As soon as autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) emerged as new entities, they have been
linked to the well known world of autoimmunity. In fact, AIDs and systemic autoimmune …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents which
exert multiple effects on immune cell functions. Although their use dates back 60years, their …

The relationship between infections and autoimmunity as well as the risk of infections due to
antirheumatic agents, including corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and biologics, are …

Hepatic immunobiology is paradoxical: although the liver possesses unusual tolerogenic
properties, it is also the site of effective immune responses against multiple pathogens and …

A growing body of experimental and clinical evidence supports the pivotal role of infections
in the induction or exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Infections can be …

Molecular interactions are partitioned in SCF and correlation energy parts. It is shown that
for atomic systems, one can join high quality''a priori''SCF calculations with a semiempirical …

Overlap Syndromes (OSs) have been defined as entities satisfying classification criteria of at
least two connective tissue diseases (CTDs) occurring at the same or at different times in the …

Aim To assess the prevalence of prolonged remission in Caucasian patients affected with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its relationship with damage accrual. Methods …

The geodynamic evolution of the western part of the Sunda arc is controlled by the change
from frontal subduction of the Indo-Australian plate along Java to oblique subduction along …

Around 1980 antinuclear antibody testing became widely used in routine laboratory practice
leading to a tapering in the lag time between SLE onset and diagnosis. Since then nothing …