Cardiovascular disease is increasingly recognized as a major cause of premature mortality
among those with autoimmune disorders. There is an urgent need to identify those patients …

Aim of the work It was to estimate the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), lipid profile,
serum amyloid A and vitamin D in Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) patients and to …

The T cell receptor (TCR) β repertoire directly reflects the status of T cell function.
Meanwhile, the immune/inflammatory responses regulated by T cells are the critical …

Atherosclerosis is a process whose onset can be observed even in the foetal period. A
number of risk factors, such as hyperlipidaemia, hyperhomocysteinaemia, arterial …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic immune inflammatory disease. Atherosclerosis and relevant
disease are threatening human life and health. Oxygenized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) …

Background Previous studies showed inconsistent results regarding associations between
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and diabetes …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune rheumatic disease that can cause painful
swelling in the joint lining, morning stiffness, and joint deformation/destruction. These …

Background Survival in MS has increased during the era of disease modifying therapies, but
life expectancy in MS patients is still reduced by several years. Increased risk for common …

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death worldwide, and the predominant risk factors
are advanced age and high-circulating low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) …

Objective Inflammatory risk factors in childhood, eg obesity, impact on carotid artery intima
media thickness (CIMT), an early indicator of atherosclerosis. Little is known on potential …