Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among qassim university personnel in saudi arabia.

Objective: to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Qassim university personnel in Saudi Arabia using the definition proposed by NCEP ATPIII.

Methods: a cross sectional study that included all male university staff of different ages and careers. 560 individuals participated in this study with a response rate of 85%.

IL-10 implications in psoriasis.

Interleukin (IL)-10 is a pluripotent cytokine with effects on numerous cell populations, in particular circulating and resident immune cells as well as epithelial cells. With its potent immunoregulatory capacities, its main biological function seems to be the limitation and termination of inflammatory responses. Hence, its low level expression found in psoriasis may have pathophysiological relevance to this immune disease.