Review
sepideh sadat moghadam ara; mohadeseh pahlevani; Masoumeh Sadat Hpr; Soheil Fatahian
Abstract
Pancreas is a gland deep in the abdomen that is located between the stomach and the vertebrae of the spine. The most important hormone secreted from this gland is insulin. Insulin enters the bloodstream and helps the body to use the energy in food. Now, if the pancreas is disturbed in its function, this ...
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Pancreas is a gland deep in the abdomen that is located between the stomach and the vertebrae of the spine. The most important hormone secreted from this gland is insulin. Insulin enters the bloodstream and helps the body to use the energy in food. Now, if the pancreas is disturbed in its function, this will reduce the production of insulin in the body, which results in the occurrence of diabetes. According to the research, medicinal plants play an essential role in the health of the pancreas, and preventing the destruction of pancreatic beta cells is an important factor in dealing with diabetes. In this research, we intend to investigate the causal relationship between the effects of medicinal plants on the protection and repair of pancreatic beta cells by using the descriptive-analytical method and referring to the available sources.The study of medicinal plants such as Salvia Officinalis, Purslane, Urtica, Otostegia Persica, Abelmoscus Esculentus, Ziziphora Clinopodioides Lam and Juglans Regia, which were examined in this article, promises that their use is due to the presence of compounds such as flavonoids and antioxidants. It can cause regeneration and repair of the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans through the creation of mechanisms.
Original Article
Biophysics and Cancer
Azadeh Hekmat; Setareh Zahedian
Abstract
Introduction and aim: Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a new anti-cancer therapeutic method in the field of plasma medicine, with high selectivity to kill cancer cells more than normal cells. In recent years plasma-activated solutions, specifically plasma-activated medium (PAM) have also shown their ...
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Introduction and aim: Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a new anti-cancer therapeutic method in the field of plasma medicine, with high selectivity to kill cancer cells more than normal cells. In recent years plasma-activated solutions, specifically plasma-activated medium (PAM) have also shown their selective anti-cancer effect, like direct CAP treatment. Different sources produce plasma, and the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of various plasma production devices on the growth of MCF-7 breast cancer cells.Methods: The effect of PAM produced from three different sources of cold atmospheric plasma on the human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) was compared using the MTT test. Results: The cells treated with PAM of the Parla plasma jet in 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes decreased the viability of the cells by 35%, respectively. The cells treated with PAM of electric charge discharge plasma device caused significant cell death, but the culture cells treated with PAM of argon plasma jet device did not affect cell survival.Conclusion: The present findings showed that the type of cold atmospheric plasma source is effective on cell survival rate.
