Severe cases of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) and communityacquired pneumonia (CAP) are included in Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) also involve hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP); the latter consists of ventilatorassociated pneumonia (VAP) and healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) (Grossman et al., 2005). P. aeruginosa is one of the most common gram-negative bacte...

conclusions the present data confirmed systemic and topical anti-inflammatory effects of stachys pilifera which is comparable to indomethacin. results acute toxicity study of the extract showed that no rats were killed at 5000 mg/kg (ld50 > 5000 mg/kg). the extract (100 and 200  mg/ kg) significantly suppressed carrageenan-induced paw edema 1, 2, 3, and 4  hours after carrageenan challenge in c...

in the present study, anti-anaphylactic, anti-inflammatory and membrane stabilizing properties of a lupine alkaloid plumerianine (compound 1), isolated from the root bark of plumeria acutifolia poir were investigated in animal models. the anti-anaphylactic activity of compound 1 (10, 25 and 50 mg/kg) was studied by using models such as passive cutaneous anaphylaxis, passive paw anaphylaxis and ...

Antibiotic usage and misuse increases the risk of developing bacteria that are resistant to treatment. A Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus called Pseudomonas aeruginosa is mostly responsible for nosocomial opportunistic infections. Objectives: To assess pathogen load drug susceptibility profiles Peshawar clinical specimens collected with MDR isolates. Methods: Isolates were gathered from a variet...

a water soluble polysaccharide, hb-1, with a molecular weight of 23,930, was isolated from radix ranunculi ternati. by hot water extraction, ethanol precipitation, deproteination，ultrafiltration and gel-filtration column chromatography. its sugar composition was determined by glc as glc, ara, and gal in a molar ration of 16.071: 2.722: 1. and the absolute configuration of glc was identified as ...

in  this  study  we  determined  the  frequency,  sensitivity  and  specificity  of  anti  cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-ccp) igg antibody, total rheumatoid factor (rf-t), and rf isotypes in iranian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) and their association with age, clinical and serological parameters. anti-ccp and rf-t and rf isotypes level were measured in 418 patients and 399 healt...

objective(s):there are supportive evidences about the possible role of latent toxoplasma. gondii infections on the behavior and neurologic functions, such as increased dopamine levels in the brain. the aim of this study was to examine anti-toxoplasma activity of aripiprazole that is an atypical anti-psychotic drug in mice. materials and methods: mice were randomly divided into four groups, incl...

this research had been carried out to ecological characters, phytochemical, anti bacterial and antioxidant activity of thymus carmanicus jalas. in golestan  province .in several field observation, the aerial parts of plant in blooming were collected from deraznoo mountain inseptember 2013 (2700 m). essential oil was obtained by hydro distillation and  analyzed by gc/ms. phytochemical assay incl...