Objective Based on the antibody profiles of inflammatory myositis patients, we investigated
the type 1 IFN (T1-IFN) signature in serum and DM skin to determine the relationship …

The objectives of this study are to determine whether the 2016 European League Against
Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology/Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials …

Background The balance between Th17 cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells has been shown
to play an important role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent studies …

Objective We investigated the association of airway comorbidities with the clinical phenotypes
and outcomes of myeloperoxidase (MPO)–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)–…

We read with interest the paper by Wallace ZS, plasmablasts as a biomarker for IgG4-related
disease (IgG4-RD), independent of serum IgG4 concentrations. 1 Evidently, the study …

We read with interest the papers by Fox and Fox, 1 and Wallace et al 2 on IgG4 levels and
plasmablasts as a marker for IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). We strongly approve their …

Objective. We investigated the association of airway comorbidities with the clinical phenotypes
and outcomes of myeloperoxidase (MPO)–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)–…

Objectives. To analyze the relationship between in vitro cytokine production in proliferating
CD4+ T cells and the effect of anti-TNF-alpha (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) agents (TNF-…

Objectives. To clarify in vitro and in vivo effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)
blocker, infliximab, on cytokine production in proliferating CD4+ T cells in patients with …

Hyperplastic granular gingivitis, also known as “strawberry gingivitis” (SG), is a characteristic
oral presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). We report a case of a 38-year-…