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Psoriasis and Connective Tissue Diseases [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease with various co-morbidities, having been recently considered as a comprehensive disease named psoriatic disease or psoriatic syndrome. Autoimmune diseases are one form of its co-morbidities. In addition to the genetic background, shared pathogenesis including innate immunity, neutrophil extracellular
Toshiyuki Yamamoto
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The significance of prolactin in systemic connective tissue diseases
, 2023 Objectives Does prolactin (PRL) level testing in the diagnosis of systemic connective tissue diseases make sense and should we test it in everyday practice?
Michał Piotr Jakubaszek
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Efficacy of Nigella sativa seeds oil in patients with Behcet’s disease: a double-blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2018 Objective: Nigella sativa (NS) is a herbal medicine with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant functions. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of oral administration of NS seeds oil on the treatment of Behcet’s disease (BD).
Hadiseh Kavandi +2 more
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Biomarkers in connective tissue diseases [PDF]
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2017 Autoimmune connective tissue diseases are clinically variable, making biomarkers desirable for assessing future disease risk, supporting early and accurate diagnosis, monitoring disease activity and progression, selecting therapeutics, and assessing treatment response.
Neelakshi R, Jog, Judith A, James
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Comparison of International Study Group Criteria and International Criteria for Behcet's Disease in the Azeri population of Iran [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2017 Introduction: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting multiple organs and systems such as mucosa, skin, eye, joints and cardiovascular, nervous and gastrointestinal systems. Various criteria are proposed for
Leila Delnabi +4 more
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Iloprost suppresses connective tissue growth factor production in fibroblasts and in the skin of scleroderma patients [PDF]
, 2001 Patients with scleroderma receiving Iloprost as a treatment for severe Raynaud's phenomenon report a reduction in skin tightness, suggesting that this drug inhibits skin fibrosis.
Stratton, R +17 more
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Nitric oxide modulates expression of extracellular matrix genes linked to fibrosis in kidney mesangial cells [PDF]
, 2007 Mesangial cells are thought to be important mediators of glomerular inflammation and fibrosis. Studies have established a direct role for nitric oxide (NO) in the regulation of gene expression in mesangial cells.
Nelson, Peter J. +4 more
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Connective tissue disease in pregnancy [PDF]
Clinical Medicine, 2013 Connective tissue diseases (CTD) include a variety of chronic multisystem disorders with a high percentage of autoimmune conditions. Many of these conditions affect women of childbearing age and, therefore, pregnancy poses an important challenge for doctors looking after such women.
Ateka-Barrutia, Oier +1 more
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Journal of Medical Science, 2014 Introduction. The microangiopathic antiphospholipid syndrome (MAPS) is a subset of APS comprising those patients presenting with thrombotic microangiopathy and demonstrable antiphospholipid antibodies. Renal involvement occurs frequently in the course of
Bożena Targońska-Stępniak +2 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 BackgroundRecent evidence has indicated that alterations in energy metabolism play a critical role in the pathogenesis of fibrotic diseases. Studies have suggested that ‘metabolic reprogramming’ involving the glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation ...
Isabella Gomes Cantanhede +14 more
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