This article discusses the economic dimensions of agroecological farming systems in
Europe. It firstly theoretically elaborates the reasons why, and under what conditions, …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common autoimmune disease, is associated in families
with other autoimmune diseases, including insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Its …

Humans the world over have depended on wild-growing plants in their diets for hundreds of
thousands of years, and many people continue to rely on these species to meet at least part …

There is ongoing debate among stakeholders about the future development of agricultural
and food systems to meet the global challenges of food supply, biological and cultural diversity…

The role of the cytokines and receptors of the IL-1 family in inflammation is well known.
Several cytokines of the family have a powerful inflammatory activity, with IL-1β being the best-…

Among anti-nuclear antibodies, anti-Sm and anti-RNP antibodies are of the utmost importance
in clinical practice. Anti-Sm antibodies are directed against 7 proteins (B/B′, D1, D2, D3, …

Background Histone deimination regulates gene function and contributes to antimicrobial
response, allowing the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Deiminated proteins …

Wheat landraces and old varieties could have an important role for food security not only as
source of gene readily available for breeders, but also because they perform well in …

Deimination is catalyzed by a family of calcium binding enzymes, called peptidylarginine
deiminases (PADs). Among these, the PAD4 isoform has been more extensively studied for its …

Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by breach of self-tolerance towards
citrullinated antigens with generation of anti-citrullinated peptide/proteins antibodies (ACPA). …