Buruli ulcer disease (BUD), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, follows an indolent course
of initial progression to ulceration accompanied by extensive tissue damage. It has been …

123I-SAPfrom the plasma and increased interstitial exchange rate and extravascular retention.
These findings reflect reversible binding of radiolabeled SAP to amyloid deposits and …

Sepsis or septic shock is frequently associated with activation of the complement system,
coagulation and fibrinolytic changes and the release of several cytokines. In this study we …

Experimental data have shown that rIL2 has negative inotropic properties. This has not been
investigated in humans with normal left ventricular function. Seventeen consecutive renal …

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) were demonstrated in all sera from 11
patients with active giant cell arteritis (GCA) using indirect immunofluorescence on 9% …

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) were observed in 31 out of 68 sera (45%) from
Ulcerative Colitis (UC) patients and in 13 out of 38 Crohn’s Disease (CD) sera (34%). The …

Aim: The prevalence of anti‐endothelial cell autoantibodies (AECA) in patients with anti‐neutrophil
cytoplasmic autoantibody‐associated systemic vasculitis (ASV) has been reported by …

Objectives Despite the important role of the transcription factor HIF-1 alpha in angiogenesis
and inflammation, only a few studies on HIF-1 alpha expression have been performed in RA …

… , measured directly by determination of the serum C-reactive protein (CRP) … c: adjustment
of curve b for synchronous scoring in the lower range of radiologic scores (equation 7). Curve c …

OBJECTIVE--To evaluate the clinical significance of interleukin-6 (IL-6) measurements in
relation to laboratory and clinical measures of disease activity and radiological progression in …