chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a condition associated with inflammation in lungs and airways. the impacts of inflammatory process is not limited to respiratory system but extend to extrapulmonary organs with resultant complications involving endocrine, metabolic and cardiovascular systems. the extent and severity of inflammation may be partly estimated by serum measurement of s...

OBJECTIVE The root bark of Ulmus davidiana var. Japonica (Ulmi Radicis cortex, URC) is a medicinal herb used for promoting diuresis and treating dampness. In Korea, URC has long been used as an efficacious therapy for inflammation, burns, frostbite and skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis. METHODS In the present study, we used 1-fluoro-2,4- dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB)-induced contact de...

Abstract Background Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is a life-long, autoinflammatory disease associated with gain-of-function mutation in the nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat family, pyrin domain containing 3 ( NLRP3 ) gene, which result uncontrolled production of IL-1β and chronic inflammation. Chronic infantile neurologic cutaneous articular (CINCA) syndrome/neonat...

Background: Infesting nearly half of the world's population, Helicobacter pylori is thought to cause peptic ulcers and gastric adenocarcinoma. Several studies have examined association between H. socioeconomic, clinical, histological factors in pediatric populations. Similarly, this study aimed describe characteristics infection Moroccan children. Methods: Patients aged 1-17 years who underwent...

Thousands of different kinds lichen metabolites are being examined for their biological activities, including anticancer properties. In this context, the present study aims to assess anti-inflammatory activity acetone extract Parmotrema austrosinense mycobiont. A lipid peroxidation assay was performed with extracts P. mycobiont, which further used evaluate its efficacy using a zebrafish model. ...

We have used an orthotopic graft model in the rat to study the histologic characteristics of corneal allograft rejection. Unrejected allogeneic grafts could not be distinguished from clear syngeneic grafts. Although donor Langerhans cells are necessary for the development of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), the histopathological characteristics of rejecting corneal allografts in immunologic...

Objective: To report a case of intraocular ossification, describe its particularities and review some of the pathogenesis theories. Methods: We described the case of a 31-year-old woman with a history of perforating trauma ten years before, who presented in our clinic for right eye pain. The patient wanted a cosmetic improvement so an evisceration was proposed. An intraocular hard yellowish mas...

Filariasis is a global health problem. Lymphatic Filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi, it is an important public health problem in India. Both parasites produce pathology limited to lymphatic system and are essentially has similar clinical presentations in humans. Presence of microfilaria & adult worm in breast lump histopathological sections is a rare finding. We report ...

Objective: Magnesium sulfate has been shown to provide analgesia when administered into the knee joints. The aim of this study was to evaluate the histopathological effects of intraarticular administration of magnesium sulfate in the rat knee joint. Design: A total of 50 rats were given 0.25ml of magnesium sulfate (10%) by injection into the right knee joint and 0.25ml of 0.9% saline solution b...