hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (i/r) is a common phenomenon during liver surgery, transplantation, infection and trauma which results in damage and necrosis of the hepatic tissue through different pathways. mechanisms involved in i/r damage are very intricate and cover several aspects. several factors are involved in i/r-induced damages; briefly, decrease in sinusoidal perfusion and atp generatio...

background primary dysmenorrhea (pd) is a term used to describe uterine muscle spasms which occurs during the days of menstruation. objectives to determine the effect of acupressure on third liver point on primary dysmenorrhea. patients and methods female students living in dormitories of kashan university of medical sciences in iran who had pd were studied for three menstrual cycles between ma...

Lipids in liver wet and dry matter, liver moist and dry matter and their relationships were investigated based on species, sex and age in cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats. Mean percentage of lipids in liver wet and dry matter and liver dry matter in cows were 3.60%, 1.10%, 29.70%, and for buffaloes were 5.30%, 1.55%, 29.20%, sheep 3.00%, 0.83%, 27.90%, and goats 2.910%, 1.55% and 28.40%, respec...

lipids in liver wet and dry matter, liver moist and dry matter and their relationships were investigated based on species, sex and age in cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats. mean percentage of lipids in liver wet and dry matter and liver dry matter in cows were 3.60%, 1.10%, 29.70%, and for buffaloes were 5.30%, 1.55%, 29.20%, sheep 3.00%, 0.83%, 27.90%, and goats 2.910%, 1.55% and 28.40%, respec...

background: the study was designed to assess the role of preoperative neutrophil, lymphocyte, and neutrophil?lymphocyte ratio (nlr) in predicting survival outcomes of abo?incompatible liver transplantation (lt). materials and methods: we retrospectively collected the demographic and clinical  characteristics of 71 patients with end?stage liver cirrhosis following abo?incompatible lt in this stu...

antifibrotic therapies should preferentially be targeted to the activated hepatic mesenchymal cells. those cells resemble wound healing myofibroblasts and synthesize an excess of extracellular matrix (ecm) proteins. they derive from quiescent hepatic stellate cells (hsc) and portal/perivascular (myo-) fibroblasts (mf). whereas various agents have been shown to inhibit hsc/mf proliferation and c...

background maintenance of the adequate intraoperative renal perfusion is very important during orthotopic liver transplantation (olt) to prevent acute renal failure. objectives for the first time, this study was designed to survey the effects of octreotide on urine output during anesthesia for olt and early postoperative renal function. patients and methods in this randomized double-blind place...