this study was carried out on 2200 men and women aged 20-70 years in isfahan who participatd in isfahan cardiovacular risk facor survery, in order to find prevalence of cigarette smoking in this population and estimate the relation of smoking with other cad risk factors. all information was obtained by standard questionnaires mainly concerning smoking habits of subjects and their personal chara...

background and aims. oral lichen planus (olp) is an immunologic disorder. a large number of studies have reported that lipid rafts have a key role in receptor signaling of lymphocytes. here, we explore the potential of lipid rafts as targets for the development of a new class of agents to down-modulate immune responses and treat autoimmune diseases. materials and methods. the present cross-sect...

background: infants of diabetic mothers (idm) is a critical issue in pediatrics, which is regarded as a major risk factor for birth trauma, respiratory distress syndrome (rds), birth asphyxia, transient tachypnea of the newborn (ttn) and jaundice. idm is also a risk factor for microvascular (e.g., ocular and renal complications) and macrovascular complications (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, a...

introduction: serum lipid disorders are one of the important risk factors for development of coronary arterial atherosclerosis. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the drug lovastatin and a liquid vegetable extract (dill) on blood plasma lipid levels of rats. methods: in this experimental study, 32 mouse vistar rats weighing 250±30 grams were included and maintained at 23±1 degr...

strychnos henningsii gilg is recommended among other remedies for the treatment of diabetes in traditional medicine of southern africa. the antidiabetic effect of oral administration of aqueous bark extract of the plant at 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight was investigated in diabetic rats induced with streptozotocin-nicotinamide for 15 days. the extract decreased the blood glucose level, feed...

background and objectives:  helicobacter pylori cause a chronic gastric infection, and may cause extra gastrointestinal disease. the association between h. pylori infection and serum lipid profiles is still controversial. the aim of this study was to investigate any possible relationship between h. pylori infection and lipid levels. materials and methods: the subjects were 400 volunteer referr...

background thyroid hormones play an important role in lipid metabolism. overt hypothyroidism is known to be associated with increased lipid profiles, but the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism (sch) on lipid profile remains controversial. objectives the aim of this study was to assess the association between thyroid disorders and serum lipid levels. materials and methods the present study was...

regarding the high prevalence of hyperlipidaemia, which is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease, and uncertain reports about the relation between periodontal disease and serum lipid profile, this study was conducted to assess this relation. the historical cohort study was conducted on 52 cases including 26 persons with chronic periodontitis as case group, and 26 healthy subje...

conclusions cornus mas fruit extract effect may be due to including some antioxidant components, which caused membrane stabilizing and normalization of fluctuated biochemical profiles induced by ccl4 exposure. our results validated the traditional use of cornus mas in the treatment of liver disorders. results oral administration of cornus mas fruits extract to rats for 14 days provided a signif...

objective: oxidative stress is a serious complication in diabetic patients. black tea and also sour tea contained some flavonoids with antioxidant properties and may be helpful in prevention of lipid oxidation. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of sour tea and black tea on in-vitro copper induced serum lipids oxidizability in diabetic patients. materials and methods: in this sequ...