background: prediabetes is a high‑risk condition for type 2 diabetes mellitus. the growing prevalence of diabetes emphasizes on the necessity of concentrating on various strategies to prediabetes prevention and management. probiotics as a group of functional foods might exert antidiabetic effects. this study aimed to assess the effects of probiotic administration on blood lipid profile and bloo...

Objective(s) Calcium-channel blockers have an important role in the treatment of several cardiovascular disorders. Derivatives of 1, 4-dihydropyridine are one of the most potent calcium antagonists. In this study four novel ', 4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers were synthesized and their hypotensive properties were investigated in male rats. Materials and Methods Four 1, 4-dihydropyr...

objective(s) calcium-channel blockers have an important role in the treatment of several cardiovascular disorders. derivatives of 1, 4-dihydropyridine are one of the most potent calcium antagonists. in this study four novel ', 4-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers were synthesized and their hypotensive properties were investigated in male rats. materials and methods four 1, 4-dihydrop...

background melissa officinalis, an herbal drug, is well known and frequently applied in traditional and modern medicine. yet, there is inadequate information regarding its effects on electrical properties of the heart. the present study attempted to elucidate the effects of melissa officinalis aqueous extract on electrocardiogram (ecg) in rat. objectives ecg is an easy, fast and valuable tool t...

abstract background: dietary pattern is an effective way of studying the effect of diet on diseases. we investigated the association between dietary patterns and blood pressure (bp) in adults aged 20-50 years. methods: in a cross-sectional design, 418 individuals were selected through stratified multistage random sampling from households living in different regions of shiraz. information on dem...

introduction: it seems that improvement in care and new treatment and screening methods along with better control of diabetes mellitus (dm) has led to a change in incidence of diabetic complications, especially diabetic retinopathy .this study was performed to assess the 4 years incidence rate of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type ii diabetes and factors affecting its progression. metho...

background : magnesium is the second most abundant intracellular cation. it plays an important role in insulin homeostasis and glucose metabolism through multiple enzymatic reactions. with increasing data on magnesium deficiency in diabetic patients and epidemiological studies demonstrating magnesium deficiency as a risk factor for diabetes, it is logical to search for its possible beneficial e...

Background: Brain ischemic disorders are common diseases of neural systems. One of the predisposing factors affect to the brain ischemia is systemic hypertension. The aim of this study was the determination of relation between blood pressure and spread of brain ischemia in CT scan in brain ischemia patients. Materials & Methods: In the first stage and on the basis of research group, we selecte...