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Mixed connective tissue disease, undifferentiated connective tissue disease and overlap syndromes
Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, inflammatory myopathy and rheumatoid arthritis are systemic connective tissue disorders which are characterized by heterogeneous clinical symptoms and variable course. To date, updated diagnostic criteria
R. T. Alekperov
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Mixed connective tissue disease
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), also known as Sharp's syndrome, is a rare systemic connective tissue disorder that characterized by a combination of some features of systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis ...
R. U. Shayakhmetova, L. P. Ananyeva
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Modulation of Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis by Nitric Oxide and Antioxidants
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma: SSc) is a multisystem, connective tissue disease of unknown aetiology characterized by vascular dysfunction, autoimmunity, and enhanced fibroblast activity resulting in fibrosis of the skin, heart, and lungs, and ...
Audrey Dooley +2 more
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Background Hyper IgE syndrome is a rare heterogeneous immunodeficiency syndrome which is characterized by recurrent episodes of cutaneous and respiratory tract infections and development of cold abscesses.
Atefeh Kheyrollahiyan +2 more
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Determining the Frequency of Macroamylasemia in Patients with Hyperamylasemia using PEG Precipitation Method [PDF]
Introduction: The term acute abdomen refers to severe and sudden abdominal pain requiring urgent reorganisation. One of the factors causing acute abdomen is acute pancreatitis, which needs immediate measurements.
Amir Vahedi +6 more
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Mixed connective tissue disease and severe renal disease – an apparent misconception?
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Filipe Oliveira Pinheiro +3 more
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Nitric Oxide Manipulation: A Therapeutic Target for Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Risk factor modification and endovascular and surgical revascularisation are the main treatment options at present. However, a significant number of
Gareth Williams +5 more
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key receptors of the innate immune system which are expressed on immune and nonimmune cells. They are activated by both pathogen-associated molecular patterns and endogenous ligands.
Hemanshu Patel +5 more
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Cutaneous mucinosis in mixed connective tissue disease* [PDF]
Cutaneous mucinosis is a group of conditions involving an accumulation of mucin or glycosaminoglycan in the skin and its annexes. It is described in some connective tissue diseases but never in association with mixed connective tissue disease.
Maria Helena Sampaio Favarato +5 more
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Imeglimin attenuates liver fibrosis by inhibiting vesicular ATP release from hepatic stellate cells
Imeglimin, at clinically relevant concentrations, inhibits vesicular ATP accumulation and release from hepatic stellate cells, thereby attenuating purinergic signaling and reducing fibrogenic activation. This mechanism reveals a newly identified antifibrotic action of imeglimin beyond glycemic control.
Seiji Nomura +8 more
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