allergic asthma is a multifactorial disease, influenced by genetic and environmental factors. recent family-based studies have revealed evidence for linkage of human chromosomes 5q31-33, 12q15-24, 11q13 and 15q23.6 as regions likely to contain genes related to asthma. among the candidate genes in these regions are the genes encoding for human interleukin-4, interleukin-13 and interleukin-16. to...

about 25-50% of graves' disease (gd) patients develop thyroid eye diseases, which is associated with inflammatory process and abnormalities in the levels of several cytokines in orbital tissues in gd.  the aim of this study was to determine the th1 and th2 serum cytokines in patients with gd with or without ophthalmopathy. serum  levels of  cytokines  and  autoantibodies  including interferon-g...

Successful embryo implantation and appropriate trophoblast invasion is associated with an adequate communication interaction between peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) the human embryo. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) one of earliest embryonic signals that affect PBMC cytokine secretion. Nowadays, intrauterine administration hCG-activated autologous a widely used treatment for improve...

background: rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease with autoimmune etiology, characterized by synovial inflammation and destruction of joint cartilage and bone. there are controversial data about the profile of interleukin-17 (il-17a), interleukin-4 (il-4), and interferon-gamma (infî³), indicating in some studies the key role of il-17, while in others the th1 cyt...