Incidence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) after COVID-19 Vaccination: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Global vaccination against COVID-19 will help nations to overcome the pandemic stage as soon as possible. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the peripheral nerves (PNS) that is reported as a complication of both COVID-19 and vaccines. Up to now, case reports regarding the incidence of GBS have been reported after different COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.

Predictive Factors for Length of Stay in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an effective surgery for patients with end-stage hip joint degenerative arthritis. This study aimed to determine peri-operative factors that impact the length of stay (LOS) and design a formula to predict LOS in patients undergoing THA.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed from September 2019 to January 2020.

COVID-19 vaccines and patients with multiple sclerosis: willingness, unwillingness and hesitancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the pooled prevalence of vaccination willingness, unwillingness, and hesitancy among patients with multiple sclerosis.

Methods: Databases including PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were searched. by two expert researchers, as well as references in the included studies, which were published before October 2021.

Physical and biological properties of blend-electrospun polycaprolactone/chitosan-based wound dressings loaded with N-decyl-N, N-dimethyl-1-decanaminium chloride: An in vitro and in vivo study.

Dual-pump electrospinning of antibacterial N-decyl-N, N-dimethyl-1-decanaminium-chloride (DDAC)-loaded polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers, and chitosan (CS)/polyethylene-oxide (PEO)-based wound dressings with hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties to eliminate and absorb pathogenic bacteria from wound surface besides antibacterial action and to support wound healing and accelerate its process. Physicochemical properties of the prepared nanofibrous mat as well as antibacterial, cytotoxicity, and cell compatibility were studied. The full-thickness excisional wound healing properties up to 3 weeks using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson-trichrome staining were investigated.

Serum levels of total and urine level of PCA3 in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.

Background: Urine test with the PSA result will provide a good prognosis of the prostate cancer. Therefore, considering the importance of PCA3 in this study, we aimed to compare the serum total and urinary PCA3 levels in patients with benign hyperplasia and prostate cancer.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 90 patients referring to Noor and Hazrat-e-Ali Asghar Hospital in Isfahan from October 2017 to October 2018 for prostate biopsy.

Molecular aspects of pancreatic β-cell dysfunction: Oxidative stress, microRNA, and long noncoding RNA.

Metabolic syndrome is known as a frequent precursor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). This disease could affect 8% of the people worldwide. Given that pancreatic β-cell dysfunction and loss have central roles in the initiation and progression of the disease, the understanding of cellular and molecular pathways associated with pancreatic β-cell dysfunction can provide more information about the underlying pathways involved in T2D.

Alterations in lipid peroxidation, lipid profile, insulin sensitivity, and hepatic histopathological changes in diabetic rats following the treatment with Salvadora persica.

We examined the effects of various partitions of Salvadora persica extract on lipid profile (LP), lipid peroxidation, and insulin sensitivity (IS) of diabetic rats. The rats were divided into normal control, diabetic control (DC), standard, sham, and test groups. The test groups were treated with an oral dose of 200, 400, and 600 mg/kg of crude, aqueous, and ethyl acetate partition of S.