September 2013
Applications of recombinant protein therapeutic agents in periodontics contributors
Based on the improved understanding of cell and molecular biology of periodontal wound healing, the recombinant technology comprising rh growth factors and carrier construct is applied in periodontal regeneration. In 1997, the first recombinant (that is, synthetic) protein therapeutic agent was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this paper we review the two commercially available recombinant...
September 2013
Effect of maternal iron status on placenta, fetus and newborn
Maternal anemia (hypoferriemia) results in increased pre-term and low birth weight deliveries and higher rate of stillbirths. There are irreversible structural alterations in placenta. The transfer of iron to fetus is reduced in spite of gradient in relation to severity of maternal hypoferriemia. The fetal hepatic and brain iron contents were reduced. The brain iron reduction was irreversible on...
September 2013
Comparison of different methods for assessing sperm concentration in infertility workup: A review
Sperm count assessments form the essential component of the diagnostic and prognostic evaluation of male fertility, according to guidelines of WHO (1992). The problem of subjective bias, inter and intra operator variability of reporting is discussed in this paper. The problem of inter operator variability has been improved and reproducibility has been made more objective with the introduction of...
September 2013
Medicinal values of garlic: A review
Garlic products are used as sources of medicine in many ways in human beings in their day today life. As a result, researchers from various disciplines are now directing their efforts towards discovering the medicinal values of garlic on human health. The main interest of researchers in the medicinal values of garlic is its broad-spectrum therapeutic effect with minimal toxicity. Garlic extract has...
September 2013
Antifungal activity of some species of marine sponges (class: Demospongiae) of the palk bay, southeast coast of India
Nine species of sponges (Orders: Keratosida, Hadromerida, Haplosclerida and Poecilosclerida) of the class Demospongiae were tested for antifungal activity. In general, only trace and moderate activity was observed against the fungal pathogens tested. However, the encrusting Keratosida sponges depicted strong antifungal activity than the other sponges. In vitro antifungal activity of sponge extracts...
September 2013
Helicobacter pylori sero-prevalence in different liver diseases
This study was carried out to investigate the seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with different liver diseases and determine the association and correlation between the seroprevalence of H. pylori infection and the liver diseases. The presence of a H. pylori antigen was investigated in serum samples from 274 individuals with liver diseases as well as 120...
September 2013
Molecular evaluation of antibiotic resistance prevalence in Pseudomonas aeroginosa isolated from cockroaches in Southwest Iran
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause infection in the hospitals. This microorganism is ubiquitous within the environment and is particularly isolated from moist areas such as water and soil. The aim of this study was to determine the hospital cockroaches as the main factor for antibiotic-Resistant P. aeruginosa infections transmission and also to determine...
September 2013
High prevalence and poor treatment outcome of tuberculosis in North Gondar Zone Prison, Northwest Ethiopia
The aim of this study was to assess the trend of tuberculosis (TB) prevalence and treatment outcome in a prison system of Northwest Ethiopia. Patients’ data on age, sex, TB type, treatment outcome and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status was collected from medical records of North Gondar Zone Prison TB Clinic for all patients with TB from 2002 to 2011. The data was analyzed using Statistical...
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