Introduction: The vermiform appendix in human is considered to be a vestigial organ by most of the authors.Absence of appendix is already reported in Indian population.Whether the human appendix is performing any function is debatable but when present it can create trouble.So if there is no appendix we can escape the ill-effects of the organ.With t

Introdution: In recent years, due to the HIV epidemic in Iran and the world, despite the scientific advances in drug therapy, HIV is one of the leading causes of mortality in the world.The present study was conducted with the aim of the mortality rate caused by HIV patients in Yazd during the years 2002 to 2015.Methods: This cross-sectional study w

It has been emphasized that chronic generalized immune dysfunction is the leading event in the pathogenesis of HIV infection, in which the contribution of dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) should not be underestimated.In current study, we assessed the longitudinal changes of peripheral blood DC subsets and Tregs in chronically as

Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) participates in development of Mittens inflammatory diseases.Hepatocytes are a major contributor of circulating CRP.Although angiotensin II (Ang II) is known to evoke inflammatory response, it remains unknown whether Ang II induces CRP expression in hepatocytes.The present study observed effect of Ang II on CRP

Abstract Spectral analysis characterises oscillatory time series behaviours such as cycles, but accurate estimation requires reasonable numbers of observations.At the time of writing, COVID-19 time series for many countries are short: pre- and post-lockdown series are shorter still.Accurate estimation of potentially interesting cycles seems beyond