background: similar to inflammatory cells, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmcs) can also infiltrate in to kidney and urinary tracts and subsequently excreted by urine. in this study we determined the viability rate and response to phytohemagglutinin-a (pha) of human pbmcs in normal urine. methods: a number of 1×106 ficoll-hypaque isolated pbmcs were dispensed in 1 ml normal urine and 6 mo...

a 2-year-old male pekingese dog was referred to shiraz university’s veterinary teaching hospital for anorexia and depression. the case had no history of surgery. physical examination revealed no abnormalities except mild depression and fever. small, coccoid, epicellular bacteria were detected on erythrocytes by microscopic examination of the giemsa-stained blood smears. abnormalities noted in t...

prevalence of urolithiasis in childhood is increasing. the wide geographic variation in the incidence of lithiasis in childhood is related to climatic, dietary, and socioeconomic factors. many children with stone disease have a metabolic abnormality. in southeast asia, urinary calculi are endemic and are related to dietary factors. the main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of r...

hydrogen sulfide (h2s) prevents and treats a variety of disorders via its cytoprotective effects. however, the effects of h2s on rats with cisplatin (cp) nephrotoxicity are unclear. the aim was to study the effects of h2s on rats with cp nephrotoxicity. thirty male sprague-dawley rats were divided into three groups: control group, nephrotoxic group received single dose of cp (6 mg kg-1) and nep...

the aim of the present studyis radiographic evaluation of urinary system and the effect of urografin on clinical parameters, urinalysis and renal function tests in sheep. six clinically healthy female sheep were selected for this study.before experiment, vital signs were recorded. blood and urine samples were collected prior to the trials and paraclinical examinations were performed. urine samp...