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
Pelvic ring injuries
Pelvis is a strong bony-ligamentous structure containing many organs, vessels and nerves. Three forces or a combination of those forces produce pelvic fractures. The main causes of pelvic fractures are traffic accidents and falls from height. Biomechanically pelvic ring can be stable or unstable. Biomechanically unstable pelvic ring after the injur...
By Saša Milenković, Milan Mitković
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
Nodal and extranodal peripheral T/NK-cell neoplasms: Current aspects
Peripheral T/NK–cell lymphomas (PTCL) are rare, bizarre, and extremely diverse cancers. The disease is prone to relapse with a high level of chemorefractoriness leading to a poor outcome. Almost 70% of patients will experience relapse, with a median 5–year overall survival (OS) in approximately 30%. Upfront management of PTCL has been e...
By Ivan Petković, Aleksandar Popović, Miljana Džunić, Ivica Pejčić
Diet may be the most relevant feature for the success of urate lowering therapy in gout
Hyperuricemia and chronic deposition of monosodium urate crystals are the main cause of the gout. Urate lowering therapy (ULT) is the mainstay of chronic gout treatment. In this study, we evaluated demographic features and disease properties of the patients that would relate with the success of ULT. Sixty-six gout patients on pharmacologic ULT were...
By Nimet Kalkan, Mehmet Tezcan
Relationship between perinatal period problems and developmental delay in children aged 4-24 months
Normal development is one of the reliable criteria for the assessment of children's health status. Perinatal events affect the future development of children. Nevertheless, there are different views on the impact of events in the perinatal period on child development. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perinatal period ...
By Masoumeh Kaviani, Zhaleh Ranjbaran, Roksana Janghorban
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