Objective: To gain a better understanding of how iron accumulates in human rheumatoid synovium. Methods: The distribution of ferritin, transferrin receptor, and non-specific resistance associated macrophage proteins 1 and 2 (Nramp1 and Nramp2) in the human rheumatoid synovium was investigated by immunocytochemistry and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: Both heav...

OBJECTIVE To gain a better understanding of how iron accumulates in human rheumatoid synovium. METHODS The distribution of ferritin, transferrin receptor, and non-specific resistance associated macrophage proteins 1 and 2 (Nramp1 and Nramp2) in the human rheumatoid synovium was investigated by immunocytochemistry and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS Both hea...

The hydraulic pressure is one of the most important factors in the design of pressure intake tunnels. Since the surrounding media cannot usually resist the high internal pressure of these tunnels, they are usually finished with an adequate lining mostly of reinforced concrete, which is an interaction problem between water, soil or rock and concrete lining. Although reinforcing the concrete lini...

 Background: Segmental vitiligo is a small subset albeit persistent form of focal vitiligo with dermatomal distribution and resistant to medical therapy. In recent years, surgical therapy as hair follicle autograft transplantation has been a hot topic in management of segmental vitiligo. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of this method in segmental vitiligo lesions. Methods: Th...

During the past 31 years we have given more than 17,000 intrasynovial injections of hydrocortisone (Compound F) into the joints, bursae, or tendon sheaths of nearly 1,300 patients for various forms of rheumatic disease (Hollander and others, 1951a, 1954; Brown and others, 1953; Hollander, 1953a,b). Numerous confirmatory and supplementary reports in the world medical literature have shown that t...