Numerous diseases, recently reported to associate with elevated microvesicle/microparticle
(MP) counts, have also long been known to be characterized by accelerated immune …

During the last 30 years more than 700 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
have been treated in our department with their data analyzed. Here we focus on circulating …

Background WHO's Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) uses mass
drug administration (MDA) of anthelmintic medications to interrupt LF transmission in …

The objective of the present study was to investigate immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA
antibody immune responses to Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia …

Abstract Background In systemic sclerosis (SSc), autoantibodies provide the most accurate
tool to predict the disease subset and pattern of organ involvement. Scleroderma …

Vaccine development has been hampered by difficulties in developing new and safe
adjuvants, so alternative technologies that offer new avenues forward are urgently needed …

With the purpose of contributing to a better knowledge of the APCs functional activity in SLE,
we evaluated the distribution and functional ability to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines …

Activation of complement is a biological function of human C‐reactive protein (hCRP),
whereas rat CRP (rCRP) has been claimed to be unable to activate complement. As …

Abstract Objective Immune complexes (ICs) trigger humoral immune responses. Therefore,
the identification of constituent antigens within ICs would have very different clinical …

Objective To compare in vitro and in vivo biological and biochemical properties of five liquid
intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) preparations licensed for therapeutic use in Europe …