Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, chronic and inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. HLA-DRB1 and PTPN22 1858T gene variants are risk factors of RA, clinical manifestations and rate of progression of joint ...

Introduction: In this study, we compared insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-gene expression patterns and characteristics of glucose and insulin metabolism in human placenta from pregnancies with or without intrauterine growth ...

Radioiodine is the mainstay of the treatment of thyroid hyperfunction. However, it is difficult to apply the appropriate amount of radioidone to achieve optimal efficacy with the least possible adverse effects. Results ...

Endogenous glucocorticoids exert a diverse array of physiological processes including immune-modulatory or anti-inflammatory responses and play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. ...