In this report, a 32 year-old patient is reported who was suffering from recurrent genital herpes for 3 years and her disease could not be controlled with conventional treatment methods. But, application of Imiquimod 5% cream, 3 times a week for 3 months, proved very effective with no recurrence for up to 7 months. Since recurrent genital herpes is the result of some immunologic dysfunctions ca...

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) affects the growth and differentiation of many hemopoietic cells in vitro; in particular, it is a potent suppressor of macrophage and T cell functions. In IL-10-deficient mice, generated by gene targeting, lymphocyte development and antibody responses are normal, but most animals are growth retarded and anemic and suffer from chronic enterocolitis. Alterations in intestin...

Introduction In vitro and in vivo experiments have demonstrated a potent yet opposite effect of IL-2 on both regulatory T cells (TREG) and IL-17+CD45RA-CD4+ T cells (Th17). TREG cells have been implicated as an important immunoregulator enhancing tumor growth whereas Th17 cells may mediate tumor destruction. This study compares the effect of high-dose IL-2 (HDIL-2) on both the TREG and Th17 com...