Search Results - "autoimmunity"
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RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS IN RHEUMATOLOGY PRACTICE
Published 2018-05-01Subjects: Get full textThe paper provides a clinical description of relapsing polychondritis, a rare systemic immunoinflammatory disease that was characterized by fever episodes, cartilage damage, and reactive arthritis. Diagnostic searching could rule out an infectious disease (by determining a wide variety of potential...
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HLA DRB1* ASSOCIATION WITH REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS IN WOMEN
Published 2014-07-01Subjects: Get full textAbstract. HLA DRB1* gene associations with idiopathic fetal losses and infertility were studied in women. It was shown that idiopathic fetal losses are associated with HLA DRB1*04 specificity, whereas infertility correlated with HLA DRB1*04/07 genotype. The associations revealed may indicate to a sp...
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DNA-abzymes in autoimmune diseases in clinic and experiment
Published 2003-02-01Subjects: Get full textDNA-abzymes enzymes in autoimmune diseases in clinic and experiment T.E. Naumova, O.M. Durova, A.G. Gabibov, Z.S. Alekberova, S. V. Suchkov DNA-hydrolyzing autoantibodies (AAB) or DNA-abzymes can be found in autoimmune diseases in clinic and experiment. Technology of serum express screening for pres...
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An Unusual Case of Multifactorial Hemolytic Anemia: A Complex Interaction Between Genetic and Autoimmune Factors
Published 2025-05-01Subjects: Get full textHemolytic anemias (HAs) encompasses a heterogeneous group of disorders with either congenital or acquired etiologies. We present a complex case of a 27-year-old woman with hemolytic anemia of multifactorial origin, involving both inherited RBC membrane defects and multiple autoimmune comorbidities....
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A Scoping Review on the Prevalence of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and the Possible Associated Factors
Published 2025-04-01Subjects: Get full textBackground: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and is characterized by the presence of thyroid autoantibodies against thyroid peroxidase and/or thyroglobulin. Several studies have found that the global prevalence of HT has increased in recent decades, w...
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MAST CELLS ARE KEY PARTICIPANTS IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF IMMUNOINFLAMMATORY DISEASES
Published 2015-04-01Subjects: Get full textMast cells are an integral component of the pathogenetic chain of immune inflammation in the body's tissues in different diseases. The mechanisms underlying the proinflammatory effects of mast cells remain inadequately investigated. Their study may contribute to the optimization of therapy fo...
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Autoimmune Gastritis Accompanied by a Schwannoma Presenting as a Subepithelial Tumor
Published 2023-06-01Subjects: “…autoimmunity…”Autoimmune gastritis (AIG), a chronic inflammatory disease occurs as a result of a complex interaction between host-related and environmental factors. AIG may progress to severe atrophic gastritis secondary autoimmune-mediated parietal cell destruction in the stomach. AIG can be diagnosed based on a...
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Iodine Intake from Universal Salt Iodization Programs and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Systematic Review
Published 2025-05-01Subjects: Get full textBackground: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is characterized by the loss of tolerance to thyroid autoantigens [thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and thyroglobulin (Tg)], usually identifying circulating antibodies (Abs) against these thyroid autoantigens (TPOAb and/or TgAb), together with a significant lymphocyt...
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An Exceedingly Rare Case of Mechanobullous Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita in a Prepubertal Child: A Review of the Clinical and Laboratory Considerations
Published 2025-04-01Subjects: Get full textIntroduction: Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a rare autoimmune disease causing subepithelial blistering due to autoantibodies against type VII collagen. While mechanobullous EBA predominantly affects adults, our report presents an exceedingly rare case in an 11-year-old football player. Ca...
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SUPPRESSOR CELLS – THE BASIS OF IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
Published 2016-04-01Subjects: “…autoimmunity…”The issues of immune pathogenesis in autoimmune pathology are discussed in this review. The main attention is drawn to potential pathogenetic role of various suppressor cell populations, including T-regulatory cells, mesenchymal stem cells, myeloid lineage-derived suppressors. Homeostatic lymphocyte...
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SUBPOPULATIONAL FEATURES OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD CELLS IN THE PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE MYOCARDITIS: CLINICAL AND PATHOGENETIC ASPECTS
Published 2014-07-01Subjects: Get full textAbstract. The goal of our research was comparative study of the most important parameters of subset cytoarchitectonics in the patients with the different courses of myocarditis and evaluation of their pathogenetic and clinical value in the practice of the physician. We have investigated 99 patients...
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Pathophysiology in Systemic Sclerosis: Current Insights and Future Perspectives
Published 2025-05-01Subjects: Get full text<b>Background:</b> Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease characterized by vasculopathy, autoimmunity, and fibrosis. Due to its low prevalence and heterogeneous clinical presentation, early diagnosis remains challenging, often delaying appropriate treatment. The dis...
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Childhood Autoimmune Thyroiditis: Single-Center Study
Published 2025-06-01Subjects: Get full textAim: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of pediatric patients diagnosed with autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) at a tertiary healthcare center. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 155 children diagnosed with AIT at a pediatric endocrinology clinic between...
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Alteration of Metabolic Profile in Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1
Published 2025-06-01Subjects: “…autoimmunity…”<b>Background:</b> Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a rare neurological sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy. NT1 is thought to be caused by the loss of hypocretin-producing neurons in the hypothalamus due to autoimmunity. Since cerebrospinal fluid hypocre...
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Acute neuronal cell death and neuroinflammation per se do not trigger secondary autoimmune encephalitis in mice
Published 2025-06-01Subjects: Get full textAbstract Patients with virus encephalitis, such as herpes simplex encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis frequently relapse with autoimmune encephalitides associated with neural autoantibodies. It has been hypothesized that the infection-induced damage to the central nervous system results in sheddi...
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Demographic Characteristics and Inflammatory Biomarker Profile in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Comorbid Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Published 2025-06-01Subjects: Get full text<i>Background and Objectives:</i> Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic rheumatic disease that is frequently associated with fibromyalgia (FM). The coexistence of FM complicates the evaluation of PsA disease activity and the planning of treatment strategies, as the two conditions share...
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number in monocytes and peripheral blood in patients with systemic sclerosis
Published 2024-07-01Subjects: Get full textInnate immune cells are important participants in inflammatory and fibrotic processes in systemic scleroderma (SSc). The pathogenesis of SSc involves immune cells, primarily macrophages, whose disorders are based on mitochondrial cell dysfunction. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number is used as a s...
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Autoimmune manifestations in children with inborn errors of immunity in Morocco: A study from the national registry
Published 2025-12-01Subjects: “…Autoimmunity…”Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders characterized by increased susceptibility to infections and immune dysregulation, including autoimmunity and autoinflammation. Despite their clinical significance, data on autoimmune manifestations in Moroccan pediatric p...
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Persistent symptoms in euthyroid Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: current hypotheses and emerging management strategies
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: Get full textA substantial proportion of patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) continue to experience persistent symptoms despite achieving biochemical euthyroidism, either with or without levothyroxine (LT4) replacement therapy. Several pathophysiological mechanisms have been proposed to explain this clini...
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Advanced immunophenotyping of lymphocyte and monocyte subsets in healthy Australian adults using a novel spectral flow cytometry panel
Published 2025-07-01Subjects: Get full textIntroductionLymphocytes play pivotal roles in disease pathogenesis and can be used as potential biomarkers for various immunological conditions. Yet, current flow cytometry methods used in clinical settings are often only capable of measuring between four to eight distinct lymphocyte populations. Th...
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