Determination of Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 concentrations in cheese puffs made from corn flour in Iran.

As a highly fundamental crop with a strategic role in human and animal nutrition, corn is frequently contaminated with mycotoxins. Mycotoxin contamination of corn poses substantial risks to human health. This study aimed to evaluate the concentration of aflatoxins levels in three popular brands of cheese puffs prepared from corn flour.

Cytotoxic Effect of Bee () Venom on Cancer Cell Lines.

Objectives: Nowadays cancer treatment is an important challenge in the medical world that needs better therapies. Many active secretions produced by insects such as honey bees used to discover new anticancer drugs. Bee venom (BV) has a potent anti inflammatory, anti cancer and tumor effects.

Biochemical, Hematological Effects and Complications of Pseudosynanceia Melanostigma Envenoming.

Objectives: Venomous fishes have different pharmacological effects and are useful. Among the venomous fish, stonefishes; especially Pseudosynanceia melanostigma has various pharmacological effects on the nervous, muscular and cardiovascular system of humans. In this study, toxicological characteristics, some blood effects, pharmacological and enzymatic properties of Pseudosynanceia melanostigma venom was investigated.

Evaluate the efficiency of Antigen 60 (A60) protein from BCG strain of Mycobacterium bovis as a diagnostic antigen.

Objective/background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases in Iran and around the world. Diagnosis of this disease in many cases is difficult and often requires the use of paraclinical methods. Current diagnostic methods are either too slow or lack enough sensitivity or specificity.

Bee Venom (Apis Mellifera) an Effective Potential Alternative to Gentamicin for Specific Bacteria Strains: Bee Venom an Effective Potential for Bacteria.

Objectives: Mellitine, a major component of bee venom (BV, ), is more active against gram positive than gram negative bacteria. Moreover, BV has been reported to have multiple effects, including antibacterial, antivirus, and anti-inflammation effects, in various types of cells. In addition, wasp venom has been reported to have antibacterial properties.

Honey Bee Venom (Apis mellifera) Contains Anticoagulation Factors and Increases the Blood-clotting Time.

Objectives: Bee venom (BV) is a complex mixture of proteins and contains proteins such as phospholipase and melittin, which have an effect on blood clotting and blood clots. The mechanism of action of honey bee venom (HBV, Apis mellifera) on human plasma proteins and its anti-thrombotic effect were studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-coagulation effect of BV and its effects on blood coagulation and purification.

Blood coagulation induced by Iranian saw-scaled viper (echis carinatus) venom: identification, purification and characterization of a prothrombin activator.

Objective(s): Echis carinatus is one of the venomous snakes in Iran. The venom of Iranian Echis carinatus is a rich source of protein with various factors affecting the plasma protein and blood coagulation factor. Some of these proteins exhibit types of enzymatic activities.

In vivo evaluation of homeostatic effects of Echis carinatus snake venom in Iran.

Background: The venom of the family Viperidae, including the saw-scaled viper, is rich in serine proteinases and metalloproteinases, which affect the nervous system, complementary system, blood coagulation, platelet aggregation and blood pressure. One of the most prominent effects of the snake venom of Echis carinatus (Ec) is its coagulation activity, used for killing prey.

Materials And Methods: Subfractions F1A and F1B were isolated from Ec crude venom by a combination of gel chromatography (Sephadex G-75) and ion exchange chromatography on a DEAE-Sepharose (DE-52).

Isolation and partial purification of anticoagulant fractions from the venom of the Iranian snake Echis carinatus.

Many snake venoms comprise different factors, which can either promote or inhibit the blood coagulation pathway. Coagulation disorders and hemorrhage belong to the most prominent features of bites of the many vipers. A number of these factors interact with components of the human blood coagulation.