Autoimmune Diseases - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Screening, identification, and functional analysis of three novel missense mutations in the TRADD gene in children with ALL and ALPS.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Apoptosis is known to be a crucial process involved in embryogenesis, development and homeostasis of the immune system. Impaired apoptosis causes dysfunction of lymphocyte homeostasis, growth advantage of tumor cells as well as ... Read more...

The origins of the identification and isolation of hematopoietic stem cells, and their capability to induce donor-specific transplantation tolerance and treat autoimmune diseases.

30 Oct 2008 Advances in the understanding of the cells of the hematopoietic system have provided a rich basis for improving clinical hematopoietic cell transplants; finding and using proteins and molecules to amplify or suppress particular blood cell types; ... Read more...

Alemtuzumab vs. interferon beta-1a in early multiple sclerosis.

21 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Alemtuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets CD52 on lymphocytes and monocytes, may be an effective treatment for early multiple sclerosis. METHODS: In this phase 2, randomized, blinded trial involving previously untreated, ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Autoimmune Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Screening, identification, and functional analysis of three novel missense mutations in the TRADD gene in children with ALL and ALPS. 30 Oct 2008
• The origins of the identification and isolation of hematopoietic stem cells, and their capability to induce donor-specific transplantation tolerance and treat autoimmune diseases. 30 Oct 2008
• Alemtuzumab vs. interferon beta-1a in early multiple sclerosis. 21 Oct 2008
• Complexes of two cohorts of CLIP peptides and HLA-DQ2 of the autoimmune DR3-DQ2 haplotype are poor substrates for HLA-DM. 13 Oct 2008
• Balancing between antitumor efficacy and autoimmune pathology in T-cell-mediated targeting of carcinoembryonic antigen. 13 Oct 2008
• CTLA-4 control over Foxp3+ regulatory T cell function. 8 Oct 2008
• Tolerance to melanin-associated antigen in autoimmune uveitis is mediated by CD4+CD25+ T-regulatory cells. 30 Sep 2008
• Flupirtine as neuroprotective add-on therapy in autoimmune optic neuritis. 30 Sep 2008
• Physiological, pathological, and therapeutic implications of zonulin-mediated intestinal barrier modulation: living life on the edge of the wall. 30 Sep 2008
• HSP60 and anti-HSP60 antibodies in vasculitis: they are two of a kind. 29 Sep 2008
• Interpretation of the "positive" methacholine challenge. 29 Sep 2008
• Beneficial effects of dimethyl fumarate on experimental autoimmune myocarditis. 29 Sep 2008
• Pancreas histology and a longitudinal study of insulin secretion in a Japanese patient with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults. 29 Sep 2008
• Frontiers in immunology research network--2008 International Conference. 29 Sep 2008
• Practical approach to the pathologic diagnosis of gastritis. 29 Sep 2008
• Fingolimod (FTY720) as an acute rescue therapy for intraocular inflammatory disease. 29 Sep 2008
• Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis and myelodysplastic syndrome with little or no evidence of associated autoimmune disorders-a case report and a brief review of the literature. 29 Sep 2008
• Local BAFF gene silencing suppresses Th17-cell generation and ameliorates autoimmune arthritis. 24 Sep 2008
• In vivo enzymatic modulation of IgG glycosylation inhibits autoimmune disease in an IgG subclass-dependent manner. 22 Sep 2008
• Are the current attempts at standardization of antiphospholipid antibodies still useful? Emerging technologies signal a shift in direction. 21 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Autoimmune Diseases'

Definition: Disorders that are characterized by the production of antibodies that react with host tissues or immune effector cells that are autoreactive to endogenous peptides.

Descriptor UI: D001327

Alternative terms: Autoimmune Diseases; Autoimmune Disease; Disease, Autoimmune; Diseases, Autoimmune;

Related Mesh Headings: Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C20.111;

Technical Notes: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM is available