Pediatric
Marjaneh Zarkesh; Seyyedeh Azade Hoseini Nouri; Yalda Navidi Moghaddam; Manijeh Tabrizi; Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leyli
Volume 29, Issue 5 , November and December 2022, , Pages 591-601
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Introduction: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common neonatal problem that occurs in about 60% of term and 80% of preterm infants during the first week of life. The increase of intestinal enteropathic cycle by intestinal beta-glucuronidase is one of the main mechanisms in the exacerbation of jaundice. Despite ...
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Introduction: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common neonatal problem that occurs in about 60% of term and 80% of preterm infants during the first week of life. The increase of intestinal enteropathic cycle by intestinal beta-glucuronidase is one of the main mechanisms in the exacerbation of jaundice. Despite the relative lack of bacterial flora in the intestines of neonates during the first week of life and considering the differences in intestinal bacteria in term and preterm neonates, the present study evaluated the therapeutic response to pedilact in two groups of neonates.
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was performed on 97 term and preterm neonates aged 2 to 15 days after obtaining the approval of the Ethics Committee and parental consent. Inclusion criteria included age 3-14 days, serum bilirubin 15-22mg/dl, exclusive breastfeeding, and no risk factor for hemolysis. In addition to phototherapy, all infants received 5 drops of pedilact daily. Phototherapy conditions were the same in both groups. Serum bilirubin checked daily. The variables of sex, gestational age, and daily bilirubin level were recorded and compared.
Results: The minimum and the maximum gestational age of the neonates were 35 and 41 weeks, respectively. There was no difference between median, mean, and standard deviation of bilirubin reduction during hospitalization days between two groups (P= 0.451).
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the Micrococcus luteus SEHD031RS strain can be used as an effective microorganism in removing chromium from industrial wastewater or environmental bioremediation.
Pediatric
Nasrin Hashemian Nezhad; Mozhdeh Navinejad
Volume 28, Issue 6 , January and February 2022, , Pages 950-958
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Background and purpose: Microphthalmia is defined as the presence of a small eye inside the orbit, which occurs 30 times per 100,000 live births. 11% of which have been reported blind. Microphthalmia is associated with systemic anomalies in more than 50% of cases and has multiple and complex environmental ...
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Background and purpose: Microphthalmia is defined as the presence of a small eye inside the orbit, which occurs 30 times per 100,000 live births. 11% of which have been reported blind. Microphthalmia is associated with systemic anomalies in more than 50% of cases and has multiple and complex environmental and chromosomal causes. And in it chromosomal replication, deletion and displacement play an effective role. This study reports a case of unilateral microphthalmia referred to Shahidan Mobini Hospital in Sabzevar.Case report: A 35-year-old pregnant woman born to a 33-week-old mother with a gestational age of 33 weeks and one day is based on NT sonography. Examination of the left eye's microphthalmia was observed on the first day after delivery.Conclusion: According to the reported case, in order to prevent such a very worrying birth, it is necessary for obstetricians and gynecologists to pay special attention to this point in the periodic examination of pregnant mothers in the second trimester ultrasound of pregnancy and if The pregnant mother was exposed to X-rays or had infectious diseases or other risk factors such as long-term use of thalidomide, warfarin and alcohol, vitamin A deficiency, in addition to ultrasound, it is recommended to perform genetic testing if possible.
Pediatric
Ashraf Saber; Najmeh Tehranain; Shiva Pourali Roudbaneh; Matin Sadat Esmailzade
Volume 25, Issue 6 , November and December 2018, , Pages 829-844
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Background: Adipose tissue communicates with other central organs and the environment through the synthesis and release of substances called adipokines. Visfatin is an adipocytokine and a polyotropic protein whose function acts not only as an enzyme, but as an adipocytokine, a growth factor, and cytokine ...
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Background: Adipose tissue communicates with other central organs and the environment through the synthesis and release of substances called adipokines. Visfatin is an adipocytokine and a polyotropic protein whose function acts not only as an enzyme, but as an adipocytokine, a growth factor, and cytokine as well. Over the past few years, new roles have emerged for visfatin in terms of fertility and reproduction. The purpose of the present study is to summarize the current knowledge on this subject.Methods: In the present study, 137 full-text and short articles were obtained and reviewed through the electronic search by entering the relevant key words in Sciencedirect, Pubmed, Google scholar, Google published from 1993 to 2016.Results: The results of several studies support the strong association of visfatin with insulin resistance-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and PCOD. In addition, with the deviation of embryo development from its natural course (embryo growth limitation and macrosomia), the initiation of labor is associated with sexual maturation (spermatogenesis) in males and the increase in the number and quality of oocytes in people with PCOD undergoing Infertility treatment through stimulating inflammatory responses.Conclusion: The results of this review report confirm the role of visfatin in fertility and reproduction. Further research to understand the relationship between visfatin and fertility disorders and pregnancy complications is needed in order to find possible medical treatments.