Spotlight on rituximab in the treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: current perspectives

Philipp Moog, Klaus Thuermel Abteilung für Nephrologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany Abstract: A 54-year-old patient presented to his general practitioner because of strong muscle pain in both thighs.Inflammatory parameters (CRP 16.3 mg/dL) and white blood cells (15 g/L) were elevated.The

read more

Topological, chemical and electro-optical characteristics of riboflavin-doped artificial and natural DNA thin films

DNA is considered as a useful building bio-material, and it serves as an efficient template to align functionalized nanomaterials.Riboflavin (RF)-doped synthetic double-crossover DNA (DX-DNA) lattices and natural salmon DNA (SDNA) thin films were constructed using substrate-assisted growth and drop-casting methods, respectively, and their topologic

read more