Evidence is accumulating that Th1 cells play an important role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) and experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE), whereas Th2 cells contribute to recovery from disease. A major determinant in the development of Th1 and Th2 cells is the type of antigen-presenting cell (APC) involved and its functional characteristics, e.g., the production of interleu...

A 1 TeV linear ee collider with high luminosity and polarized beams is now a distinct possibility. If spin rotators can produce transversely polarized beams (TPB), providing two more vectors, they would make it possible to observe CP violation by observing a single final-state particle without measuring its spin. Two specific processes have been considered: a) ee → tt̄1,2 The four-Fermi Lagrangi...

The aim of this study to determine the Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in milk according bacterial species that cause subclinical mastitis cows. California Mastitis Test (CMT) was applied selected cows were divided into four groups: with negative CMT (n = 45); Escherichia coli (E. coli) group included only E. growing CMT-positive samples Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) S. Staphylococcus aureu...

Background: A licensed vaccine against hepatitis C virus (HCV) has not become available to date. The stability and antigenicity of a targeted synthesized recombinant fusion protein consisting of a truncated core and NS3 (rC/N) of HCV had been predicted. Although safe antigens, recombinant proteins are not efficacious vaccines without adjuvants. The present study evaluated the immunogenicity of ...

background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system and cytokines may play a role in the development of ms lesions. objective: to determine levels of different cytokines in patients with relapsing-remitting ms (rr-ms) compared to healthy controls. methods: profiles of pro-inflammatory, th1-, th2-, and th17-related cytokines were compared by quantitative ...

background:   h2-eb1 molecule which is the homolog of human hla-drb1 is proposed to be associated with allergic rhinitis (ar). construction of   h2-eb1 knockout animal models provides a tool to elucidate the role of h2-eb1 and ar pathogenesis. objective:   to establish the h2-eb1 knockout model and investigate the h2-eb1 functions in   h2-eb1 knockout mice as a model of ar. methods: the cre/lox...

The role of surface forcing in the semiannual evolution of the upper-ocean temperature, salinity, and velocity fields in the Arabian Sea is examined. To do so, variability in the upper ocean in the central Arabian Sea was observed from an array of moorings deployed from October 1994 to October 1995. The Northeast (NE) Monsoon was characterized by moderate winds, clear skies, and dry air; sea-su...