Microparticles (MPs) are vesicles derived from the plasma membrane of different cells, are
considered a source of circulating autoantigens, and can form immune complexes (MPs …

Our aim was to characterize glomerular monocytes (Mo) infiltration and to correlate them
with peripheral circulating Mo subsets and severity of lupus nephritis (LN). Methods. We …

Pancreatic disorders, such as chronic or acute pancreatitis, and carcinoma may be
infrequently accompanied or preceded by panniculitis or polyarthritis. This triad is known in …

Background Endothelial activation and damage is commonly observed in patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is related to …

Widely available enzymes, α-amylase from Aspergillus oryzae and pectinase from
Aspergillus aculeatus, have been examined for their ability to perform nonspecific hydrolysis …

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and autoantibodies, such as rheumatoid factor and
those against cyclic citrullinated peptides, are designated as seropositive and have a more …

Objectives The aims of this study were to describe clinical and laboratory manifestations of
patients with levamisole-adulterated cocaine-induced vasculitis/vasculopathy and to …

Non‐classical monocytes infiltrate the kidney parenchyma and participate in tissue damage
in patients with lupus nephritis (LN). Circulating microparticles (MPs) seem to play critical …

The main object of this work was to express the human enzyme iduronate 2-sulphate
sulfatase in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. The enzyme deficiency causes Hunter …

Among myositis-specific antibodies, anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-
MDA5) is one of the antibodies with a unique spectrum that is expressed principally in …