diverse studies suggest that interleukin-6 (il6), as a member of cytokines family, has a major role in inflammatory processes of airways and lungs. in this study, an attempt was made to determine the serum level of il6 in sulfur mustard (sm) injured patients and its comparison with controls. the measured il6 mean level in patients with chemical injuries (0.76±0.3 ng/ml) was significantly higher...

mast cells play an important role in a variety of inflammatory diseases, particularly asthma and atopy. peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (pparγ) is a member of the large nuclear hormone  receptor  transcription  factor  superfamily, and  has  been  recently implicated in the anti-inflammatory response. to investigate a possible role for pparγ in human mast cells, we studied the ...

service oriented enterprises (soes) are subject to constant change and variation. in this paper, the changes are considered from an economic perspective based on service culture notion. once a change is implemented, the costs of some member services may increase, whereas the costs of some other services may reduce. we construct a game theoretic model trying to capture the possible conflicting i...