Cardio-protective and anti-cancer therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to examine the hypothesis that an antiarrhythmic effect might be obtained by ischemic preconditioning of the liver, and also to characterize the potential underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Male Wistar rats were anesthetized by thiopental sodium (50 mg/kg, IP) followed by IV injec...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Noorbakhsh MF,Arab HA,Kazerani HR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acquisition of TNF-α resistance plays role in the onset and growth of malignant tumors. Previous studies have demonstrated that MCF-7 cell line and its doxorubicin resistant variant MCF-7/Adr are resistant against the cytotoxic effects of TNF-α. In this study, we investigated the role of Akt activation in re...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Ghandadi M,Mohammadi A,Behravan J,Abnous K,Haj-Ali N,Gharaee ME,Mosaffa F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:In this study, we investigated the protective effects of piperine on lead acetate-induced renal damage in rat kidney tissue. Materials and Methods:Forty male rats were divided into 5 groups: negative control (rats were given aquadest daily), positive control (rats were given lead acetate 30 mg/kg BW orally ...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Sudjarwo SA,Eraiko K,Sudjarwo GW,Koerniasari

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs), with suitable and easy access, are multipotential cells that have the ability for differentiation into other mesodermal and transdifferentiate into neural phenotype cells. In this study, Lithium chloride (LiCl) was used for in vitro transdifferentiation of rat ADSCs into n...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Farrokhfar S,Tiraihi T,Movahedin M,Azizi H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Charcot-Marie Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the main inherited causes of motor and sensory neuropathies with variable expressivity and age-of onset. Although more than 70 genes have been identified for CMT, more studies are needed to discover other genes involved in CMT. Introduction of whole exome sequencin...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Tahmasebi-Birgani M,Hajjari M,Golchin N,Shalbafan B,Mohammadi-Asl J,Sadeghian F

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:During the last years with increasing resistant bacteria to the most antibiotics bacteriophages are suggested as appropriate treatment option. To investigate lytic activity of bacteriophages there are indirect microbial procedures and direct methods. The present study to complement microbial procedures and i...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Rahimzadeh G,Gill P,Rezai MS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Obesity considered being a low-grade inflammatory disease. The objective of this study was to examine the association between inflammatory markers (IM) including C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), and homocystein (Hcy) and obesity-related factors (e.g. BMI, waist, hip) in adult participants o...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Faam B,Zarkesh M,Daneshpour MS,Azizi F,Hedayati M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) as a severe condition of acute kidney injury (AKI) is the most common clinical problem with high mortality rates of 35-60% deaths in hospital. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) due to unique regenerative characteristics are ideal candidates for the treatment of the ischemic...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Havakhah S,Sankian M,Kazemzadeh GH,Sadri K,Bidkhori HR,Naderi-Meshkin H,Ebrahimzadeh Bideskan A,Niazmand S,Bahrami AR,Khajavi Rad A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE(S):The effect of the extract of Crocus sativus and its constituent, safranal on inflammatory markers in sensitized guinea pigs was examined. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ovalbumin (OA) sensitized guinea pigs were given drinking water alone (group S), or drinking water containing three concentrations of safranal, th...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Gholamnezhad Z,Koushyar H,Byrami G,Boskabady MH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosa damascena mill L., known as Gole Mohammadi in is one of the most important species of Rosaceae family flowers. R. damascena is an ornamental plant and beside perfuming effect, several pharmacological properties including anti-HIV, antibacterial, antioxidant, antitussive, hypnotic, antidiabetic, and relaxant effec...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Boskabady MH,Shafei MN,Saberi Z,Amini S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE(S):Gastric cancer is the first and second leading cause of cancer related death in Iranian men and women, respectively. Gastric cancer management is based on the surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. In the present study, for the first time, the beneficial effect of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) aqueous extra...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Bathaie SZ,Miri H,Mohagheghi MA,Mokhtari-Dizaji M,Shahbazfar AA,Hasanzadeh H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The present study aimed to determine and compare moisturizing and occlusion effects of different solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) using magnetized water and deionized water. Materials and Methods:SLN formulations were prepared using various lipids, including Tripalmiti...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Sarhadi S,Gholizadeh M,Moghadasian T,Golmohammadzadeh S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Muller cell is the principal glial cell of the vertebrate retina. The expression of Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the Muller cells was used as a cellular marker for retinal damage. This study was done to evaluate the effect of gestational diabetes on retinal Muller cells in rat's offspring. ...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Tabasi A,Ghafari S,Mehdizadeh M,Shekari MA,Golalipour MJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Morbidity and mortality due to diabetes mellitus (DM) result in exorbitant psycho-economical costs, so there is a strong need to create new strategies and drugs for controlling DM. The aim of the current study was to investigate the anti-diabetic effect of the aqueous extract of Pterocarpus santalinus on str...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： El-Badawy RE,Ibrahim KA,Hassan NS,El-Sayed WM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To optimize the extraction method using response surface methodology, extract the phenolic compounds, and identify the antioxidant and biological properties of Stachys parviflora L. extracts. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Maceration and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) (4, 7, 10 min treatment time, 40, 70, 100 ...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Bashi DS,Dowom SA,Bazzaz BS,Khanzadeh F,Soheili V,Mohammadpour A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined whether conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplementation affects insulin sensitivity and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) and glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT-4) protein expressions in the skeletal muscles of rats during endurance exercise. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Sp...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Cho K,Song Y,Kwon D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Astrodaucus persicus, Apiaceae, is used as vegetable or food additive in some parts of Iran. The essential oils of different parts of Astrodaucus persicus from Kordestan province were analyzed for the first time and compared with other regions. In this study, antioxidant activities and total phenols determin...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Goodarzi S,Hadjiakhoondi A,Yassa N,Khanavi M,Tofighi Z

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Osteonecrosis of the jaw, as an exposed necrotic bone in the oral cavity, is one of the adverse effects of bisphosphonates, which have an affinity for bone minerals. This study investigates the cytotoxic effects of alendronate (ALN) as a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate, on human dental pulp stem cells (hD...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Pourgonabadi S,Ghorbani A,Tayarani Najarn Z,Mousavi SH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play an important role in bone health. Cadmium causes osteoporosis, but the exact mechanisms of its effect on MSCs are not known. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Rats were treated with cadmium chloride (40 mg/l) in drinking water for six weeks, and then the biochemical and mo...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Abnosi MH,Golami S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Gallic acid (GA) is a highly effective antioxidant, which its beneficial effects are well known, but its impact on expression of microRNAs (miRs) following hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is not well recognized. Therefore, the current research was designed to specify the beneficial effect of GA on miRs (1...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Akbari G,Savari F,Mard SA,Rezaie A,Moradi M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The aim of this study is to determine the therapeutic effects of pomegranate seed oil, which is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, on ovarian-ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats. Materials and Methods:Fifty-six female albino Wistar rats were divided into 7 equal groups. Group 1; Sham Op...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Yayla M,Cetin D,Adali Y,Kilicle PA,Toktay E

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Epidemiological studies support the important role of diet in prevention and improvement of AD. In Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM), there is multiple dietary guidelines to prevent and alleviate dementia and memory i...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Iranshahy M,Javadi B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Valproic acid (VPA) has proven to be as one of the most promising useful drug with anticancer properties. In this study, we investigate the VPA effects on E-cadherin expression in HeLa, TC1, MKN45, and HCT116 cell lines. This study assesses the effects of VPA on human papillomavirus E7 expression in HPV posi...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Faghihloo E,Akbari A,Adjaminezhad-Fard F,Mokhtari-Azad T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pharmacological studies showed that the extracts of Jin Yin Hua and its active constituents have lipid lowering, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, cytoprotective, antimicrobial, antibiotic, antioxidative, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory effects. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the protectiv...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Wang C,Wang G,Liu H,Hou YL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE(S):Based on knowledge from traditional herbal medicine, Ferula assa-foetida (asafoetida) has several therapeutic applications but there is less knowledge about its effect on neurons. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In order to evaluate neuronal differentiation, neuronal like cells were stained against neuronal specifi...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Homayouni Moghadam F,Vakili Zarch B,Shafiei M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cyclooxygenases (COXs) are known to play some roles in physiological mechanisms related to learning and memory. Since sodium salicylate is an inhibitor of COX, we have evaluated the effect of peripheral and intra-hippocampal administration of sodium salicylate on spatial learning and memory in male rats. MA...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Azimi L,Pourmotabbed A,Ghadami MR,Nedaei SE,Pourmotabbed T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Heparin-binding hemagglutinin (HBHA), a mycobacterial cell surface protein, mediates adhesion to nonphagocytic cells and the dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) from the site of primary infection. Superior expression systems are required to obtain abundant M. tuberculosis proteins f...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Teng X,Chen X,Zhu K,Xu H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance (IR) and leptin (LEP) gene polymorphisms in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From July 1, 2011 to August 1, 2011, patients who received chronic PD were chosen and divided into three groups (DM, high H...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Cao L,Mou S,Fang W,Qi C,Chang X,Gu L,Qian J,Ni Z

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common motor neuron disease in European populations. Approximately 10% of ALS cases are familial (FALS) and the other patients are considered as sporadic ALS (SALS). Among many ALS causing genes that have been id...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Alavi A,Khani M,Nafissi S,Shamshiri H,Elahi E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the main causes of intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Clinically, it is essential to limit the development of cognitive impairment after TBI. In the present study, the neuroprotective effects of gallic acid (GA) on neurological score, memory, long-term potentiatio...

journal_title：Iranian journal of basic medical sciences

authors： Mirshekar MA,Sarkaki A,Farbood Y,Gharib Naseri MK,Badavi M,Mansouri MT,Haghparast A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00