we aimed to compare the therapeutic effect of avonex (av), betaferon (be) & rebif (re) on the expanded disability status scale (edss) in multiple sclerosis (ms). ninety patients referring to farshchian hospital were entered in this study. the patients were divided into three equal groups: group 1 received av, group 2 received re and group 3 received be, and after 24 months, comparison was done ...

Background: It has been reported that liver function alterations occur in 8–38% of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) treated with interferon-beta in controlled clinical trials or in prospective but non-controlled studies. We report herein a case of symptomatic liver dysfunction associated with two-year-period of regular interferon-beta-1a (Avonex®) intramuscular inje...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is an inflammatory, multifocal, immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system that women are at a higher risk to acquire than men. myxovirus resistance protein a (mxa) is used as a predictive marker of bioactivity of interferon-beta (ifn-β) therapy in ms patients. this study was undertaken in west of iran to investigate gender differences in the expression level ...

conclusions it can be concluded that the rsm is an effective method for the optimization of recombinant protein expression using synthetic genes in e. coli. results the proposed optimum fermentation condition consisted of 7.81 g l-1 glucose, od 600 nm prior induction 1.66 and induction temperature of 30.27°c. the model prediction of 0.267 g l-1 of rhifn-β and 0.961 g l-1 of acetate at the optim...

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Background: Interferons are some kind of natural cytokines which express in response to a variety of antigens including viral RNA, bacterial products, and tumor proteins. Interferon beta is used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Moreover, this drug inhibits cellular proliferation as well as angiogenesis and as a result, helps to cure cancer. In this research, i...

background: available evidence shows that tetracycline family has cellular and molecular mechanisms to protect neurons and oligodendrocytes by modulating matrix metalloproteinases. we tried to compare the effectiveness of intramuscular and subcutaneous interferon beta-1a (inf-β1a) in combination with oral doxycycline among patient with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (rrms) and secondary...

background: the refolding of proteins from inclusion bodies is affected by several factors, including solubilization of inclusion bodies by denaturants, removal of the denaturant, and assistance of refolding by small molecule additives. objectives: the purpose of this study was optimization of recombinant human interferon-b purification in order to achieve higher efficiency, yield, and a produc...

background: interferon beta-la and -1b have been increasingly used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (ms). the most frequent systemic adverse effects are flu-like symptoms. laboratory abnormalities include asymptomatic leukopenia and elevated hepatic transaminases. myelodysplastic syndrome (mds) refers to a spectrum of hematological disorders which can occur in different situations. sever...