the microorganisms have been noted as the main cause of delayed wound healing.the most common pathogen causing the wound infections is staphylococcus aureus. silver nanoparticles (agnps) show ample antibacterial activities. in the present study, the effect of agnps on mouse wounds inoculated with s. aureus was investigated. sixty male mice (20 to 30 g) were anesthetized, full-thickness skin wou...

statement of problem: endodontic treatment of necrotic teeth with open apices is a challenge. after ruling out surgery as a treatment scheme and introduction of the multivisit apexification which in turn had its disadvantages, apical plug seems to be a suitable substitute treatment plan for such cases. apical plug makes the treatment through formation of a barrier against the obturating materia...

objective(s): the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of quercus brantii galls extract on the rat skin burn wound healing. materials and methods: ethanol extract of the galls of q. brantii was used to treat the induced burn wounds on the back of 32 wistar rats divided into 4 groups. the groups were treated by placebo, 1%, 2% and 4% concentration gall extract gels for 14 days and...

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic relapsing gastrointestinal conditions characterised by an influx of inflammatory cells to the affected gut mucosa. The mainstay of diagnosing and re-evaluating these conditions in clinical practice and research is by invasive serological, radiological, endoscopic and histological assessment. In clinical trials, disease activity is often evaluat...

this study is based upon a field work in the turkmen sahara region. it explores one of the indigenous healing methods called ishani taken by the turkmen women. there are different methods of healing among turkmen such as porkhani, damartotan, but ishani is one of the most amazing cultural phenomena grown in the turkmen culture. the root of this healing method is based upon the central asian cul...

BACKGROUND There are strong beliefs in the efficacy of traditional medical systems worldwide. Many herbs have been acclaimed to possess antiulcer effects and could be unexplored sources of new lead compounds. Sida corymbosa R. E. Fries (Malvaceae) is used in Northern Nigeria to treat ulcers and wounds. This work aimed to investigate the usefulness of Sida corymbosa in treatments of stomach ulce...

Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the drugs of choice for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Esomeprazole is the latest PPI and was developed as the S-isomer of omeprazole as an attempt to improve its pharmacokinetic properties. Esomeprazole has been reported to have a somewhat higher potency in acid inhibition than other PPIs. Despite some controversy, data from clinical ...

Peripheral circulation is severely compromised in the advanced stages of peripheral arterial disease. Recently, it was shown that the application of -40 mmHg intermittent negative pressure (INP) to the lower leg and foot enhances macro- and microcirculation in healthy volunteers. In this case report, we describe the effects of INP treatment on four patients with lower limb ischemia and hard-to-...

Topically applied concentrated albumin with argon beam coagulation (ABCA) has been shown to be more effective at achieving hemostasis than using argon beam coagulation alone (ABC) in a liver injury model. This study investigated the host response to the concentrated albumin after argon beam coagulation. Complete hemostasis was achieved using ABCA (N = 10) or ABC (N = 10) on a nonanatomic liver ...

- healing of surgical wounds and their complications such as infection or scar formation are of major concern in surgery. tissue glues are advanced to reduce these problems. in a prospective study, we have evaluated surgical wound healing in 76 patients whose surgical wounds were repaired by tissue glues (histoacryl). this study was performed in four leaching hospitals (sina, shariaty, shohada,...