background: macrophage immune responses are affected by the secretory proteins of mycobacterium tuberculosis (mtb). this study aimed to examine the immune responses of macrophages to mtb secretory antigens, namely esat-6, cfp-10, and esat-6/cfp-10. methods: thp-1 cells (a human monocytic cell line) were cultured and differentiated to macrophages by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. the cytotoxic...

objective(s):psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. although psoriasis is clinically and histologically well characterized, its pathogenesis is unknown in detail. the aims of this study were to evaluate the proteome of psoriatic patients' sera and to compare them with those of normal healthy human to find valuable biomarkers. materials and methods: in a case-control s...

background: most of the cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by doing regular physical exercises and using herbal supplements.the present study is aimed at assessing ginger supplement and high?intensity interval training (hiit) on inflammatory indices contributing to atherosclerosis in overweight women. materials and methods: the present study is a randomized, experimental,and controlled on...

Since Anfinsen’s famous experiments in the 1960s, it has been known that the complex three‐ dimensional structure of protein molecules is encoded in their amino acid sequences, and the chains autonomously fold under proper conditions. Cracking this code, which is sometimes called ‘‘the second part of the genetic code,’’ has been one of the greatest challenges of molecular biology. Although a fu...