CFE targeted at retraining the craniocervical flexor muscles was useful for improving or restoring the pain, cervical lordosis, and neck-related function disorders among patients with non-specific CNP.
Cassia obtusifolia (CO) has been traditionally used in Korea to treat eye inflammation, photophobia, and lacrimation. However, the regulatory effect and molecular mechanism of CO in intestinal inflammation has not been understood. In this study, we investigate the protective effect of CO in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. CO reduced clinical signs of DSS-induced colitis, including body weight loss, shortened colon length, and increased disease activity index. The results show that CO significantly suppressed the levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in DSS-treated colon tissues. Additionally, we observed that CO reduced the activation of transcription nuclear factor-κB p65 in DSS-treated colon tissues. Taken together, these findings suggest that CO has improving effects on DSS-induced ulcerative colitis, which may explain its beneficial effect in the regulation of chronic intestinal inflammation.
BackgroundInterleukin (IL)-18 is an important regulator of innate and acquired immune responses and has multiple roles in chronic inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Obesity is characterized by low- grade chronic inflammation. IL-18 has been suggested as an adipogenic cytokine that is associated with excess adiposity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between IL-18 gene polymorphisms (−137 G/C and −607 C/A) and obesity.MethodsAll 680 subjects were genotyped for the polymorphisms of IL-18 gene promoters (at positions −137 G/C and −607 C/A) using a polymerase chain reaction (271 cases with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and 409 controls with BMI <25 kg/m2). A chi-square test was used to compare the genotype and allele frequencies between the cases and control populations.ResultsAnalyses of the genotype distributions revealed that IL-18 –607 C/A polymorphism was associated with an increase in body mass index in obese women in the Korean population (chi(2) = 12.301, df = 2, p = 0.015).ConclusionCarriage of the A allele at position −607 in the promoter of the IL-18 gene may have a role in the development of obesity.
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