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Objective. Assess whether baseline anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP)
status is associated with treatment response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating …

Twelve rabbits were used to study functional nerve regeneration through macropore,
semipermeable, and nonpermeable collagen conduits. Each animal underwent a 10-mm bilateral …

Abs are the major effectors of host defense against infections with Borrelia. Bactericidal
murine mAbs and their Fabs destroy B. burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, and relapsing …

✓ This study evaluated the ability of Schwann cell transplants to enhance the recovery of
function in injured nerves and compared the results to those produced by sural nerve grafts. …

Objective To assess the ability of a multi‐biomarker disease activity (MBDA) test (Vectra DA)
to reflect clinical measures of disease activity in patients enrolled in the AMPLE (Abatacept …

The objectives of this analysis were to assess the prevalence of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS)
associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to compare baseline characteristics of patients …

Antibodies are the primary weapons of the mammalian immune system that are used
against the tick-borne borreliae, the causative agents of relapsing fever and Lyme disease …

Objective To evaluate the effects of the T-cell costimulation blocker abatacept on anti-citrullinated
protein antibodies (ACPA) and rheumatoid factor (RF) in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…

The spirochetemia of relapsing fever in mice is cleared by a complement-independent,
polyclonal IgM response with reactivity to two prominent Ags of 20 and 35 kDa. In this study, we …