background: in an effort to understand what limits the virulence of malaria para­sites in relation to the host genetic and immunogenic background, we investi­gated the possibility that the parasite and host genotype crossover interac­tions constrain virulence. methods: two groups of mice from different genotypes were used (c57bl/6 (b6) and dba/2 mice). the mice were infected with a virulent par...

background: herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) is highly prevalent and major cause of genital herpes in humans. the life-long nature of infection and the increasing prevalence of genital herpes imply that vaccination is the best strategy for controlling the spread of infection and limiting hsv disease. hsv glycoprotein d (gd) is one of the most important viral immunogen which has an essential ...

conclusions this research study proved the presence of viable probiotic lab microflora in the ewe milk with enhanced health benefits. the 2 selected lactobacillus strains could be exploited in dairy or pharmaceutical industry in future. objectives the probiotic efficacy of two lactobacillus strains namely lactobacillus pentosus lp05 and l. brevis lb32 was evaluated. they were previously isolate...

escherichia coli o157:h7 is found in cattle farms and can live in the intestine of healthy cattle. mostcases of human illnesses including nonbloody diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndromecan be traced, either directly or indirectly, to cattle. one strategy for reducing the risk of enterohemorrhagicescherichia coli (ehec) infections in human is to reduce the prevalence of inf...

objective(s): the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of chloride channel protein 2 (clc-2) in glutamate-induced apoptosis in the retinal ganglion cell line (rgc-5). materials and methods: rgc-5 cells were treated with 1 mm glutamate for 24 hr. the expression of clc-2, bax, and bcl-2 was detected by western blot analysis. cell survival and apoptosis were measured by 3-(4,5-dimethy...

how to cite this article: : farivar s, mohamadzade z, shiari r, fahimzad ar. neural differentiation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells by cerebrospinal fluid. . iran j child neurol. 2015 winter; 9(1):87-93.     abstract objective wharton’s jelly (wj) is the gelatinous connective tissue from the umbilical cord. it is composed of mesenchymal stem cells, collagen fibers, and proteoglyc...

background: in recent years, adipose tissue, due to the stem cells contained within, has found a new special place in laboratory and clinical applications. these adipose‑derived stem cells (adscs) have the same characteristics of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (bmscs). although bone marrow (bm) is not easily accessible and its procurements may be painful, most patients possess excess fat wh...