All of life is regulated by complex and organized chemical reactions that help dictate when to grow, to move, to reproduce, and to die. When these processes go awry, or are interrupted …
XR Mao, LT Zhang, H Chen… - Experimental and …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
The present study investigated the association of thyroid dysfunction (TD) with the distribution of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in untreated patients. A total of 1,012 …
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease is an attractive target for direct-acting antiviral agents. Real-time tracking of the NS3/4A protease distribution and activity is useful for …
U Basile, C Napodano, M Marino, F Gulli… - Clin Exp …, 2021 - clinexprheumatol.org
Cryoglobulinaemia consists of circulating monoclonal and/or polyclonal immunoglobulins with rheumatoid factor (RF) activity that precipitate at temperatures< 37 C …
H Hyöty, M Knip - Expert Review of Vaccines, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease caused by the destruction of insulin producing β- cells in the pancreas. Studies carried out during the past decades have implied that …
I Siloşi, L Boldeanu, V Biciuşcă, M Bogdan… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
In the present study, we aimed to estimate the concentrations of cytokines (interleukin 6, IL- 6, tumor necrosis factor-α, TNF-α) and auto-antibodies (rheumatoid factor IgM isotype, IgM …
K Amin, AH Rasool, A Hattem… - World Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM To determine how the auto-antibodies (Abs) profiles overlap in chronic hepatitis C infection (CHC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and correlate to liver disease. METHODS …
U Basile, F Gulli, L Gragnani, K Pocino… - Digestive and Liver …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Reversible cryoprecipitability of proteins is observed as a concomitant feature of immune complex formation. Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) is systemic vasculitis …
E Shahini, A Iannone, D Romagno… - Alimentary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with production of different serum non‐organ‐specific antibodies (NOSA) and risk for developing autoimmune …