Selectin-mediated interactions in the vasculature promote metastatic spread by facilitating circulating tumor cell binding to selectin-expressing host cells. Therefore, identifying the selectin ligand(s) on tumor cells is critical to the prevention of blood-borne metastasis. A current challenge is to distinguish between structures expressed by circulating tumor cells that can bind selectins in ...

Introduction: In the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking during daytime and mostly take two meals per day. One of these major meals is consumed before sunrise (Sahur), and the other is taken after sunset (Iftar). The partial nutritional deprivation in Ramadan may affect the immune system, while the other rituals of this month might render fasting individuals suscepti...

Cryptosporidium and Giardia can be transmitted to humans by contaminated food and water, resulting in large outbreaks of diarrheal disease. Sensitive methods for detecting these parasites are needed to control and prevent infection. However, this issue is complicated by the fact that there is still uncertainty about the role played by different species/genotypes with respect to human disease. W...

conclusions upon our results, tattooed people even with a small size of tattoo on the body are more at risk for hcv, hbv, and hiv infection. results among the 63 patients with tattoos (21% female, 79% male, age range:16 to 79-years-old), four patients (6.3%) tested positive for hbsag and pcr-hbv, seven patients (11%) tested positive for hcv, and five (7.9%) tested positive for hiv. the last gro...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the effect of bone-borne expansion (BBE) and tooth-borne expansion (TBE) in patients with maxillary constriction. Methods: Electronic databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, were searched up to February 2019. Elig...

The aim of this review was to evaluate the current evidence regarding post-treatment effects tooth-bone-borne vs. bone-borne expanders. A search conducted in MEDLINE via PubMed, Web Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and Open Gray; addition a hand reference lists selected articles creating alert electronic databases. Selection criteria included randomized prospective clinical tr...

Background: Common cancers such as colon, breast, and lung cancer are increasing in developing countries. Objective: This study was conducted to determine 10-year trends and changes in common cancers in patients from a referral hospital in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study investigated a study population comprising colon, stom...

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