1) The objective of the study was to evaluate and compare levels ferritin, iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), hemoglobin (Hb) in cases controls (2) correlate these parameters with severity psoriasis. Methods: Iron-profile including serum TIBC, Hb evaluated 100 subjects, 50 (psoriatic) (normal healthy individuals). A preformed pro forma filled for each patient after taking wr...

Two radiochemical (Irosorb 59 and Res-O-Mat Fc), a mechanized (DSA 560) and several manual colorimetric procedures (test combination of Roche, Merck and Haury) for the determination of the total iron binding capacity were compared with the transferrin-binding capacity (immunoprecipitation). Whereas all methods show a satisfactory correlation with the transferrin concentration, most colorimetric...