Comparison of the effects of heparin 1000 and 5000 units on arterial blood gases
Analysis of arterial blood gases is necessary for managing the respiratory and metabolic parameters of patients in the intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of heparin 1000 and heparin 5000 units on arterial blood gases in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. This study was a triple-blinded clinical trial. A...
By Reza Borabadi, Mostafa Rad, Mohammad Rakhshani, Mojtaba Rad
A new approach to maggot therapy for healing of diabetic foot ulcers
The use of maggot therapy (MT) is proving effective in the treatment of complicated diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Most of the previous studies have focused on the comparison of MT and routine treatment approaches for the management of DFUs. The aim of this study was to add MT to routine treatment line of DFUs as a new approach. In this study, the pr...
By Omid Dehghan, Tabaie Mehdi, Javad Rafinejad, Mehrangiz Toutonnchy, Amir Tiyuri, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Haghi Motevalli
Off-label prescriptions in dermatology: Challenges of new routes of administration for certain old drugs
"Off-label drug use" refers to the prescription of medications, with reference to indications, dosage, dosage form, patient group or route of administration, which are officially unapproved. Recently, new indications for some drugs have emerged and few of them are being used off-label to treat topically a variety of dermatological conditions. Off-l...
By Marija Tasić-Kostov, Dušan Ilić
Investigation of efficacy of anti-aging liposomal intimate gel: An in vivo long-term study
Liposomes have been used as universal carriers for decades, encapsulating many compounds with different cosmetic effects in order to achieve the quality, safety and efficacy of functional cosmetic products. In the present study, the efficacy of the application of the commercial liposome gel (SOPHY Anti-Aging Liposomal Intimate Gel), containing L-ar...
By Ivana Nešić, Vesna Savić, Ana Kolarević
Outcomes of patients with definitive diagnosis of influenza a (H1N1) virus infection admitted to affiliated hospitals of Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2015-2016
With the aim to analyze the clinical manifestations and outcomes of influenza, we evaluated the symptoms of proven H1N1 cases and outcomes of patients admitted to hospitals Babol University of Medical Sciences during 2015 - 2016. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we included patients diagnosed with influenza-like illness (ILI) from October...
By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Arefeh Babazadeh, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh, Masomeh Bayani, Veneela Vasigala, Mostafa Javanian
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
Ivermectin Protects against Monosodium Glutamate-Induced Excitotoxicity in the Rat
Summary Monosodium glutamate (MSG), an established excitotoxic food additive, has been found to induce oxidative stress in all tissues. To examine the protective effects of ivermectin on MSG-induced excitotoxicity, 28 male albino rats were randomized into four groups. Group 1, the control, received 1 ml of oral distilled water, group 2 was administ...
By Rotimi O. Arise, Abimbola K. Arise, Oluwole I. Oyewole, Sylvia O. Malomo
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
Adjustment and Its Association with Demographic and Clinical Factors among Iranian Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The First Native Diabetes Adjustment Assessment Scale
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide. Middle Eastern countries will be confronting an im-mense increase in the number of diabetes mellitus cases by 2030. Living with diabetes mellitus has been characterized as a dynamic individual transitive adjustment, based on restructuring of the illness perceived experience and management of the s...
By Parviz Sadeghi, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Rasoul Zarrin, Hossein Ebrahimi, Reza Sabanloei