Curcumin ameliorates chronic infection-induced affective disorders through modulation of proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress.

Objectives: Long-term infection with is associated with affective disorders (i.e., anxiety and depression) in adults.

Resveratrol attenuates chronic social isolation stress-induced affective disorders: Involvement of NF-κB/NLRP3 axis.

Social isolation stress (SIS) is associated with affective disorders (i.e., anxiety and depression) in adults.

COVID-19 immunotherapy: Treatment based on the immune cell-mediated approaches.

Multiple efforts are currently underway to control and treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide. Despite all efforts, the virus that emerged in Wuhan city has rapidly spread globally and led to a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) due to the lack of approved antiviral therapy. Nevertheless, SARS-CoV-2 has had a significant influence on the evolution of cellular therapeutic approaches.

Probiotics in the management of Giardia duodenalis: an update on potential mechanisms and outcomes.

Giardia duodenalis is a common cause of infection in children and travelers. The most frequent symptom is diarrhea in these patients. G.

The Prevalence of Trichomoniasis in Women Referred to Clinical Centers in South of Tehran, Iran during 2015-2016.

Background: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of trichomoniasis infection among females in Tehran, Iran.

Methods: This study was conducted on 482 women referred to the 6 obstetrics and gynecology centers of Tehran during 2015-2016. Some information including education, occupation, and number of sexual partners was obtained and clinical signs and symptoms of the genital tract were diagnosed by clinical examination.

Estimation of Diagnostic Markers in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Background: Laboratory examination is a great value to confirm a diagnosis and estimate disease activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Since little research related to the diagnosis of RA and AS has been done in Iran, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnosis markers in patients with RA and AS.

Methods: This study was conducted among 104 patients with RA and 42 patients with AS in Iran during 2016.

Evidence for Alteration in Serum Concentrations of Leptin in Infertile Men Categorized Based on BMI.

Background: The aim of this study is to compare serum and seminal level of leptin in the context of infertility in men according to BMI. We also investigated the possible correlation of circulating level of leptin with fertility indices.

Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 193 men who consecutively attended a referral outpatient infertility clinic of Shariati Hospital.

Significance of Nitric Oxide Level in Giardiasis.

Background: Giardiasis is one of the most prevalent intestinal protozoa infections in humans. Nowadays, nitric oxide (NO) is known to be involved in the immune system against Giardia intestinalis. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the level of NO in individuals with giardiasis in comparison to normal subjects.

Significance of albumin and C-reactive protein variations in 300 end stage renal disease patients in Tehran University of Medical Sciences Hospitals during year 2010.

Protein- energy malnutrition, wasting and inflammation are frequent complication among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Malnutrition is associated with cardiac co-morbidity, inflammation and poor survival in ESRD patients. Serum albumin is a well-known marker of nutrition in ESRD patients.