Effect of oral nanocurcumin in patients with Behcet's disease.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Behcet's disease.Behcet's diseaseM35.2
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160422027520N12
- Lead Sponsor
- Connective Tissue Diseases Research Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Inclusion Criteria
Willingness to cooperate
Age range 20 to 60 years
Diagnosis of Behcet's disease by rheumatologist
Exclusion Criteria
Use of nutritional supplements and antioxidant and alpha-lipoic acid during a month before the study
Pregnancy and lactation
History of diabetes and other chronic diseases
The history of other autoimmune diseases
Admission rate less than 70% of supplemental intake
Smoking
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The expression of miRNAs. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: QRT-PCR.;Frequency of Th17 cells. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Flow cytometry.;The expression of the RoR?. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: QRT-PCR.;IL-23 and IL-17 cytokine gene expression. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: QRT-PCR.;The level of IL-23 and IL-17 cytokine secretion. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa.;Frequency of Treg cells. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Flow cytometry.;The expression of the Foxp3. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: QRT-PCR.;TGF-b and IL-10 cytokine gene expression. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: QRT-PCR.;The level of TGF-b and IL-10 cytokine secretion. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method