PURPOSE The purpose of this research was to identify promiscuous T-helper cell determinants (THd) from carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) to be used to prime T-cell help for cancer therapy. CEA was selected because this antigen is expressed in an important variety of carcinomas. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Potential promiscuous THd from CEA were predicted using available computer algorithms. Predicted pe...

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BACKGROUND/AIMS To assess intestinal inflammation, simple, inexpensive and objective tools are desirable in inflammatory bowel disease. This study aimed to evaluate fecal calprotectin as a marker of active disease in ulcerative colitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty patients with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and 20 controls were recruited into the study. The disease activity of ulcerative ...

Despite evidence for the involvement of microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) in pediatric asthma, the mechanism responsible has not yet been fully elucidated. We aimed to identify novel miRNAs and to study their pathogenic role(s) in children with dust mite-induced asthma in order to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanism responsible for this disease. For this purpose, 62 patients with a...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different dietary enzyme supplemented non-starch polysaccharides on growth and physiological traits of broilers. 625 one day old ross-308 broiler chickens were allocated randomly to 5 treatments with 5 replicates using a crd statistical design through 1 to 21 and 22 to 42 days of rearing period. treatments were included control, wheat, whe...

INCONEL@ alloy 625 is a nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy that is used for its high strength, excellent fabricability and weldability, and outstanding corrosion resistance. The outstanding and versatile corrosion resistance of INCONEL alloy 625 under a wide range of temperatures and corrosive environments is the primary reason for its wide acceptance in chemical processing and other applications...

Gibberella zeae (anamorph Fusarium graminearum) causes scab (blight) in wheat and barley, and ear rot in corn. Since 1991, epidemics of Gibberella head blight have struck the Midwestern states with disastrous effects on wheat and barley growers. The fungus decreases yields and also contaminates grain with trichothecene mycotoxins that are harmful to human and animal health. To understand and co...

BACKGROUND Urtica dioica (UD) has been identified as a traditional herbal medicine. This study aimed to investigate the effect of UD extract and swimming activity on diabetic parameters through in vivo and in vitro experiments. METHODS Adult WKY male rats were randomly distributed in nine groups: intact control, diabetic control, diabetic + 625 mg/kg, 1.25 g/kg UD, diabetic + 100 mg/kg Metfor...