background: interleukin-17 (il-17), as a potent proinflammatory cytokine, has a critical role in post liver transplant outcomes. however, there is not much information about the effects of il-17 cytokine on acute liver rejection. objective: to evaluate the role of il-17 in post-liver transplant acute rejection. methods: ninety seven adult liver transplant patients who enrolled in this cross sec...

objective: oxidative stress that damages proteins result in aging and age related diseases. the aim of this study is to determine the effect of tocotrienol rich fraction (trf) on the expression of proteins in oxidative stress-induced caenohabditis elegans (c.elegans) which has homologous genes to humans. methods: the worms were treated with trf prior to, after and continuously in separate group...

Background: In fertile women, glycodelin and glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPx3) genes expression rises during the luteal phase, with a peak occurring during the implantation window. The expression of these genes decreases in women with myomas. To determine whether myomectomy would reverse glycodelin and GPx3 expression, we evaluated the transcript levels of these genes in the endometrium of patien...

background: efficient screening for detection of colorectal cancer (crc) at earlier stages reduces its mortality. the purpose of this study was to investigate expression of carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) and human telomerase reverse transcriptase (htert) mrna in peripheral blood of crc patients and to present strategies for early detection screen test. methods: twenty seven patients in non-meta...

Background: It has been reported that vitamin D has broad anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Objective: To evaluate the effects of vitamin D on the expression of IL-27 and IL-33 in a model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). Methods: EAE was induced in C57BL/6 mice by immunization with myelin oligodendroglial glycoprotein mixed with complete Freund's adjuvant. The m...

Background:Dysregulation of HOX Transcript Antisense Intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) has been linked to the etiopathogenesis of several human cancers. According to epidemiological evidences, the risk of susceptibility to breast cancer varies among different populations. This study was designed to determine the transcriptional level of HOTAIR in tumor cells of breast cancer pat...

background: in fertile women, glycodelin and glutathione peroxidase 3 (gpx3) genes expression rises during the luteal phase, with a peak occurring during the implantation window. the expression of these genes decreases in women with myomas. to determine whether myomectomy would reverse glycodelin and gpx3 expression, we evaluated the transcript levels of these genes in the endometrium of patien...

The present study was designed to investigate the inhibitory effect of 2,4 bis-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)azo] 5-(3-hydroxybenzylidene) thiazolidine-2,4-dione (TZD-OCH2CH3) on the cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in RAW 264.7 cells. The effects of TZD-OCH2CH3 on COX-2 and iNOS mRNA expression in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 cells ...

Introduction: In order to study the alterations of beta 1 and 2 integrins mRNA level in rat lumbar spinal cord following the induction of chronic pain and its effect on the development of tolerance to morphine analgesia, we examined the level of expression of these genes in the presence of chronic pain, which is an inhibitor of morphine tolerance. We used induction of chronic pain alone and ...