Marjan Mansourian

Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatitics, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Nutraceuticals in Hyperlipidemic Children: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background Dyslipidemia is a major risk for cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study is to review the effects of nutraceuticals to modify lipid disorders in children. Materials and Methods The literature research was conducted in EMBASE, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, ISI Web of Science, and Cochrane library from 2002 until January 2015. The following keywords were used: dyslipidemia, hyperlipi...

[ 2 ] - ارزیابی برون‌داد پژوهشی اعضای هیأت‌علمی دانشگاه: یک پیشنهاد برای تخصیص منابع مالی متناسب با عملکرد پژوهشی

در برنامه بودجه هر دانشگاه بر اساس شاخص‌های آن دانشگاه، اعتباراتی به امور پژوهشی اختصاص داده می‌شود. این منابع تخصیص داده شده منابعی نیست که محققین دانشگاه با ارائه طرح‌های تحقیقاتی از صنعت یا از ارگان دولتی دیگری اخذ نموده باشند و در حقیقت این اعتبارات یارانه پژوهشی به دانشگاه است که توسط دولت تأمین می‌شود. دولتی بودن این اعتبارات می‌تواند بی نظمی خاصی را در هزینه نمودن آن ایجاد کند. اولین مشک...

[ 3 ] - بررسی کاربرد اینترفرون گاما برای تشخیص بیماران مبتلا به سالک التیام‌ناپذیر

مقدمه: مطالعات انجام‌شده روی الگو‌های حیوانی نشان می‌دهند که کمبود اینترفرون گاما باعث اختلال در روند التیام عفونت لیشمانیا می‌شود. به نظر می‌رسد که سطح تولید اینترفرون گاما می‌تواند در مدت زمان التیام زخم لیشمانیا در انسان نیز مؤثر باشد. هدف این مطالعه، بررسی امکان استفاده از اینترفرون گاما برای تشخیص بیماران مبتلا به سالک التیام‌ناپذیر است. مواد و روش‏‏ها: سلول‌های تک‌هسته‌ای خون محیطی 32 بیم...

[ 4 ] - Potential Role of Exogenous Melatonin Supplement in Delirium Prevention in Critically Ill Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Pilot Study

Critically ill patients often suffer from disturbance of sleep-wake cycle and consequently delirium development, in intensive care units (ICU). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of exogenous melatonin on delirium development and its related adverse sequelae in the subgroup of medical and surgical ICU patients. We performed a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized pilot study i...

[ 5 ] - Potential Role of Exogenous Melatonin Supplement in Delirium Prevention in Critically Ill Patients: A Double-Blind Randomized Pilot Study

Critically ill patients often suffer from disturbance of sleep-wake cycle and consequently delirium development, in intensive care units (ICU). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of exogenous melatonin on delirium development and its related adverse sequelae in the subgroup of medical and surgical ICU patients. We performed a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized pilot study i...

[ 6 ] - Negative Regulation of Semaphorin-3A Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Using MicroRNA-497-5p

Background: Semaphorin-3A (Sema3A), as a secreted semaphorin, is an immune modulator molecule participating in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) modulate the target-gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. It has been proposed that miRNAs may be crucial to the modulation of the function of semaphorins. Previous findings have proven that miR-497-5p is upregula...

[ 7 ] - Factors Affecting Deliberate Learning in First Year Students of Nursing and Midwifery School of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Medical related professions require continuous deliberated learning in order to promote medical services. It is optimal that students start their professional education with adequate understanding and ability for deliberated learning. This study was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of the questionnaire designed for assessing deliberated learning. Methods: This is ...

[ 8 ] - Investigating the Efficacy of Sucralfate in the Treatment of Oral Paraquat Poisoning: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial

Background: There is a high prevalence of intentional paraquat poisoning especially for suicide reported from many part of the world, with its negative effects on the lungs, kidneys, heart, and digestive system. This study was planned, aimed at investigating the efficacy of sucralfate in the treatment of oral paraquat poisoning with respect to its clinical outcomes. Methods: A randomized doubl...