A group of six specific pathogen free (SPF) lambs were infected epidermally with Orf virus. Seven weeks later they were reinfected. For a period of 4 weeks after each inoculation they were observed clinically and blood was collected for analysis of virus specific antibody measured by ELISA and peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) proliferative response to various viral antigens. After the primary ...

Background: Psoriasis is a T cell-mediated autoimmune disease with elevated level of pro-inflammatory cytokines belonging mainly to Th1 pathway. We investigated whether treatment with micronutrients along with methotrexate (MTX) is able to modulate mRNA expression of Th1 and Th2 patterns and its correlation with disease severity. Methods: Thirty plaque type psoriasis patients with Psoriasis ...

strawberry (fragaria × ananassa duchesne) is produced on 3500 ha in iran. during surveys on strawberry root and crown rot disease (february-april 2007), a fungus resemble macrophomina was isolated from crowns and roots of collapsed and dying strawberry plants which were collected from golestan, mazandaran and kordestan provinces of iran. to study rate of growth and cultural characteristic of is...

conclusions this study showed the efficacy of m. longifolia in relieving pds symptoms and improving the qol of patients with pds. results at the end of treatment period, the m. longifolia group reported a more significant improvement in the mean severity scales of fd symptoms than the placebo group (p < 0.001). a significant difference was also observed between fd symptoms and severity scores i...

toxic epidermal necrolysis is a potentially life-threatening disease, which needs necessary treatment. we present a 12 years old female who was a known case of idiopathic generalized tonic-clonic convulsion and presented with fever, diarrhea and generalized erythematous eruption after 2 weeks of being under treatment with maintenance doses of lamotrigine (ltg) and valproate (vpa). the eruption ...