background: a dinucleotide variant rs368234815 in interferon lambda 4 (ifnl4) gene was recently found to be associated with the hepatitis c virus (hcv) treatment response. this study aimed to assess the impact of ifnl4 rs368234815 polymorphism on treatment response to pegylated?ifn alpha (peg?ifn??) and ribavirin (rbv) in hemophilic patients with chronic hepatitis c (chc). materials and methods...

Background and Objectives: Strenuous exercises have been shown to induce inflammation. However, consumption of products rich in antioxidants such as vitamin C may enhance this effect. The purpose of this study was to assess effects of vitamin C supplementation on C-reactive protein, lactate and blood pressure following resistance exercise in overweight men. Materials and Methods: In a randomiz...

introduction: the use of exercise along with herbal supplements is one of the recommended methods for controlling obesity and its complications, but its effects have been controversial due to the diversity of training programs and also herbal supplements. hence, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of 10 week ginger and progressive resistance training on c-reactive protein...

background and aims. recent epidemiological studies have shown that individuals with periodontitis have a significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease, which might be attributed to the complex microbiota in the dental plaque. periodontopathogens have been reported as risk factors for cardiovascular disease. this study evaluated association of chronic periodontitis and periodon...

vitamin c, an antioxidant substance soluble in water, can react with amino groups of proteins to form schiff bases. as diabetes leads to glycation of various protein which has effect on structure and biochemical activity of them, the inhibition of this process seems very vital. for several years researches in this field have done their best to recognize the antidiabetics compounds. the aim of t...

c-reactive protein (crp) is an acute-phase protein synthesized predominantly by the hepatocytes in response to tissue damage or inflammation. levels of acute-phase proteins rise rapidly, during infection and after injury. we take up the study to correlate serum crp levels with other important predictive markers of outcome in copd. patient with stable copd (no exacerbation in the last two months...

background: strengthening exercises are not favored in the rehabilitation of patients after coronary artery bypass grafts (cabg) for concerns over potential adverse effects. however, patients often present with weakened skeletal muscles post cabg due to disuse. methods: we studied the effects of aerobic and strengthening exercises on the serum c-reactive protein (crp) levels and blood pressure ...