introduction: intravenous general anesthetic agents are among the most important and widely used anesthetic drugs in the clinical practice. many pharmacological studies have shown that potentiation of gaba and glycine on their receptors is the most plausible mechanism. nevertheless, there is limited information on the effects of co-administration of two or more of these agents. however, experim...

abstract physiologists have shown that increased fluids improve skeletal muscle performance in prolonged exercise. typical orders provide for 125 ml of intravenous fluids per hour in patients taking limited oral fluids during labor. our purpose in this study was to determine whether increased intravenous fluids affect the progress oflabor. in a prospective randomized institutional clinical tria...

PURPOSE Age-related macular degeneration caused by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) remains difficult to be treated despite the recent advent of several treatment options. In this study, we investigated the in vivo angiogenic control by intravenous injection of polyion complex (PIC) micelle encapsulating plasmid DNA (pDNA) using a mice CNV model. METHODS The transfection efficiency of the P...

Introduction: Nowadays, the main focus of dental studies is on adhesive dental materials; since clinical long-term success of bonded restorations depended more on marginal microleakage minimization. So, the aim of this study was Evaluation of Diode laser irradiation effect on microleakage in class V composite restoration before and after adhesive application. Materials and methods: In this in v...

Background and Aim: Previous studies revealed improved enamel caries resistance after laser irradiation. Present in vitro study evaluated the effect of Er,Cr:YSGG laser with or without topical fluoride application on microhardness of primary enamel after artificial demineralization. Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, 35 primary molars with sound surfaces were bisected and randomly ...

previous, intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig) has been used for treatment of patients with immunodeficiency. however, recent studies have shown that ivig is a suitable approach for treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. although the exact mechanism of ivig action is not well known, recent findings have demonstrated that ivig impacts on expression and function of fc receptors of immuno...

background: hepatitis c (hcv) is increasing worldwide including iran. hcv is more prevalent among intravenous drug abusers (idu), especially if imprisoned, mostly due to needle sharing. we determined the rate of hcv seropositivity among idu prisoners and compared it with those of non prisoners. materials and methods: a cross-sectional survey was done on consenting idu inhabiting two prisons and...

background this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin (ivig) and combination of ivig and methylprednisolone for childhood idiopathic (autoimmune) thrombocytopenia (itp) treatment; in addition investigate the related factors to develop chronic form of under 15 years itp. materials and methods this retrospective study conducted on 88 itp patients that treated wit...

abstract background immune thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) is the most prevalent cause of thrombocytopenia in children. despite the importance of itp in children under 2- years old, only a few publications are available in the literature. itp usually presents itself as   isolated thrombocytopenia and mucocutaneous bleeding. materials and methods this study was conducted on 187 under 2- year-old ...