Adipo-myokine Irisin, a Promising Antioxidant against Nicotine Induced Oxidative Stress in BALB/c mice.

Objectives: To determine the role of r-irisin in attenuating nicotine-induced oxidative stress by estimating serum oxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzymes in BALB/c mice.

Method: This 18 month experimental study was carried out at Foundation University Islamabad and National Institute of Health starting in 2020. Thirty healthy BALB/c mice were divided into three groups.

Role of r-irisin in Nicotine-induced Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in BALB/c mice.

Objective: To determine the protective role of irisin in attenuating nicotine-induced oxidative stress in vascular tissue in mice.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan, from January 2019 to June 2020.

Medical electives: Students perspective.

Objective: To identify possible learning targets of undergraduates who opted for local and foreign medical electives and to quantify their level of achievement.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad, in February 2014, and apprised undergraduates of either gender from second to final year MBBS who had already done medical electives in local or foreign hospitals for 2-4 weeks. Data collection tool was an anonymous questionnaire with four possible intended learning areas; career choice, learning from advanced system, career enhancement and peer pressure.