Several new superior apricot × plum (Prunus armenica × P. domestica) inter specific hybrid rootstocks have been recently produced in Iran, but the propagation of these hybrids by conventional means has been shown to be very difficult. In vitro propagation could be a reliable method for mass clonal propagation of these new rootstocks. In this study, in vitro establishment, proliferation and root...

OBJECTIVE Recent findings point towards an important role of local macrophage proliferation also in obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation that underlies insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Osteopontin (OPN) is an inflammatory cytokine highly upregulated in adipose tissue (AT) of obese and has repeatedly been shown to be functionally involved in adipose-tissue inflammation and metaboli...

objective: : polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is one of the most common hormonal disorders that can lead to irregular menstrual cycles and hyperandrogenism. reduced levels of progesterone and increased estrogen in these women can perpetually stimulate the endometrial tissue of the uterus. in this study, the effect of pcos induction was studied using estradiol valerate. materials and methods: ad...

Two separate factorial experiments were conducted to study the effects of explant sources, plant growth regulators, sucrose concentrations, and light conditions on in vitro cormlet formation of freesia (Freesia ×hybrida Bailey 'Argenta'). Interestingly, it was observed that the pupae had lower contamination levels compared to mother corms. Using 40% sodium hypochlorite solution for 40 min, cont...

Obesity and diabetes are major public health problems facing the world today. Extending our understanding of adipose tissue biology, and how it changes in obesity, will hopefully better equip our society in dealing with the obesity epidemic. Macrophages and other immune cells accumulate in the adipose tissue in obesity and secrete cytokines that can promote insulin resistance. Adipose tissue ma...

background: as the use of mobile phones is increasing, public concern about the harmful effects of radiation emitted by these devices is also growing. in addition, protection questions and biological effects are among growing concerns which have remained largely unanswered. stem cells are useful models to assess the effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (rf-emf) on other cell lines. ...

keratocystic odontogenic tumor (kcot) is a benign intraosseous neoplasm of the jaw occurring most commonly in mandibular ramus molar area with male predilection. peripheral kcots are very uncommon. here we report a case of keratocyst in buccal mucosa in a 55 years old female patient, the diagnosis of which was based on subjective histological evaluation and further confirmed by immunohistochemi...

tissue engineering is defined as the designing and engineering of structures to rebuild and repair a body damaged tissue. scaffolding poly hydroxy butyrate valraty (phbv) has shown good biocompatibility and biodegradable properties. nanofibers have improved the performance of biomaterials, and could be considered effective. one of the important methods for designing nanofiber scaffold is the el...

In order to improve collagen bioactivity for regenerative medicine approaches, thymosin-β4 (Tβ4P) and Human Vitronectin (HVP) derived peptides are grafted by thiol-ene Michael addition. Tβ4P HVP known exert a pro-angiogenic pro-adhesive activity respectively is involved in osteogenesis promotion. The ability of these increase cell adhesion angiogenesis properties assessed on human lines. partic...