Beyond the microbiome: unraveling gut dysbiosis and its impact on systemic lupus erythematosus by Yara Safwat Roshdy, Shwikar Mahmoud Ahmed, Mona Gamaleldeen Morsi, Ahmed Shaaban, Samar Farouk Fouad Mostafa

“…Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease influenced by genetic and environmental factors, with gut microbiota (GM) changes emerging as a key environmental contributor.Methods A total of 42SLE patients and 30 age – and sex-matched healthy controls were enrolled. …”
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Postinfluenza Vaccination Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Three Elderly Patients by Joji Nagasaki, Masahiro Manabe, Kentaro Ido, Hiroyoshi Ichihara, Yasutaka Aoyama, Tadanobu Ohta, Yoshio Furukawa, Atsuko Mugitani

“…The etiologies of secondary idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) include infection, autoimmune disease, and immunodeficiency. We report the cases of three elderly patients who developed ITP after receiving influenza vaccinations. …”
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 22-1858C->T (rs2476601) polymorphism is not a genetic risk factor for systemic lupus erythematosus in Indian Tamils by Panneer Devaraju, Reena Gulati, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vir Singh Negi

“…Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a systemic autoimmune disease, occurs due to disruption of immune homeostasis against self-antigens. …”
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A Novel Insight into the Role of PLA2R and THSD7A in Membranous Nephropathy by Pingna Zhang, Weijun Huang, Qiyan Zheng, Jingyi Tang, Zhaocheng Dong, Yuhua Jiang, Yuning Liu, Weijing Liu

“…Membranous nephropathy (MN) is an organ-restricted autoimmune disease mainly caused by circulating autoantibodies against podocyte antigens, including the M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) and thrombospondin domain-containing 7A (THSD7A). …”
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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Autoimmune Disorders: A Systematic Scoping Review of Published Cases by Mohsen Farjoud Kouhanjani, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavi, Zahra Noroozi, Paniz Sadeghi, Armita Jokar-Derisi, Mohammad Saleh Jamshidi Mouselou, Meysam Ahmadi, Armin Attar

“…Most patients had a history of autoimmune disease, and almost a third had a history of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis: Potential Therapeutic Target by Hui-Yuan Li, Li-Feng Huang, Xiao-Rong Huang, Dan Wu, Xiao-Cui Chen, Ji-Xin Tang, Ning An, Hua-Feng Liu, Chen Yang

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease. Approximately one-third to two-thirds of the patients with SLE progress to lupus nephritis (LN). …”
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Lipid Peroxidation-Mediated Inflammation Promotes Cell Apoptosis through Activation of NF-κB Pathway in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Cells by Geng Yin, Ying Wang, Xiao-min Cen, Min Yang, Yan Liang, Qi-bing Xie

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of multiple joints. …”
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High-Salt Enhances the Inflammatory Response by Retina Pigment Epithelium Cells following Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation by Dike Zhang, Chaokui Wang, Shuang Cao, Zi Ye, Bolin Deng, Aize Kijlstra, Peizeng Yang

“…High-salt has been shown to play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease. In this study, we investigated the effect of high-salt on the production of inflammatory mediators by ARPE-19 cells and the possible mechanisms involved. …”
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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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Gαq Regulates the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Modulating Th1 Differentiation by Dashan Wang, Yuan Liu, Yan Li, Yan He, Jiyun Zhang, Guixiu Shi

“…Gαq has been found to play an important role in immune regulation and development of autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, how Gαq participates in the pathogenesis of RA is still not fully understood. …”
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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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Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Autoimmune Hepatitis with Acute Presentation by Yi Shen, Changli Lu, Ruoting Men, Jianping Liu, Tinghong Ye, Li Yang

“…No significant difference was found in the gender, age, IAIHG score (pretreatment/posttreatment), definite diagnosis rate, extrahepatic autoimmune disease, onset time, or treatment before biopsy between the acute and chronic groups. …”
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Myasthenic Crisis in an Elderly Patient with Positive Antibodies against Acetylcholine and Anti-MuSK, Successfully Treated with Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation by José A. Fernández, Antonio Fernández-Valiñas, Daniel Hernández, Joel Orozco, Antonio Lugo

“…Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease characterized by muscle weakness. Subjects with antibodies against acetylcholine usually have greater ocular symptoms, lower bulbar weakness, and fewer respiratory complications, compared to individuals with anti-MuSK antibodies. …”
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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement by N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

“…The article presents a clinical case of aortic valve disease and recurrent polychondritis (autoimmune disease) with lesions of cartilage tissue in 68-year-old patient admitted to a cardiac surgery clinic due to need for surgical treatment of aortic heart disease. …”
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Th17 Cell Enhances CD8 T-Cell Cytotoxicity via IL-21 Production in Emphysema Mice by Min-Chao Duan, Ying Huang, Xiao-Ning Zhong, Hai-Juan Tang

“…Emphysema is a T-cell mediated autoimmune disease caused predominantly by cigarette smoking. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiac Lupus: A Retrospective Study by K Maria Koshy, Tarun George, Sohini Das, J V Punitha, Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Bijesh Yadav, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Vijay Prakash Turaka

“…Objectives: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect every organ system. The study aimed to analyze the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, antibody associations, and clinical outcomes of patients with cardiac lupus. …”
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Abrogation of mercuric chloride-induced nephritis in the Brown Norway rat by treatment with antibodies against TNFα by A. Molina, F. Sánchez-Madrid, T. Bricio, A. Martín, E. Escudero, V. Alvarez, F. Mampaso

“…HgCl2 induces an autoimmune disease in the Brown Norway rat characterized by synthesis of autoantibodies (mainly, anti-GBM Abs), severe proteinuria and interstitial nephritis. …”
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Clinical and Capillaroscopic Modifications of the Psoriatic Plaque during Therapy: Observations with Oral Acitretin by Giuseppe Stinco, Cinzia Buligan, Enzo Errichetti, Francesca Valent, Pasquale Patrone

“…Psoriasis is considered to be an inflammatory autoimmune disease, where angiogenesis plays an undefined pathogenetic role. …”
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Association of disease activity with programmed cell death 1 and its ligand programmed cell death ligand 1 expressions in lupus patients by Eman Eissa, Rania Kandil, Nehal El-Ghobashy, Walaa Abdelfattah, Zainab Hammouda, Sara Medhat Gadelsayed, Faten Bayoumi

“…Background: Programmed cell death 1(PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway is an immune checkpoint implicated in immune tolerance and involved in the pathogenesis of several autoimmune diseases. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple immune dysregulation. …”
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New treatment options for generalized myasthenia gravis by Antanas Vaitkus, J. Čiauškaitė, M. Malakauskaitė, M. Baublytė

“…Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease in which autoantibodies against the postsynaptic membrane proteins of the neuromuscular junction disrupt impulse transmission thus causing pathological muscle weakness and fatigue that worsens throughout the day. …”
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