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Neural Regeneration Research[INLINE:1] Multiple sclerosis is characterized by demyelination and neuronal loss caused by inflammatory cell activation and infiltration into the central nervous system. Macrophage polarization plays an important role in the pathogenesis of experimental
Chunyun Liu +7 more
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The Immune Function of Keratinocytes in Anti-Pathogen Infection in the Skin
International Journal of Dermatology and Venerology, 2020 . Keratinocytes, located in the outer part of human skin, are the main epidermal cell type and play an essential role in skins defense against infection.
Jia-Ning Wang, Min Li
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Emerging pharmacological treatments to prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm growth and rupture [PDF]
, 2015 Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a local expansion of the abdominal aorta wall caused by a complex multifactorial maladaptive vascular remodeling. Despite recent advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases, there currently is no established ...
Fraga-Silva, Rodrigo +2 more
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Sex Differences in Medication Discontinuation in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We examined sex differences in medication discontinuation among patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) initiating tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), interleukin‐17 inhibitors (IL‐17i), or JAK inhibitors (JAKi). Methods Using data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry (2003–2025), we assessed ...
Rachael Stovall +9 more
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Role of IL-17 in plaque psoriasis: therapeutic potential of ixekizumab
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2017 Tessa L Hanley,1 Zenas ZN Yiu2,3 1Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, 2Centre for Dermatology, 3Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK Abstract: Developments in the understanding of the ...
Hanley TL, Yiu ZZN
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Biological Properties and the Role of IL-25 in Disease Pathogenesis
Journal of Immunology Research, 2018 The interleukin- (IL-) 17 superfamily, a T cell-derived cytokine, consists of 6 ligands (IL-17A–IL-17F) and 5 receptors (IL-17RA–IL-17RE). IL-17A, a prototype member of this family, is involved in the pathogenesis of allergies, autoimmune diseases ...
Yuwan Liu +4 more
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Obesity and cancer: existing and new hypotheses for a causal connection [PDF]
, 2018 Existing explanations of obesity-associated cancer emphasise direct mutagenic effects of dietary components or hormonal imbalance. Some of these hypotheses are reviewed briefly, but recent evidence suggests a major role for chronic inflammation in cancer
Darlington, L. Gail +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The goal was to assess the diagnostic performance of three novel autoantibodies (NA) for Sjögren disease (SjD) by comparing NA prevalence in patients with SjD, other autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), nonspecific chronic sialadenitis (CS), and controls.
Chadwick R. Johr +5 more
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Interactions Between Candida albicans and Host
Interações entre Candida albicans e Hospedeiro
Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, 2011 Candida albicans can cause grave infections in patients who are immunocompromised by diseases, by surgery, or by immunesupresive therapy. The high levels of morbidity and mortality resulting from those infections in hospitalized patients show that C ...
Tatiane De Rossi +8 more
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Future perspectives in target-specific immunotherapies of myasthenia gravis
Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders, 2015 Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by complement-fixing antibodies against acetylcholine receptors (AChR); antigen-specific CD4+ T cells, regulatory T cells (Tregs) and T helper (Th) 17+ cells are essential in antibody production ...
Marinos C. Dalakas
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