The tree species, Pistacia vera (P. vera) is an important commercial product that is salt-tolerant and long-lived, with a possible lifespan of over one thousand years. Gene expression analysis is an efficient method to explore the possible regulatory mechanisms underlying these characteristics. Therefore, having the most suitable set of reference genes is required for transcript level normaliza...

oxygen free radicals may be implicated in the pathogenesis of ischemia reperfusion damage. as the antioxidant effects of some species of pistacia have been reported, the protective effects of pistacia vera l. gum extract (0.1-0.5 g/kg) on oxidative damage following cerebral ischemia were studied in rats. ischemia was induced using four-vessel occlusion model and evaluated using measurement of m...

introduction: nowadays in the field of dentistry, there is a trend to encourage the use of herbal and natural products. the high level of clinical research in terms of considering green tea and aloe vera, with various functionality for individual use is a typical example. the purpose of this randomized, controlled, and double-blind study was to evaluate comparative evaluation of green tea-aloe ...

the application of nanotechnology in drug delivery and a variety of supplements is very impressive. in this regard, the use of this knowledge can be effective in the performance of medicinal plants in aquaculture. in the present study aloe vera was extracted and its nanoparticles were produced. three levels of aloe vera nanoparticles in siberian sturgeon (acipenser baerii) were evaluated for th...

background: the aim of this ex vivo study was to compare the antimicrobial effect of triantibiotic paste, 0.2% chlorhexidine gel, propolis and aloe vera on enterococcus faecalis in deep dentin. materials and methods: ninety fresh extracted single-rooted teeth were used in a dentin block model. seventy-fi ve teeth were infected with e. faecalis and divided into four experimental groups (n = 15)....

The aim of this study was to identify the effect of Spermine and Salicylic acid on several growth parameters, such as shoot length, shoot fresh and dry weights, amount of protein and carbohydrate, of Badami and Qazvini pistachio cultivated variety under copper stress. The experiment design was completely randomized with three replicates per treatment and four levels of copper (o.5, 30, 45, 60 µ...

Purpose: Radiotherapy induced dermatitis is a common and sometimes serious side effect. We conducted a randomized study to understand whether the adjunctive use of aloe vera gel might reduce the prevalence and/or severity of radiotherapy induced dermatitis. Methods: One hundred patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer were randomized to receive aloe vera gel or nothing during adjuvant radiot...