background: inflammation is involved in development, progression, and complications of atherosclerotic disease. clinical studies have indicated that the level of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (mcp-1), il-18, and adhesion molecules correlates with the severity of atherosclerosis and can predict future cardiovascular events. experimental studies have shown pentoxifylline (ptx) reduces these ...

trans-fatty acids (tfa) are known as a risk factor for coronary artery diseases. trans-11 vaccenic acid [va; 18:1(n-9)], known as the major trans fatty acid in milk fat, is a positional and geometric isomer of oleic acid and a precursor of conjugated linoleic acid (cla) in human . this study was carried out in order to investigate the effect of cis and trans vaccenic acids on expression of intr...

Background: Breast cancer is known as the most widely recognized dangerous tumors; therefore, the most common reason for mortality among all instances of harmful neoplastic illness in females. This is because the lack of specific signs and symptoms at the early stage and at the aggressive nature. Currently, breast cancer treatment such as chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy has not been effe...