we studied the effects of a single ketamine injection in an experimental model of chronic hypernatraemia in rats. three groups, each of 20 male wistar rats were chosen for the experiment; the control group was given water and the test groups were given 1% (group 1) and 2% (group 2) nacl solutions for two weeks. all groups were fed with the same diet, containing about 0.5% salt. other living con...

background & aim: in some studies, changes in trace elements of abuse of addictive substances have been mentioned. due to the effects of trace elements on the immune system and their effects on susceptibility to infectious agents, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect(s) of morphine dependency on the concentration of trace elements (copper, zinc and manganese) levels in serum ...

objective: in traditional medicaments, teucrium polium is used as anti-fungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic. modern researches have shown that use of t. polium in vitro leads to decrease in fatty acids. to confirm the anti-diabetic evidences of teucrium polium this survey was done to evaluate the effect of boiled aqueous extract of t. polium on serum lipids, body weight and...

conclusions ferulago angulata extract, because of its antioxidant activities, is probably capable of removing free radicals and oxidant substances from brain and thus it can improve behavioral disorders in brain hypoperfusion ischemia model. results it was found that the administration of 400 mg/kg hydroalcoholic extract of f. angulate for two weeks after brain hypoperfusion ischemia increased ...

Introduction: Similarities in the memory impairment between Alzheimer patients and scopolamine treated animals have been reported. In the present study, the possible role of α-adrenergic receptors of the dorsal hippocampus on scopolamine state-dependent memory in adult male Wistar rats was evaluated. Methods: The animals were bilaterally implanted with chronic cannulae in the CA1 regions o...

Abstract Introduction A record number of patients are currently awaiting NHS treatment. novel ambulatory surgical pathway (Rapid Access Theatre (RAT) lists) can reduce patient wait times for common operations such as cholecystectomies and ease the burden on traditional elective operating list. However, it is important that this approach does not jeopardise safety. Method All non-inpatient carri...

background: epilepsy is a chief communal health problem. antiepileptic drugs only provide symptomatic treatment. walnut kernels (wk) have high concentrations of phenolic compounds, which have beneficial effects on human health because of their antioxidant and anti-atherogenic properties. the present study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of wk supplementation for the prevention of experime...

background and aims: leptin is a hormone known to control appetite and body weight. the leptin levels in obese animals are always more than animals with normal size. a wide variety of methods have been offered to treat obesity of which herbal therapy is considered as one of these methods. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ethanolic extract of asian red ginseng on leptin ser...