An Immunological and Molecular Study of Regulatory T-cell Activity in Iraqi Patients with Psoriasis Treated by Topical and Biological Therapy by Shawq Raafat Alnaqqash, Zainab Thamer Showait AL-Asady, Mohammed Mahdi Jawad

“…Objective: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), an anti-inflammatory cytokine, plays a crucial role in restraining the proliferation and differentiation of T effector cells in autoimmune diseases. Glycoprotein A repetitions predominant (GARP), belonging to the leucine-rich repeat protein family, functions in facilitating the presentation of TGF-β on the surface of regulatory T-cells. …”
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B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the patient with chronic hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia by V. S. Adonyeva, Ye. A. Kolodyazhnaya, A. B. Bochkarev

“…Presented case shows development of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the patient with long-term infection of hepatitis C virus and autoimmune disorders, i.e. mixed cryoglobulinemia. Laboratory tests revealed moderate cytolytical activity: alanine transaminase (ALT) was 135 U/ml, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) —140 U/ml. …”
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Causal Relationship Between Emotional Disorders and Thyroid Disorders: A Bidirectional Two‐Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Jiaying Fan, Kai Zhou, Cuiwen Yu

“…IVW results of reverse MR analysis estimates revealed a positive causal relationship between hypothyroidism, autoimmune thyroiditis, and recurrent or chronic depression. …”
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Acute Liver Failure among Patients on Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy by Innocent Lule Segamwenge, Miriam Kaunanele Bernard

“…All these patients had been treated with a range of Efavirenz containing antiretroviral regimens and were negative for hepatitis A, B, and C infections as well as other opportunistic infections, all were negative for autoimmune hepatitis, and none had evidence of chronic liver disease or use of alcohol or herbal medications. …”
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Miliary Tuberculosis in Immunocompromised Patient Induced by Imatinib and Steroid by Randa Fermada, Fauzar Fauzar, Roza Kurniati, Irza Wahid

“…Due to chronic myelogenous leukemia and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, the patient is known under imatinib and steroid therapy.  …”
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Machine Learning Prediction of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells Based on Interactomic Hub Genes in Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sri Shivasankari Thilagar, Pradeep Kumar Rathinavelu, Pradeep Kumar Yadalam

“…A prevalent chronic autoimmune condition known as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by synovial membrane inflammation. …”
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A Rare Case of Complete Heart Block in a Young Patient by Zakaria Hindi, Yousef Hindi, Rami Batarseh

“…Extensive work-up should be conducted to exclude secondary causes such as infections, cardiac ischemia or myopathies, autoimmune diseases, or endocrinological diseases. In our paper, we would like to present a case of CHB in the setting of aortic abdominal thrombus that nearly occluded both renal arteries. …”
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Vestibular Dysfunction in Euthyroid Children with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Gülcan Seymen, Gözde Günay, Ahmet Adnan Cirik, Reyhan Sürmeli, Mehmet Sürmeli

“…Background: A relationship exists between autoimmune thyroid disorders and vestibular dysfunction. …”
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A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica: Puerto Rican Woman with an Increased Time Lag to Diagnosis and a High Response to Eculizumab Therapy by Ramón Vega, Benjamín González, Kiara Ortiz, Viviana Martínez, David Carmona, Ivonne Vicente, Javier Chapa, Ángel Chinea

“…This case illustrates the efficacy of eculizumab therapy and the importance of differentiating the clinical, histopathological, and neuroimaging characteristics that separate demyelinating autoimmune inflammatory disorders, such as NMOSD and multiple sclerosis (MS).…”
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Autologous Fat Grafting in the Treatment of Facial Scleroderma by Mehdi Gheisari, Arman Ahmadzadeh, Nilofar Nobari, Behzad Iranmanesh, Nikoo Mozafari

“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmune disease, characterized by progressive cutaneous and internal organ fibrosis. …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis on Clinico-Pathological Characteristics and Prognostic Outcomes of Middle Eastern Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma by Sandeep Kumar Parvathareddy, Abdul K. Siraj, Nabil Siraj, Saeeda O. Ahmed, Saif S. Al-Sobhi, Fouad Al-Dayel, Khawla S. Al-Kuraya

“…Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT), also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, represents the most prevalent autoimmune thyroid disorder globally. The potential influence of HT on the clinical and pathological attributes, as well as the clinical outcomes of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), remains a point of ongoing debate within the medical community. …”
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Genetic Selection Pressure on TLR9 Gene Increases Individual Susceptibility to Systemic Inflammatory Disease: A Case Study of Kano State Population by Yusuf Jibril Habib, Mohammed Sani Jaafaru

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other autoimmune disorders have been linked to this genetic plasticity. …”
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Treatment of Extensive Plaque Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthropathy using Methotrexate in a Patient with High Serum Alkaline Phosphatase by Suad HH, Muna Mohammed El Amin, Gad Allah Modawe, Osman Elbasheer

“…Background: Psoriasis is an autoimmune inflammatory, chronic, and relapsing disease of the skin, which can also present with severe joint inflammation and deformity. …”
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Identification of clinical subgroups in anti-SRP positive immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy patients using cluster analysis by Beibei Cui, Hongjiang Liu, Ruiting Liu, Geng Yin, Qibing Xie

“…Background: Anti-signal recognition particle immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (anti-SRP IMNM) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle weakness and necrosis. …”
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Prognostic factors of subacute comprehensive encephalitis: a retrospective study by Hiroshi Kataoka, Hitoki Nanaura, Kazuma Sugie

“…We investigated cases of encephalitis, including viral and autoimmune encephalitis, to determine the predictable risk factors that can be assessed to determine a short-term prognosis. …”
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Fulminant Diabetes in a Patient with Advanced Melanoma on Nivolumab by Nora Chokr, Hafsa Farooq, Elizabeth Guadalupe

“…These agents can precipitate autoimmune disorders. As the use of anti-PD-1 agents is expected to rise, physicians should be educated about the potential side effects. …”
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Case report: Diagnosis of impaired consciousness in a cancer patient using immune checkpoint inhibitors by Daniel Cathalifaud, Daniel Cathalifaud, Cristóbal Basáez, Tatiana Yáñez, Tatiana Yáñez

“…She was hospitalized for delirium with psychotic symptoms and a comprehensive neurological and etiological examination for this pathology was performed, revealing undetectable TSH levels, indicating the etiology of the condition as thyrotoxicosis in the context of autoimmune thyroiditis, secondary to treatment with ICIs. …”
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Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…Azathioprine is a drug commonly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, organ transplantation and various autoimmune diseases. Hepatotoxicity is a rare, but important complication of this drug. …”
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Osthole regulates N6‐methyladenosine‐modified TGM2 to inhibit the progression of rheumatoid arthritis and associated interstitial lung disease by Xian Lin, Jian Chen, Cheng Tao, Lianxiang Luo, Juan He, Qingwen Wang

“…Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease, and RA interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe complication of RA. …”
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Venous thromboembolism in bullous pemphigoid: current evidence and update on systematic review by Atheer G. Almutairi, Abeer G. Almutairi, Rahaf R. Almutairi, Asem Shadid, Alhanouf A. Bin Dakhil, Lamia Alakrash

“…Individuals with systemic autoimmune diseases were found to have a 1.5 to 4 times higher likelihood of developing VTE. …”
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