Serum levels of interleukin-6 and Vitamin D at the onset of multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica: A pilot study.

Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important mediator in the acute phase of inflammatory diseases such as neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and multiple sclerosis (MS). The level of IL-6 is higher in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of NMO patients compare to MS. Vitamin D has a regulatory effect on IL-6, so it may have a negative correlation with IL-6 in the acute phase of these diseases.

Serum levels of IL-6 and IL-17 in multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica patients and healthy subjects.

Background: Studies reported that evaluating the interleukin serum level of MS and NMO patients is helpful for differentiating these two diseases from each other. This study aimed to compare the level of IL-6 and IL-17 in MS and NMO patients and healthy subjects.

Methods: This study is a case control study that evaluated the serum level of IL-6 and IL-17 in MS and NMO patients in comparison to controls in patients who referred to Kashani hospital clinics.

Comparison of immune regulatory factors in acute and chronic lesions of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major.

Background: Adaptive immune response is an important factor in the healing process and development of protection in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Little information is available in human CL about the importance of the balance between effector and regulatory immune responses. Therefore, the aim of this study was to asses messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression of interleukin-10 (IL-10), IL-4, transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), interferon-g (IFN-γ), and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) (as a marker of regulatory T cells) in acute and chronic CL lesions caused by Leishmania major compared with normal skin samples.

Comparison of Phenotypic Characterization between Differentiated Osteoblasts from Stem Cells and Calvaria Osteoblasts In vitro.

Background: Characteristics of differentiated osteoblasts from adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs) in compared with isolated osteoblasts from normal bone such as calvaria are unknown. The aim of this study was determination and comparison of phenotypic characterization between differentiated osteoblasts from stem cells and calvaria osteoblasts in vitro.

Methods: In this study, mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from adipose tissue of human by enzymatic digestion and were differentiated into osteoblasts using osteogenic medium.