Objective Current lupus nephritis (LN) treatments are effective in only 30% of patients,
emphasizing the need for novel therapeutic strategies. We undertook this study to develop …

Epigenetics is the study of heritable, reversible gene expression patterns that do not
originate from alterations in the DNA sequence. Epigenetic modifications influence gene …

Allergy, pancreatitis and thrombosis are common side-effects of childhood acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment that are associated with the use of asparaginase …

Aim: Interleukin-16 (IL16) as a multifunctional cytokine, plays a key role in inflammatory and
autoimmune diseases as well as tumour growth and progression. Recently, genetic …

Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases affecting up to 10% of the
female population of childbearing age and a major cause of pain and infertility. It is …

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic in. ammatory mucocutaneous disorder with unknown
etiology. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is known as a prototypic autoimmune …

Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and neurodegenerative
disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). It is immunologically induced in genetically …

Background. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with great
heterogeneity in pathogenesis and clinical symptoms. Rheumatoid factor (RF) is one key …

Background & Aims: A number of theories have been put forward to clarify the etiology of
colorectal cancer (CRC), such as genetic alterations and cytokine production. A combination …

Objective To investigate the role of interleukin 6 (IL6) and IL16 single nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) in coronary artery disease (CAD) risk in a Chinese population …