Annona Muricata protects against cadmium-mediated oxidative damage in the brain and liver of rats
This present research work was designed to investigate the potential chemopreventive effects of Annona Muricata on cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity and oxidative neuronal damage in Wistar albino rats. In this study, twenty-eight (28) Wistar albino rats were randomized into four groups, with seven rats each. Group A served as the control and provided ...
By Johnson Oladele, Omowumi Adewale, Olu Oyewole, Mistura Salami, Ganiyat Owoade, Oyedotun Oyeleke
Löfgren's syndrome with splenic involvement: A case report
Löfgren’s syndrome is an acute form of sarcoidosis characterized by fever, erythema nodosum (EN), bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy (BHL), and polyarthritis. This syndrome is a self-limiting disease. A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of fever, visual blurring, and arthralgia. A chest radiograph showed bilateral h...
By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh, Afshar Mohseni, Mehran Shokri, Arefeh Babazadeh
In vitro antioxidant properties of 2-imino-benzimidazole and 1,3-thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazolone derivatives
Antioxidant properties of 2-[2-imino-5-nitro-3-(2-oxo-2-phenylethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol1-yl]-1-phenylethanone (compound 1) and 2-(4-fluorobenzylidene)-6-(phenylcarbonyl)[1,3]thiazolo[3,2a]benzimidazol-3(2H)-one (compound 2) were evaluated in vitro. Compounds 1 and 2 did not show significant radical scavenging activity. It has been suggeste...
By Katarina Tomović, Jelena Mrmošanin, Denitsa Yancheva, Anelia Mavrova, Andrija Šmelcerović
Association between depression levels and self-perceived oral health among medical students
The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between depression levels, oral health, oral health habits and subjective feelings in the region of the mouth and teeth in senior medical students. A total of 103 students at the final study year at the Faculty of Medical Science, University of Kragujevac, participated in the research. Two types...
By Miloš Stepović, Zlata Rajković, Dailbor Stajić, Marija Sekulić, Milena Maričić, Nela Đonović
Postpartum psychiatric disorders: Review of the research history, classification, epidemiological data, etiological factors and clinical presentations
Postpartum psychiatric disorders are mental disorders which occur after childbirth. Untreated depression and anxiety during pregnancy as well as stress and previous episodes of depression are significant risk factors for postpartum psychiatric disorders. Postpartum blues, postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, as well as postpartum anxiety...
By Jelena Stojanov, Miodrag Stanković, Olivera Žikić, Jovana Antonijević
Position-related somatotype of elite female handball players
Anthropometric characteristics and motor abilities are the most influential factors for the achievement of top sports results. The sample of participants consisted of elite female handball players (n = 19, mean age: 27.67 years ± 6 months), the members of the Serbian senior national team. In this research, their body constitution, i.e. their...
By Emilija Petković, Saša Bubanj, Kristina Marković, Miodrag Kocić, Daniel Stanković
Impact of exercise training on dipeptidyl peptidase 4 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 in patients with coronary artery disease: Relationship to nitric oxide response
Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a proteolytic enzyme, involved in a wide range of different cellular functions and expressed on the surface of most cell types, including the endothelium. The circulating level of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein 1(BP1) is associated with insulin resistance and diabetes, but it also affects the progn...
By Dejan Simonović, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Gordana Kocić, Gordana Lazarević, Branka Đorđević, Sandra Šarić, Sanja Stojanović, Stevan Ilić
Therapy of peripartum mental disorders
During the peripartum period, women are at a greater risk of developing a mental disorder or experiencing an exacerbation of the pre-existing mental disorders. Therapeutic interventions are based primarily on psychotherapy, but if the symptoms are severe and pose a risk to the mother and the child, then the use of drugs, hospitalization or electroc...
By Miodrag Stanković, Jelena Stojanov, Jovana Antonijević
Helicobacter pylori in obese females
Obesity is an increasing health problem in developing countries and has grown into a major global epidemic. Recent studies suggest that colonization of the stomach with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may affect gastric expression of appetite and satiety-related hormones, finding that patients cured of H. pylori infection have gained weight. Furthe...
By Abdulhadi Alrubaie, Maytham Al-Qanbar, Raed Rassam
The relationship between leadership style and conflict management among nurses in educational and health centers
Leadership is a tool and a potential power in an organization. Managers would be able to achieve organizational goals and also manage conflicts in a more effective manner by using appropriate leadership styles. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between leadership styles and conflict management among the nurses of Hamadan...
By Zahra Hassanian, Amir Sadeghi, Maryam Farhadi, Amanj Rahrovan