PURPOSE To determine the effects of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta2 on immune-response-related gene expression profiles in the stimulated human corneal endothelium (HCE). METHODS A human complementary DNA (cDNA) expression array analysis was used to investigate the effects of TGF-beta2 on cultured HCE incubated with interleukin (IL)-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Gene-sp...

the need for clean groundwater resources to have sustainable development in a country is undoubted. due to the importance and high quality of karstic waters in supplying water in iran especially in shahrood city, it is attempted in this research work to recognize and explore karstic waters in southwest of tepal area, shahrood. for this purpose, integration of the results obtained from the metho...

in recent years, the scientists have focused on nanotecnology and its applications as the most important fields of research and development. the use of nanoparticles offers many advantages, due to their unique size and physical properties. magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have been used in many fields, because of their unique properties such as large specific surface area and convenient separa...

spinal muscular atrophy (sma) is a genetic disorder which affect nervous system and is characterized with progressive distal motor neuron weakness. the survival motor neuron (smn) protein level reduces in patients with sma. two different genes code survival motor neuron protein in human genome. skeletal and intercostal muscles denervation lead to weakness, hypotony, hyporeflexia, respiratory fa...

background : rhoptries are unique secretory/excretory organelles that are found exclusively in the apicomplexa, and their contents are discharged at the time of invasion and are critical in the establishment of productive infection. several rhoptry proteins have been identified in toxoplasma gondii , plasmodium falciparum and neospora caninum and have been linked not only with the parasites’ ad...