This study determined the correlations of CXC ligand 16 (CXCL16) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) levels with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CAHD) and screened for new clinical markers for the prognosis and treatment of the disease. Eighty patients with coronary heart disease and 50 healthy subjects were enrolled into a CAHD or healthy control group, respectively. Computed tomograph...

This study evaluated the effect of onion extract on corneal haze suppression after applying the air assisted lamellar keratectomy. The air assisted lamellar keratectomy was performed on 24 canine eyes. They were treated with an artificial tear (group C), prednisolone acetate (group P), onion extract (group O) and TGF-β1 (group T) three times per day from 7 to 28 days after the surgery. Corneal ...

nigella sativa (ns) ( ranunculaceae ) used as a protective and therapeutic traditional medicine. this study evaluates the effect of ns on inflammation-induced myocardial fibrosis, serum and tissue inflammatory markers, and oxidative stress status in male rats. fifty male wistar rats were divided into five groups: (1) control; (2) lipopolysaccharide (lps), 1 mg/kg/day; (3) lps + ns (hydroalcohol...

stress has a profound impact on the nervous system and causes cognitive problems that are partly related to the inflammatory effects. besides influencing the content of neurotransmitters, antidepressants such as doxepin are likely to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and anti-apoptotic effects. therefore, the present study investigated the effects of doxepin on passive avoidance learning ...

BACKGROUND Endometrial secretion analysis is a non-invasive and promising method in evaluation of endometrial receptivity. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between the success rate of IVF procedures and some endometrial secretion cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10), and mon...

This paper uses the idea of fractional order accumulation instead form grey index, and applies prediction model to economic growth member states Group Seven from 1973 2016. By comparing different evaluation indexes such as R2, MAD BIC, it is found that performance cumulative (GM(α,1)) significantly improved in medium long term compared with traditional (GM(1,1)).

BACKGROUND Achilles tendinopathy is a painful musculoskeletal condition that is common among athletes, and which limits training capacity and competitive performance. The lack of biomarkers for tendinopathy limits research into risk factors and also the evaluation of new treatments. Cytokines and growth factors involved in regulating the response of tendon cells to mechanical load have potentia...

PURPOSE Appropriate animal models of atherosclerotic plaque are crucial to investigating the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, as well as for the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of vascular devices. We aimed to develop a novel animal model that would be suitable for the study of advanced atherosclerotic lesions in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Atherosclerotic plaque was induced in 24 il...

objective(s): the aim of this study was to observe the influence of phytoestrogen α-zearalanol on ovariectomy-induced postmenopausal osteoporosis in rats. materials and methods:40 sd female rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham group, ovx group (ovariectomized and fed estrogen), α-zearalanol group (ovariectomized and fed α-zearalanol) and untreated group (ovariectomized). three week...