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Association of High Calcitriol Serum Levels and Its Hydroxylation Efficiency Ratio with Disease Risk in SLE Patients with Vitamin D Deficiency

open access: yesJournal of Immunology Research, 2021
Vitamin D (calcidiol) deficiency in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is more frequent than in healthy subjects (HS); it is associated with clinical activity and damage in SLE.
Mónica R. Meza-Meza   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Off-Label Uses of Anti-TNF Therapy in Three Frequent Disorders: Behçet’s Disease, Sarcoidosis, and Noninfectious Uveitis

open access: yesMediators of Inflammation, 2013
Tumoral necrosis factor α plays a central role in both the inflammatory response and that of the immune system. Thus, its blockade with the so-called anti-TNF agents (infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol, and golimumab) has turned into ...
Daniel Sánchez-Cano   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Uncovering Genetic Variation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk Variants in Indigenous Peruvians. [PDF]

open access: yesACR Open Rheumatol
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) results in worse clinical outcomes among individuals of Amerindian descent. The genetic basis for this is uncertain, and there is a significant lack of genetic research focused on Amerindian ancestry populations.
Lanata CM   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Oral Calcidiol Is More Effective Than Cholecalciferol Supplementation to Reach Adequate 25(OH)D Levels in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases Chronically Treated with Low Doses of Glucocorticoids: A “Real-Life” Study

open access: yesJournal of Osteoporosis, 2015
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are the cornerstone of the therapy in many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. However, it is well known that their use is a double edged sword, as their beneficial effects are associated almost universally with unwanted effects ...
Miguel Ortego-Jurado   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Neumonía intersticial con características autoinmunes (IPAF): reporte de casos

open access: yesRevista Argentina de Reumatología, 2021
IPAF agrupa individuos con EPID y otras características clínicas, serológicas o pulmonares que derivan de una condición autoinmune sistémica subyacente, pero no cumplen con los criterios reumatológicos actuales para una ETC.
Marcela María Usandivaras   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fluctuation of Anti–Domain 1 and Anti–β2‐Glycoprotein I Antibody Titers Over Time in Patients With Persistently Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Volume 75, Issue 6, Page 984-995, June 2023., 2023
Objective The present study was undertaken to longitudinally evaluate titers of antibodies against β2‐glycoprotein I (anti‐β2GPI) and domain 1 (anti‐D1), to identify predictors of variations in anti‐β2GPI and anti‐D1 titers, and to clarify whether antibody titer fluctuations predict thrombosis in a large international cohort of patients who were ...
Cecilia B. Chighizola   +92 more
wiley   +1 more source

IL6/sIL6R regulates TNFα-inflammatory response in synovial fibroblasts through modulation of transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms

open access: yesBMC Molecular and Cell Biology, 2020
Introduction The clinical efficacy of specific interleukin-6 inhibitors has confirmed the central role of IL6 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However the local role of IL6, in particular in synovial fibroblasts (SF) as a direct cellular target to IL6/sIL6R
Alvaro Valin   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enfermedades reumáticas y alergias, la dualidad del sistema inmunológico

open access: yesRevista Alergia México, 2021
Las enfermedades reumáticas autoinmunes son trastornos multisistémicos que afectan principalmente las articulaciones y los músculos; algunos ejemplos de estas afecciones son la artritis reumatoide, el lupus eritematoso sistémico y el síndrome de Sjögren.
Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

TFAM-deficient mouse skin fibroblasts – an ex vivo model of mitochondrial dysfunction

open access: yesDisease Models & Mechanisms, 2021
Mitochondrial dysfunction associates with several pathological processes and contributes to chronic inflammatory and ageing-related diseases. Mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) plays a critical role in maintaining mtDNA integrity and function ...
Manuel J. Del Rey   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

La importancia del laboratorio en el diagnóstico del síndrome de Sjögren primario

open access: yesRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, 2009
El síndrome de Sjögren (SS) es una enfermedad autoinmune sistémica que se caracteriza fundamentalmente por la presencia de xeroftalmía y xerostomía debido a la infiltración de las glándulas lagrimales y salivares por células linfoplasmocitarias. Al igual
Pilar Brito-Zerón   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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