The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
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Obesity in autoimmune diseases: Not a passive bystander Mechanistic, Epidemiologic Clues Suggest Possible Link Between Obesity, Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Obesity has an established systemic inflammatory component. Could that be…
The Intracellular Cholesterol Landscape: Dynamic Integrator of the Immune Response Cholesterol has typically been considered an exogenous, disease-related factor in immunity; however, recent literature suggests that a paradigm shift is…
Adipokines in connective tissue diseases Review; Authors: Karolina Sawicka, Dorota Krasowska clinexprheumatol.org Fat is not inert storage and insulation. It holds tissue regeneration potential (mesenchymal stem cells) and affects immune…
Innate Lymphocytes: Protector or Foe? Innate lymphocytes may have a role as disease targets in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and/or inflammatory bowel disease, researchers say. rheumatologynetwork.com Where Innate Immunity and…
Succinate Dehydrogenase Supports Metabolic Repurposing of Mitochondria to Drive Inflammatory Macrophages To support their pro-inflammatory function, activated… cell.com The chemokine system in diverse forms of macrophage activation and polarization Plasticity…
The Prevalence and Incidence of Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Nov 4. pii: jjw199. [Epub ahead of print]…
Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis Gastrointestinal involvement is known to be associated with primary vasculitis. But in some cases, it may be… rheumatologynetwork.com
Is A Placebo A Sham If You Know It's A Fake And It Still Works? Most research on placebos involves people who think they're getting an active treatment, but aren't.…
Tryptase gene variant linked to GI, joint, and skin symptoms Researchers have identified a genetic variant associated with inherited elevated basal serum tryptase levels and linked to a distinct group…
New Evidence Suggests Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity Is Real Non-celiac gluten sensitive sufferers have finally been tested, and it turns out their symptoms are real. medicaldaily.com|By Samantha Olson Scientists Who Found…
