Successful Salvage Treatment of Resistant Acute Antibody-Mediated Kidney Transplant Rejection with Eculizumab

Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) jeopardises short- and long-term transplant survival and remains a challenge in the feld of organ transplantation. We report the frst use of the anticomplement agent eculizumab in Oma...

5th International Obstetrics & Gynecology Conference, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman 0-3 December 2007

Prevention of γ-Radiation-Induced DNA Damage in Human Lymphocytes Using a Serine-Magnesium Sulfate Mixture

Objectives: Ionising radiation has deleterious effects on human cells. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and cysteine, the active metabolite of NAC, are well-known radioprotective agents. Recently, a serine-magnesium sulfate com...

Effects of Pranayam Breathing on Respiratory Pressures and Sympathovagal Balance of Patients with Chronic Airflow Limitation and in Control Subjects

Objectives: Te objective of this study was to compare the effects of Pranayam breathing on respiratory muscle strength measured as maximum expiratory and inspiratory pressures (MEP and MIP) and relevant spirometry par...

Heerfordt’s Syndrome Presenting with Recurrent Facial Nerve Palsy Case report and 10-year literature review

Heerfordt’s syndrome is defned as a combination of facial palsy, parotid swelling, uveitis and fever in sarcoidosis cases. Heerfordt’s syndrome as a cause of facial palsy is very rare. We report a case of alternatin...