abstract background: thalassemias are the most common inherited blood disorders caused by some mutations which can reduce the synthesis of globin chains. iron overload and its organ deposition are responsible for functional abnormalities and tissue injury in patients who affected by β-thalassemia major. the aim of this case-control study was evaluation of hematological parameters, oxidative str...

Introduction: Nasal polyps are benign prolapsed mucosal lesions which commonly arise from the paranasal sinuses and lateral walls of the nose especially the contact areas of osteomeatal complex. Though nasal polyps arising from the nasal septum have been reported, those arising from its anterior part are extremely rare and present a diagnostic dilemma.  Aetiology is multifactorial and is mainl...

Inflammatory endobronchial polyp is a rare disease mostly encountered in asthmatic patients. Chronic airway and foreign material irritation or thermal injury may result in the formation of granulated tissues and become polypoid mass. Herein, we describe a 52-year-old man with severe respiratory distress and infection with 35 years history of smoking. He had an obstructive pattern in his pulmona...

inflammatory endobronchial polyp is a rare disease mostly encountered in asthmatic patients. chronic airway and foreign material irritation or thermal injury may result in the formation of granulated tissues and become polypoid mass. herein, we describe a 52-year-old man with severe respiratory distress and infection with 35 years history of smoking. he had an obstructive pattern in his pulmona...

crohn’s disease (cd) is rarely presented with lower gi bleeding (lgib) which eludes the clinician. a 25-year-old lady with severe rectorrhagia was presented with no history of constipation, diarrhea or abdominal pain. colonoscopy revealed ulcers in the rectum, sigmoid colon, and terminal ileum. crohn’s pathologic features were detected in the terminal ileum. the bleeding was controlled via supp...

background and objective: obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. the abnormalities involved may be mediated by increased secretions of inflammatory proteins called adipocytokines by the adipose tissue. thus, monitoring adipocytokines during weight loss could be helpful in progress evaluation of weight reduction programs. since high-protein diets are cons...

aim of the study: the objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the hydro-alcoholic extract of the pods of astragalus hamosus (haah), a plant used in iranian traditional medicine, and antinociceptive effects of different fractions in animal models. material and methods: the anti-inflammatory effect was evaluated by the rat paw edema induced by for...

background: most of the studies have reported higher occupational health hazâ­ards on hazardous waste workers (hww). however reports regarding the assoâ­ciation between health hazards and pro-inflammatory cytokines in hww are scanty. the present study was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between occupational health hazards and serum pro-inflammatory cytokines in hww. methods: one hundred...

gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)  is defined with clinical symptoms  of  heart burning and regurgitation. it may be associated with external esophageal symptoms such as chronic cough, asthma, laryngitis, chronic lung disease, sinusitis and pulmonary fibrosis. in the present study, rats with chronic aspiration of gastroduodenal contentswere studied for  cellular phenotypes  and  cytokine c...

objective(s) current study was undertaken to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of the aqueous extract of teucrium chamaedrys in mice and rats. materials and methods for evaluating of analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity, we used the carrageenan- and dextran-induced paw oedema, acetic acid-induced writhing, tail flick and formalin pain tests. results the extract of t. c...