Screening of IL-22 first and second introns and FOXP3 second exon for SNPs and mutations with potential role in the susceptibility of SLE in selected population.

Objective: The main objective of performing this study was the mutational analysis of Forkhead box family member (FoxP3) and Interleukin-22 (IL-22) genes and their associations with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Materials And Methods: A total of sixty blood samples were collected from SLE patients from different hospitals in Lahore. Proforma was based on American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria.

Antibacterial effect of mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) leaf extract against antibiotic sensitive and multi-drug resistant Salmonella typhi.

Alternative herbal medicine has been used to treat various infections from centuries. Natural plants contain phytoconstituents having similar chemical properties as of synthetic antibiotics. Typhoid fever is a serious infection and failure of its treatment emerged multi-drug resistant (MDR) bugs of Salmonella typhi.