Behrouz Gharesi-Fard
Infertility Research Center | Department of Immunology
[ 1 ] - Altered Serum Cytokine Profiles in Relapse Phase of Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system and cytokines may play a role in the development of MS lesions. Objective: To determine levels of different cytokines in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RR-MS) compared to healthy controls. Methods: Profiles of pro-inflammatory, Th1-, Th2-, and Th17-related cytokines were compared by quantitative ...
[ 2 ] - Differences in the Expression of TLRs and Inflammatory Cytokines in Pre-Eclamptic Compared with Healthy Pregnant Women
Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is one of the most complex and life-threatening pregnancy disorders and is considered as a major cause of mortality among mothers and fetuses worldwide. Although the exact etiology of PE is not well known several lines of evidence support an immunological etiology for PE. Objective: To investigate the differences in the expression of TLRs 2, 4, 5, and 6 and a group...
[ 3 ] - The Effect of HLA-DRB1 Sharing between the Couples with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss on the Pregnancy Outcome after Leukocyte Therapy
Background: Miscarriage is a common phenomenon complicating more than half of pregnancies. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is defined as three or more pregnancies lost before the twentieth week of gestation. It is believed that abnormality in maternal immune reaction to fetus and sharing of HLA antigens might be associated with RPL. Objective: To investigate the effect of HLA-DRB1 sharing betwee...
[ 4 ] - Importance of Anti-GRP78 Antibody in Pre-Eclampsia
Background: Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy specific syndrome that is associated with high maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Glucose regulated protein78 (GRP78) is an Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) protein which is expressed on the cell surfaces of trophoblast cells under stress or hypoxic condition. GRP78 has a role in aggressive behavior of invasive cells and may play a role in normal ...
[ 5 ] - Soluble CD30 in Normal Pregnancy Pre-Eclampsia and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Background: Normal pregnancy is thought to be dependent on Th2 deviation, while Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) and Pre-eclampsia (PE) appear to be biased toward the Th1 immune response. It is believed that the soluble form of CD30 (sCD30) is an index of Th2 immune response or modulator of Th1/Th2 responses. Objective: The aim of this study was determination of the sCD30 level in RPL and PE pati...
[ 6 ] - Anti-Cardiolipin and Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies in Iranian Patients with Behcet's Disease
Background: The prevalence of anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCAs) and anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies (anti-CL Ab) in Behcet’s Disease (BD) and also their roles in vascular involvement is controversial. Objective: To assess the prevalence of ANCAs and anti-CL Ab as well as their correlations with clinical manifestations in Iranian patients with BD. Methods: In this case/control study, th...
[ 7 ] - Effectiveness of Leukocyte Immunotherapy in Primary Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion (RSA)
Background: Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is defined as three or more se-quential abortions before the twentieth week of gestation. There are evidences to sup-port an allo-immunologic mechanism for RSA. One of the methods for treatment of RSA is leukocyte therapy; however there is still controversy about effectiveness of this method. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of leukocyte...
[ 8 ] - Investigation of FcγRIIA and FcγRIIIA Polymorphism in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Control Study
Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the most common demyelinating disease of the CNS, is immunologically mediated in genetically susceptible individuals. Receptors for the Fc fragment of IgG (FcγR) might induce inflammatory responses through linking the humoral and cellular immune responses by targeting immune complexes to effector cells. Polymorphisms in some FcγR genes are associated with va...
[ 9 ] - بررسی حضور آنتی بادی علیه پروتئین تنظیم کننده گلوکز 78 در سرم زنان مبتلا به سقط مکرر جنین
مقدمه: سقط مکرر به عنوان سه یا بیش از سه سقط قبل از هفته بیستم بارداری تعریف می شود و در 20-15 درصد از بارداری ها رخ می دهد. Glucose Regulated Protein78 از پروتئین های شبکه اندوپلاسمی است که بر سطح سلول های تروفوبلاست بیان می شود. هدف از این مطالعه بررسی حضور آنتی بادی ضد GRP78 در زنان مبتلا به سقط های مکرر است. مواد و روش ها: در یک مطالعه مورد-شاهدی، از میان مراجعین به مرکز ناباروری دانشگاه ع...
[ 10 ] - Serum and Peritoneal Fluid Cytokine Profiles in Infertile Women with Endometriosis
Background: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease with the growth of endometrial cells out of uterus and in the peritoneal cavity. T cell subsets participate in the establishment and progress of the disease by producing different cytokines. Objective: To investigate a group of cytokines related to Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg subsets within both peripheral blood...