Objective: S100A8 and S100A9 are calcium binding proteins of the S100 family highly
expressed in neutrophils and monocytes. S100 proteins are novel ligands of TLR4 important in …

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with the pathological hallmark of
lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of exocrine glands - more specifically salivary and lacrimal …

Objectives To investigate the role of the interleukin (IL)-33–ST2 axis in the pathophysiology
of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Methods Serum levels of IL-33 and sST2 were …

Objective Osteoporosis (OP) and osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) share common
clinical and pathophysiological features we sought to determine whether ONFH was …

… Spearman’s rank coefficient was used to determine the correlation with different
biological variables and ESSDAI. The Kendall tau Rank Correlation was used to compute …

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by persistent widespread musculoskeletal
pain. Patients with fibromyalgia have reduced physical activity and increased sedentary rate. …

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a member of the IL-1 family and has dual functions as a nuclear factor
as well as a cytokine. The pivotal role of IL-33 as an active player contributing to aberrant …

Objective To investigate the expression and localization of aquaporin 5 (AQP5) in salivary
glands and salivary gland function in the NOD mouse. Methods All experiments were …

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a complex reversible biological process
characterized by the loss of epithelial features and the acquisition of mesenchymal features. EMT …

Objective: To investigate the role of the interleukin IL-33/ST2 axis in systemic lupus
erythematosus 2 (SLE). 3 Methods: Serum concentrations of IL-33 and sST2 were measured by …