Chronic and aggressive periodontal diseases are characterized by the failure to resolve
local inflammation against periodontopathogenic bacteria in the subgingival biofilm …

The objective of this review is to report on the progress of the Brigham and Women's
Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study (BRASS) Registry data collection and …

Background Vitiligo is a depigmenting disorder resulting from loss of functional melanocytes
in the skin. NPY plays an important role in induction of immune response by acting on a …

Introduction Apical periodontitis (AP) is the expression of a deficient balance between
infection and the host immune response. Methods If reducing the bacterial load from the root …

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the
presence of autoantibodies developing against thrombocyte membrane glycoproteins (GPs) …

The role of interleukin-1 in the regulation of humoral responses is poorly documented, in
contrast to its role in inflammation. Recent findings suggest there is an interleukin-1 axis in …

Objectives. IL-1 has a central role mediating inflammation and joint destruction in RA. Single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotype structure in the promoter region can …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship of genetic polymorphisms in IL1β, IL6, TNF-α
genes and their receptors genes with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for northwest Han Chinese …

Treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is rarely personalized, since predictors of
disease course are lacking. The severity of RA can be measured objectively by radiographic …

Our aim was to investigate whether genetic polymorphism of IL‐1F7 (rs3811047) was
involved in the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in C hinese H an population. Single …