Saudi journal of biological sciences
Saudi J Biol Sci
· ISSN (print) 1319-562X
· 17 papers in corpus
review
2024
The geranium genus consists of about 400 species, which have been utilized for a long time in ancient medical practices throughout the world. As a result, herbal medications based on species are commonly utilized to treat a range of illness…
lab-animal
2023
This examination studied if Esculeoside A (ESA) alleviates reproductive toxicity in a type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) rat model and if activating Nrf2 underlies this protection. T1DM was established by a single injection of STZ. Aged-matche…
review
2023
Carnitine is a medically needful nutrient that contributes in the production of energy and the metabolism of fatty acids. Bioavailability is higher in vegetarians than in people who eat meat. Deficits in carnitine transporters occur as a re…
lab-animal
2023
Dichroa febrifuga Lour. is a traditional medicinal herb that has been applied in the treatment of malaria and some other infectious diseases. Studies recently have focused on the anti-inflammation of the extracts of Dichroa febrifuga Lour. …
review
2022
Motor proteins include several protein families (Kinesin, Dynein and Myosin) responsible for intracellular transport, intercellular communication, among other functions. In cancer cells, motor proteins along with microtubules (MT) and other…
observational
2021
BACKGROUND: Polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) is responsible for elevated ACE concentrations in plasma. High ACE levels induce insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism, which are the main attributes of polycystic o…
lab-animal
2021
It has been confirmed that circular RNA participates in tumorgenesis through a variety of ways, so it may be used as a molecular marker for tumor diagnosis and treatment. In this study, the expression of circ-LOPD2 in ovarian cancer tissues…
other
2021
BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is one of the rarest lethal oncologic diseases that have hardly any specific biomarkers. The availability of high-throughput genomic data and advancement in bioinformatics tools allow us to predict gene biomarkers…
lab-animal
2021
Cadmium (Cd) is often associated with reproductive disorders of mammals. Edible bird's nest (EBN) is a natural food product made of swiftlet's salivary secretion used to make their nests and it has been consumed as a tonic food for decades.…
observational
2021
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 is a protein encoded by FGFR2 gene and plays an important role in cellular growth. This study was conducted to investigate a potential association of FGFR2 rs2981582 with breast cancer. DNA was obtained f…
observational
2021
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex polygenic disease with unclear mechanisms. Clinical studies on the association of vitamin A with T2D in humans are still controversial. Herein, we aimed to investigate the plasma levels…
other
2020
UNLABELLED: In order to explore the predictive model for analyzing clinical pregnancy outcomes based on IVF-ET (in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer) and ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection) assisted reproductive technology (ART). …
observational
2020
BACKGROUND: Infertility is a global health issue and hysterosalpingography (HSG) is a valuable radiological tool in infertility workup and remains a main modality for investigating female infertility. However, the HSG findings of infertilit…
observational
2020
UNLABELLED: Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynaecological problem among young females. In Arabic countries, few studies on gynaecological problems of adolescent's girls were published. OBJECTIVE: the aim of the study was to determine the …
observational
2020
In order to study the relationship between ovarian endometriosis and clinical pregnancy, explore the correlation between endometriosis (EMT) and abortion rate and its mechanism, and provide a new theoretical basis for clinical diagnosis as …
observational
2018
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), a key enzyme in the renin- angiotensin-aldosterone system, converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II. Ethnic origin should be carefully considered in studies pertaining to ACE I/D genotype and disease eti…
lab-animal
2018
The study had been conducted to evaluate the effects of nandrolone decanoate (abused repeated doses) on female rat's ovary and uterus during administration and withdrawal. The study included 18 rats that were divided into control group (n =…