1. Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Rheumatology Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
4. Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
5. Department of Neurology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Kawatana Medical Center, and Department of Neuroimmunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
6. Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Box: 14155-6446, Tehran, Iran