DNA and chromosomal damage in coronary artery disease patients.

abstract：:Exposure to microgravity leads to orthostatic intolerance in astronauts and differential vascular structural and functional adaptations have been implicated in its occurrence. The present study tended to clarify the characteristics of vascular inflammation and oxidative stress in hindlimb unweighting (HU) rat vasculat...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Zhang R,Ran HH,Gao YL,Ma J,Huang Y,Bai YG,Lin LJ

更新日期：2010-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to develop two alternate forms for Malay version of Auditory Verbal Learning Test (MAVLT) and to determine their equivalency and practice effect. Ninety healthy volunteers were subjected to the following neuropsychological tests at baseline, and at one month interval according to their assigned group; ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Munjir N,Othman Z,Zakaria R,Shafin N,Hussain NA,Desa AM,Ahmad AH

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Presently, functional foods and nutraceuticals are gaining immense importance in the prevention of various maladies through dietary regimen module. Consumption of fruits and vegetables based diet has pursuit a range of bioactive components, especially phytochemicals targeting life threatening ailments. In this context...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Naz A,Butt MS,Sultan MT,Qayyum MM,Niaz RS

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diabetes tend to have an increased risk of osteoporosis that may be related to hyperglycemia. In vitro evidence has shown that high glucose can affect the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Tissue regeneration depends mainly on MSCs. However, the exact mechanis...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Wang J,Wang B,Li Y,Wang D,Lingling E,Bai Y,Liu H

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike conventional materials that covalent bonds connecting atoms as the major force to hold the materials together, supramolecular biomaterials rely on noncovalent intermolecular interactions to assemble. The reversibility and biocompatibility of supramolecular biomaterials render them with diverse range of function...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Guo J,Tian C,Xu B

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is defined by presence of endometrial-like-tissue outside the uterus. Recently, ectopic endometriotic lesions have been suggested to originate by abnormal differentiation of endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (eMSCs). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. Thro...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdel-Rasheed M,Nour Eldeen G,Mahmoud M,ElHefnawi M,Abu-Shahba N,Reda M,Elsetohy K,Nabil M,Elnoury A,Taha T,Azmy O

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the effects of caffeine and chlorogenic acid supplementation on gut microbiota, and metabolic disturbances in patients with NAFLD and diabetes. In this randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial, 26 patients with diabetes and NAFLD were randomly assigned to four groups to rec...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mansour A,Mohajeri-Tehrani MR,Karimi S,Sanginabadi M,Poustchi H,Enayati S,Asgarbeik S,Nasrollahzadeh J,Hekmatdoost A

更新日期：2020-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Everolimus (EVR), as a rapamycin analog, is a selective inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase and its associated signaling pathway. mTOR is a serine/threonine protein kinase and its hyperactivity is involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and associated cognitive deficits. Th...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Fanoudi S,Hosseini M,Alavi MS,Boroushaki MT,Hosseini A,Sadeghnia HR

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:From both the structural and functional points of view, β-turns play important biological roles in proteins. In the present study, a novel two-stage hybrid procedure has been developed to identify β-turns in proteins. Binary logistic regression was initially used for the first time to select significant sequence param...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Asghari MP,Hayatshahi SH,Abdolmaleki P

更新日期：2012-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Some debates exist regarding the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) with COVID-19 infection severity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to describe and compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with and without DM. In this single-centered, retrospective, observational s...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mansour A,Sajjadi-Jazi SM,Kasaeian A,Khosravi B,Sorouri M,Azizi F,Rajabi Z,Motamedi F,Sirusbakht A,Eslahi M,Mojtabbavi H,Sima AR,Radmard AR,Mohajeri-Tehrani MR,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmaceutical effluents contain toxic xenobiotics capable of contaminating aquatic environments. Untreated effluents are illegally discharged into aquatic environment in most developing countries. Pharmaceutical effluent induced alterations in biomarkers of genetic and systemic damage on rodents. However, information...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Alimba CG,Adekoya KO,Soyinka OO

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 77 year old male patient with metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET). The patient was initially treated by extensive surgical resection that however, led to severe complications with delayed recovery. During follow-up, a number of new liver metastases were detected, one of which was ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Ataeinia B,Loberg C,Kravets H,Beheshti M,von Mallek D,Mottaghy FM,Heinzel A

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is the common underlying mechanism of damage in ischemic stroke. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the possible protective effects of polyhydroxylated fullerene derivatives on brain infarction and oxidative/nitrosative stress in a rat model of ischemic stroke. The experiment was performed by four groups...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Vani JR,Mohammadi MT,Foroshani MS,Jafari M

更新日期：2016-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experimental work was aimed at evaluating the safety and protective effects of dietary spirulina supplementation on the kidney of newborn rats, the offspring of lead contaminated lactating mothers. Female rats were randomly divided into four groups: group I (control) was given a normal diet, group II (positive con...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Gargouri M,Soussi A,Akrouti A,Magné C,El Feki A

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a major metabolic regulator that has been shown to be elevated in a number of metabolic disturbances including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the metabolic syndrome, but few studies about the relationship between serum FGF21 and the complications of diabetes have been done. ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mousavi Z,Bonakdaran S,Sahebkar A,Yaghoubi G,Yaghoubi MA,Davoudian N,Mohebbi M

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A reliable biomarker has not been identified to predict the outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children. Therefore, the present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between neuron specific enolase (NSE) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children. Two independent reviewers searc...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Nakhjavan-Shahraki B,Yousefifard M,Oraii A,Sarveazad A,Hosseini M

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare professionals, especially nurses and pre-hospital emergency (PHE) staff, are influenced by many stressors due to their responsibility to provide comfort as well as care and treatment of patients. The aim of the present study was to identify and rank the occupational stressors in nurses and PHE staff using F...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Rajabi F,Jahangiri M,Molaeifar H,Honarbakhsh M,Farhadi P

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was the design and evaluation of a novel plasma stable, pH-sensitive niosomal formulation of Mitoxantrone by a modified ethanol injection method. Cholesterol hemisuccinate was added instead of cholesterol in order to produce pH-sensitivity property and using PEG-Poly (monomethyl itaconate)-CholC6...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Tila D,Yazdani-Arazi SN,Ghanbarzadeh S,Arami S,Pourmoazzen Z

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, many articles have reported different levels and distribution of amphetamine hitherto detected in biological fluids now appreciably found in aquatic environment at ng/L levels. Identification and measurement of amphetamine and its metabolites in surface and sewage waters using higher performance liquid chrom...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mustapha AO,Ajao UL

更新日期：2011-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is a human restricted pathogen. It biosynthesizes a virulence capsular polysaccharide named as Vi antigen. S. Typhi regulates expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of Vi antigen in response to osmolarity. Beside Vi-positive isolates, Vi-negative (acapsulated) iso...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Liaquat S,Sarwar Y,Ali A,Haque A

更新日期：2015-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:As a dynamic system in which different factors affect human performance via dynamic interactions, mental workload needs a dynamic measure to monitor its factors and evidence in a complicated system, an approach that is lacking in the literature. The present study introduces a system dynamics-based model for designing ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Jafari MJ,Zaeri F,Jafari AH,Payandeh Najafabadi AT,Hassanzadeh-Rangi N

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) induces therapy resistant tumours, characterized by increased liver progenitor cell (LPCs) characteristics and poor prognosis. We previously reported corresponding results in mice with HCC in which hypoxia was mimicked by prolyl...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Bogaerts E,Paridaens A,Verhelst X,Carmeliet P,Geerts A,Van Vlierberghe H,Devisscher L

更新日期：2016-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies proved the pro-angiogenic effect of Crocetin, a natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid, in both in vivo and in vitro models. However, the exact mechanism of Crocetin action has not completely been elucidated yet. The current experiment was designed to find the activity of PI3K-Akt-eNOS axis after the tr...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Nasirzadeh M,Rasmi Y,Rahbarghazi R,Kheradmand F,Karimipour M,Aramwit P,Astinfeshan M,Gholinejad Z,Daeihasani B,Saboory E,Shirpoor A,Rezabakhsh A,Zolali E,Khalaji N

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-4, 5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioamides (TTa-TTg) were synthesized by the ring closure reaction of phenyl-1-(thiophen-2-yl) prop-2-en-1-ones with thiosemicarbazide in alcoholic basic medium. All the final derivatives were evaluated for their antidepressant and neurotoxicity scre...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mathew B,Suresh J,Anbazhagan S

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition of the essential oils of different Allium nigrum L. organs and the antibacterial activity were evaluated. The study is particularly interesting because hitherto there are no reports on the antibacterial screening of this species with specific chemical composition. Therefore, essential oils fro...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Rouis-Soussi LS,Ayeb-Zakhama AE,Mahjoub A,Flamini G,Jannet HB,Harzallah-Skhiri F

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Achillea eriophora (Asteraceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used in Iran. This study was performed to determine the cardiovascular effects of hydroethanolic extract of A. eriophora (HEAE) and the underlying mechanisms in anaesthetized rats. The acute effects of intravenous (i.v.) administration of different doses of...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Anvari S,Bahaoddini A,Moein M,Khosravi AR

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil obtained from leaves of Melissa officinalis L. (Family of Lamiaceae) growing in Algeria, was investigated for its chemical composition and in vitro antimicrobial activity. The chemical composition was determined by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS and GC-FID. Sixty-three compounds were identif...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdellatif F,Boudjella H,Zitouni A,Hassani A

更新日期：2014-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephropathy associated with type 2 diabetes is the single most common cause of end-stage renal disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the preventive effect of ethanolic extract of Embelia ribes fruit (EER) against high fat diet (HFD) and low dose streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic nephrotoxicity in W...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Chaudhari HS,Bhandari U,Khanna G

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine whether exposure of operating room personnel to inhalation anesthetics, including nitrous oxide, isoflurane, and sevoflurane was associated with any hepatotoxic or nephrotoxic changes. Fifty-two operating room personnel and 52 non-exposed subjects were studied. A questionnaire pe...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Neghab M,Amiri F,Soleimani E,Yousefinejad S,Hassanzadeh J

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated the robustness of the framing effect in a variety of contexts, especially in medical decision making. Unfortunately, research is still inconsistent as to how so many variables impact framing effects in medical decision making. Additionally, much attention should be paid to the framin...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Gong J,Zhang Y,Feng J,Huang Y,Wei Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00