Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease facilitated by
aberrant immune responses directed against cells and tissues, resulting in inflammation and …

This review summarises a number of current insights into the pathogenesis of SLE. On the
basis of the interaction of environmental factors within a predisposed host, a chronic …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory debilitating disease that affects the
joints in the early and productive phases of an individual's life. Several cytokines have been …

The considerable variability of responses amongst subjects to disease triggers and
immunotherapies is a major obstacle to designing better immune-based therapies …

Objectives To evaluate the interferon (IFN) biomarkers sialic acid binding Ig like lectin 1
(SIGLEC1, CD169) and IFN-γ-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) in patients with primary Sjögren's …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical systemic autoimmune disease that
represents a great challenge for current therapy as well as new drug development (1, 2) …

An autoantigen piezoelectric sensor to quantify specific circulating autoantibodies in human
serum is developed. The sensor consisted on a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation …

Polystyrene beads are broadly applied in flow cytometry. Implementing bead-based assays
in mass cytometry is desired but hampered by the lack of an elemental label required for …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous disorder with diverse clinical
manifestations. This study classified patients by combining laboratory values at SLE …

Background. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) remains poorly understood. Although
infections are speculated to trigger the syndrome, a specific infectious agent and underlying …