Autoimmune Diseases
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Treatment with sirolimus ameliorates tacrolimus-induced autoimmune cytopenias after solid organ transplant.

29 Nov 2009 The development of autoimmune blood cell cytopenias is a potentially life-threatening complication of solid organ transplantation, resulting from T-cell dysregulation from immunosuppressive medications. Conventional treatment with corticosteroids ... Read more...

Rapid regression of lymphadenopathy upon rapamycin treatment in a child with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.

29 Nov 2009 Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a genetic disorder of the immune system caused by inadequate induction of apoptosis via the Fas pathway, mainly characterized by generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and autoimmune cytopenias, ... Read more...

A new class of isothiocyanate-based irreversible inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

18 Oct 2009 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a homotrimeric multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Current therapeutic strategies for targeting MIF ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Autoimmune Diseases'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Treatment with sirolimus ameliorates tacrolimus-induced autoimmune cytopenias after solid organ transplant. 29 Nov 2009
• Rapid regression of lymphadenopathy upon rapamycin treatment in a child with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome. 29 Nov 2009
• Autoimmunity: limited progress for the patient, despite decades of research. 30 Oct 2009
• FOXP3 forkhead domain mutation and regulatory T cells in the IPEX syndrome. 20 Oct 2009
• A new class of isothiocyanate-based irreversible inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor. 18 Oct 2009
• A hypomorphic allele of ZAP-70 reveals a distinct thymic threshold for autoimmune disease versus autoimmune reactivity. 17 Oct 2009
• Cross-regulation of signaling pathways by interferon-gamma: implications for immune responses and autoimmune diseases. 14 Oct 2009
• Clinical Reasoning: a 28-year-old pregnant woman with encephalopathy. 11 Oct 2009
• Osteoporosis associated with neutralizing autoantibodies against osteoprotegerin. 6 Oct 2009
• Neuroinflammation and Parkinson disease: the silent battleground. 5 Oct 2009
• Detection of clonal T cells in the circulation of patients with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. 29 Sep 2009
• Indispensable role of the Runx1-Cbfbeta transcription complex for in vivo-suppressive function of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells. 29 Sep 2009
• Pathogenesis and management of iron deficiency anemia: emerging role of celiac disease, helicobacter pylori, and autoimmune gastritis. 29 Sep 2009
• Recurrent, multifocal Mycobacterium avium-intercellulare infection in a patient with interferon-gamma autoantibody. 29 Sep 2009
• Estrogen exposure, obesity and thyroid disease in women with severe pulmonary hypertension. 26 Sep 2009
• Autoimmune disease and risk for Parkinson disease: a population-based case-control study. 21 Sep 2009
• Insulin teaches a new lesson in tolerance. 14 Sep 2009
• TLR3 ligand polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid induces IL-17A and IL-21 synthesis in human Th cells. 9 Sep 2009
• A non-responsive chronic autoimmune urticaria in a 12-year-old autistic girl treated with cyclosporin. 8 Sep 2009
• Autoimmune liver disease for the non-specialist. 6 Sep 2009

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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