Crohn’s disease(CD)is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by dysregulated immune responses and significant disruption of intestinal immunity.A recent case-control study by Andreu-Ballester et al revealed de...
AIM To assess the levels of different immune modulators in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),in relation to other hepatic diseases.METHODS Eighty-eight patients were included in the current study and represe...
To investigate interleukin (IL)-26 expression in the inflamed mucosa of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the function of IL-26. METHODSHuman colonic subepithelial myofibroblasts (SEMFs) were isolated...
Supported by Hamad Hospital-HMC and Qatar UniversityHealth Sciences-Biomedical Labs;sponsored by HMC
AIM:To investigate the association between interleukin-28B(IL28B) genotype and response to treatment and hepatic fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C virus(HCV) genotype 4.METHODS:Two hundred and one HCV-genotype 4 p...
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common renal tumor, accounting for 2%-3% of all malignancies. Though RCC is known to spread hematogenously, isolated RCC metastasis to the stomach is a rare event. In this arti...
AIM: To construct and produce a recombinant bispecific humanized single-chain Fv (sFv) /Interleukin-2 (IL-2) fusion protein by using mammalian cells. METHODS: The sFv/IL-2 protein was genetically engineered, and...
Supported by The Asan Institute for Life Sciences of South Korea,No.2003-013
AIM: To demonstrate bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) can be used as an attractive target for genetic modification in the treatment of malignant diseases. METHODS: Using a hamster model of biliary cancer, we inves...
AIM: To explore the feasibility of local interleukin 2 (IL-2) in patients with different forms of abdominal cancer. This required experimentation with the time interval between IL-2 applications and the methods of ...
AIM To study the effect of selenium on peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) membrane fluidity and immune function in patients with chronic hepatitis.METHODS: PBMCs were pretreated with selenium (1.156x 10.7 mol/L)...
the Youth Scientific Foundation of the Ministry of Coal Industry of China,No.96-072
AIM: To study the levels of membrane interleukin-2 receptor (mIL-2R) and T cell subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with hepatitis C and their role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C. ME...