background and objective: gastric cancer is the fourth common and the second deadliest cancer worldwide, which the major causes of its prevalence are genetic factors and the lifestyle, such as eating fast foods, physical inactivity, environmental pollution, and other natural factors. method: this research was performed in human and animal cell bank of iranian biological resource center, and cyt...

objective(s) cigarette and nicotine enhances embryogenesis, fertility, pregnancy loss and ultrastructure alterations of oocyte. this study was performed to determine the effect of daily supplementation of vitamin e on oocytes apoptosis in nicotine-treated mice. materials and methods in this experimental study, 24 nmari adult female mice were randomly allocated into four experimental groups. for...

objective(s) comparison of prooxidant-antioxidant balance (pab) assay with crocin assay. materials and methods twenty eight serum samples were chosen, pab and the total antioxidant capacity were measured by pab assay and crocin, respectively, and the correlation of both assays, along with their correlation with other clinical and biochemical parameters, were determined. results a significant ne...

breast cancer is the second main cause of death among women. the use of medicinal plants has been common in many countries since ancient times. the aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-proliferative potential of achillea millefolium l. the antioxidant activity of the aqueous and hydroalcoholic extracts of achillea millefolium l. leaf and flower was measured by dpph and fra...

background cancer is one of the leading causes of human death. the discovery of new generations of low-cost anticancer drugs with high efficacy and low toxicity is necessary, and is only possible by screening medicinal plants with prior knowledge. objectives in this study, the bioactivities of three medicinal plants from india, including alstonia scholaris, alstonia venenata, and moringa oleife...

conclusions antioxidant activity of this essential oil could be somehow attributed to high contents of carvone, carvacrol and thymol. the volatile oil of this plant could have the potential of other biological activities, so further experimental investigations are recommended on this essential oil. results analyses of yellow colored essential oil yielded 88.22% of total oil with 67 components. ...

phenolic and flavonoid compounds are secondary metabolites of plants which possess various activities such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-diabetes and anticancer effects. it has been established that these compounds can scavenge free radicals produced in the body. because of this ability, not only the plants containing phenolic and flavonoid compounds but also, the pure compounds are use...

ilex spinigera (aquifoliaceae) plant is an evergreen tree or shrub with thick glossy dark green leaves and red fruits. this plant has medicinal properties and has been used traditionally in northern iran for malaria treatment. the aim of this work is to evaluate the antioxidative activities and the inhibitory effect of i.spinigera on the oxidation of dna. we have found no reports about the popu...

background and objectives: otostegia persica (burm.) boiss. is an endemic plant of iran with various applications in traditional medicine which contains of several antioxidant constituents. this research was aimed to investigate the effect of hydroalcoholic extract from o. persica aerial parts in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (huvecs) using hydrogen peroxide (h2o2) as an inducer of oxi...

safety and beneficence of farm animal nutrition plays a great role in their healthy life which in turn have impact on human nutrition via diary or meat products. assessing safety and beneficence of vicia varibilis freyn and sint. which is chosen intrinsically by domesticated animals of kohgiluyehand boyerahmad iranis the aim of the present work. our results not only show no cytotoxic activity i...