INTRODUCTION Early prognostication after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation is difficult, and there is a need for novel methods to estimate the extent of brain injury and predict outcome. In this study, we evaluated the impact of the cardiac arrest syndrome on the plasma levels of selected tissue-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) and assessed their ability to prognosticate death and neurologica...

In the present study male albino rats weighing 200 ± 50 g were made diabetic by injection with a single ip dose of alloxan (100 mg/kg). Another group of rats was simultaneously treated with alloxan (100 mg/kg) and a single ip dose of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) (5 mg/kg). Blood and tissue samples were collected at 24, 48 and 72 hours posttreatment in both groups. Plasma insulin was significantly high...

Background and Objectives: Historically, bread has been the most important source of human nutrition.  The pattern of bread consumption is not desirable in Iran and approximately 16% of bread produced in this country is wasted.  The most important cause of this waste rate is low quality of the produced bread and inadequate public attention paid to Islam recommendation on bread sanctit...

the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of indomethacin on biochemical, functional and external symptoms of delayed onset muscle soreness (doms) following eccentric exercise. for this purpose, 20 untrained, healthy male volunteers (age 25.8+6.9 years and fat 15.9+9.3 %) were selected and randomly divided into experimental (n=10) and placebo (n=10) groups. in a double blind study, su...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Liver regeneration develops after partial hepatectomy. This study investigated the enhancement of oxidative phosphorylation in liver regeneration and its correlation to mitochondrial calcium ion in rats. METHODS Respiratory functions of mitochondria isolated from regenerating rat liver 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after 70% hepatectomy were studied including state 3 and sta...


 Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is obtained from fresh old and processed by squeezing with or without the addition of water, heating no more than 60oC safe for consumption. This research was aimed determining effect yeast type fermentation time on characteristics virgin decided to produce best oil. The based a factorial Randomized block design (RBD) first factor yeast, namely bread tempeh secon...

Background: Morphological changes of the cells infected with rubella virus cannot be observed easily. Estimation of the size of the cultured cells can be a valuable parameter in this condition. This study was conducted to find answers to the following questions:How much time after infection with rubella virus, the volume and surface area of the Vero cells and their nuclei get started to change?...

The use of whole grain foods, such as oat and rye, beneficial to one's health, could be substantially extended if their flavour properties and flavour stability were better known, and they could be modified in a controlled way. The aim of this study was to specify how the flavour of oat and rye is formed, and which processing factors influence it. The understanding underlying the perceived flav...

The capacity of wheat bran to impair mineral absorption independent of its phytate content was studied by metabolic balance studies in man. Three breads were prepared, equivalent to white, brown and wholemeal, by adding bran in different quantities to white flour. Calcium, iron, zinc and sodium phytate were added to the loaves to make the amounts equal in all breads. Six healthy volunteers were...

Objective: We investigated the effects of pulsed ultrasound on swelling, muscle soreness perception, relaxed-elbow extension angle, and muscular strength. Design and Setting: Eight sets of concentric and eccentric actions induced delayed-onset muscle soreness of the elbow flexors. Group 1 received 20% pulsed ultrasound treatments (1 -MHz, 7 minutes, 1.5 W/cm2 temporal peak intensity) twice a da...