Chronic stress resulting from stressful life events and its role in the onset of primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a comparative analysis using the modified Holmes-Rahe stress scale by Marta Jaskólska, Iga Kościńska-Shukla, Dawid Jaskólski, Alessandro Viti, Marcin Ziętkiewicz, Michał Chmielewski

“…Recent years brought considerable attention to the connection between chronic stress and the development of autoimmune diseases. However, little is still known about the impact of prolonged stress reactions on the onset and course of primary Sjögren Syndrome (pSS). …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Anorexia Nervosa in a Middle‐Aged Woman: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review by Maen Nizam Baroudi, Anwar I. Joudeh, Mohammed Kays Alattiya, Abdo Qaid Ahmed Lutf, Hassan Abuzaid, Salah Mahdi

“…ABSTRACT Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with multisystemic involvement and unclear etiology. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Its Impact on Selected Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Correlation with Duration of Illness: A Pilot Study by Brygida Przywara-Chowaniec, Dominika Blachut, Jan Harpula, Marcin Bereś, Agnieszka Nowak, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus is a rare autoimmune disease. It leads to an increased production of proinflammatory molecules that accelerates atherogenesis and could cause an endothelium dysfunction. …”
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Shared Medical and Environmental Risk Factors in Dry Eye Syndrome, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case-Control Study by Hadas Ben-Eli, Doron J. Aframian, Eldad Ben-Chetrit, Dror Mevorach, Geffen Kleinstern, Ora Paltiel, Abraham Solomon

“…NHL patients were more likely to report first-degree relatives with hematologic cancer, while having first-degree relatives with an autoimmune disease (AID) was associated with SS (OR=5.25; 95% CI: 2.59-10.63) and DES (OR=3.55; 95% CI: 1.83-6.91) compared to controls. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of oral versus injectable disease modifying therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a systematic review analysis by Mehdi Rezaee, Ramin Ravangard, Seyyed Morteza Mojtabaeian, Abdosaleh Jafari

“…Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and progressive neurological autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. …”
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Upper arm deep vein thrombosis in a patient with active lupus by Mahmoud Farouk Kamel Hassanein, Alaa Ebrahim, Stephanie Alcine Joseph, Teresa Jack, Ramprasath Anbazhagan, Miguel Fernández Olivares, Olena Kovalska

“…SLE is a chronic autoimmune disease that predominantly affects women of childbearing age and of African descent. …”
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Circulating (CD3−CD19+CD20−IgD−CD27highCD38high) Plasmablasts: A Promising Cellular Biomarker for Immune Activity for Anti-PLA2R1 Related Membranous Nephropathy? by Agnieszka Pozdzik, Ingrid Beukinga, Chunyan Gu-Trantien, Karen Willard-Gallo, Joëlle Nortier, Olivier Pradier

“…Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a kidney specific autoimmune disease mainly mediated by anti-phospholipase A2 receptor 1 autoantibody (PLA2R1 Ab). …”
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High Seroprevalence of Autoantibodies Typical of Autoimmune Liver Disease in Eastern Ethiopia: Is Chewing of Khat (Catha edulis) a Triggering Factor? by Stian Magnus Staurung Orlien, Tekabe Abdosh Ahmed, Nejib Yusuf Ismael, Nega Berhe, Trine Lauritzen, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Asgeir Johannessen

“…Consenting adults (≥18 years) without known autoimmune disease or manifest liver disease were included. …”
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Genetic insight into dissecting the immunophenotypes and inflammatory profiles in the pathogenesis of Sjogren syndrome by Jingyi Xu, Shucheng Si, Yijun Han, Lin Zeng, Jinxia Zhao

“…Abstract Background Sjogren syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease and its pathogenesis often involves the participation of numerous immune cells and inflammatory factors. …”
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A Novel Liposome Formulation Carrying Both an Insulin Peptide and a Ligand for Invariant Natural Killer T Cells Induces Accumulation of Regulatory T Cells to Islets in Nonobese Dia... by Hidetoshi Akimoto, Emi Fukuda-Kawaguchi, Omar Duramad, Yasuyuki Ishii, Kazunari Tanabe

“…Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease caused by the destruction of pancreatic β cells by autoantigen-reactive diabetogenic cells. …”
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A human oral commensal-mediated protection against Sjögren’s syndrome with maintenance of T cell immune homeostasis and improved oral microbiota by Yu-Chao Tseng, Kai-Sheng Liao, Wei-ting Lin, Chin Li, Chia-Bin Chang, Jie-Wei Hsu, Chin-Pui Chan, Chun-Ming Chen, Hon-Pin Wang, Hsiu-Chuan Chien, Jann-Tay Wang, Song-Chou Hsieh, Shu-Fen Wu

“…Abstract Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a prevalent systemic autoimmune disease with substantial impacts on women’s health worldwide. …”
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Blood Genomics Identifies Three Subtypes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: “IFN-High,” “NE-High,” and “Mixed” by Mintian Cui, Taotao Li, Xinwei Yan, Chao Wang, Qi Shen, Hongbiao Ren, Liangshuang Li, Ruijie Zhang

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic and multifactorial autoimmune disease, and its diverse clinical manifestations affect molecular diagnosis and drug benefits. …”
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Serum Cytokines Th1, Th2, and Th17 Expression Profiling in Active Lupus Nephritis-IV: From a Southern Chinese Han Population by Keshav Raj Sigdel, Lihua Duan, Yin Wang, Weiping Hu, Ning Wang, Qingyi Sun, Qingyan Liu, Xiaocong Liu, Xianghua Hou, Ao Cheng, Guixiu Shi, Yanlin Zhang

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by aberrant T cell immune response. …”
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Some Common SNPs of the T-Cell Homeostasis-Related Genes Are Associated with Multiple Sclerosis, but Not with the Clinical Manifestations of the Disease, in the Polish Population by Monika Chorąży, Natalia Wawrusiewicz-Kurylonek, Edyta Adamska-Patruno, Olga Zajkowska, Katarzyna Kapica-Topczewska, Renata Posmyk, Adam Jacek Krętowski, Jan Kochanowicz, Alina Kułakowska

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease, and genetic factors play an important role in its pathogenesis and progression. …”
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Complicated with Intramural Descending Aorta Hematoma Followed by Aortic Wall Rupture by Mihai-Lucian Ciobica, Alexandru-Sebastian Botezatu, Zoltan Galajda, Mara Carsote, Claudiu Nistor, Bianca-Andreea Sandulescu

“…<b>Background and Clinical Significance</b>: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) represents a rare autoimmune disease with granulomatous inflammation, tissue necrosis, and systemic vasculitis of the small and medium blood vessels. …”
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Insights from Dysregulated mRNA Expression Profile of β-Cells in Response to Proinflammatory Cytokines by Zhen Wang, Kunlin Huang, Jing Xu, Jia Liu, Ying Zheng

“…Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is characterized by autoimmunity and its mediated β-cell damage. …”
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Unveiling the Effect of Age and IgE Level on Alopecia Areata: Insights from Comparative RNAseq Analysis by Liu H, Yang S, Xian H, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Xu Y, Liu J, Yang B, Luo Y

“…Huiting Liu,&ast; Sai Yang,&ast; Hua Xian, Yinghui Liu, Yan Zhang, Yangxia Chen, Yingping Xu, Jun Liu, Bin Yang, Ying Luo Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510091, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bin Yang; Ying Luo, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 2 Lujing Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email yangbin1@smu.edu.cn; luoyingmab@yahoo.comBackground: Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune disease, causes sudden hair loss on the scalp, face, and sometimes other areas of the body. …”
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Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Development Is Aggravated by Candida albicans Infection by Thais F. C. Fraga-Silva, Luiza A. N. Mimura, Camila M. Marchetti, Fernanda Chiuso-Minicucci, Thais G. D. França, Sofia F. G. Zorzella-Pezavento, James Venturini, Maria S. P. Arruda, Alexandrina Sartori

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory/autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) mainly mediated by myelin specific T cells. …”
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Cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil as induction therapy in lupus nephritis by Božić-Majstorović Ljubinka, Popović-Pejičić Snježana, Mrđa Jelena, Mrđa Vladimir, Ovčina Irma

“…Background/Aim: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with multisystemic involvement. Almost 50 % of patients who suffer from systemic lupus erythematosus have lupus nephritis (LN) as well. …”
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TEVAR for acute type B aortic dissection in pregnant women (35 weeks gestation) with Takayasu's arteritis after cesarean section: a rare case report and literature review by Taiyu Bi, Xiaotian Duan, Yipeng Yin

“…BackgroundTakayasu's arteritis (TA) is an autoimmune disease that invades large arteries and mostly occurs in women of childbearing age. …”
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