{"title":"Studies on concurrent salmonellosis in dogs and man.","authors":"M Keyhani","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eight positive Salmonella cultures were obtained from 8 of 314 family dogs in Tehran. Attempts to isolate Salmonella organisms from the owners of the Salmonella infected dogs were successful only in one of eight instances. The Salmonella serotype isolated from the owner was the same as that from his pet dog.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 2","pages":"193-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11885263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatic versus pulmonary involvement by Echinococcus granulosus.","authors":"H Malek, M Zarrinjui","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a five period, year 41 consecutive patients with echinococcosis were studied. Single organ involvement occurred in 34 (82.93%) and multiple organ disease in seven patients (17.07%). Single hepatic involvement, recorded in 15 patients (36.59%) was equal to single pulmonary involvement. This distribution appears to assume an intermediate position between the northern preponderance of hepatic and the southern prevalence of pulmonary echinococcosis in Iran.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 2","pages":"208-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11885103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis among the Qashqai tribe in Southern Iran.","authors":"M Motabar, K Montazemi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prevalence and the intensity of intestinal helminthiasis in the Qashqai tribe of Southern Iran were studied. Infection with Ascaris Lumbricoides and Trichuris Trichura was low (6.1 and 0.8 per cent respectively) while the prevalence of Trichostrongylus was 27.6 per cent of the total stool samples examined or 63.2 per cent of the total intestinal parasites found. This might be due to the mode of life of the tribe and the proximity of its people to domestic animals.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 2","pages":"200-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11885102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypotensive agent from Cynomorium coccineum.","authors":"M Ikram, M S Dar, T Fakouhi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Iranian plant Cynomorium coccineum was investigated and found to possess significant blood pressure lowering activity in the dog. Extensive chemical isolation and fractionation has revealed that the depressor components were mainly present in the fresh juice of the plant. The fractions, by various organic solvents, of the dried powdered plant lacked significant depressor activity. However, the fresh juice of the plant as well as the water soluble fractions of the fresh juice exhibited strong depressor activity. Spectroscopic metal analysis and infrared and Mass spectra of the active fractions seem to suggest the inorganic nature of these fractions with very low carbon and hydrogen contents which are present, perhaphs, in some special molecular arrangement that becomes disrupted due to sensitivity to the analytical procedures employed.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 2","pages":"167-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11885262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathology in interdisciplinary courses.","authors":"J A Shively","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"104-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11853431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DNCB sensitivity in healthy Pakistani subjects and patients with liver disease.","authors":"S J Zuberi, M Siddiqui, S A Ahmed, R Y Kara","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity response using DNCB was studied in 51 apparently healthy Pakistanis and 60 patents with acute and chronic liver diseases. A Positive response was observed in all the healthy subjects, 22 out of 29 cases with acute viral hepatitis, 8 out of 22 patients with post-necrotic cirrhosis, one out of three cases of liver cancer and all the cases of alcoholic cirrhosis. It was postulated that hyperactive cell mediated immune response and a heavy exposure to hepatitis virus may be resonsible for the observed pattern of liver disease in Pakistan.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"14-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11853433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning experiences of medical students by different instructional methods.","authors":"M Bajoghli, M Beheshti","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We made a prospective study to determine students' response and perception of the various instructional methods during their pediatric rotation. We found that even those students who were used to passive learning adapted to the more self active learning and became more interested in this method.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"112-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11853432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extraction and partial purification of ricin from Ricinus communis L.","authors":"B Tavasolian, P Kharrazy","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ricinus communis L., usually cultivated for production of oil, has some use in medicine, cosmetic industries and as motor oil. The defatted seed meal is very toxic, and can not be used as human or animal food. This study undertook extraction and identification of ricin, a toxalbumine, from Iranian Ricinus communis L. Ricin, was extracted from the seeds using dilute acid solution, salted out with ammonium sulfate, and purified by Sephadex G - 75 and DEAE - cellulose column chromatography. Disc electrophoresis showed the degree of the purification. Ricin is an anti-tumor and allergenic compound. It is also useful in biochemical research in gene control and protein systhesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"21-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11856146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fungal diseases in Shiraz.","authors":"N Nikpoor, M W Buxton, B J Leppard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 122 patients with fungal diseases studied over a six month period, sixty were seen with dermatophyte infections. Tinea pedis, cruris and ungruium occurred mainly in adult males attending the private hospital and tinea corporis and capitis children attending the University Hospital. The organisms found were Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, T. schonleinii, T. tonsurans, Epidermophyton floccosum and Microsporum canis. Infections with Candida albicans occurred both in the urban and rural population and included case of familial chronic muco-cutaneous candidiasis. Pityriasis versicolor was the commonest fungal disease seen.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"27-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11367718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Studies on purification of antibodies against tumor-specific antigens.","authors":"M M Park","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The in vitro cytotoxic effect of anti Sarcoma I sera tumor cells in the presence of an exogenous source of complement was studied. The immune sera were obtained from xenogeneic and allogeneic animals, rabbits and mice, after injections with viable Sarcoma I tumor cells. Antibodies against mouse specific antigens were removed from the rabbit serum, by extensive absorption with mouse erythrocytes and lymphocytes. The absorbed serum was cytotoxic for Sarcoma I tumor cells and did not show any cytotoxicity for A/Jax lymphocytes. The antiserum was purified by an immunoabsorbent column using G-100 Sephadex conjugated with Sarcoma I tumor cell stroma. The eluted, purified antibodies were cytotoxic in vitro. Immunoelectrophoresis and immunodiffusion tests showed the presence of immunoglobulin in the purified antibody preparation. There was a hundred-fold increase of the specific activity of the purified antibodies as compared to the non-purified serum.</p>","PeriodicalId":76301,"journal":{"name":"Pahlavi medical journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11853429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}