We have evaluated prospectively the prevalence of other autoimmune disorders in outpatient
clinic in 3069 consecutive patients with diagnosed chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AT), …

A hallmark of cancer is the ability of tumor cells to avoid immune destruction. Activated
immune cells in tumor microenvironment (TME) secrete proinflammatory cytokines and …

Graves’ disease (GD) is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in developed Countries.
It is more common between 30 and 60 years; 5–10 times more frequent in women. The …

The cancer stem cell (CSC) model is describing tumors as a hierarchical organized system
and CSCs are suggested to be responsible for cancer recurrence after therapy. The …

Leucoselect™ (grape seed selected proanthocyanidins) was analyzed. HPLC thermospray
mass spectrometry (TSP-MS) allowed the detection of monomeric flavan-3-ols and dimeric …

The aims of this study are to describe evolution in cartilage repair from open field autologous
chondrocyte implantation to regeneration by arthroscopic bone-marrow-derived cells (…

Background: A recent one-step arthroscopic technique based on bone marrow–derived cell
transplantation has achieved good results in repairing osteochondral lesions of the talus (…

Bioplastics with a wide range of mechanical properties were directly obtained from industrially
processed edible vegetable and cereal wastes. As model systems, we present bioplastics …

The association of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and thyroid autoimmunity has been
reported by several studies in a wide range of variability. However, from a review of the …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to characterize the surface morphology and
the elastic properties of four dental restorative flowable composites currently on the market (…