Ramin Lotfi

Lung Diseases and Allergy Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

[ 1 ] - Decreased serum level of lipoxin A4 (LXA4) may contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis

Background: Rhinitis is a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa. Arachidonic acid-derived lipoxin A4 (LXA4) has long been recognized to exert crucial anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving effects on inflammatory responses through a specific receptor named formyl peptide receptor-2 (FPR2). This study aimed to determine the serum level of LXA4 as well as the relative mRNA expre...

[ 2 ] - Difference in the Cytomegalovirus-related clinical laboratory findings between patients with bone marrow and kidney transplantation

Background: Despite close monitoring of transplant patients, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains one of the most critical problems in the field of transplantation. This study aims to investigate the relationship between CMV viral load and clinical laboratory findings in transplant recipients. Materials And Methods: Thirty-four transplant recipients comprising 15 kidney transplant (KT) reci...