Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that primarily affects the joints.
Organokines can produce beneficial or harmful effects in this condition. Among RA patients …

The regenerative materials for hard tissues, ie tooth (enamel, dentin, and cementum) and
bone, require extremely high standards in terms of their mechanical properties …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNF-α)
therapy in combination with methotrexate on bone remodeling and osteoclastogenesis in …

Fibrosis is defined by excessive formation and accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins,
produced by myofibroblasts, that supersedes normal wound healing responses to injury and …

Cancer cells evade the immune system through a variety of different mechanisms, including
the inhibition of antitumor effector T cells via checkpoint ligand–receptor interaction …

Background Anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPAs) are present in patients at
onset and have important pathogenic roles during the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Introduction The association between interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17 F gene polymorphism
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inconsistent among previous studies. This meta-analysis …

Objectives: To investigate the role of osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear
factor-kB ligand (RANKL), and RANKL/OPG ratio in the pathogenesis of ankylosing …

This work reports the development of the first integrated electrochemical immunosensor for
the determination of the ligand receptor activator nuclear factor‐κB (RANKL), a biomarker …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication of connective tissue
diseases (CTD). Its early diagnosis is essential to start effective treatment. In the present …