Coronary artery disease (CAD) is considered as a chronic inflammatory disease initiated from early childhood. Nuclear factor κB (NF κB) and κB1A (NF κB1A) are the key regulators of inflammatory responses. The NFKB1 -94ATTG ins/del and NFKB1A -826C/T polymorphisms may contribute to the development of CAD.  The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of these polymorphisms wit...

Formation of reactive oxygen metabolites is vital for the microbicidal activity of phagocytes. As an unwanted side effect, these metabolites may contribute to oxidative stress in the vasculature and thus lead to arteriosclerosis. p22 phox, a component of the NADH/NADPH oxidase in phagocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells, is essential for production of reactive oxygen metabolites. Recently, a...

Background: Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) mediates a large range of processes, and abnormality in the production of NO has been implicated in diabetic complications including diabetic nephropathy (DN). G894T polymorphism in the eNOS gene has been shown to decreased activity the NO levels of plasma. The association between eNOS Glu298Asp gene polymorphism and DN ri...

OBJECTIVE We performed a meta-analysis to assess association between interleukin 1 (IL-1) polymorphisms and the risk of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration (IDD). BACKGROUND A series of studies have investigated the association between common single nucleotide polymorphisms in IL-1 and IDD risk; however, the overall results are inconclusive. METHODS Two independent investigators conducted a sy...

introduction: using addictive drugs can change the amount of neurotransmitters, especially dopamine and glutamate. glutamate has been known to trigger the relapse and tendency toward addictive drugs. the glutamate receptor ionotropic nmda type subunit 1 (grin1) contains the single- nucleotide polymorphism c1001g (rs11146020) and encodes n-methyl-d-aspartic acid (ndma) receptor subunit 1 (nr1). ...

BACKGROUND Vitiligo is an autoimmune polygenic disorder characterized by loss of pigmentation due to melanocyte destruction. The PTPN22 gene +1858 C>T single nucleotide polymorphism (rs2476601) has been shown to be associated with various autoimmune disorders. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate whether the PTPN22 gene +1858 C>T single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with...

OBJECTIVE Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) have a high risk of developing diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy and cardiovascular diseases. The contribution of gene polymorphisms of the renin angiotensin system to these complications is controversial and may differ among populations. METHODS In 257 Dutch IDDM patients (188 with urinary albumin excretion (UAE) <30 mg/24 h)...

BACKGROUND NAD(P)H quinine oxidoreductase (NQO1) plays an important role in the metabolism of several carcinogens contained in cigarettes. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression had been detected in urinary bladder tumors. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of iNOS and NQO1 on bladder cancer (BC) risk stratified by cigarette smoking status. METHODS A total ...

BACKGROUND The results from the published studies on the association between hypoxia-inducible factor -1alpha (HIF-1alpha) polymorphisms and cancer risk are conflicting. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the association between HIF-1alpha 1772 C/T and 1790 G/A polymorphisms and cancer. METHODS The meta-analysis for 1772 C/T polymorphism included 4131 cancer cases and 5387 control...