Intake of animal and plant proteins and risk of all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes: results from NHANES.

Background/objective: There is little and inconsistent data on the relationship between protein intake and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our goal was to look at the relationship between consuming plant- and animal-based proteins and the risk of all-cause death in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Subjects/methods: We included 4646 patients with type 2 diabetes aged ≥20 years participating in continuous NHANES from 1999 to 2018.

Prevalence and risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease in Iran: A cross-sectional analysis from the PERSIAN cohort.

Background: This study assessed the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in a general adult population in Iran. The association between GERD and various factors was also evaluated.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study on 163,018 individuals aged over 35 who were enrolled in the PERSIAN cohort.

Egg consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a PERSIAN cohort-based study.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the main causes of death worldwide. Data on the effect of eggs consumption on the risk of CVDs are still unreliable. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between CVDs and the consumption of eggs.

Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Mass, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Older Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on muscle strength, fatigue, muscle mass, and quality of life (QoL) in older patients with COVID-19.

Methods: Older patients with COVID-19 were randomly divided into the following 2 groups: real FES (intervention group, n = 20) and sham FES (control group, n = 20). These patients received FES concurrent with the voluntary contraction of muscles for 10 consecutive sessions.

Effects of the Co-Administration of Morphine and Lipopolysaccharide on Toll-Like Receptor-4/Nuclear Factor Kappa β Signaling Pathway of MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells.

Background: The Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene promotes migration in adenocarcinoma cells. Morphine is an agonist for TLR4 that has a dual role in cancer development. The promoter or inhibitor role of morphine in cancer progression remains controversial.

(Gazaneh) distillate restores glucose metabolism in diabetic rats.

Background: Diabetes has become an important health problem in the world. Natural agents, with antidiabetic property, are potential candidates for improving diabetes. Distillate () or Araghe Gazaneh is widely used for the treatment of diabetes as per traditional medicine.

Importance of green roof criteria for residential and governmental buildings: a multi-criteria decision analysis.

Megacities recently are experiencing a shortage of green spaces basically due to the rapid growth of urbanization and increasing demand for different building types. Consideration of sustainable urban development is essential since the expansion of city facilities should be in line with social, economic, and environmental aspects. In this regard, green roof technology has been recommended as an effective solution for the growth of green spaces per capita and improving sustainability means of urban developments due to its diverse advantages.

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension based on ACC/AHA versus JNC7 guidelines in the PERSIAN cohort study.

In this cross-sectional population-based study, we used the baseline data of the Prospective Epidemiologic Research Studies in IrAN cohort study collected in Iran from 2014 to 2020. The main outcomes were the prevalence of hypertension and proportion of awareness, treatment, and control based on the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline compared to the seventh report of the Joint National Committee (JNC7). Of the total of 163,770 participants, aged 35-70 years, 55.

Prevalence and predictors of low back pain among the Iranian population: Results from the Persian cohort study.

Background And Objectives: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health condition in populations. Limited large-scale population-based studies evaluated the prevalence and predictors of LBP in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with LBP among the Iranian population.

Daily Step Count and All-Cause Mortality: A Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.

Background: Uncertainty remains about the optimum step count per day for health promotion.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the association between step count per day and all-cause mortality risk.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and ISI Web of Science were searched to January 2021 to find prospective cohort studies of the association between device-based step count per day and all-cause mortality risk in the general population.

Post-Hospital Discharge Strategy for COVID-19 Treatment and Control: Focus on Fangcang Hospitals.

Objective: One of the concerns of health managers in Iran in case COVID-19 reached a new peak is a shortage of hospital beds. In response, the country designed and created intermediate treatment centers, known as hospitals, which are prepared quickly at low cost and with high capacity. The aim of this study is to provide health managers with an effective post-hospital discharge strategy for COVID-19 patients.

Preconception air pollution exposure and glucose tolerance in healthy pregnant women in a middle-income country.

Background: Preconception exposure to air pollution has been associated with glucose tolerance during pregnancy. However, the evidence in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) is under debate yet. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the relationship between exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) and traffic indicators with glucose tolerance in healthy pregnant women in Sabzevar, Iran (2019).

Serum concentration of asprosin in new-onset type 2 diabetes.

Background: Asprosin, a newly identified adipokine, is pathologically increased in individuals with insulin resistance. However, the available evidence on the association of asprosin and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) status is still scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between serum concentrations of asprosin and T2DM status.

The effects of two types of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors on the hypertension induced by new pressor protein associated with beta-factor XIIa in rats.

Background And Purpose: New pressor protein (NPP) is a human plasma enzyme, which is structurally related to the beta-fragment of activated factor XII. The present study aimed to compare the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (captopril) and angiotensin type 1 receptor blocker (losartan) on the hypertension induced by NPP injection in normal (sham-2NX) and bilaterally nephrectomized rats (2NX).

Experimental Approach: In total, 60 male Wistar rats were sham operated or bilaterally nephrectomized under anesthesia.

Distillate Regenerates Pancreatic Beta Cells in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.

Background: is known as an anti-hyperglycemic plant. distillate (UD) is a traditional Iranian drink, locally known as "aragh gazaneh". In spite of its widespread consumption in Iran, according to traditional Iranian medicine, there is no scientific report on the usefulness of UD for diabetic patients.

West nile virus occlusive retinal vasculitis.

Purpose: To report a case of West Nile virus meningoencephalitis presenting with simultaneous chorioretinitis in the right eye and occlusive retinal vasculitis in the left eye.

Methods: Case report. Main outcome measures included ocular examination, intravenous fluorescence angiography, indocyanine green, color fundus photography, and serologic testing for West Nile virus.

Multifocal juvenile xanthogranuloma presenting with a hand mass and bilateral vitreous hemorrhage in a neonate.

Purpose: To describe a rare case of multifocal juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) in a neonate presenting with a large hand mass, bilateral vitreous hemorrhage, and posterior segment involvement.

Methods: Biopsy of hand lesion led to the diagnosis of JXG. Further systemic workup and ocular examination revealed bilateral vitreous hemorrhage and a small, creamy yellowish subretinal lesion above the fovea in the macula of the left eye.

Loss of myelinated retinal nerve fibers from chronic papilledema.

An intracranial pilocytic astrocytoma was diagnosed in a 13-year-old boy after he presented with headaches and visual disturbances. The initial ophthalmoscopic examination revealed papilledema bilaterally and myelinated retinal nerve fibers (MRNFs) in the left eye. Serial ophthalmoscopic examinations demonstrated gradual fading of the MRNFs beginning 2 months after tumor resection and their complete disappearance by 2 years after surgery.