background and objectives rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic inflammatory disease which is characterized by joint swelling, and synovial inflammation. c reactive protein (crp) and ceruloplasmin (cp) are identified as important biomarkers of ra and various inflammatory diseases. curcumin, a widely used yellow color spice is the most active component of curcuma longa l (turmeric). curcumin co...

background chronic inflammation is the most important cause of cardiovascular disease in patients undergoing hemodialysis, and vitamin c as a major antioxidant which could be effective to suppress inflammation. objectives this study was performed to evaluate the effect of vitamin c supplementation on c-reactive protein levels in patients undergoing hemodialysis. patients and methods this random...

objective: to investigate the clinical advantage of several prognostic factors for predicting preterm delivery. materials and methods: eighty and six patients with a singleton pregnancy admitted to vali-asr hospital underwent genetic amniocentesis between the 15th and 23th weeks were included in this study. maternal serum c-reactive protein (crp), transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervica...

abstract       background and objectives: diabetes induced oxidative stress plays an important role in pathological damage to the heart and liver by increased production of extracellular matrix. it is thought that the use of medicinal plants, particularly portulaca oleracea. l and regular exercise are effective. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of portulaca oleracea. l consumpt...

background multiple population-based human studies have established a strong association between increasing levels of serum c-reactive protein, uric acid and subsequent development of hypertension. objectives we aimed to investigate the association between mental well-being with presence of hypertension, hyperuricemia and hs-crp levels. ‬‬ patients and methods this was a cross sectional study o...

conclusions we found that the use of clopidogrel in patients undergoing pci had favorable effects on the suppression of hs-crp. this effect appears to be heightened and more apparent in some group of patients with co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. results six hundred-fifty patients including 386 (59.4%) male and 264 (40.6%) female subjects were enrolled in the study. the mean hs...

background the anti-inflammatory properties of magnesium sulfate have never been discussed in brain tumor surgeries. objectives this study is aimed to find anti-inflammatory aspects of high dose magnesium sulfate infusion during perioperative period of neurosurgical patients through checking the serial c-reactive protein (crp) blood levels as a biomarker of inflammation. patients and methods si...

acriflavine (3,6-diaminoacridine) is an anticeptic drug developed in 1912. previous research has focused on investigation of the intercalating features of acriflavine, but little is known about its interaction with proteins. drug-receptor interaction is of major interest in clinical science. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of acriflavine to induce alterations in conform...