measles, mumps and rubella are viral infectious diseases that may result in serious complications. since the production of vaccines, the number of cases of these diseases has been dropped. nevertheless, these infectious diseases are still one of the major health problems in developing countries. in this study, in order to evaluate the protective responses against measles, mumps and rubella, the...

results before boosting, among 176 boosted individuals, 75 (42.6%) had hbsab 10 iu/l and were considered seroprotected. among 101 serosusceptible persons, more than 80% of boosted individuals showed more than twofold increase in cytokines concentration, which meant positive hbsag-specific cell-mediated immunity. mcl of both cytokines after boosting in giv were decreased more than twofold, possi...

Background: Tonsils and adenoids are involved in both local immunity and immune surveillance for the development of immune defense mechanisms. A number of investigators have found decreased immunoglobulin levels after adenotonsillectomy while others have failed to find significant changes. The effects of adenotonsillectomy on the cellular immunity of children have not been investigated extensiv...

lithium is a immunomodulator that can increase immunoglobulins to confront infectious desese. it is also able to increase the production of interleukins, interferon gamma and prostaglandins. we conducted this study to evaluate the correlation between lithium consumption and humoral immunity. blood samples were obtained from 76 patients under lithium treatment. we classified the patients accordi...

the aim of the present study was to determine the effects of different levels of lysine amino acid on immunity and some blood biochemical parameters of broiler breeder hens. the treatments were consisted of 6 levels of lysine (0.50, 0.57, 0.64, 0.71, 0.78 and 0.85%) and were used in a completely randomized design with 4 replicates and 8 hens in each pen from 52 to 64 weeks of their rearing peri...

background: tonsils and adenoids are involved in both local immunity and immune surveillance for the development of immune defense mechanisms. a number of investigators have found decreased immunoglobulin levels after adenotonsillectomy while others have failed to find significant changes. the effects of adenotonsillectomy on the cellular immunity of children have not been investigated extensiv...

exposure to high dosages of sulfur mustard (sm) can cause bone marrow depression, immune system suppression, impairment of the immune functions, and eventually results in diseases due to secondary immune disorders. in this article, we have studied the effects of this poison on iranian veterans by analysis of related published studies. in a systematic search, the effects of sm gas on iranian vic...

objective: hypericum perforatum (st. john's wort) has long been used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of internal and external ailments. the present study was done to evaluate the immumodulatory potentials of the hydroalcoholic extract of h. perforatum. materials and methods: twenty male balb/c-mice were randomly allocated in two equal groups and immunized with sheep red blood ce...