The interleukin-(IL-) 17 family of cytokines is composed of six members named IL-17A, IL-
17B, IL-17C, IL-17D, IL-17E, and IL-17F. IL-17A is the prototype of this family, and it was the …

Background In recent years, scientific knowledge pertaining to the rare ORPHAN
polyglandular autoimmune syndrome (registered code ORPHA 282196) has accumulated …

The human microbiota is a unique set of microorganisms colonizing the human body and
evolving within it from the very beginning. Acting as an insider, the microbiota provides …

Technologies allowing genetic sequencing of the human microbiome are opening new
realms to discovery. The host microbiota substantially impacts immune responses both in …

Objective: Increasing evidence suggests that inflammation and immune dysregulation play
an important role in the pathogenesis of bipolar disorder. Because the brain can be affected …

Serum of healthy individuals contains antibodies that react with self and non-self antigens,
generated in absence of external antigen stimulation. These antibodies, called natural …

Autoimmune diseases have common properties characterized by abnormal blood chemistry
with high serum autoimmune antibodies, and inflammatory mediators. Those causative …

Induction of cell death by apoptosis, also called programmed cell death, and clearance of
apoptotic bodies by scavenger cells has long thought to be an efficient means to dispose of …

Background: Acquired aplastic anemia is an autoimmune disease in which auto-aggressive
T cells destroy hematopoietic progenitors. T-cell differentiation is controlled by transcription …

O presente relatório de estágio surge como conclusão de um ciclo de estudos, habilitando
para o grau de mestre em Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1. º Ciclo do Ensino Básico …