The aim of the present study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of water-soluble extracts of Banxiaxiexin decoction, a classical traditional Chinese medicine formulation, on BALB/c mice with experimentally induced ulcerative colitis (UC). Water-soluble extracts of Banxiaxiexin decoction were intragastrically administered to BALB/c mice with oxazolone (OXA)-induced colitis. Sulfasalazine...

Wounds and wound healing have always been one of the most important subjects that experimental researches were dedicated to. Simvastatin has been used for long as a common lipid lowering agent which was reported to have some pleiotropic effects such as antioxidation, anti-inflammation and immunomodulation. In this study we aimed to determine the effect of simvastatin on wound healing process in...

background: nowadays use of specific antivenin for latrodectism is considered as the most effective treatment in the world. this study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of specific antivenom against histopathological complications caused by latrodectus dahli venom on liver, heart and kidneys tissues within 72 h. methods: two groups were selected, each one contained 6 male new zealand r...

Abstract Granulomatous appendicitis is a rare form of due to variety causes such foreign body, fungi, parasites, mycobacteria, Yesinia, Crohn's pathology and delayed appendicectomy. Definitive diagnosis necessitates histopathological analysis. We present an unusual case granulomatous in young gentleman, incidentally detected at histopathology, along with brief literature review. Patient present...

Wounds and wound healing have always been one of the most important subjects that experimental researches were dedicated to. Simvastatin has been used for long as a common lipid lowering agent which was reported to have some pleiotropic effects such as antioxidation, anti-inflammation and immunomodulation. In this study we aimed to determine the effect of simvastatin on wound healing process in...

Purpose. The aim of this study is to investigate the etiology and the clinical, microbiological, histopathological, and radiological findings of acquired dacryocystoceles. Methods. In this retrospective study, we reviewed the clinical records of 10 eyes of 8 patients with dacryocystoceles who underwent external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) surgery. Etiology, presenting symptoms and radiological ...

objective(s):bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (bmscs) have attracted significant interest to treat asthma and its complication. in this study, the effects of bmscs on lung pathology and inflammation in an ovalbumin-induced asthma model in mouse were examined. materials and methods:balb/c mice were divided into three groups: control group (animals were not sensitized), asthma group (an...

Prolonged inflammation or irritation due to renal calculi can induce glandular metaplasia of the urothelium and even malignant neoplasm. Primary adenocarcinoma in pelvicalyceal system is a rare tumor in such patients. Here, a case of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) positive primary tubulovillous adenocarcinoma in pelvicalyceal system is reported. A 57-year-old male with right abdominal pain and ...

Sequential histopathological observations were made of the rabbit corneas after an implantation of viable and nonviable tumor cells in the corneal stroma. They showed a nonspecific localized interstitial keratitis accompanied by inflammatory cells and new capillaries. We could not observe any significant clinical or histopathological differences between the corneas containing live or dead tumor...