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Background Arterial/aortic tertiary lymphoid organs (ATLOs), characterized by germinal centers, control local arterial immune responses. T follicular helper cells (Tfh), resident in germinal centers, regulate immunoglobulin production and germinal center
Satomi Kasashima +8 more
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Differential recognition patterns of Schistosoma haematobium adult worm antigens by the human antibodies IgA, IgE, IgG1 and IgG4 [PDF]
Schistosoma haematobium antigen recognition profiles of the human isotypes IgA, IgE, IgG1 and IgG4 were compared by image analysis of western blots. Adult worm antigens separated by 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis were probed with pooled sera from ...
Midzi, N. +28 more
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Multiple pleural nodules diagnosed as IgG4-related disease: a case report
Background Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related diseases are characterized by abnormal IgG4 levels, swelling, and marked infiltration and fibrosis of the lymphocytes and IgG4-positive plasma cells, causing hypertrophic lesions or nodules.
Yoshihito Iijima +9 more
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IgG4-Related Disease With Gastrointestinal Involvement: Case Reports and Literature Review
IgG4-related disease is an immune-mediated chronic, systemic, and autoinflammatory disease that can affect various organs throughout the body. The most commonly affected areas are the pancreas and biliary system.
Xinhe Zhang +5 more
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IgG4 Related Lung Disease [PDF]
IgG4 related disease is a poorly understood immune mediated condition. Lung involvement is rare and difficult to diagnose and can mimic primary lung malignancy on imaging. A patient who was found to have an incidental lung lesion with risk factors for primary pulmonary malignancy is reported.
Mihir Patel +3 more
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IgG4-related disease is a recently recognized systemic syndrome characterized by mass-forming lesions, mainly in exocrine tissue, that consist of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates and sclerosis. There are numerous IgG4+ plasma cells in the affected tissues, and the serum IgG4 level is elevated in these patients.
Sato, Yasuharu, Yoshino, Tadashi
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The Role of IgG4 in Autoimmunity and Rheumatic Diseases
The distinguishing of the IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) from among other rheumatic diseases has brought attention to the IgG4 subclass of immunoglobulins. It is the least numerous subclass among immunoglobulins G.
Maria Maslinska +2 more
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IgG4-Related Diseases and the Liver [PDF]
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic illness including autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC). Although hepatic presentation of IgG4-RD has been reported, whether intrahepatic small bile ducts and hepatocytes ...
Harada, Kenichi +3 more
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Association of serum levels of fibrosis-related biomarkers with disease activity in patients with IgG4-related disease [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to identify fibrosis-related serological surrogate outcome measures in patients with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Methods: This was a clinical observational study of 72 patients with untreated IgG4-RD
Kawano, Mitsuhiro +31 more
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Systemic plasmacytosis is a rare skin disorder characterized by marked infiltration of plasma cells in the dermis. IgG4-related disease is pathologically characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration rich in IgG4+ plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and ...
Shintaro Takeoka +12 more
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