Relationship of Substance P with the Degree of Atopic Dermatitis Severity.

Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that starts during childhood with a varied course. Itching or incessant itching in severe cases, sleep disturbance, and infection-prone skin are the typical symptoms of this disease. Substance P is postulated to have an important role in AD.

The effect of roselle flower petals extract (Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn.) on reducing inflammation in dextran sodium sulfateinduced colitis.

Aim To determine the effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) petals in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis model by measuring pro-inflammatory cytokines expressions (IL-6, and TNF-α), anti-inflammatory cytokine expression (IL-10) and histological colitis inflammation score (HCIS). Methods This study was conducted in two phases. For the first phase, five DSS-induced colitis mice were sacrificed (group 1) and compared with six healthy mice (group 2) after five-cycle induction (70 days).

Hypercoagulable State and Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients with Malignancy.

Background: Diabetes and malignancy are two chronic diseases that have a major impact on the healthy population in developing countries, both contribute to the increase of morbidity and mortality of the patients. Diabetes presented with hyperglycemia due to insufficiency or resistance of insulin has been associated with an increased risk of thrombosis. Malignancy or cancer is number two killer in the developing countries after infectious diseases, one of the most common cause of death in cancer despite the disease itself is thrombosis, which occurred frequently as cancer cause changes in tumor biology, abnormal vascularisation, endothelial dysfunction, activation of coagulation and inflammation.

Serum Midkine Levels in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Background: Midkine (MK) induces inflammation and could inhibit inducible regulatory T cell differentiation. These reports suggest that MK may play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease including SLE, but data about MK in SLE patients was still limited, and the role of Midkine in SLE is largely unknown.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare serum level MK in SLE patients and control, also analysed the relationship between the serum MK level and disease activity in SLE.