background: t-2 mycotoxin belongs to the trichothecene family and has damaging effects on the immune system. objective: to investigate the toxic effect of t-2 toxin on the percentage of peripheral blood b lymphocytes and the potential protective role of selenium and vitamin e. method: frequencies of b lymphocytes (cd19+ ) were analyzed after injection of sublethal doses of t-2 toxin into balb/c...

the immune responses that develop following epstien-barr virus (ebv) infection are complex and involve both humoral and to a greater extent cell-mediated immune mechanisms. to evaluate the immune response, flow cytometric analysis of the peripheral blood of six patients during the acute phase of ebv infection was performed. this analysis revealed a significant increase in the percentages and th...

background helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) is recognized as the causative agent of peptic and duodenal ulcers, gastric adenocarcinoma, and low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (malt) lymphoma . in the present study, we investigate the genotoxic damage of lysates of h. pylori in human b lymphocytes. materials and methodsâ  human b lymphocytes were treated with 0, 10, 20, and 30 âµg/ l of ...

conclusions the changes of treg and th17 cells and their associated cytokines were related to virological and biochemical responses. results in complete and partial-responders, treg cells frequencies and il-10, tgf-β1, il-23 levels were all decreased significantly after na therapy, while th17 cells and the il-17 levels were increased slightly. treg/th17 ratio was only dramatically declined in c...

conclusions the inhibition of tregs is a novel therapeutic approach to cure chronically hbv infected patients. however, further studies are needed to investigate the safety and efficacy of this approach. results considering the increased levels of regulatory cytokines and also regulatory t cells (tregs) during chb, it seems that these cells are deeply involved in chb infection. the inhibition o...

backgrounds: seminoma is frequently observed in human and canine testes especially in cryptorchids. canine and human seminomas are typically associated with leukocytic infiltration. objectives: we aimed to identify the type of lymphocytes that infiltrate to seminomas. methods: tumor infiltrating lymphocytes were evaluated by immunohistological techniques in 5 dogs with diffuse seminoma. routine...

Purpose In a nuclear or radiological event, an early diagnostic tool is needed to distinguish the worried well from those individuals who may later develop life-threatenFing hematologic acute radiation syndrome. We examined contribution of peripheral blood's cell populations on radiation-induced gene expression (GE) changes.Materials and methods EDTA-whole-blood six healthy donors was X-irradia...