dietary antioxidants including phenolic compounds are believed to be effective nutrients in the prevention of oxidative stress related disease. pomegranate has been used for centuries in ancient cultures for its medicinal purpose and is widely acknowledged for antioxidant properties. the present study was designed to assess the effect of pomegranate fresh fruit consumption on the plasma antioxi...

background: in this study we have prepared the iga solution from normal human plasma using plasma fractionation and ion exchange chromatography. materials and methods: using fractionation of plasma with cold ethanol (starting with 8% ethanol), fraction iii was prepared as a suitable source for iga preparation. then it was treated with caprylic acid for separation of impurities. for enrichment o...

background ghrelin and obestatin are orexigenic and anorexigenic peptides, respectively. it appears that an accurate balance between theses peptides is important for regulating energy homeostasis and body weight. objectives the aim of this study was to identify the possible mechanisms by which circuit resistance training influences energy homeostasis and weight control. patients and methods twe...

background: fatalities from acetaminophen poisoning are common, but they are preventable by timely treatment with n-acetyl cysteine (nac). in many medical centers, nac is prescribed in keeping with the ingested dose of the drug as revealed through medical history. it seems to significantly differ from the real indications of nac administration based on plasma level of acetaminophen. overtreatme...

patients with limbic encephalitis usually present with new onset mesial temporal lobe seizures, progressive memory disturbance, and a variety of other behavioral, emotional, and cognitive changes. autoimmune inflammation of the limbic gray matter structures of the human brain has recently been identified as major cause of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with interictal temporal epileptiform activ...

conclusions the high prevalence of fungaemia and mortality could be attributed to many patients on chronic immunosuppressive therapy. nonetheless, cpfa albeit expensive, does add to our armamentarium of extracorporeal treatment for severe sepsis. regional citrate anticoagulation with cpfa may overcome problems with filter clotting. objectives the main objective was to review our centers' e...

conventional and nanostructured ysz coatings were deposited on the in-738 ni super alloy by the atmospheric plasma spray technique. the oxidation was measured at 1100°c in an atmospheric electrical furnace. according to the experimental results the nanostructured coatings showed a better oxidation resistance than the conventional ones. the improved oxidation resistance of the nanocoating could ...

objective: visfatin, is a novel adipokine, and an adipose tissue-derived hormone shown to correlate with visceral fat mass in patients with obesity. it is not well known whether endurance training – induced change in adipose tissue and blood lipids decreases plasma visfatin or not; thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of 12 weeks endurance training on plasma visfatin in men...

nanosized al2o3 powder is synthesized by thermal metal organic chemical vapor deposition (mocvd)combined withplasma. the effects of reaction temperature, pressure, al(ch3)3 (tma) concentration and reactant gases (co2 and o2) on the characteristics of the synthesized al2o3 powders are investigated. the experimental results demonstrate that very fineal2o3 powders with mean particle size of about ...

in this study, a high-performance liquid chromatographic method (hplc) and uv spectrophotometric method were developed, validated and applied for the determination of theophylline in biological fluids. liquid- liquid extraction is performed for isolation of the drug and elimination of plasma and saliva interferences. urine samples were applied without any extraction. the chromatographic separat...