conclusions taken together, pomegranate juice did not affect serum cytokines levels in patients with oa. its role in improving physical function in these patients most likely involves other mechanisms. background osteoarthritis (oa) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder causing disability and loss of function, particularly in the elderly. preclinical and in-vitro studies for mitigation of...

background: pectin is composed of complex polysaccharides that can inhibit cancer metastasis and proliferation with no evidence of toxicity. in the present study, the apoptotic and necrotic effects of pectic acid (pa) on the rat pituitary gh3/b6 tumor cells has been investigated. methods: gh3/b6 cells were cultured in the ham’s f12 medium enriched with 15% horse serum and 2.5% fetal bovine seru...

background and aims: urtica dioica as a medicinal herb due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects, improve type 2 diabetes and decrease inflammation, fibrosis and necrosis as the signs of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) as the most important factor of infertility has an overlap of 30 % to 60% with liver disorders. hence, the urtica dioica m...

introduction: 99mtc-mibi has been proposed for use as an imaging agent for various tumors, including breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphomas, melanomas and brain neoplastic lesions. brain tumors are very common and radiotherapy being major part of treatment following surgery. after radiotherapy, deteriorating clinical status can be due to either radiation necrosis or recurrent tumor. computed tom...

background: pleurisy is a common extra pulmonary complication of tuberculosis, but current methods for diagnosing it are fairly crude. here we product a meta-analysis for the available evidence on the ability of tumor necrosis factor-? (tnf-?) in pleural fluid to serve as a diagnostic marker of tuberculous pleurisy (tp). materials and methods: we searched the pubmed, embase, and google scholar ...

background: inflammatory response following surgical trauma has long been a matter of study. results, however, have been varied. we sought to assess changes in the levels of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in patients undergoing laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy and their impact on the clinical outcome of patients concerning the postoperative pain score. methods: the study i...

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd) is a by-product o f t he trichlorophenol (herbicide) production and is also produced through a variety of combustion processes. it appears that tcdd is a ubiquitous chemical, particularly in industrialised countries, and the liver is the target organ of its toxicity. the prominent hepatotoxic effect of tcdd is progressive centrilobular necrosis. the is...

background the association between tumor necrosis factor-alpha (tnf-α) (-308 g/a) gene polymorphisms and level of tissue destruction and periodontal disease progression is not proved. objectives the present study investigated the stereological parameters of interdental papilla in chronic periodontitis (cp) patients with tnf-α (-308 g/a) gene polymorphisms. materials and methods sixty gingiva sa...