Attenuation of Autoimmune Phenomena in a Patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1 by Jill D. Jacobson, Julia R. Broussard, Courtney Marsh, Brandon Newell

“…For the past 7 years while on glucocorticoid and methotrexate treatment, our patient has displayed normalization of 2 antibodies, a lack of progression to additional autoimmune diseases, and experienced reversal of alopecia universalis.…”
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The Liver X Receptor Promotes Immune Homeostasis via Controlled Activation of the Innate Immune System in the Liver by Hiroyuki Nakashima, Bradley M. Kearney, Manabu Kinoshita

“…LXR activation, therefore, has great potential for clinical applications in the treatment of metabolic, infectious, and autoimmune diseases. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of the link between LXRs and innate immune cells in the liver, along with prospects for clinical applications of LXR agonists.…”
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Systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A case report and review of the literature by Chen Sun, Pingyang Han, Juzhen Yan

“…There is a known association between 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS), immunodeficiency and autoimmune diseases. However, the co-occurrence of 22q11.2DS and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been rarely reported. …”
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Serum Analysis in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study in Norway by Kordian Staniszewski, Henning Lygre, Trond Berge, Annika Rosén

“…Associations with autoimmune diseases, inflammatory conditions, and nutrition deficiencies have been reported in previous studies of TMD patients. …”
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Tirosin Kinase Inhibitors in Chronic Graft versus Host Disease: From Bench to Bedside by Jacopo Olivieri, Sabrina Coluzzi, Imma Attolico, Attilio Olivieri

“…Translation to the clinical setting revealed that treatment with Imatinib can achieve encouraging responses in patients with autoimmune diseases and steroid-refractory cGVHD, showing a favourable toxicity profile. …”
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Computer-Aided Design of an Epitope-Based Vaccine against Epstein-Barr Virus by Julio Alonso-Padilla, Esther M. Lafuente, Pedro A. Reche

“…EBV infection is also linked to various cancers, including Burkitt’s lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinomas, and autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Currently, there are no effective drugs or vaccines to treat or prevent EBV infection. …”
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Role of Myokines in Myositis Pathogenesis and Their Potential to be New Therapeutic Targets in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies by Vlad Mageriu, Emilia Manole, Alexandra E. Bastian, Florica Staniceanu

“…Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represent a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases whose treatment is often a challenge. …”
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a case report and review of the literature by G. V. Urbonaitė, E. Audronytė, J. Valaikienė

“…PRES should be suspected when acute neurological symptoms develop in patients with renal insufficiency, arterial hypertension or fluctuations in blood pressure, eclampsia, sepsis, and autoimmune diseases who are taking immunosupressive or citotoxic medications. …”
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Myasthenia gravis complicated by pure red cell aplasia with clonal large granular lymphocytosis in the absence of thymoma: a rare case report and literature review by Lijun Du, Yiping Liu, Qiaolin Zhou, Fang Xu

“…It is well-established that abnormal thymic hyperplasia within thymomas can alter the distribution and function of peripheral T lymphocytes, leading to the development of autoimmune diseases such as MG and PRCA. In this unique case without thymoma, we discussed the mechanisms and associations of PRCA with MG, medication, and clonal large granular T cells. …”
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IL-17 Genetic and Immunophenotypic Evaluation in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Renata Gonçalves Resende, Jeane de Fátima Correia-Silva, Tarcília Aparecida Silva, Ulisses Eliezer Salomão, Luciano Marques-Silva, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Ricardo Santiago Gomez

“…Although interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a recently discovered cytokine associated with several autoimmune diseases, its role in the pathogenesis of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) was not established yet. …”
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Helminth Products Potently Modulate Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Downregulating Neuroinflammation and Promoting a Suppressive Microenvironment by Alberto N. Peón, Yadira Ledesma-Soto, Jonadab E. Olguín, Marcel Bautista-Donis, Edda Sciutto, Luis I. Terrazas

“…A negative correlation between the geographical distribution of autoimmune diseases and helminth infections has been largely associated in the last few years with a possible role for such type of parasites in the regulation of inflammatory diseases, suggesting new pathways for drug development. …”
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Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Is Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Bullous Pemphigoid by Dendritic Cells by Si-Zhe Li, Xin-Xing Jin, Xiao-Lei Ge, Ya-Gang Zuo, Hong-Zhong Jin

“…Both thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and dendritic cells (DCs) are involved in many autoimmune diseases, but the potential roles of TSLP and DCs in bullous pemphigoid (BP) have not been clarified. …”
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HMGB1 Promotes Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Enhancing Macrophage Inflammatory Response by Mudan Lu, Shanshan Yu, Wei Xu, Bo Gao, Sidong Xiong

“…HMGB1, which may act as a proinflammatory mediator, has been proposed to contribute to the pathogenesis of multiple chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); however, the precise mechanism of HMGB1 in the pathogenic process of SLE remains obscure. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Alopecia Areata at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia by Aysha A. Alshahrani, Rawan Al-Tuwaijri, Zainah A. Abuoliat, Mesnad Alyabsi, Mohammed I. AlJasser, Rayan Alkhodair

“…Data included patient demographics, type of AA, disease duration, family history of AA, and comorbid autoimmune diseases. Results. A total of 216 patients with AA were included. …”
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Flow Cytometric Detection of p38 MAPK Phosphorylation and Intracellular Cytokine Expression in Peripheral Blood Subpopulations from Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases by Athanasios Mavropoulos, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Christos Liaskos, Timoklia Orfanidou, Theodora Simopoulou, Efterpi Zafiriou, Lazaros I. Sakkas, Eirini I. Rigopoulou

“…The optimized phosphoflow protocol has also been successfully applied in peripheral blood mononuclear cells or purified cell subpopulations from patients with various autoimmune diseases. In conclusion, our refined phosphoflow cytometric approach allows simultaneous detection of p38 MAPK activity and intracellular cytokine expression and could be used as an important tool to study signaling cascades in autoimmunity.…”
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Targeting glycolytic reprogramming by tsRNA-0032 for treating pathological lymphangiogenesis by Fan Ye, Ziran Zhang, Lianjun Shi, Shuting Lu, Xiumiao Li, Wan Mu, Qin Jiang, Biao Yan

“…Abnormal lymphangiogenesis has been implicated in several diseases such as cancers, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases. In this study, we elucidate the role of tsRNA-0032 in lymphangiogenesis and its molecular mechanism. tsRNA-0032 expression is significantly decreased in corneal suture model and human lymphatic endothelial cell (HLEC) model under inflammatory condition. …”
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Proinflammatory Effects of Diesel Exhaust Nanoparticles on Scleroderma Skin Cells by A. Mastrofrancesco, M. Alfè, E. Rosato, V. Gargiulo, C. Beatrice, G. Di Blasio, B. Zhang, D. S. Su, M. Picardo, S. Fiorito

“…Autoimmune diseases are complex disorders of unknown etiology thought to result from interactions between genetic and environmental factors. …”
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Assessment of T Regulatory Cells and Expanded Profiling of Autoantibodies May Offer Novel Biomarkers for the Clinical Management of Systemic Sclerosis and Undifferentiated Connecti... by Paola Cordiali-Fei, Anna Mussi, Giovanna D'Agosto, Elisabetta Trento, Valentina Bordignon, Silvana Trincone, Antonella Vento, Isabella Sperduti, Antonio Cristaudo, Fabrizio Ensoli

“…In order to identify disease biomarkers for the clinical and therapeutic management of autoimmune diseases such as systemic sclerosis (SSc) and undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD), we have explored the setting of peripheral T regulatory (T reg) cells and assessed an expanded profile of autoantibodies in patients with SSc, including either limited (lcSSc) or diffuse (dcSSc) disease, and in patients presenting with clinical signs and symptoms of UCTD. …”
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A Rare Case of Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy Associated with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Keiki Nagaharu, Yuka Sugimoto, Keiki Kawakami

“…Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG) is characterized by Congo red-negative microtubular deposits, and it has been reported as a rare paraneoplastic syndrome due to hematologic malignancies, viral infections, or autoimmune diseases. In hematologic malignancies, multiple myeloma and other mature B-cell malignancies are the most common hematologic malignancies, and Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is extremely rare. …”
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The Role of Aggregates of Therapeutic Protein Products in Immunogenicity: An Evaluation by Mathematical Modeling by Liusong Yin, Xiaoying Chen, Abhinav Tiwari, Paolo Vicini, Timothy P. Hickling

“…Therapeutic protein products (TPP) have been widely used to treat a variety of human diseases, including cancer, hemophilia, and autoimmune diseases. However, TPP can induce unwanted immune responses that can impact both drug efficacy and patient safety. …”
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