Introduction. Preeclampsia (PE) is a life-threatening condition for the mother, the fetus, and
the newborn. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) participate in the two primary stages of PE: …

3. Kain R, Matsui K, Exner M, Binder S, Schaffner G, Sommer EM, et al. A novel class of
autoantigens of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in necrotizing and crescentic …

Aim: To estimate efficiency of long acting somatostatin analog (Oktreotid-Depot, Ltd ‘FarmSyntez’,
Russia) in acromegaly treatment. Material and methods: Twenty-five patients with the …

Materials and methods: About 120 patients (54 males and 66 females) with CTS aged 9.6–16.5
years (13.6±2.7 years, mean±SD) were enrolled in this study. Sixty-eight normal subjects …

Background: There is increasing evidence that the complement system, in particular the
alternative pathway, plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV…

Background: Takayasu arteritis (TAK) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), consisting of
ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), are uncommon diseases. The incidence …

In 1922, the Moscow-based, Hebrew-language theater Habima first staged its production of
The Dybbuk, the production that made the most significant contribution to this play’s century-…

In 1922, the Moscow-based, Hebrew-language theater Habima first staged its production of
The Dybbuk, the production that made the most significant contribution to this play’s century-…

… It is important to note that, at my request, Evgeny Andreev computed a stable population
model38 that took into account mortality rates among the Jews in the Soviet Union in 1988–1989…

In 1900 over five million Jews lived in the Russian empire; today, there are four times as
many Russian-speaking Jews residing outside the former Soviet Union than there are in that …