the important role of reperfusion therapies in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction is well documented. however, reperfusion therapies can initiate inflammatory response and may damage the myocardium. the purpose of current study was to compare the effects of percutaneous coronary intervention and thrombolytic therapy on inflammatory markers in the setting of st elevation myocardial inf...

conclusions saturated fatty acids (sfas) served as a potential ligand for tlr4 and activated tlr4 signaling pathway, which might be involved in the pathogenesis. thus, sfas can accelerate the mechanism of inhibiting hbv replication in chb with nafld. objectives this study aimed to investigate whether the tlr4-mediated innate immunity stimulates the pathogenesis of chb in patients with nafld and...

objective(s) using a cancer murine model of invasive aspergillosis (ia), we investigated the expression of tlr-2, dectin-1 and the level of cytokine production by cd4+ t helper cells in different groups of mice (with or without cancer), also, the effect of invasive aspergillosis on the immune response pattern of cancer mice. materials and methods patterns of susceptibility and resistance to inf...

background macrophages play critical roles in innate immune response in the liver. whether macrophages participate in liver innate immunity against hcv replication is poorly understood objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the role of macrophages in liver innate immunity against hcv replication. conclusions macrophages may play an important role in liver innate immunity against hc...

background one-third of the world’s population is infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis. investigation of toll-like receptors (tlrs) has revealed new information regarding the immunopathogenesis of this disease. toll-like receptors can recognize various ligands with a lipoprotein structure in the bacilli. toll-like receptor 2 and tlr-4 have been identified in association with tuberculosis in...

Background: Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as a neuropsychiatric brain dysfunction in acute or chronic liver failure. Infection and inflammation have crucial role in its pathophysiology. The purpose of our study was to demonstrate the relationship between toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression and the encephalopathy induced with endotoxin in biliary cirrhotic rats. Methods: The present stud...