neuroserpin, a member of the serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) superfamily, is known to be a neuroprotective factor in the focal ischemic stroke followed by reducing the microglial activation. neuroserpin is a protein rich of methionine residues that can scavenge the free radical species which may increase its neuroprotective effect. on the other hand, the oxidative modifications of the amin...

background: combination of glycation and oxidation is associated with diabetes mellitus. the aim of this study was to clarify the effect of glycated proteins in presence of transition metal ions on production of reactive oxygen species (ros) in rat hepatocyte suspension.  methods: glycated albumin was prepared by incubation of bovine serum albumin with 100 mm glucose in 0.3 m phosphate buffer a...

background: colors make many problems and these are major sources of environmental pollution. therefore, this wastewater should be treated before discharge to environment to reduce the environmental threats. adsorption is one of the usual processes for color removal from wastewater. nanotube s are new adsorbents with extend application for adsorption of different compounds. aim of this study wa...

background and aims. recent epidemiological studies have shown that individuals with periodontitis have a significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease, which might be attributed to the complex microbiota in the dental plaque. periodontopathogens have been reported as risk factors for cardiovascular disease. this study evaluated association of chronic periodontitis and periodon...

c-reactive protein (crp) is an acute-phase protein synthesized predominantly by the hepatocytes in response to tissue damage or inflammation. levels of acute-phase proteins rise rapidly, during infection and after injury. we take up the study to correlate serum crp levels with other important predictive markers of outcome in copd. patient with stable copd (no exacerbation in the last two months...

objective(s) neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (ngal/lcn2), comprise a group of small extracellular proteins with a common p-sheet-dominated 3-dimensional structure. in the past, it was assumed that the predominant role of lipocalin was acting as transport proteins. recently it has been found that oxidative stress induces lcn2 expression. it has been also proved that electromagnetic fi...

background: strengthening exercises are not favored in the rehabilitation of patients after coronary artery bypass grafts (cabg) for concerns over potential adverse effects. however, patients often present with weakened skeletal muscles post cabg due to disuse. methods: we studied the effects of aerobic and strengthening exercises on the serum c-reactive protein (crp) levels and blood pressure ...

conclusions sch is associated with increased level of pla2-iia, which is independent of bmi. the stronger association of sch with pla2-iia than with hs-crp indicates that pla2-iia is an inducer of inflammation while hs-crp is not. results serum levels of tg, cholesterol, and ldl were higher in the sch group than the control group. however, there was no significant difference between the two gro...