The therapeutic efficacy of the combination of cyproheptadine and bromocriptine was studied in 15 patients with active acromegaly showing incomplete GH suppression in response to bromocriptine therapy alone. The mean basal plasma GH was 31.3±5.5 µg/L, and it decreased to 19.0±3.9 µg/L during the single bromocriptine therapy (10-20 mg for 2 to 21 months). When cyproheptadine (12 to 16 mg for 8 t...

Influence of formation of surface nano/ultrafine structure using deep rolling on plasma nitriding and tribological properties of the AISI 316L stainless steel was investigated. Initially, the deep rolling process was carried out on the bar-shaped specimens at 15 cycles with 0.2 mm/s longitudinal rate and 22.4 rpm bar rotation. Then, plasma nitriding treatment was applied on the as-received...

Bakground: Phototherapy plays a significant role in the treatment and prevention of hyperbilirubinemia as well as the management of subsequent complications in the newborn.  However, this treatment modality may itself result in the development of hypocalcaemia and create serious complications including convulsion and related conditions. Objective: This study was under-taken to investigate photo...

conclusions this study showed that cccdna can be detected in the plasma specimen of 17.9% of iranian treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis b infection. therefore, designing prospective studies focusing on the detection of cccdna in these patients would provide more information. results the mean (sd) age of the patients was 41.1 ± 12.4 years (range, 20 - 62 years). from a total of 106 ...

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is the result of multiple thrombus disseminated in small arterioles throughout the body. principle damage is in the endothelium of small vessels and capillaries. from 1982 to 1999, 28 patients (16 female and 12 male) have been treated for ttp. the outcome was evaluated for risk factors and prognosis. these patients were 18 to 69 years old. all had neurologica...