PURPOSE To investigate the genetic association between unrelated Korean keratoconus patients and interleukin 1 alpha (IL1A), interleukin 1 beta (IL1B), and IL1 receptor antagonist (IL1RN) gene polymorphisms. METHODS We investigated the association between IL1A (rs1800587, rs2071376, and rs17561), IL1B (rs1143627, rs16944, rs1143634, and rs1143633), and IL1RN (rs419598, rs423904, rs424078, and...

abstract: fifteen non-aflatoxigenic strains of aspergillus flavus, represent a wide range of geographic regions of iran (six provinces include fars, ardebil, guilan, golestan, kerman and semnan) and vegetative compatibility groups (vcgs), were collected from corn (zea mays l.), peanut (arachis hypogaea l.) and pistachio (pistachia vera l.) soils and kernels, were screened for the presence of af...

background uterine leiomyoma (uls) is the most common gynecological tumor and a significant health concern for many women .the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (il-1ra) is a naturally occurring cytokine inhibiting interleukin- 1 (il-1) activity by binding to the il-1 receptors without signal transduction. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the association between interleukin-1...

Abstract Background Macrophages and inflammatory cytokines play important roles in bone fracture healing. However, the expression patterns of macrophages during healing under condition postmenopausal osteoporosis have not been fully revealed. Methods Tibia transverse was established 12 weeks after ovariectomy or sham operation 16-week old female mice. Tibias were harvested before 1, 3, 5, 7, 14...

Other names: Catabolin; IL-1; IL-1B; IL1-BETA; IL1F2; pro-interleukin-1-beta HGNC (Hugo): IL1B Location: 2q13 Note: IL-1beta is a pro-inflamatory cytokine and is expressed by many cells including macrophage, NK cells, monocytes, and neutrophils. It belongs to the IL-1 family cluster that includes the IL-1a, and IL1-RN genes. The caspase 1 (CASP1/ICE) gene proteolitically activates IL-1β. This g...

Diabetes mellitus can cause a decrease in tear secretion and film composition, resulting series of pathological changes such as the stability film, increased risk inflammation, peripheral neuropathy impairment meibomian glands, leading to dry eye. The imbalance inflammatory mediators diabetic patients injury ocular surface are main factors that aggravate Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome...

The transition from late pregnancy (LP) to early lactation (EL) in dairy cows is characterized by a major reorganization of the metabolic activities liver and adipose tissue support milk synthesis. This has been attributed large part variation plasma concentration actions growth hormone, insulin, other hormones. A role for immune system also suggested near-universal rise circulating levels live...