title: Circulating immune complex during Ramadan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fasting during Ramadan represent one of the five pillars of the Islamic religion. So it is important to know the effect of this kind of fasting on people's life especially on their health. The purpose of this study was to show the effect of fasting during Ramadan on circulating immune complex (CIC) level and immune system.
  
  
  METHODS
  The CIC levels were measured before and after Ramadan by polyethylenglycole method. The blood samples were examined using quantitation chemiluminesence and circulating immune techniques. The results were analyzed using t-test and calculated coefficient correlation between CIC before and after Ramadan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference between the CIC level before and after Ramadan.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the results, fasting during Ramadan does not have bad effect on immune system of healthy people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran. ocrt@sina.tums.ac.ir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latifynia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vojgani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abofazeli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jafarieh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000502:physiology*; D005215:Fasting / Q000502:physiology*; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology*; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols