Tumour necrosis factor (TNF), an important proinflammatory cytokine, plays a role in the
regulation of cell differentiation, proliferation and death, as well as in inflammation, innate …

Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease in developed nations and its
prevalence has increased in the world over the last 25 years. It is a complex disease with …

Background The dysfunction of immune system and inflammation contribute to the
Parkinson's disease (PD) pathogenesis. Cytokines, oxidative stress, neurotoxin and …

Background Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is one of the most typical pro-inflammatory
cytokines with both beneficial and destructive properties for the central nervous system …

Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a human infectious disease whose etiological agent,
Mycobacterium leprae, was identified by GHA Hansen in the 19th century. Despite the high …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the TNFβ Nco I polymorphism (rs909253) and immune-
inflammatory, oxidative, and nitrosative stress (IO&NS) biomarkers as predictors of disease …

There is a great deal of evidence that points to the association of the tumor necrosis factor-
alpha (TNF-α) gene as a common genetic factor in the pathogenesis of diseases that are …

This study is to investigate the associations between specific polymorphisms in three
cytokine genes and domains of cognitive functioning in a population based study in the …

Aim Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is ubiquitous in the environment and can therefore,
exacerbate allergic responses. Studies have suggested immunoregulatory effects of LPS …

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF‐) α is a proinflammatory cytokine that is important in the innate
host defence and thus in the defence of infectious agents. However, in excess it provokes …