Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a human infectious disease whose etiological agent,
Mycobacterium leprae, was identified by GHA Hansen in the 19th century. Despite the high …

It has been estimated that autoimmune diseases (AIDs) affect 5-8% of the US population.
AIDs are a serious public health problem worldwide. These diseases are chronic conditions …

Background* Lower limb ischemia due to arterial stenosis is a major complication in patients
with diabetes mellitus (DM). Liraglutide is a long-acting analogue of a glucagonlike peptide …

Abstract Globally only 5–10% of people encountering Mycobacterium tuberculosis have a
lifetime risk of active disease indicating a strong host genetic bias towards development of …

Background Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and-β are cytokines with a wide range of
inflammatory, apoptotic and immunomodulatory activities. TNF-α promoter–308 G< A …

Results TNF-α 308 G allele and TNF-α 308 GG genotype were significantly higher in RA
patients compared to healthy control subjects (p= 0.04 and p= 0.001, respectively). TNF-α …

Behçet's disease (BD) is a complex, multisystemic inflammatory disorder of unclear etiology.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin (IL)-10 …

BACKGROUND: Persistent inflammation and fibrosis have been related to active
progression of renal deterioration and reduced survival of kidney transplant. The aim of this …

Abstract Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by progressive
destruction of insulin‐producing pancreatic beta cells. This multifactorial disease has a …

Background and objective-Chronic low-grade inflammation plays an important role in
pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of our study was to determine the …