Background Proinflammatory cytokines play a role in acute coronary events. However, the
potential role of antiinflammatory cytokines in the modulation of the atherosclerotic process …

A large number of circumstances are associated with reduced serum concentrations of
transthyretin (TTR), or prealbumin. The most common of these is the acute phase response, …

In animal models, immunity to cryptococcal infection, as in many chronic fungal and
bacterial infections, is associated with a granulomatous inflammatory response, intact cell-mediated …

Background We investigated the potential of proteomic fingerprinting with mass spectrometric
serum profiling, coupled with pattern recognition methods, to identify biomarkers that could …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the ability of maternal serum markers and uterine artery Doppler in
predicting preeclampsia. METHODS: In this nested case–control study, maternal serum …

Autoantibody measurement is an excellent tool to confirm the diagnosis of rheumatic
autoimmune diseases. Hence, reliability and harmonization of autoantibody testing are essential, …

The biological turnover of riverine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) discharged into five
southeastern United States estuaries was examined in long-term respiration bioassays. …

The balance between trophoblast cathepsin and decidual cystatin C expression is pivotal in
physiological trophoblast development. Defective trophoblast invasion is characteristic of …

There are a number of pathological conditions in which tissue damage occurs in association
with immune activation directed against components of normal tissue. The initial damaging …

The fraction of freshwater method (Dyer, 1973) was used to examine the general characteristics
of flushing time in five riverine estuaries in Georgia, USA Median flushing times over a 30…