The extracellular matrix consists of structural macromolecules and other proteins with regulatory functions. An important family of the latter class of molecules found in most tissues is the small leucine-rich repeat proteins (SLRPs). We have previously shown that the SLRP fibromodulin binds directly to C1q and activates the classical pathway of complement. In the present study we further examine

The multiphoton ionization of CO2 has been studied using a laser of 794 nm WaVelength and focused intensities in the region of 10(16) W cm-2. The kinetic energy distributions and ion yields obtained using time-of-flight spectroscopy coupled with covariance mapping can be interpreted most simply in terms of charge-symmetric fragmentation, the strongest channel being O2+ + C2+ + O2+. These results a

Abstract. Andréasson K, Scheja A, Saxne T, Ohlsson B, Hesselstrand R. (Section for Rheumatology; Section for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden). Faecal calprotectin: a biomarker of gastrointestinal disease in systemic sclerosis. J Intern Med 2010; doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2010.02340.x. Background. Assessment of gastrointestinal (GI) involvement in systemic sclerosis (S

Background Chronic immune stimulation appears to be associated with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL)-Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM); however, available information is sparse. We conducted, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive study to date to evaluate associations between a personal or family history of many immune-related and/or inflammatory disorders and the subsequent risk of LPL-WM. Me

This case report illustrates a very rare and very serious complication during ongoing pregnancy, namely spontaneous rupture of the uterine artery. Late diagnosis increases the morbidity and mortality for the foetus as well as for the pregnant woman. Angiography gives the diagnosis. In the differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in a pregnant woman spontaneous rupture of the uterine arteries as the

Denna artikel är översatt och publicerad på engelska, delvis som samma artikel, med titeln: Ethics, parenthood and human rights: an evaluation of the reactions to the genetic revolution, Hocking, B. & Ryrstedt, E. 2004 Family life and Human Rights: papers presented at the 11th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law. Lødrup, P. & Modvar, E. (eds.). Gyldendal Akademisk, This article is later translated and published in English, partly as the same article, with the title: Ethics, parenthood and human rights: an evaluation of the reactions to the genetic revolution, Hocking, B. & Ryrstedt, E. 2004 Family life and Human Rights: papers presented at the 11th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law. Lødrup, P. & Modvar, E. (eds.). Gyldendal

Popular Abstract in Swedish Vårt immunförsvar måste ständigt vara redo att försvara oss mot angrepp utifrån. Det måste kunna agera selektivt för att skydda oss mot främmande mikroorganismer som virus och bakterier. Om immunförsvaret istället missbedömer kroppens egna celler för att vara inkräktare och attackerar dessa, inträffar det vi kallar autoimmunitet. De autoimmuna sjukdomarna har ökat överaAim: The general objective of the present research was to study the association between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, and the effects of dietary gluten on the risk of developing type 1 diabetes. More specific aims were as follows: to estimate the prevalence of celiac-disease-associated autoantibodies in children with type 1 diabetes; to study the connection between non-HLA genetic risk marke

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The history of modern maritime safety legislation at the international level is relatively young. Its beginnings are generally associated with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, a tragedy that resulted in the adoption by an international conference of the first of what was to become a series of versions (1914, 1929, 1948, 1960, 1974) of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (