Background Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are heterogenous systemic autoimmune disorders that mainly affect the skin, muscles, and lungs. Whereas cardiac involvement is considered to be rare, it causes inflammation fibrosis leading severe morbidity mortality. However, little known about clinical characteristics risk factors for in patients with IIMs. Objectives The aim of this study ...

Abstract: Both immune mechanisms, involved in inflammatory processes induced by viral and bacterial pathogens or allergy-inducing agents, non-immune mechanisms play a direct role the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Contrary to popular belief, infection plays much smaller role. As rule, this is secondary process – following development mucosa paranasal sinuses, its defense are disr...

BACKGROUND Although maternal infection and inflammation during pregnancy can adversely affect offspring birth weight (BW), whether low grade inflammation in the non-pregnant state predicts BW is unknown. AIM To evaluate relationships between offspring BW and pro- and anti-inflammatory factors measured in parous but non-pregnant women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data come from 234 parous Filipino ...