Arginase (AR)enzyme is implicated in many studies in pathogenesis of IBD.E-selectin , an adhesion molecule, plays an important role in migration of leucocytes into the colonic mucosa.Many studies h...
Fluorides have the toxic potential when used in high concentrations in the drinking water. These effects can be classified as acute, due to a single ingestion of a large amount of fluoride or chron...
Oral health is fundamental to general health and well-being. A healthy mouth enables an individual to speak, eat and socialize without experiencing active disease, discomfort or embarrassment. Oral...
Many studies have gone on to suggest that vitamin D deficiency is a contributing factor in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). Adhesion molecules e.g. intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM...
DMSO is also widely utilized in the storage of human and animal cell lines and bacteriophage, as a cryoprotective agent.Previous studies reported that DMSO reduces inflammation by several mechanism...
Rolipram is a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE 4) inhibitor. It is being researched as a possible alternative to current antidepressants (Washtel, 1983; Bobon et al., 1988). Recent studies show that rolipr...
Adenosine has been implicated in the spontaneous and abrupt arrest of seizures (Dragunow, 1986). The anticonvulsant action of adenosine and its analogs has been observed in several different studie...
SNP,a nitric oxide (NO) donor is a common medication used to affect peripheral vasodilation in arterioles and venules. SNP is often administered intravenously to patients who are experiencing a hyp...
Fluoride is like a double-edged sword as it is proved to be one of the most successful measures for the prevention of dental caries in public-health history but at the same time its toxicity at hig...
The present work investigates the effect of rats pretreatment with the purinergic agonists ADO, 2-CADO, CPA and CPCA on the forebrain levels of the neurotransmitters glutamate and GABA in rats afte...
Oral manifestations of HIV disease are common and include oral lesions and novel presentations of previously known opportunistic diseases. Careful history taking and detailed examination of the pat...
Dramatic improvements in scientific knowledge and technology in oral health means that the potential now exists to eliminate the major disorders. Number of advances in prevention pointing out that ...
The characteristic pathologic feature of UC is infiltration of the intestine by mononuclear cells, predominantly lymphocytes. Current research is directed to Vitamin D and its role in the disease a...
Dental caries is a bacterially based disease. When it progresses, acid produced by bacterial action on dietary fermentable carbohydrates diffuses into the tooth and dissolves the carbonated hydroxy...
Whenever we observe or measure, we are concerned with whether we are measuring what we intend to measure or whether our observations are influenced by the circumstances in which they are made and w...