The aim of the study was to evaluate atherosclerosis in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) through the assessment of morphological and functional measures of subclinical atherosclerosis.Twenty patients [M/F=12/8, age (median/range) 43.5/28-69 years; disease duration (median/range) 9.7/1-36) years] with AS classified according to modified New York criteria
Abstract Background Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Brucella spp.Brucella invades the body through the skin mucosa, digestive tract, and respiratory tract.However, only a few studies on human spontaneous abortion attributable to Brucella have been reported.In this work, the patient living in Shanxi Province in China who Cuttin
This essay describes a migration scenario of architects in the interwar period, one that is different from others of the epoch.The Third Migration addresses a movement of mostly left-wing architects from Europe to the Soviet Union during the interwar period, architects that mostly relocated before the war, and many returned to Europe after the war.
The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) is a highly heterogeneous limbic forebrain structure that serves as a relay connecting autonomic, neuroendocrine and behavioral function.It can be divided into over 16 individual subregions with distinct neuronal subpopulations based on receptors, transmitters, and neuropeptides.Specifically, the BNST
Abstract The tumor microenvironment (TME) is made up of cells and extracellular matrix (non-cellular component), and cellular components include cancer cells and non-malignant cells such as immune cells and stromal cells.These three types of cells establish complex signals in the body and further influence tumor genesis, development, metastasis and