Abstract

EVALUATING LEVELS OF INTERLEUKIN-1Î’ AND INTERLEUKIN- 17 IN RHUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS IN THI-QAR PROVINCE

Ali Naeem Salman* and Ahlam Muhsen Kudair

Abstract

The current study was conducted at College of Education for pure science Department of Biology /Thi – Qar University in Thi – Qar province, during the period from October 2014 to May2015. The study aimed to evaluate immune status of rheumatoid arthritis patients by measuring the levels of interleukins (IL-1β, IL-17) in the serum using a technique enzyme-linked immune sorbent adsorptive (ELISA), the study included a total of 70 patients with RA they were ( 20males and 50 females) and they were aged between (20-65) years. When compared with 10 apparently healthy people as control. The results showed a significant increase (P ≤ 0.01) in the levels of interleukins (IL-1β, IL-17) in the serum of all patients with RA compared to the control group.

Keywords: IL-1?, IL-17, Thi-Qar. University.