Macrophages from SLE patients overexpress ICAM-1 and this is reduced by corticosteroid treatment. Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) monocytes are reported to be more pro-fibrotic because they display increased ...

The aim of this study was to test if adalimumab treatment could affect the influx of monocytes into the synovium. Methods A novel technique was used to analyse the migration of labelled autologous ...

Induces potent and long-lasting immune responses to defined antigens or whole pathogens (particles), mainly through the ...

This important study provides solid evidence to support the anti-tumor potential of citalopram, originally an anti-depression drug, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In addition to their previous ...

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is present in >10% of all people admitted to critical care and is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Despite more than half a century since its ...

Preliminary studies showed a decrease in cellular infiltration with normalisation of keratinocyte differentiation in the skin. 48 More recent studies have highlighted the vascular changes that occur ...

What is Known About the Estrogen Deficiency of Menopause & Specific Autoimmune Diseases It is known that many natural, pathological and therapeutic conditions can change serum estrogen levels ...

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a known cause of meningoencephalitis, typically in immunocompromised inpatients. We report a ...

14 Southern California Research Center for ALPD and Cirrhosis, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA The field of pancreatic stellate cell (PSC ...