جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "barberry" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

Blood plays a vital role in the body, carrying oxygen, nutrients, and hormones. Therefore, blood purification is of great importance and guarantees the proper functioning of the body. Medicinal plants have been used by people for the treatment of various diseases in the past. Due to the high side effects of the use of different chemical drugs, in recent years, medicinal plants have been relatively popular. Therefore, in this review, using the keywords of medicinal plants, purification, and blood purification, numerous articles published in this field were searched through Scopus, Google Scholar, Irandoc.ac.ir, and Sid. ir databases. Finally, 87 articles were selected and reviewed. A list of plants effective in blood purification along with their effective ingredients and other therapeutic properties was obtained. According to the results, 45.2% of plants effective in blood purification were native to Iran. Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Lamiaceae were the most important families, respectively. Plants effective in blood purification can help improve health and purify the blood. Still, the consumption of each plant should be according to the condition of each person's body and consult with a specialist.

In order to investigate the reproduction of seedless, seeded and ornamental barberry shrubs through tissue culture, a factorial experiment in the form of a completely randomized design in three replications and with three factors, the first factor of three types of barberry shrubs (seedless, seeded and ornamental), the second factor of BAP hormone at four levels (0, 1, 2, 3 mg l-1) and the third factor of IBA hormone at two levels (0 and 0.25 mg l-1) was done in the laboratory of Islamic Azad University, Damghan branch in 2019. The culture medium used was based on Murashige and Stooge (MS). After preparing the culture medium and sterilizing it by autoclave, it was distributed in the test tubes. After preparation, the samples were cultured in a sterile environment and then the samples were stimulated to grow using growth hormones. The investigated traits included germination, number of leaves, length, width and surface of leaves, ratio of width to length of leaves, fresh weight and dry weight of leaves. After collecting information, the data obtained from the experiment was organized and then analysis of variance was performed with SAS statistical software and comparison of means with Duncan's multi-range test. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used in order to determine the relationships of traits. The main effects and some interaction effects on the time of greening, number of leaves, length, width, leaf area and leaf width to length ratio, leaf fresh weight and dry weight were significant. The correlation coefficient shown between the dry weight of leaves with the number of leaves (r=0.88**), leaf length (r=0.74**), leaf width (r=0.74**), leaf area (r=0.75**), green leaf weight(r=0.96**) positive correlation was significant at 1% probability level.

Congenital malformations are defects that are present at birth. The purpose of the present study was to determine the status of congenital malformations and their risk factors in Noghab village, South Khorasan Province.

In this case-control study, 152 cases with congenital anomalies and 152 controls were enrolled. A researcher-made checklist and face-to-face interviews were used to record patient data. Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression in SPSS 22 were used for statistical analysis.

One hundred and nineteen (72.5%) patients were male. The overall prevalence of congenital abnormalities in the village was 4.5%. The most prevalent types of disorders were neurological (35.4%) and multiple abnormalities (30.5%). According to multivariate logistic regression, consuming barberries daily during pregnancy, having first-degree relatives with anomalies, daily use of herbal medicine and weekly consumption of pickled vegetables during pregnancy, and the existence of a chronic disease in the father were significantly associated with congenital disorders in the offspring.

In addition to the previously known risk factors for congenital malformation, consumption of barberries, herbal medicine and pickled vegetables during pregnancy, might be risk factors for congenital anomalies. These products should be used with caution in pregnant women.

Resveratrol and Berberis integerrima (B. integerrima) are known to be natural antioxidants and regulators of human metabolism. However, the effects of resveratrol and B. integerrima on the ovarian morphology in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are not obvious.

This study aimed to determine the effect of the hydroalcoholic extract of B. integerrima in combination with resveratrol on some biochemical parameters and ovarian morphology in the letrozole-induced PCOS rat.

Seventy adult female Sprague-Dawley rats aged 10-12 weeks  weighing 200 ± 20 gr were randomly divided into seven groups (n = 10/each). Group I): normal; Group II): vehicle; Group III): letrozole-induced PCOS 1 mg/kg letrozole orally, rats receiving 1 cc normal saline orally; Group IV): PCOS + receiving 150 mg/kg metformin orally; Group V): PCOS + receiving 20 mg/kg resveratrol orally; Group VI): PCOS + 3 gr/kg barberry orally; and Group VII): PCOS + receiving 3 gr/kg barberry and 20 mg/kg resveratrol orally. All animals were followed-up for 63 days. The biochemical parameters and histological assessments of ovaries were performed.

Resveratrol alone and/or in combination with B. integerrima treatment in rats led to a significant decrease in low-density lipoprotein, triglyceride, malondialdehyde , and tumor necrosis factor-alpha concentrations (p = 0.02). The groups IV, V, VI, and VII showed a decrease in insulin resistance and an increase in the superoxide dismutase, total antioxidant capacity, and high-density lipoprotein (p =0.01). No significant difference was observed between the level of serum glucose in the treatment groups. Number of cystic follicles had a significant decrease in barberry, resveratrol, and their combination groups (p < 0.001).

Resveratrol, B. integerrima, and their combination as natural products with fewer side effects might be effective as an alternative medicine in treatment of PCOS.