Abstract:B EHCET'S DISEASE (BD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease of unknown cause. It is characterized by elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines that have been previously reported, yet the pathogenesis is still unknown.Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) is a transcription factor that remain latent in the cytoplasm and shuttles to the nucleus whenever activated. On activation, NF-κB regulates the enzymes cytokines (IL-6, IL-8). NF-κB has been contributing to a wide variety of autoimmune diseases a… Show more
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