Volume 41 Issue 2
Published: 2025-06-25
Contents
Research Paper
Fluctuation of Serum Leptin Through Menstrual Cycle in Young Fertile Women in Mosul City
Rajaa A. yonis, Fadhila S. Al-Doski,
Background: Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipocytes , it is aprotein encoded by the ob gene. Mutations in the ob gene in animals cause obesity , leptin affects nutritional homeostasis and...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164154
Frequency of Osteoporosis in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease
Jasim Mohammed Taib Al-Hayali, Abd Al-Razak Salim Mahdy,
Objectives: To explore and discuss the possible relationship between coronary artery disease and osteoporosis in men and in postmenopausal women in comparison with healthy control. Patients and...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164155
Evaluation of Chronic Gastritis in Endoscopic Antral Biopsies Using the Up-dated Sydney System
Hayfa A. Hussein,
Objectives: To evaluate the histological parameters of chronic gastritis in endoscopic antral biopsies, to grade them according to the up-dated Sydney system and to compare the obtained results...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164150
Foreign Body Inhalation: A shift in Clinical Pattern
Rabea S. A. Al Sofi, Ziad T. Mahmood, Omer M. T. Hammodat,
Background: Foreign body inhalation is a common presentation in thoracic surgery and it is well known to present mainly in toddlers, commonly due to sun flower seeds or water melon seeds....
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164161
Helicobacter pylori in Gastric biopsy: A Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Assessment
Zainab Waleed Aziz, Shuaib Hashim Saleem, Hatim Abdulmajeed Al-Nuaimy,
Background: Helicobacter species pylori represent one of the medically prominent and most common infections in the world. Contamination with this microbe has set as a causal factor in the...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164156
Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Polycystic Ovary Disorder
Fatimah Haitham Fathi,
Background: oxidative stress(OS) happens when harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) exceed antioxidants leading to damage of lipid, protein and DNA. OS was documented to participate in pathogenesis...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164152
Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Nada Abdullah Hasso, Ahmed Moayed Hussain, Ali Salah Fatheel,
Patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 have a greater risk of accelerated atherosclerosis. Antiphospholipid antibodies(aPL)are associated with greater risk for thrombosis. To demonstrate the...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164151
The Effect of Using Combined Oral Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel in the Resolution of Menstrual Pattern Disorder and Functional Ovarian Cyst
Najlaa Saadi Ismael, Sana Jafar Mohamed, Maha Atout, Qutaiba Ahmed Al Khames Aga, Sura Yasir Taha Alkhammas,
Objectives: To evaluate the usefulness of combined oral contraceptives (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) in resolving menstrual pattern disorder in reproductive-age women with a functional...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164163
Antihyperglycemic effect of the alkaloids extracted from Adiantum capillus in diabetic rats
kawa dizaye, Roshna S. Aziz,
Background: Biomedical researches have long sought to develop novel therapies that are more effective, less costly and possess fewer side effects, to treat chronic diseases including diabetes...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164157
Virulence Factors of Yeasts Isolated From Oral Lesions
Nia am N. Jammil, Manahil M. Yehia,
Objectives: To detect the virulence factors of yeasts which are proteinase and phospholipase which have important role in the pathogenesis of oral lesions. Patients and methods: This study included...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164160
Intra-Gastric Balloon, an Aid for Weight Reduction in Obese Patient
nashwan mahgoob,
Background: we share our experience with an intra-gastric balloon to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy for patients with class one and two obesity. Methods: From January 2015 to...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164158
The Frequency of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Asthma
Mahdi Saleh Mahdi, Samet Alyas Qasim, Ali Abdulmuttalib,
Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis ABPA is an unusual but not rare illness that affects young atopic adults with allergic asthma. There are clinical and laboratory tests for the...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164153
Local Effect of Intramuscular Injection of Meloxicam and Diclofenac: An Experimental, Comparative and Histological Study
Ahmed Hisham Qassim, Omar Riadh Hamdi, Ashraf Abdulraheem Ayoob, Mohammed Taib Taher,
Objectives: To compare the local effect of therapeutic doses of meloxicam and diclofenac on the muscle of rats at different periods by intramuscular injection. Materials and methods: Thirty six...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164159
The role of vitamin C and E in improving hearing loss in patients with type 2 diabetes
Marwan M. Merkhan, Kassim S. Abdullah,
Objective: to evaluate the effect of antioxidant vitamins on hearing loss in diabetic patients. Patients and methods: Sixty type 2 diabetic patients with positive pure tone audiogram (PTA) enrolled...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164162
Article
Histological and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Special Compartments of Palatin Tonsils in Relation to Tonsillar Diseases
Zahraa A. Tabou, Abduljabbar Y. AL-Hubaity, Eklas A. Ali,
Background:The tonsils are lymphoepithelial tissue, it contains specialized lymphoid functional compartments which include the lymphoid follicles, parafollicular areas, crypt epithelium and high...
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2020.164164