Objective:To explore the effects of a nano-formulation of curcumin(phytosomal curcumin)on the clinical and pathological symptoms of collagen-induced arthritis(CIA)in ***:Forty male Wistar rats were immunized with an e...
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Objective:To explore the effects of a nano-formulation of curcumin(phytosomal curcumin)on the clinical and pathological symptoms of collagen-induced arthritis(CIA)in ***:Forty male Wistar rats were immunized with an emulsion containing bovine typeⅡcollagen and incomplete Freund's adjuvant and then administered phytosomal curcumin *** symptoms and histological analysis of the synovial tissues were *** effect of phytosomal curcumin on Th17 and Treg parameters was also ***:Phytosomal curcumin reduced the clinical severity and paw swelling in CIA-induced rats,which was accompanied by a reduction in the number of inflammatory cell infiltration in the synovial ***,treatment with phytosomal curcumin significantly inhibited CIA-associated mediators as well as increased the anti-inflammatory mediators in comparison to the control ***:Phytosomal curcumin could improve CIA autoimmune responses and can be considered a potential candidate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Objective:Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune depigmenting skin *** this disease,the destruction of functional melanocytes can lead to reduced or absent pigmentation of the *** D deficiency has been reported in some auto...
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Objective:Vitiligo is a chronic autoimmune depigmenting skin *** this disease,the destruction of functional melanocytes can lead to reduced or absent pigmentation of the *** D deficiency has been reported in some autoimmune *** association of eosinophils and basophils with autoimmune diseases has also been recently *** present study was performed to evaluate the serum vitamin D concentration and blood eosinophil and basophil counts in patients with ***:Data from 30 patients aged 20 to 40 years with vitiligo and 30 healthy people were *** samples were obtained to evaluate the serum vitamin D concentration,and eosinophil and basophil *** serum vitamin D concentration was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent *** t-test was used to compare the quantitative variables between the ***:This descriptive cross-sectional study involved 30 patients with *** average serum vitamin D concentration was significantly lower in the case group than in the control group(P=0.01).Furthermore,the mean serum vitamin D concentration was significantly lower in women than in men(P=0.03).The average eosinophil and basophil counts were not significantly different between the case and control ***:The results of this study showed that the serum vitamin D concentration is low in patients with ***,whether this reduction is a factor in the promotion of vitiligo or occurs after the onset of vitiligo remains *** studies on the serum vitamin D concentration in patients with vitiligo are needed to clarity this issue and develop effective treatments.
The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in Iran. Patients with depression who have a myocardial infarction are more likely to die and patients who have depressive symptoms during hospitalization ...
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The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in Iran. Patients with depression who have a myocardial infarction are more likely to die and patients who have depressive symptoms during hospitalization may have increased cardiovascular events. This study aimed to determine the relationship between anxiety, depression and coronary artery disease among patients undergoing angiography in Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad. This was a case-control study conducted between September 2011 and August 2012 among patients undergoing coronary angiography in Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. There were 486 cases that were found to have one or more coronary stenoses, with a stenosis of equal or more than 50% of the diameter of at least one major coronary artery. The other patient group consisted of the patients in whom the coronary artery stenosis was less than 50% in diameter which was classified as angiography negative, and a control group that consisted of 440 healthy adults aged 18 years old and above who were selected among people who attended for routine medical checkup and medical examination of employment. The dependent variables were Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventory scores and the independent factors were coronary artery disease, and socioeconomic profiles. Validated and reliability-tested questionnaires were used for data collection. The mean age of patients was 55.75 ± 10.64 years and in the healthy group was 55.83 ± 8.55 years;there was no significant difference in age between subject groups (p = 0.897) nor a significant difference in the gender frequency distribution of subjects (p = 0.610). There was a significant difference in anxiety score between the Angio positive and Angio negative patients and healthy control subjects
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