Abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that grows from the epithelial cells of nasopharynx. NPC has the ability to modify its metabolism and leads the patient to suffer from malnutrition and cachexia, therefore aggravates the occurrence of impaired inflammatory response. Currently, available treatments for NPC are chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy. De…
Background:Sepsis is a condition in systemic infection associated with organ dysfunction. Interleukin-17 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by Th-17 cells. C-reactive protein and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been widely used as markers of inflammation.The relationship between IL-17 as a proinflammatory cytokine with CRP and NLR has not been reported.Objective: Th…
Latar belakang : Saat ini, berbagai tanaman asli Indonesia dikembangkan sebagai bahan perawatan luka untuk hasil penyembuhan yang lebih baik. Salah satunya, yaitu Moringa oleifera L., yang merupakan tanaman asli Indonesia serta berpotensi dapat membantu penyembuhan luka melalui regulasi jalur sitokin inflamasi, interleukin (IL)-1 dan IL-10. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh…