objectives: liver is one of the most sensitive tissues to oxidant damage. hence, the present study was conducted to compare the effects of melissa officinalis (mo) extract and atorvastatin on the activity of liver enzymes in rats. materials and methods: in this experimental study, 60 male wistar rats were selected and allocated to six groups (n=10). the control group received a normal diet, sha...

background: the purpose of this comparative study was to detect superoxide dismutase (sod) activities in fasciola hepatica, f. gigantica parasites, infected and healthy liver tissues in order to determine of species effects and liver infection on sods activity level. methods: fasciola spp. parasites and sheep liver tissues (healthy and infected liver tissues), 10 samples for each, were collecte...

Introduction: To determine an indicator for Triclabendazole (TCBZ) efficacy, Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity in Fasciola hepatica (Iranian isolate) parasite in presence and absence of TCBZ was evaluated by an in vitro cultivation method. Also, ALT enzyme activity between none and parasitized-infected sheep liver tissues was assessed. Method:  The sheep livers were collected and tra...

introduction: to determine an indicator for triclabendazole (tcbz) efficacy, alanine aminotransferase (alt) activity in fasciola hepatica (iranian isolate) parasite in presence and absence of tcbz was evaluated by an in vitro cultivation method. also, alt enzyme activity between none and parasitized-infected sheep liver tissues was assessed. method:  the sheep livers were collected and transfer...

background: recently, applications of nanoparticles in many fields of medicine have been developed, due to their specific physical and chemical properties. therefore assessment of their toxicity specially in the in vivo condition is necessary. objectives: the aim of this study is to evaluation the effect of fe3o4 nanoparticles coating by biocompatible compounds on their toxicity and also compar...

background: among most of the hepatic diseases, elevation of alanine amino transferase (alt) level is the hallmark of hepatocyte necrosis. but, no study has been performed in this field in iran. materials and methods: this study is designed to compare the grade, stage, and histological activity index (hai score) of liver pathology between patients with normal serum alt and elevated serum alt. i...

the liver is a multifactorial organ which is involved in a number of critical excretory, synthetic and metabolic functions. although the term 'liver function test' is commonly used, it is imprecise since many of the tests, such as transaminase, do not measure liver function. therefore, these tests should be referred to as 'liver enzyme tests', and 'liver function tests' should be the term used ...