Vitamin D, besides having well‐known control functions of calcium and phosphorus
metabolism, bone formation and mineralization, also has a role in the maintenance of immune‐…

… Author links open overlay panel Ji-Qing Chen a 1 , Gábor Papp a 1 , Péter Szodoray b , …
Repressed mRNAs aggregate in cytoplasmic foci called P-bodies, which are known sites of …

Autoimmune diseases are a family of chronic systemic inflammatory disorders, characterized
by the dysregulation of the immune system which finally results in the break of tolerance to …

… (P < 0.0001 for either Student's t test or Mann-Whitney test; Fig. 2 B) and when compared …
donors (P < 0.02 by Student's t test with Welch's correction for unequal variance and P = …

… We considered p values < 0.05 were significant. Routine statistical methods were used to
describe the demographics of the patient groups and to examine the subgroups. Patient …

Plasma cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) by
initiating and perpetuating various cellular and humoural autoimmune processes. The aim of …

B cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are members of
the tumour necrosis factor superfamily. We have examined circulating BAFF and APRIL in …

Anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPA) have recently emerged as sensitive and
specific serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), providing superior alternative of the …

… P values of less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant. … Dermatological
symptoms (photosensitivity, erythema, and discoid skin lesions) (P = 0.0046) and pleuritis (P = …

Numerous autoimmune-inflammatory rheumatic diseases have been associated with
accelerated atherosclerosis or other types of vasculopathy leading to increased cardio- and …