BACKGROUND Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells with immunomodulatory effect on immune cells including dendritic cells (DCs). DCs are the most potent antigen-presenting cells (APC). MSCs have been found to modulate both differentiation and function of DCs. DCs express a broad range of Toll-like receptors (TLR), which play a critical role in DCs maturation and function. OBJECTIV...

The control of temperature during the acute phase of stroke may be a new therapeutic target that can be applied in all stroke patients, however therapeutic window or timecourse of the temperature effect is not well established. Our aim is to study the association between changes in body temperature in the first 72 hours and outcome in patients with ischemic (IS) and hemorrhagic (ICH) stroke. We...

The effects of seasonal temperature and humidity on meat quality characteristics sheep (12 months age) beef cattle (24 were investigated. Samples longissimus thoracis (500 g) muscle randomly collected from 96 48 between November 2018 October 2019. All the samples kept in chiller at 4-5ºC for h. over a 12-month period this was divided into two seasons based ambient relative Basrah region. Theses...

The present paper aimed to study the effect of pairwise video check feedback (including the observation of external pattern of skill performance and performing the skill simultaneously) on the learning on acquisition and learning of eye-hand coordination skill. Computer skill of eye-hand coordination skill was the tool used in this study. 24 subjects were randomly selected and equally divided...

 References Approximately a third of breast cancer incidence is related to lifestyle choices, and the risk for developing the disease varies among ethnicities [1]. Cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, body size and shape, physical activity, and diet are all modifiable factors associated with breast cancer risk [1-3]. However, not much is known of the combined effects of the risk factors. So...

inhalant anaesthetics are used widely for producing general anaesthesia in animals and humans.. approximately 20% of halothane uptake is metabolised via oxidative and reductive pathways during and following halothane anaesthesia in humans. fifteen clinically healthy dogs were assigned in three groups (group 1, 2and 3) randomly. all dogs were anesthetized with halothane three times that was repe...

In the study reported here, the pioneer fipronil/(S)-methoprene topical product (Frontline® Plus, Merial Limited, Duluth, GA) was compared to the oral spinosad product (Comfortis® Elanco, Greenfield, IN) for efficacy against adult fleas and preventing egg production. The product presentations, doses and labelling were the one applicable in the USA. Using a standard protocol, 200 cat fleas of mi...

bacteria and of bacterial DNA in bladders of asymptomatic adult women, the viability of these bacteria remains unclear. Unfortunately, both methods would be insufficient to differentiate between two distinct previously hypothesized scenarios: (1) that diverse populations of bacteria can colonize the adult female bladder and influence urinary tract health (Maskell; Fairley: Others) and (2) that ...

background: metformin is used to lower blood sugar in patients with type ii diabetes. recent research showed that metformin has effects on cancer cell growth. studies show that metformin can induce apoptosis in certain cancer cell lines. in this study, we examined the effect of metformin on apoptosis in the t47d breast cancer cell line. methods : the t47d breast cancer cell line was selected an...