Advances in the immunology and genetics of leprosy

Z Mi, H Liu, F Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leprosy, a disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae or
Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has affected humans for more than 4,000 years and is a …

[HTML][HTML] Association of interferon-gamma gene polymorphism (+ 874 A/T) and oral lichen planus susceptibility: Systematic review and meta-analysis

F Pournaghi Azar, P Rasouly - Jorjani Biomedicine …, 2019 - jorjanijournal.goums.ac.ir
Methods: A systematic search of resources to investigate the association between IFN-γ and
OLP from Google scholar, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Scopus, Proquest, Ovid and Web of …

Association between interferon-γ +874 T/A polymorphism and susceptibility to autoimmune diseases: a meta-analysis

YH Lee, SC Bae - Lupus, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The aim of this study was to explore whether the interferon (IFN)-γ+ 874 T/A
polymorphism plays a role in modifying the risk of autoimmune diseases. Methods A meta …

Association of NOD2 and IFNG single nucleotide polymorphisms with leprosy in the Amazon ethnic admixed population

AL Leturiondo, AB Noronha… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which affects skin
and peripheral nerves. Polymorphisms in genes associated with autophagy, metabolism …

Activation of an effective immune response after yellow fever vaccination is associated with the genetic background and early response of IFN-γ and CLEC5A

T Azamor, AMV da Silva, JG Melgaço, AP Dos Santos… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
The yellow fever vaccine (YF17DD) is highly effective with a single injection conferring
protection for at least 10 years. The YF17DD induces polyvalent responses, with a TH1/TH2 …

Association of TNF-α-308 (GG), IL-10− 819 (TT), IL-10− 1082 (GG) and IL-1R1+ 1970 (CC) genotypes with the susceptibility and progression of leprosy in North Indian …

M Tarique, RA Naqvi, KV Santosh, VK Kamal… - Cytokine, 2015 - Elsevier
Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by M. leprae. We analyzed 48 cytokine
polymorphisms in 13 (pro as well as anti-inflammatory) cytokine genes using PCR-SSP …

Association of genetic polymorphisms in interferon-γ, interleukin-6 and transforming growth factor-β1 gene with oral lichen planus susceptibility

MAM Al-Mohaya, L Al-Otaibi, F Al-Harthi, E Al Bakr… - BMC oral health, 2016 - Springer
Background Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a premalignant mucocutaneous disease in which
genetic factors and immune responses play a major role. Cytokines play an important role in …

Quality assurance of the university medical education, hospital services and traditional pharmaceutical products of the Bhutanese So-wa-rig-pa health care system

P Wangchuk, ᅟTashi - BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Bhutanese So-wa-rig-pa medicine (BSM) was integrated with the
allopathic (modern) health care system in 1967. Ever since the health care integration policy …

Is there an association between IFN-γ+ 874A/T polymorphism and periodontitis susceptibility?: A meta-analysis

Q Shi, C Cai, J Xu, J Liu, H Liu, N Huo - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is a key proinflammatory cytokine which plays a critical role
in the pathogenesis and progression of periodontitis. The single nucleotide polymorphism …

Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis: the influence of age, number of retinochoroidal lesions and genetic polymorphism for IFN-γ+ 874 T/A as risk factors for recurrence in a …

ALQC Aleixo, R Vasconcelos C. de Oliveira… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To analyze risk factors for recurrent toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis. Design Single
center prospective case series. Population and Methods A total of 230 patients with …