Is it necessary to screen for celiac disease in adult idiopathic osteoporosis?

Aim: the aim of this study was to investigate the necessity of screening for celiac disease in idiopathic osteoporotic patients.

Background: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are well-known and prevalent complications of celiac disease. However, the relative prevalence of celiac disease among osteoporotic populations is not known, and the benefit of screening for celiac disease among the osteoporotic population remains controversial.

The extratemporal facial nerve and its branches: analysis of 42 hemifacial dissections in fresh Persian (Iranian) cadavers.

Background: The facial nerve controls facial muscles and expressions. Variability in branching patterns of the nerve creates variability in facial animation, which is evident in facial plastic surgery both between patients and ethnic groups and between sides of the face. Identifying relationships between the main trunk of the facial nerve and its network of branches to soft tissues/bony fixed points contributes to safer aesthetic and reconstructive techniques.

Anatomic and anthropometric analysis of 72 lower lateral nasal cartilages from fresh Persian (Iranian) cadavers.

Background: Understanding the anatomy of nasal cartilage, which varies by ethnic group, is important for surgical correction of nasal tip deformities.

Objectives: The authors measure the size and shape of the lower lateral cartilages (LLC) in Persian cadavers to provide summary guidelines.

Methods: A total of 72 cartilage dissections were performed on 36 fresh Persian cadavers.

Comparison of DNA damage responses following equimutagenic doses of UVA and UVB: a less effective cell cycle arrest with UVA may render UVA-induced pyrimidine dimers more mutagenic than UVB-induced ones.

Mechanisms of UVA-mutagenesis remain a matter of debate. Earlier described higher rates of mutation formation per pyrimidine dimer with UVA than with UVB and other evidence suggested that a non-pyrimidine dimer-type of DNA damage contributes more to UVA- than to UVB-mutagenesis. However, more recently published data on the spectra of UVA-induced mutations in primary human skin cells and in mice suggest that pyrimidine dimers are the most common type of DNA damage-inducing mutations not only with UVB, but also with UVA.

Anatomic variations of midfacial muscles and nasolabial crease: a survey on 52 hemifacial dissections in fresh Persian cadavers.

Background: The midfacial region is a challenging area for plastic surgeons and may vary among different races.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the patterns of midfacial muscles in Persian (Iranian) subjects.

Methods: Hemifacial fresh cadaver dissection was performed.

Novel targeted pro-apoptotic agents for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Purpose: We reviewed and highlighted novel targeted apoptotic mediated therapies that can be used to treat prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: A comprehensive review of the peer reviewed literature in the area of apoptosis was performed with special emphasis on apoptotic mediated pathways with promising novel targeted therapies that can be used for patients with prostate cancer.

Results: The apoptotic pathway can be classified into 2 separate broad categories, including the extrinsic and the intrinsic pathways.