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Soheila Aminimoghaddam , Fatemeh Mahmoudzadeh , Andisheh Maghsoudnia , Fatemeh Ghaemmaghami ,
Volume 72, Issue 9 (December 2014)
Abstract

Background: Endometrial carcinoma is considered the most common gynecological cancer in the world. Pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy is widely advised based on FIGO staging system. Intra-operative frozen sections analysis is used to identify pa-tients at high risk for pelvic and para-aortic nodal metastasis evading lymphadenec-tomy in low-risk patients. However there is still some controversy concerning the effi-ciency of IFS. The aim of this study was to determine the validity and precision of fro-zen section diagnosis and gross examination of uterine specimen compared to the final histological results in patients with endometrial cancer. Methods: Patients diagnosed as endometrial cancer based on office biopsy using a Pipelle or D&C who underwent surgical staging were compared for frozen section anal-ysis and permanent diagnosis. Patients with the history of radiotherapy or other types of cancer or co existence malignancies were excluded. Results: There was no relation between the tumor size and lymph node involvement and the results were not significant (P= 0.1). Frozen section analysis was significantly accurate and correct in predicting final histopathological results (P< 0.0001). It has been shown that in more than 90% of patients the diagnosis made by frozen section analysis was in accordance with final pathology with considerable sensitivity and spec-ificity. Gross examination was also precise in determining myometrial microscopic in-vasions (P< 0.0001). Conclusion: Although the sample size of the studied population was small but our study results support the previous data and suggest that in early stages and low grade tumors, gross examination and frozen section diagnosis are conveniently predictive of lymph node metastasis. These data might be useful for prediction of tumor invasion using frozen section and gross examination in low grade tumors and early stages and for doing complete surgical staging and lymph node sampling. However the im-portance of surgical staging always must be considered in patients who need systemat-ic lymphadenectomy. In overall these data might help to come up with new guidelines for surgical risk assessment in endometrial cancer.
Bakhtyar Tartibian , Rogayee Afsar Garebag , Abbas Malandish , Zeinab Sheikhlou ,
Volume 74, Issue 8 (November 2016)
Abstract

Background: Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The studies show that factors such as vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, calcium and phosphorus are involved in the regulation of blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between blood pressure with vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphorus in sedentary postmenopausal women.

Methods: This investigation is in the form of a descriptive correlational study that was performed in September 2015. The statistical population was all healthy and sedentary postmenopausal women 50-70 years old in Urmia city, Iran. Fifty-four sedentary postmenopausal women were selected as subjects and voluntarily and bona fide participated in this study. General and anthropometric characteristics of height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) in subjects were measured by wall-meter with an accuracy of one millimeter, digital scale with precision of 100 g (Beurer, Germany), and dual emission X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (Hologic, USA) machines, respectively. Diastolic and systolic blood pressure was measured by indicator machine. Serum levels of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphorus were measured by ELISA and Auto-analyzer (BT 1500, Biotecnica, Italy machines, respectively.

Results: The mean general, anthropometric, and physiological/laboratory variables of subjects were: age 54 yr, height 156 cm; weight 72 kg; BMI 29 kg/m2; systolic and diastolic blood pressure 76.20 and 110.70, respectively; vitamin D 25.22 ng/ml, parathyroid hormone 33.29 ng/ml, calcium 9.44 ng/ml, and phosphorus 3.26 ng/ml. Moreover, results showed that there was no significant relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and vitamin D (P>0.581 and P>0.619, respectively). There was no significant relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and parathyroid hormone (P>0.623 and P>0.341, respectively). There was no significant relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and calcium (P>0.704 and P>0.141, respectively). There was no significant relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and phosphorous (P>0.058 and P>0.357, respectively).

Conclusion: The results suggest that there is no relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure with serum levels of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphorous in sedentary postmenopausal women 50-70 years old.


Bakhtiar Tartibian , Zeinab Sheikhlou , Abbas Malandish , Mohammad Rahmati-Yamchi , Rogayee Afsar Garebag,
Volume 74, Issue 10 (January 2017)
Abstract

Background: Studies show that aerobic exercise prevents osteoporosis in menopause by stimulating osteoblastic cells. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise on alkaline phosphatase gene expression, serum levels of alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone, and calcium in sedentary women.

Methods: This investigation is a semi-experimental study that was performed in September 2015 at Urmia University, Iran. The statistical population was all healthy and sedentary postmenopausal women 50 to 65 years old in Urmia city. Twenty sedentary postmenopausal women with an average age 60.12±2.12 yr, weight 72.35±10.50 kg, and body mass index 29.46±3.24 kg/m2 voluntarily and bona fide participated in this study, and then subjects were randomly divided to the Exercise/E (10 women) and Control/C (10 women) groups by random sampling method. E group performed of 12 weeks walking and jogging moderate-intensity aerobic exercise at 65-70% maximal heart rate of training, three sessions per week and per session 50-60 (min), but the C group participated in no intervention. Twenty-four hours before and after the 12-week training program were taken blood samples in order to measure of alkaline phosphatase gene expression and serum markers of bone in the E and C Groups. Evaluation of gene expression and serum markers of bone were measured by real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and Auto-analyzer (Biotechnica, Italy)/ ELISA reader (Awareness Inc., USA) machines, respectively. Data analysis included descriptive and inferential (ANCOVA test) statistics using SPSS version 23 (Chicago, IL, USA) and a significance level of P≥0.05 was considered.

Results: The results showed that alkaline phosphatase gene expression and parathyroid hormone after 12 weeks of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise in between-groups were significantly increased (P=0.027 and P=0.006, respectively), while serum levels of calcium and alkaline phosphatase were not significantly different (P=0.941 and P=0.990, respectively).

Conclusion: The results suggest that 12 weeks of aerobic exercise of walking and jogging at 65-70% maximal heart rate of training increases alkaline phosphatase gene expression and parathyroid hormone in sedentary postmenopausal women.


Hussein Kheirandish, Ehsan Shojaeeefar , Alipasha Meysamie ,
Volume 74, Issue 12 (March 2017)
Abstract

Background: Cupping is one of the most common traditional medical procedures in Iran, which is widely used and prescribed from long time ago. Putting a cup on the skin with induction of negative pressure, causes an artificial inflammation with collection of some body fluids under the skin which can be extracted by scarification. Different mechanisms and effects are attributable to cupping based on several assumptions and theories. Regarding to the vast use of this traditional therapeutic method and relatively different point of views about the effects of cupping, this study was performed to systematically assess published studies in this field and also to find probable indications of cupping.

Methods: In this systematic review, according to search via Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus databases and Iranian databases (IranMedex and SID), 99 different scientific articles about cupping and it`s positive and negative effects were assessed. Different diseases categorized in 19 groups according to the pathophysiology and organ similarities for better presentation

Results: More than 50 different disorders have been studied in randomized or nonrandomized clinical trials. 84.9% of reviewed papers have reported significant positive effects of cupping. The most common disorders studied in the reviewed papers were musculoskeletal, pain and skin disorders, especially low back pain has been studied more with positive results of cupping.

Conclusion: In Iran the prevalence of cupping performance is really high. The reported positive effects and also complications especially infection were also dramatic. It seems performing systematic studies on cupping effects in different disorders and designing and implementing an active surveillance system for cupping in our country is essential. According to the type of studies, authors concluded that cupping have been reported as an effective intervention for some diseases such as musculoskeletal and skin disorders, but further methodologically elaborated studies with larger sample sizes should be considered for recommending this intervention scientifically.


Roghaiyeh Afsargharehbagh, Mirhosein Seyedmohammadzad , Aliakbar Nasiri , Kamal Khademvatan , Sima Ghaemimirabad , Abbas Malandish ,
Volume 76, Issue 9 (December 2018)
Abstract

Background: Cystatin C (Cys C) as a cysteine protease inhibitor is produced in a constant level from all nucleated cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between serum levels of Cys C and coronary slow flow (CSF) and body mass index (BMI) in men.
Methods: This investigation is in the form of a descriptive-analytical study. The statistical population was all non-active male aged 34-73 years with CSF candidate for angiography referring to Seyedoshohada University Hospital, Urmia, Iran, from March 2015 to February 2017. After obtaining an inform consent, 74 male patients (mean age 54.77±9.00 years, height 1.74±0.12 cm, weight 73.13±6.85 kg, and BMI 26.98±3.83 kg/m2) were selected by convenience non-random sampling as the sample size (patients were eligible for diagnostic coronary artery angiography for the first time and referring to Seyedoshohada University Hospital in Urmia). Then all the patients were placed under angiography with one mobile angiography system. Patients were assessed for coronary blood flow with a quantitative method using corrected thrombolysis frame count in myocardial infarction (CTFC). All the patients with TFC larger than two standard deviation pre-published area for a specific vessel were counted as CSF. Demographic characteristics of age, height, weight, and BMI in male patients were measured by wall-meter with an accuracy of one millimeter, digital scale with precision of 100 g, and weight/hieght2 formula, respectively. The traditional risk factors including smoking, diabetes mellitus (DM), high blood pressure (HBP), dyslipidemia, and family history were also assessed using a checklist. Serum levels of Cys C were measured by ELISA machine.
Results: The mean demographic and physiological variables of subjects were: age 54.77±9.00 yr, height 1.74±0.12 cm, weight 73.13±6.85 kg, and BMI 26.98±3.83 kg/m2. Also, the results of this study showed that there were no significant correlations between serum levels of Cys C with CSF and BMI in male patients’ candidate for angiography referring to Seyedoshohada University Hospital (P=0.871 and P=0.494, respectively).
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that serum levels of Cys C had no significant correlations with the CSF and BMI in male patients’ candidate for angiography aged 34-73 years.

Samaneh Eslami, Iman Mousaei, Masoumeh Andish, Ensieh Tavana , Amin Moradi, Ali Taghipour, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani ,
Volume 81, Issue 6 (September 2023)
Abstract

Background: Alkaptonuria is a rare disorder that leads to excessive production and accumulation of homogentisic acid in body tissues, and this increase causes tissue degeneration and organ dysfunction through a process called achromasia. Due to very few studies in the field of this disease and access to epidemiological data for the first time in Iran, the present study was conducted with the aim of epidemiological investigation of the mortality rate of patients with alkaptonuria during the years 2013 to 2022 in Iran.
Methods: The design of the present study was cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical). The data related to the deceased registered according to the international coding system of diseases (ICD-10) were extracted from the system of registration and classification of the causes of death of Iran for death due to alkaptonuria disease. The variables investigated in this study included: age, gender and residence status of the deceased. Chi-square and Fisher's exact test were also used to analyze the data.
Results: The specific death rate was calculated as 0.31 per one million people of the population. In this study, 90% of the deaths occurred at the age of less than five years. The age variable included two groups of less than five years and more than five years, where 90% of deaths occurred at the age of less than five years. 60% of the deceased were men and 40% were women. Regarding the residence status variable, 82% of the cases were urban and the rest were rural. Finally, there was no significant difference between the incidence of death due to alkaptonuria disease and the investigated variables, which are age (P=0.291), gender (P=0.958) and residence status (P=0.273).
Conclusion: According to the findings in the present study, although no significant difference was observed between age and the number of cases of death due to alkaptonuria; But most cases of death have occurred in young age groups, which seems that more studies are needed to understand the different dimensions of this disease


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