Effect of turmeric extract on bone healing in an experimental model of femoral bone fracture.

Objective: Following bone trauma, several factors participate in making a balance between the activity of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. The receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand (RANKL), receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B (RANK), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) molecules play critical roles in the healing process via regulation of osteoclasts function. Turmeric is suggested to have an anti-osteogenic potential; however, its effect on accelerating bone healing has not been adequately studied.

Infective endocarditis uncovered a very rare congenital heart disease.

In this article, we introduced a case of rare congenital anomalies that was asymptomatic until adulthood and was complicated by infective endocarditis and dissection of aortic valve leaflet.

Diagnosis of subclinical equine theileriosis in center of Iran using parasitological and molecular methods.

A total of 105 blood samples from healthy horses from different stables in Yazd province, center of Iran, were examined for the presence of Theileria equi infection using parasitological and molecular methods. Out of the 105 samples, the parasitological method detected T. equi infection in 5 (4.

Eimeria infection in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Yazd province, central Iran.

This study was carried out during the winter of 2008 to the summer 2010 to determine the rate of infection of Eimeria spp. in dromedary camels in Yazd province, Iran at that period. A total of 305 faecal samples were taken per recta from live and slaughtered, apparently healthy camels 9 months to 23 years old.