Objective To assess circulating follicular helper T (Tfh)–like CD4+ T cells in patients with
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determine their relationship to disease activity. …

OBJECTIVE: The physiological and mechanical properties of the skin, the primary tissue
affected by systemic sclerosis, depend on the assembly of collagen types I, III and V, which form …

Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4 are able to activate innate immune cells in response to
gram-positive and gramnegative bacteria, respectively. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic …

Increased neutrophil chemotaxis and hyperresponsiveness to streptococci have been
considered to play a role in Behçet’s disease (BD) pathogenesis. Our aim was to correlate TLR2 …

Background: Adaptive immune cells, including CD4 + CD69 + and CD4 + CD25 + FoxP3 +
regulatory T (Treg) cells, are important for maintaining immunological tolerance. In human …

Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV) is a rare disease that usually begins in childhood and
is characterized by a generalized infection by human papilloma virus (HPV), frequent …

Collagen is essential for cartilage adhesion and formation. In the present study, histology,
immunofluorescence, morphometry, and qRT-PCR suggested that adipose-derived stem cells (…

OBJECTIVE: To determine expressions of Fas and Bcl-2 on peripheral blood T and B
lymphocytes from patients with juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE). METHODS: …

Fibroblasts are thought to be partially responsible for the persisting contractile forces that
result in burn contractures. Using a monolayer cell culture and fibroblast populated collagen …

INTRODUCTION Previous studies have detected the presence of anti-endothelial cell
antibodies (AECA) in patients with Behçet's disease (BD). However, no real evidence exists …