background and aims: flavonoids as polyphenolic naturally occurring compounds have antioxidant activity. there is increasing evidence suggests that flavonoids may affect the activity of enzymes. paraoxonase 1 is calcium - dependent enzyme that is present in high density lipoproteins. this enzyme has an important role in the prevention of low density lipoprotein oxidation. we investigated the ef...

objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cranberry extract on some components of metabolic syndrome. patients and methods in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, 48 obese and overweight females diagnosed with ms were assigned into two groups to receive cranberry supplement or placebo for an eight-week period. serum glucose, lipoproteins, inflammato...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we aim to demonstrate that measurement of the malondialdehyde (MDA) level in the umbilical cord blood of newborn infants born via cesarean section (C/S) and normal vaginal delivery (NVD) is indicative of oxidative stress during the perinatal period. METHODS The study was conducted at Bakirkoy Training and Research Hospital between January 2006 and April 2006 on 15 new...

Contemporary neuroscience holds that central nervous system (CNS) function ultimately derives from the organization of neurons into complex associations analogous to electrical circuits. For these circuits to function, however, the neurons must be able to communicate with one another; in fact, they must exchange small electrical impulses. While some neurons accomplish this task by direct cellul...

Neurotransmitters are traditionally viewed as nerve-secreted molecules that trigger or inhibit neuronal functions. Yet, neurotransmitters bind also their neurotransmitter receptors in T-cells and directly activate or suppress T-cell functions. This review focuses only on the activating effects of neurotransmitters on T-cells, primarily naïve/resting cells, and covers dopamine, glutamate, seroto...