ABSTRACT Objective Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disorder that is frequently seen in the eastern Mediterranean region. The thyroid gland can be affected in FMF patients through autoimmunity or amyloidosis. Here, we aimed to evaluate the structure and func...
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this research was to analyze the expression profile of miR-155, miR-146a, and miR-326 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 47 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) and 39 control subjects, as well as the possible association with autoimmune or inflammatory...
The traditional concept that effector T helper (Th) responses are mediated by Th1/Th2 cell subtypes has been broadened by the recent demonstration of two new effector T helper cells, the IL-17 producing cells (Th17) and the follicular helper T cells (Tfh). These new subsets have many features in common, ...
El hipertiroidismo ha sido asociado frecuentemente a desordenes hemorrà gico pero la asociaciòn de hipotiroidismo autoinmune y purpura trombocitopenica idiopà tica (PTI) se conoce màs bien a travès de reportes anecdòticos. Es por ello el interès de comunicar un nuevo caso de esta asociaciòn que tra...
En la actualidad, se desconoce el rol del aumento de proteÃna C recativa (PCR) y haptoglobina (Hp) en la respuesta de fase aguda. Algunos autores han postulado la posibilidad que estas proteÃnas intervengan en la regulación del sistema inmune. Nuestro estudio estuvo orientado a demostrar la presencia ...