short history of anti-rheumatic therapy. IV. Corticosteroids

In 1948 a corticosteroid compound was administered for the first time to a patient affected by rheumatoid arthritis by Philip Showalter Hench, a rheumatologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota (USA).He was investigating since 1929 the role of adrenal gland-derived substances in rheumatoid arthritis.For Moses Basket Stand the discovery of

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IL-17RA receptor signaling contributes to lung inflammation and parasite burden during Toxocara canis infection in mice

IL-17 is a cytokine produced by innate and acquired immunity cells that have an action against fungi and bacteria.However, its action in helminth infections is unclear, including in Toxocara canis infection.Toxocariasis is a neglected zoonosis representing a significant public health problem with an estimated seroprevalence of 19% worldwide.In the

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The Performance Analysis of a Real-Time Integrated INS/GPS Vehicle Navigation System with Abnormal GPS Measurement Elimination

The integration of an Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS) is common in mobile mapping and navigation applications to seamlessly determine the position, velocity, and orientation of the mobile platform.In most INS/GPS integrated architectures, the GPS is considered to be an accurate reference with which to correc

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