the purpose of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of th17 and regulatory t (treg) cells in children with allergic rhinitis (ar) accompanying with bronchial asthma (ba).24 children with ar, 22 children with ba, 18 children with ar accompanying with ba,and 20 healthy controls were recruited. the prevalence of peripheral blood th17 and treg cells were determined by flow cytometry. ...

background: arsenic is one of the most toxic metalloids. anemia and leukopenia are common results of poisoning with arsenic, which may happen due to a direct hemolytic or cytotoxic effect on blood cells. the aim of this study was to examine the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of nasturtium officinale on blood cells and antioxidant enzymes in rats exposed to sodium (meta)arsenite. methods: 32 ...

Plasma is a complex substance that contains proteins and circulating nucleic acids and viruses that can be utilised for clinical diagnostics, albeit a precise analysis depends on the plasma being totally free of cells. We proposed the use of a dielectrophoresis (DEP)-active hydrophoretic method to isolate plasma from blood in a high-throughput manner. This microfluidic device consists of anisot...

A number of investigations (2, 3, 6, 7, 10) within the past 10 years has demonstrated the significance of determining ascorbic acid in the whole blood or white blood cells in assessing the vitamin C nutriture of individuals. These studies have shown (a) that the blood cells may contain ascorbic acid when there is no vitamin in the serum (2, 3), (b) that scurvy does not appear until the cellular...

cd27 is a biomarker associated with both t-cells and b-cells activation .plasma soluble cd27 (scd27) was identified as  a marker of disease outcome in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection .testing of plasma scd27 represents a good tool to monitor the change of immune activation during hiv infection.we sought to analyses role of hepatitis c virus (hcv) and also gb virus type c (gbv-c) co...

background cleft palate (cp) is a common congenital defect. it makes serious difficulties for cleft-affected children. the gold standard of care is autogenous bone grafting which may cause additional problems in donor site along with disappointing results. tissue engineering is a promising solution for a widespread range of defects and disorders. it is reasonable to utilize this novel technolog...