Clinical Application of Development of Nonantibiotic Macrolides That Correct Inflammation-Driven Immune Dysfunction in Inflammatory Skin Diseases by Carmen Rodriguez-Cerdeira, Elena Sanchez-Blanco, Alberto Molares-Vila

“…There are new applications for these macrolides that have been available for several years and have been applied to skin and hair disorders such as atopic dermatitis, oral lichen planus, vitiligo, chronic autoimmune urticaria, rosacea, alopecia areata, pyoderma gangrenosum, Behcet’s disease, neutrophilic dermatosis, and lupus erythematosus. We also reviewed new macrolides, like rapamycin, everolimus, and temsirolimus. …”
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Autophagy in Immune-Related Renal Disease by Xin Ye, Xu-jie Zhou, Hong Zhang

“…Here, we provide an overview of the pathological role of autophagy in IRRDs, including lupus nephritis, IgA nephropathy, membrane nephropathy, ANCA-associated nephritis, and diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Automated Evaluation of Crithidia luciliae Based Indirect Immunofluorescence Tests: A Novel Application of the EUROPattern-Suite Technology by Stefan Gerlach, Kai Affeldt, Lena Pototzki, Christopher Krause, Jörn Voigt, Johanna Fraune, Kai Fechner

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe rheumatic autoimmune disease with various clinical manifestations. …”
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The Role of Th17 Cells and IL-17 in Th2 Immune Responses of Allergic Conjunctivitis by Xiang-Tian Meng, Yun-Yue Shi, Hong Zhang, Hong-Yan Zhou

“…Studies have shown that Th17 cells are involved in a variety of immune inflammation, including psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, and asthma. However, the role of Th17 and IL-17 in AC is unclear. …”
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Temporal interactions among carnivores in an anthropized landscape of the coastal mountain range in southern Chile by García-Solís Fernando, Zúñiga Alfredo H., Rau Jaime R., Encina-Montoya Francisco, Garcés Cristóbal

“…For two years, activity patterns of two native carnivores (the cougar Puma concolor and the chilla fox Lycalopex griseus), one exotic carnivore (the domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris) and people were evaluated in an anthropogenic landscape in southern Chile. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6 Expression Level and Its Clinical Significance in Patients with Dermatomyositis by Min Yang, Xiaomin Cen, Qibing Xie, Chuan Zuo, Guixiu Shi, Geng Yin

“…Blood samples from 23 adult patients with dermatomyositis (DM), 22 with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 22 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 16 with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), and 20 healthy controls were collected. …”
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The Canis tangle: a systematics overview and taxonomic recommendations by V. Dinets

“…It has been alternatively classified as a subspecies of Gray Wolf (C.lupus), a subspecies of Dingo (C. dingo), or a full species (C. familiaris) with Dingo as a subspecies. …”
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Elevated Adiponectin Serum Levels in Women with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases by Éric Toussirot, Béatrice Gaugler, Malika Bouhaddi, Nhu Uyen Nguyen, Philippe Saas, Gilles Dumoulin

“…In this study, we assessed the serum levels of leptin, adiponectin, and ghrelin, in association with the measurements of body composition, in 15 female patients with various autoimmune diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, primary Sjögren's syndrome, sarcoidosis, mixed connective tissue disease, vasculitis, CREST syndrome, and polymyositis) and in 15 healthy female controls. …”
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Successful Management of Refractory Type 1 Renal Tubular Acidosis with Amiloride by Patrick Oguejiofor, Robert Chow, Kenneth Yim, Bernard G. Jaar

“…A 28-year-old female with history of hypothyroidism, Sjögren’s Syndrome, and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) presented with complaints of severe generalized weakness, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia. …”
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PD-1 Inhibitor Therapy in a Patient with Preexisting P-ANCA Vasculitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Amanda Ramos, Marcela del Carmen, Oladapo Yeku

“…A review of the scientific literature reveals several cases of the successful use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Lethal End of Spectrum of Clots-Thrombotic Storm by Muhammad Asim Rana, Ahmed F. Mady, Abdullah Ali Lashari, Rehab Eltreafi, Nicola Fischer-Orr, Kamal Naser

“…Usually, younger female patients are affected; in some patients, there is an association with an autoimmune disorder like lupus erythematosus, and they show evidence of antiphospholipid antibodies or other phenotypic expressions of anticoagulation disorders. …”
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Angiogenic Factors and Renal Disease in Pregnancy by Julie S. Rhee, Brett C. Young, Sarosh Rana

“…Case 2: A nulliparous woman with lupus nephritis at 22 weeks gestation presented with fetal demise and heart failure. …”
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CAR T cells for treating autoimmune diseases by Dimitrios Mougiakakos, Ulrike Koehl, Stephan Fricke, Ulrich Blache, Sandy Tretbar

“…We will cover first clinical results of applying anti-CD19 and anti-B cell maturation antigen CAR T cells for B cell elimination in systemic lupus erythematosus, refractory antisynthetase syndrome and myasthenia gravis, respectively. …”
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CohortDiagnostics: Phenotype evaluation across a network of observational data sources using population-level characterization. by Gowtham A Rao, Azza Shoaibi, Rupa Makadia, Jill Hardin, Joel Swerdel, James Weaver, Erica A Voss, Mitchell M Conover, Stephen Fortin, Anthony G Sena, Chris Knoll, Nigel Hughes, James P Gilbert, Clair Blacketer, Alan Andryc, Frank DeFalco, Anthony Molinaro, Jenna Reps, Martijn J Schuemie, Patrick B Ryan

“…We test our framework by evaluating one PA for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and two PAs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) across 10 different observational data sources.…”
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Transient Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated with Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review by Tsuyoshi Nakayama, Mitsuteru Akahoshi, Kensuke Irino, Yasutaka Kimoto, Yojiro Arinobu, Hiroaki Niiro, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Takahiko Horiuchi, Koichi Akashi

“…We here, for the first time, report a 19-year-old female who had an acute CMV infection, leading to a deep venous thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism along with transient appearance of lupus anticoagulant. The pathological role of antiphospholipid antibodies in CMV-mediated thrombosis is discussed.…”
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Semantic Modeling for SNPs Associated with Ethnic Disparities in HapMap Samples by HyoYoung Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Junhyung Park, Heebal Kim, Byeong-Chul Kang

“…Our semantic modeling for ethnicity-specific SNPs showed interesting results in the three categories, including three diseases ("AIDS-associated nephropathy," "Hypertension," and "Pelvic infection"), one drug ("Methylphenidate"), and five pathways ("Hemostasis," "Systemic lupus erythematosus," "Prostate cancer," "Hepatitis C virus," and "Rheumatoid arthritis"). …”
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Analysis of Various Types of Glomerulonephritis with Crescents at a Single Center by Tomo Nakakita, Kenichi Akiyama, Kazunori Karasawa, Yoei Miyabe, Takahito Moriyama, Keiko Uchida, Kosaku Nitta

“…We divided the patients into two groups based on the four types of glomerulonephritis, namely, the immune-complex (type II: IgA nephropathy, IgA vasculitis with nephritis, and lupus nephritis) and pauci-immune (type III: microscopic polyangiitis) groups. …”
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Beyond Fat Mass: Exploring the Role of Adipokines in Rheumatic Diseases by Morena Scotece, Javier Conde, Rodolfo Gómez, Veronica López, Francisca Lago, Juan Jesus Gómez-Reino, Oreste Gualillo

“…The goal of this paper is to elucidate the recent findings concerning the involvement of adipokines in rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).…”
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Scrub typhus association with autoimmune biomarkers and clinical implications. by Hwanseung You, Jeongeun Song, Seonglyeong Kim, Sang-Min Oh, Joo-Hee Hwang, Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Wan-Hee Yoo, Yunjung Choi, Chang-Seop Lee

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our findings conclude a substantial autoimmunological reaction in scrub typhus patients, suggesting potential mimicry of autoimmune conditions like Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. These results underline the complex interplay between infectious diseases and autoimmunity, emphasizing the necessity for further research into these mechanisms and their clinical implications.…”
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Environmental noise exposure and autoimmune diseases: Evidence from a national cohort study by Seunghyun Lee, Yongho Lee, Wanhyung Lee, Xiaoxue Ma

“…High noise exposure was significantly associated with an increased risk of autoimmune diseases (HR 1.03; 95 % CI: 1.01–1.05), including higher SIRs for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Hashimoto’s disease, and Graves’ disease. …”
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