AIM: To investigate the effect of N-desulfated heparin onhepatic/renal ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats.METHODS: Using rat models of 60 minutes hepatic o
INTRODUCTIONHepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most commonetiologic agent for infectious liver diseases. It isestimated that there are more than 250 millionchronic
AIM In this study we investigated therelationship of the X protein of HBV and nuclearfactor-KB (NF-κB) and the expression of NF-KB inhuman hepatocellular carci
AIM: To examine the protective effect of estradiol on the cultured hepatocytes under oxidative stress.METHODS: Hepatocytes of rat were isolated by using perfusi
AIM: Endoscopic dilation of esophageal strictures is acommonly performed procedure in the management ofdysphagia. The procedure is usually done withfluoroscopic