BACKGROUND Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is a rare disease caused by aspiration or inhalation of oily substances. CASE PRESENTATION A 66-year-old male with dry cough (Case 1) and a 38-year-old female with shortness of breath (Case 2) demonstrated ground-glass opacities on chest computed tomography and were diagnosed with lipoid pneumonia based on the confirmation of lipid-laden alveolar macropha...

In this study, the oil contents, fatty acid composition and tocopherol contents of sesame seed and oils belong to different countries were determined. The oil contents of materials changed between 49.22% (India) and 56.16% (Nigeria-Kanu). The major saturated fatty acids in sesame seed oils were palmitic (6.06-9.03%), stearic (5.29-6.42%) acids with small 20:0 (0.19-0.71%) acids. The main un...

Sesame is an important oil crop and very well-known for its quality plant oil. The study was conducted in Kafta-Humera to assess the rainfall variability distribution of area at annua...

AMELIORATIVE EFFECT OF SESAME OIL ON STREPTOZOTOCON- INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MALE RAT HIPPOCAMPUS

we aimed to investigate the effects of dietary combination of honey and ardeh on chemotherapy-induced complications in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (aml).a total of 107 aml patients who underwent chemotherapy for at least 30 consecutive days were recruited to this double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical-trial which was conducted in the imam reza and ghaem teaching hospitals ...

Please cite this article in press as: Latif, S., & j.foodchem.2010.09.064 In the present work we evaluated five enzyme-mixtures (Protex 7L, Alcalase 2.4L, Viscozyme L, Natuzyme, and Kemzyme) for their effectiveness in extracting the oil and protein recovery from sesame seeds during an enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction (EAAE) process. Alcalase 2.4L was found to be the best for attaining a high ...

To the Editor: The incidence of food allergy is age dependent, particularly affecting children and young patients. When selfreported, it ranges between 3% and 35%. However, placebocontrolled food challenge is positive in just 1% to 4% of all suspected cases. In elderly, anaphylactic reactions tend to be less severe, and a primary manifestation at this age is unusual. A 70-year-old white man nee...

Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is an anti-metabolite drug used in the treatment of many cancers and autoimmune diseases. Methods: This study investigated the protective effect of flaxseed oil, sesame seed oil, and their mixture on the MTX-induced hepatorenal toxicity. Thirty rats divided into five groups of: normal control, MTX control, and flaxseed oil, sesame seed oil, and the mixture groups...

Background: Formation of hydrogen peroxide derivativesdue to metabolic disturbances in the male diabetics can affect their fertility. The antioxidant property of sesame oil has been documented, previously. The primary aim of the present study was to find if sesame oil supplementation can reduces the impact of diabetes on sperm parameters in rat or not. Materials and Methods: Eighteen numbers of...