objective: diabetes mellitus is defined as a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both or insulin resistance. curcumin inhibits nf-κb signaling pathway. the aim of this study is evaluation of the effect of nano-curcumin on hba1c, fast blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic patients. materials and methods:...

objective: the purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of menstrual cycle abnormalities among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) on biochemical and anthropometric characteristics. materials and methods: we conducted a prospective observational study of patients 17-35 years of age with pcos that attended the department of gynecological endocrinology of our hospital. re...

objective: an association between diabetes mellitus and alterations in the oral cavity has been noted. in this study, we evaluated differences between salivary iga, glucose and flow rate in diabetic patients compared with healthy controls. materials and methods: forty patients with type 1 diabetes, 40 patients with type 2 diabetes and 40 healthy controls were selected. whole unstimulated saliva...

background: to estimate the prevalence of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (sibo) among patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) versus healthy subjects with the use of a glucose breath test (gbt) in our geographical area. materials and methods: this study included a total of 80 consecutive patients; 40 with ibs based on rome iii criteria and 40 healthy controls with similar age and sex...

stem cell therapy could have great potential for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. stem cells might have the ability to differentiate into a widespread cell types, and to repopulate and revitalize the damaged cells with healthy tissue, and improve its performance. we provide here the evidence supporting the critical use of stem cell as a treatment in disease conditions existing with ...

abstract background: gestational diabetes is the second common disorder in pregnancy period, which is detected in 24-28 weeks of gestational age through screening tests in low-risk women. the women with gestational diabetes are prone to prenatal mortality and development of future diabetes. therefore, detection of these individuals in the fi rst trimester and conducting preventive interventions...

the variations of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) activity in different brain regions of normal, hypo- and hyperthyroid rats were investigated. hypo- and hyperthyrodism were experimentaly induced by administration of methimazol and liothyronine, respectively. in normal rats, midbrain had the minimum (70 mu/mg) and cerebral cortex the maximum (349 mu/mg) g6pd activity. hyperthyrodism in...

in order to estimate the reducing sugar in tubers of potato by using a manual glucose determiner, an experiment was conducted in factorial arrangement based on completely randomized design with three replications. in this research reducing sugar of four cultivars of potato – agria, sante, with two methods: enzymatic and a manual glucose determiner. the results picaso and kizer – that maintained...

objective: oxidative stress is the result of an imbalance between free radical production and antioxidant defenses of the body. the use of antioxidants can have preventive effects in diabetes. the present study aims to show the effects of biarum bovei extracts on lipid profile, lipid peroxidation in streptozocin induced diabetic male rats. materials and methods: animals were randomly assigned t...

this study was conducted to determine the effect of swedish massage on blood glucose level in children with diabetes mellitus (dm). it was prospective randomized controlled trial study that conducted on 36 children, 6-12 years old with dm, recruited from a hospital in qom city, iran. the children were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. swedish massage was performed 15 minutes...