Genetic variants in IL12B, encoding the p40 subunit common in interleukin-12 (IL-12) and interleukin-23, were identified as the susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study aimed to identify the correlation of serum IL-12B expression with disease activity in patients with IBD and evaluate the possibility of IL-12B as a biomarker for assessing inflammatory status in IBD.A...

BACKGROUND The risk factors for No. 12p and No. 12b lymph node (LN) metastases in advanced gastric cancer (GC) remain controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for No. 12p and No. 12b LN metastases in advanced GC. METHODS From January 1999 to December 2005, a retrospective analysis of 163 patients with advanced GC who underwent D2 lymphadenectomy in addition to ...

This study evaluated the necessity and the contribution of solid media when used in conjunction with radiometric Middlebrook 7H12 (BACTEC 12B; Becton Dickinson, Towson, Md.) medium for recovery and complete identification of mycobacteria. Each of 1,184 digested, decontaminated respiratory specimens was inoculated into one BACTEC 12B vial, one 7H11 plate, and two Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) slants. W...

BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus is one of the most common types of endocrine disease and the immune system plays a predominant role in its pathogenesis. AIMS The present study aimed to examine known gene polymorphisms within IL-12B (+1188) region and its circulating serum levels in Type 2 diabetic patients from the southeastern region of Iran and compare them with unrelated controls. MA...

Objectives. Th1 cells have been implicated as the causal agents in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. SLE represents the classical prototype of systemic autoimmune disease. Copy number variations (CNVs) have been discovered to have phenotypic consequences and associate with various types of diseases. The current study aims to explore a possible association between CNVs of Th1 cell-related genes ...

12b-Hydroxy-5,6,8,12b-tetrahydroisoindolo[1,2-a]isoquinolin-8-one (4), 5,6,8,12b-tetrahydroisoindolo[1,2-a]isoquinoline (5) and 12b-hydroxy-5,6,8,12btetrahydroisoindolo[1,2-a]isoquinoline (6) were obtained by reduction of 4,5,8,12b-tetrahydroisoindolo[1,2-a]isoquinolin-8-one (3) with LiAlH4/THF/N2. The precursor and products were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and the X-ray crystal structure...

Interleukin (IL)-12 is a key factor in cell-mediated immunity that drives the development of Th1 cells and stimulates T lymphocytes and natural killer cells to produce interferon (INF)-gamma. The IL-12B gene, which encodes the p40 subunit of IL-12, is located at chromosome 5q31-33 and a linkage finding for autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) on 5q31-33 in a Japanese population has been reported. ...

Comparison of homologous angucycline modification enzymes from five closely related Streptomyces pathways (pga, cab, jad, urd, lan) allowed us to deduce the biosynthetic steps responsible for the three alternative outcomes: gaudimycin C, dehydrorabelomycin, and 11-deoxylandomycinone. The C-12b-hydroxylated urdamycin and gaudimycin metabolites appear to be the ancestral representatives from whic...