objective: this study aimed to evaluate the incidence of apoptosis in vitrified and non-vitrified human ovarian tissue by the use of morphological analysis and apoptosis assay techniques. methods: we obtained human ovarian tissue biopsies from 30 women who underwent elective caesarean sections. tissues were transported to the laboratory in pre-warmed, equilibrated leibovitz l-15 medium within 2...

A hallmark of Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) invasion in the gut is acute intestinal inflammation dominated by secretion pro-inflammatory cytokines. Eh contact with macrophages activates caspase-1 recruitment NLRP3 inflammasome complex a Gal-lectin and cysteine proteases 5 (EhCP-A5)-dependent manner, resulting maturation interleukin (IL)-1β IL-18. Although it well-defined that activation important ...

objective(s): menopause and diabetes obviously increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in women. the aims of the present study were to evaluate the effects of ovariectomy in type 2 diabetes on the histology and expression of mirna-29, mirna-133, igf-1 and bcl-2 genes and bcl-2 protein and caspase 3 activity in the hearts of female rats. materials and methods: forty female wistar rats were d...