objective: citrinin is a mycotoxin produced by several species of the genera aspergillus and penicillium and occurs mainly in food products and animal feed. some scientific reports show a link between citrinin and nephrotoxic and possibly a carcinogenic effect for humans. methods: samples collected by settling plates,in northern iran and pure culture isolation performed till the toxin measureme...

rosmarinus officinalis l., a medicinal herb from the labiates family, has been reported to be of potential benefit in the treatment and prevention of several diseases. in particular its phenolics have demonstrated protective effects on various types of cancer through several mechanisms. the present study aimed to determine the effects of rosemary phenolic extracts on human cell functions, with ...

Objective: Little knowledge is available on the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of Coccina grandis fruits and no study has reported on its cell proliferative property. The aim of this study was to examine the antimicrobial, antioxidant and cell proliferative property of fruits of C. grandis. Material and Methods: Fruits of C. grandis were extracted using water; ethanol and acetone by c...

the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the cytotoxicity induced by two resin-based sealers, 2seal and ah plus, in two osteoblast-like cell lines, mg-63 and saos-2. using sterile discs of both sealers in complete media, 24- and 72-h extracts were prepared. the extracts were exchanged with saos-2 or mg-63 cell culture media at 75% confluence, and after 24 h incubation, cell viability t...

because of antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer potential, salvia chorassanica bunge (lamiaceae) has been considered as a popular herb in iranian traditional medicine. previous studies have shown remarkable cytotoxic properties of the methanol, n -hexane and dichloromethane extract of s. chorassanica on human cervical cancer cells. to seek the therapeutic potentials of s. chorassanica, th...

the current study evaluated the general toxicity, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activity of extracts obtained from the rhizomes of eremostachys azerbaijanica (labiatae) as well as analyzed the potent extracts using gc-ms. extracts of e. azerbaijanica in n-hexane, dichloromethane (dcm) and methanol (meoh) were prepared using a soxhlet apparatus. the antioxidant activity of the extrac...

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the cytotoxicity induced by two resin-based sealers, 2Seal and AH Plus, in two osteoblast-like cell lines, MG-63 and Saos-2. Using sterile discs of both sealers in complete media, 24- and 72-h extracts were prepared. The extracts were exchanged with Saos-2 or MG-63 cell culture media at 75% confluence, and after 24 h incubation, cell viability t...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of most fatal cancers. In most patients It is resistant to chemotherapy. Ferula gummosa gum, Scutellaria lindbergii, Kelussia odoratissima and Artemisia kopetdaghensis are herbs that there are some cytotoxic activity reports about them. In this study cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of these four extracts on RCC cell line (ACHN) were evaluated and compared.ACHN...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of most fatal cancers. In most patients It is resistant to chemotherapy. Ferula gummosa gum, Scutellaria lindbergii, Kelussia odoratissima and Artemisia kopetdaghensis are herbs that there are some cytotoxic activity reports about them. In this study cytotoxic and apoptotic activity of these four extracts on RCC cell line (ACHN) were evaluated and compared.ACHN...