The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in peripheral blood regulatory T (Treg) cells, serum transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), and lymphotactin (LTN) following treatment of patients with condyloma acuminata (CA) with 5-aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic. A total of 46 patients with CA were selected as the experimental group and 43 healthy individuals were included in the co...

This study examined the effect of critical appraisal exercises on the quality of preclinical tooth preparation skills and the confidence level of undergraduate dental students at a dental college in India. Forty-two student volunteers were randomly divided into critical appraisal (CA; n=19) and control (C; n=23) groups. Both groups were given conventional lecture and video demonstration; the CA...

Tumor markers could increase in both tuberculous peritonitis and peritonitis carcinomatosa, confusing the differentiation of these diseases. This study aimed to better understand the extent of elevation and diagnostic efficacies of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and combinative use of them in tuberculous peritonitis and peritonitis carcinomatosa. Of 2998 patie...

Purpose: to reveal the effect of different concentrations prepared calcium hydroxide pastes (70%, 50%, and 30%) used in regenerative endodontic on microhardness fracture resistance radicular dentin. Material methods: Different (Ca(OH)2) were with measured pH, then forty eight single rooted teeth randomized into three groups according Ca(OH)2 paste (12 samples each) 12 availed as control group. ...

BACKGROUND The mortality and morbidity associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) can be greatly reduced if tumor markers which can detect OSCC at an early stage are available. The use of saliva as an alternative to blood could provide a substantial advantage in sampling convenience. Cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) is a tumor-associated antigen found to be increased in epithelial tumors li...

INTRODUCTION It has been reported that the chemotherapeutic agent, adriamycin, not only has an effect on the myocardium but also on the arteries. The aim of this study is to elucidate effects of adriamycin and an angiotensin receptor blocker, candesartan, on collagen and elastin of the aorta in rats. METHODS Twenty four male 8-week-old Wistar-Kyoto rats were divided into four groups: control ...

The aim of this study was to determine the usefulness of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) serum levels in patients with tuberculosis (TB) with and without tuberculous serositis. A total of 64 TB patients with a mean age of 58.17 ± 19.05 years were enrolled in this observational case series study. All patients underwent blood sampling for the measurement of CA-125 serum levels before treatment. If th...

BACKGROUND Calcium (Ca(2+)) and vitamin D (VitD) play an important role in child health. We evaluated the daily intake of Ca(2+) and VitD in healthy children. Moreover, we demonstrate the efficacy of Ca(2+) and VitD supplementation. METHODS Daily Ca(2+) and VitD intake was evaluated in consecutive healthy children through a validated questionnaire. Subjects with <70% of dietary reference inta...

PURPOSE Increased lenticular oxidative stress and altered calcium/magnesium (Ca/Mg) homeostasis underlie cataractogenesis. We developed a liposomal formulation of magnesium taurate (MgT) and studied its effects on Ca/Mg homeostasis and lenticular oxidative and nitrosative stress in galactose-fed rats. METHODS The galactose-fed rats were topically treated with liposomal MgT (LMgT), liposomal t...

Animal studies indicate that insulin resistance and glucose intolerance leading to dyslipidemia in uremic rats are associated with increased cytosolic calcium ([Ca++ i]). The resistance and intolerance are reversed with verapamil, but recur after its discontinuation. This finding suggests that hyperparathyroid-induced [Ca ++ i] increase is responsible for the metabolic derangement. We retrospec...