Analysis of IL2/IL21 Gene Variants in Cholestatic Liver Diseases Reveals an Association with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis [PDF]
Background/Aims: The chromosome 4q27 region harboring IL2 and IL21 is an established risk locus for ulcerative colitis (UC) and various other autoimmune diseases.
Denk, Gerald Ulrich +15 more
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Other Autoimmune Diseases in Relation to Serum BAFF/APRIL Levels in Prolactinoma Patients [PDF]
Objective: There may be an association between hyperprolactinemia and autoimmune diseases, possibly because of the immunostimulatory effect of prolactin.
Meriç Coşkun +8 more
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Autoimmune Pathogenesis, Related Diseases and Laboratories
The immune system is a complex system that forms the defense mechanism against diseases in a living thing, recognizes and destroys pathogens and tumor cells, and protects the body from foreign and harmful substances.
Yurtcu, Nazan, Demir, Kenan
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by regulating the activation and differentiation of immune cells. Oleic acid (OA), the predominant monounsaturated fatty acid found in adipose tissue,
Yuxin Hu +10 more
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Introducing polyautoimmunity: secondary autoimmune diseases no longer exist
Similar pathophysiological mechanisms within autoimmune diseases have stimulated searches for common genetic roots. Polyautoimmunity is defined as the presence of more than one autoimmune disease in a single patient.
Rojas-Villarraga, Adriana +2 more
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Possible pharmacological treatment options in autoimmune diseases
In this paper I discussed briefly about different types of immunosuppressants and their mechanism of action and side effects. I elaborated on antigen therapy and some of it’s subtypes in details for the treatment of autoimmune disease which is thought to
Bishara, Suad
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Demographic Characteristics, Clinical and Laboratory Findings, and Risk Factors in Patients with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Referred to a Rheumatology Clinic in Kashan (2016–2023) [PDF]
Background and Aim: Idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) is a rare inflammatory breast disorder predominantly affecting women of reproductive age.
Batool Zamani +3 more
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Autoimmune diseases and myelodysplastic syndromes
Autoimmune diseases (ADs) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) may be associated in approximately 10–20% of cases. Although this association has been well recognized, it is not always easily diagnosed.
Melek Kechida, Arij Cheffai
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Autoimmune Diseases in Humans, e.g. Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
In spite of increasing evidence that viruses and especially retroviruses could act as etiologic factors in autoimmune and especially autoimmune rheumatic diseases, clear-cut evidence for an involvement of these agents is still missing. Findings, which, for example, indirectly support the hypothesis that retroviruses might play a part, are the ...
J R, Kalden, M, Herrmann
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The kidney in systemic autoimmune diseases /
This volume brings together an international group of clinicians and clinical scientists to contribute to a state-of the-art review of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms, methods of clinical assessment, classification and diagnosis of renal disease ...
Pusey, C. D., Mason, Justin C.
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