BACKGROUND Maternal infection during pregnancy is a risk factor for some behavioral problems with neurodevelopmental origin. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of exposure of pregnant mice to the bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on sexual behaviour and serum level of pituitary-gonadal hormones of offspring in adulthood. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this Expremental study, pregnant NMRI mi...

BACKGROUND Visceral obesity is often accompanied by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Activation of NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing proteins (NALPs) may contribute to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines by adipose and the obesity-associated progression of NAFLD to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). METHODS We analyzed visceral adipose expression of various NALPs and it...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric disease. The dysregulated cytokines in depression are assumed due to the hyperactivation of immune system. Here we aimed evaluate serum interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) MDD. This study recruited 87 MDD patients age sex-matched healthy controls (HCs). increased levels IL-1β TNF-α were observed among patients....

Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) is a pivotal proinflammatory cytokine. To investigate the mechanism of IL-1beta-induced cell death in human malignant melanoma A375-S2 cells, MTT assay, photomicroscopical observation, DNA agarose gel electrophoresis, radioimmunoassay and Western blot analysis were carried out. IL-1beta did not only induce nuclear condensation and DNA fragmentation, but also increas...

BACKGROUND Although surgery and anesthesia induce immunesuppression, remains largely unknown whether various anesthetic techniques have different immunosuppressive effects on cancer patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence of total intravenous anesthesia with target-controlled infusion (TIVA-TCI) and balanced inhalation anesthesia (BAL) on the peri-operative l...

Abstract Aims: To investigate the effect of Myrtenol, the active ingredient of Myrtle, on the oxidant and anti-oxidant indices and cytokines in the allergic asthma. Methods: Allergic asthma was induced by ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization and inhalation in four groups of rats; Control, Asthma, Asthma+Dexamethasone and Asthma+Myrtenol. Myrtenol (50mg/kg) or Dexamethasone (2.5mg/kg) was a...


 Omega-7 (palmitoleic acid, 16:1 n7) is a monounsaturated fatty acid that found to have several beneficial effects. Cisplatin commonly considered for the treatment of different carcinomas. therapy restricted due its nephrotoxicity. Nephrotoxicity caused by cisplatin thought be associated with inflammatory reactions among other mechanisms. The aim present study was evaluate possible anti-i...

Background: Asphyxia is one of the main causes of infant mortality and long-term neurologic complications. This cohort study was aimed to compare the diagnostic value of the hematologic and biochemical factors in prediction of prognosis of asphyxia according to the high prevalence of asphyxia and its complications. Methods: In this cohort with two-year follow up study with availability samplin...

Purpose: To explore the inhibitory effect and mechanism of action CXCR4 on intervertebral disc degeneration.Methods: The expression was assessed in different degrees degenerate tissues. Nucleus pulposus (NP) cells-induced degeneration were obtained using interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) stimulation. inhibitor, AMD 3100, employed to resist function CXCR4, order determine whether inhibition acted by ta...

objective: stevioside is a natural non-caloric sweetener which has been reported to have anti-inflammatory activity.  the aim of  the present study was to examine in vitro and in vivo effects of  stevioside on rats  plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor- α (tnf-α),  interleukin-1β (il-1β), tnf-α and il-1β release from lipopolysaccharide(lps)-stimulated rat peripheral blood mononuclear cells (p...