thirty seven randomly selected patients suffering from multiple s c l e r os i s (ms) (17 males and 20 females)and 30 healthy control subjects were studied for the lymphocyte subpopulations and ce l l -medi a t e d immunity.we obs e r ved a decrease of the total t-cells and an increase of a ctive t-lymphocytes and b ce l l s , in ms p at i ent s as compared t o normal controls. the inability of...

background: many public health agencies rank residential radon exposure as the second leading cause of lung cancer after cigarette smoking. it has been shown that the risk coefficient for lung cancer is higher for children than that for adults. therefore, indoor radon measurements were carried out in the elementary schools of tulkarem province, west bank, palestine. materials and methods: two h...

design of selective cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) inhibitors is still a challenging task because of active site similarities between cox isoenzymes. to help with this issue, we tried to generate a 3d-qsar (3 dimensional quantitative structure activity relationship) model that might reflect the essential features of cox-2 active sites. compounds in a series of resveratrol derivatives inhibitors with ...

shiftwork that affects diverse aspects of human life is arranged in various schedules. the main purpose of this study was to compare psycho-social problems among employees working in different 12-hour shift schedules of iranian petrochemical industries. this cross-sectional study was carried out at eight petrochemical companies in asalooyeh area. the study population consisted of 549 shift work...

osteonecrosis (on) is characterized through the impairment of osseous blood flow that leads to the collapse of femur head. corticoid-induced on in rats and lipopolysaccharide (lps)-induced in rabbits are useful models to assess the efficacy of potential treatments on this disease. d-003 inhibits the mevalonate pathway, lipid peroxidation and prevents osteoporosis in rats through increasing the ...

conclusions the positive interaction between depression and cad was probably mediated by inflammatory mechanisms. background severe depression may be accompanied by immune dysregulation and is also associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (cad). objectives we investigated serum levels of 10 cytokines and their relationship with depression in patients with cardiovascular disease...

A m i t r a z, a n i ns e c t i c i d e /a ca ri c i de of the f o r m a m i d i n e p e st i c i d e s group, is a ? 2 a d r e n e r g i c ag on i st a nd of t he a m i d i ne c h e m i ca l f a m il y generally us e d to c o n t r ol animal e c top a r a s i t e s. Poisoning due to am i t r a z i s r a r e and character...

tris(3-bromo-acetylacetonato) chromium(iii) as an inert and very stable complex with a good leaving group was synthesized using as-prepared cr(acetylacetonate)3. highly ordered nanoporous silica (lus-1), with some great features, was functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. then the as-prepared product was modified with tris(3-bromo-acetylacetonato) chromium(iii) under mild reaction co...