Low-Dose Irradiation Differentially Impacts Macrophage Phenotype in Dependence of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes and Radiation Dose by Lisa Deloch, Jana Fuchs, Michael Rückert, Rainer Fietkau, Benjamin Frey, Udo S. Gaipl

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease whose main hallmark is inflammation and destruction of the joints. …”
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Qufeng epimedium decoction alleviates rheumatoid arthritis through CYLD-antagonized NF-kB activation by deubiquitinating Sirt1 by Zhiming Wu, Peng Zhang, Wenyan Huang, Yifen Zhou, Zhengliu Cao, Chunhong Wu

“…Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that markedly limits the patients´ day-to-day functional abilities and life quality. …”
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Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among US Adolescents With Alopecia Areata by Markqayne Ray, Elyse Swallow, Kavita Gandhi, Christopher Carley, Vanja Sikirica, Travis Wang, Nicolae Done, James Signorovitch, Arash Mostaghimi

“…**Background:** Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease of hair loss affecting people of all ages. …”
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Improving dexamethasone drug loading and efficacy in treating rheumatoid arthritis via liposome: Focusing on inflammation and molecular mechanisms by Mohammad Yasin Zamanian, Hamidreza Zafari, Maria K. Osminina, Alla A. Skakodub, Raed Fanoukh Aboqader Al‐Aouadi, Maryam Golmohammadi, Nikta Nikbakht, Iman Fatemi

“…Abstract Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 0.46% of the global population. …”
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Analysis of the Expression and Function of Immunoglobulin-Like Transcript 4 (ILT4, LILRB2) in Dendritic Cells from Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Paola del Carmen Guerra-de Blas, Yael Sebastián Villaseñor-Talavera, Daniela de Jesús Cruz-González, Lourdes Baranda, Lesly Doníz-Padilla, Carlos Abud-Mendoza, Roberto González-Amaro, Adriana Elizabeth Monsiváis-Urenda

“…ILT4 was shown not to have a crucial role in regulating the maturation and function of DC from healthy controls but is partially involved in the maturation process and immunogenic capability of DC from SLE patients, suggesting that other inhibitory receptors, involved in the regulation of DC tolerogenic function, may be impaired in this autoimmune disease.…”
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The Role of Pyroptosis‐Related Gene Signature and Immune Infiltration in Juvenile Dermatomyositis by Qiao W, Zhu C, Huang D, Liu Y, Wang Z, Zhu T, Song Q, Yang X, Wang Y, Wang Y

“…Weizhou Qiao,1,* Cuiping Zhu,2,* Dan Huang,1 Yue Liu,1 Zengkai Wang,1 Tianjie Zhu,1 Qingyu Song,1 Xu Yang,1 Yueying Wang,1 Yushuang Wang1 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116033, People’s Republic of China; 2Blood Purification Center, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116033, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Weizhou Qiao, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Central Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, No. 826, Southwest Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, Liaoning, 116033, People’s Republic of China, Email qiaoweizhou2024@163.comObjective: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a complex autoimmune disease, and its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. …”
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Butyric Acid Modulates Gut Microbiota to Alleviate Inflammation and Secondary Bone Loss in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Ke You, Lianjun Yang, Zhihai Su, Jun Shen, Xinyang Fan, Yuanqing Guo, Zhen Yuan, Hai Lu

“…<b>Background:</b> Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that primarily affects the sacroiliac joints and axial skeleton. …”
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Global analysis of influenza epidemic characteristics in the first two seasons after lifting the nonpharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 by Xiaowei Chen, Honghong Chen, Fangfang Tao, Yinzi Chen, Ying Zhou, Jian Cheng, Xiling Wang

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Soluble Markers of Antibody Secreting Cell Function as Predictors of Infection Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Maria J. Gutierrez, Stephen V. Desiderio, Nae-Yuh Wang, Erika Darrah, Laura Cappelli, Gustavo Nino, Michelle Jones, Clifton O. Bingham

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease associated with immune dysregulation and increased risk of infections. …”
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Clinical Correlations of Novel Autoantibodies in Patients with Dry Eye by Sezen Karakus, Alan N. Baer, Esen K. Akpek

“…To investigate the clinical significance of three recently discovered novel autoantibodies, anti-salivary gland protein 1 (SP1), anti-carbonic anhydrase 6 (CA6), and anti-parotid secretory protein (PSP), in a cohort of dry eye patients with suspected underlying inflammatory/autoimmune disease. Methods. Medical records of 136 patients with a primary diagnosis of dry eye who underwent laboratory testing between April 2014 and July 2017 were reviewed retrospectively. …”
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Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Early Stages of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in a Sample of Egyptian Patients by Yasser A Elmotaleb Gazar, Hesham Salah Hamoud, Sherif Mohamed Ismail

“…Introduction: Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is a systemic autoimmune disease with a high titer of anti-U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles and a number of clinical pictures, mainly Raynaud's phenomenon. …”
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Vaskulitis pada Lupus Eritematosus Sistemik by Zikry Aulia Hidayat, Raveinal Raveinal

“…Kata kunci: lupus eritematosus sistemik, vaskulitis Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease involving many systems in one’s body. …”
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Disease signs and Symptoms and Psychological Distress in Women with Oral Lichen Planus by Fatemeh Sarebannezhad, Abdollah Omidi, Zahra Zanjani, Elaheh Ghasemzadeh Hoseini, Narges Gholizadeh

“…Background and purpose: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that, although not typically life-threatening, can lead to significant psychosocial consequences. …”
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Case series of dermopathy in autoimmune thyroid disease by Janić Tamara, Stojković Mirjana, Marković Bojan, Đurković Ivana, Babić Jovana, Joksimović Nata, Nedeljković-Beleslin Biljana, Ćirić Jasmina, Žarković Miloš

“…Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease that can affect other tissues in addition to the thyroid gland. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Clinical Response in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated by Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Lihui Wen, Myriam Labopin, Manuela Badoglio, Dandan Wang, Lingyun Sun, Dominique Farge-Bancel

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with a broad range of clinical manifestations and a heterogeneous disease course. …”
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Unveiling Cuproptosis-Driven Molecular Clusters and Immune Dysregulation in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Wei B, Wang S, Li S, Gu Q, Yue Q, Tang Z, Zhang J, Liu W

“…Bowen Wei,1,2,&ast; Siwei Wang,1,2,&ast; Suiran Li,1,2,&ast; Qingxiang Gu,3 Qingyun Yue,4 Zhuo Tang,1,2 Jiamin Zhang,1,2 Wei Liu1,2 1Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Center of Preventive Treatment of Disease, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Liu, Email fengshiliuwei@163.comBackground: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and spine. …”
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Interplay of NF-κB and PPAR-γ transcription factors in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus by Ozgur Kasapcopur, Sezgin Sahin, Amra Adrovic, Kenan Barut, Sinem Durmus, Remise Gelisgen, Hafize Uzun

“…Objective Juvenile SLE (jSLE) is an autoimmune disease characterised by the presence of high levels of autoantibodies, predominantly targeting nuclear antigens, resulting in a breakdown of self-tolerance. …”
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Serological Immunoglobulin-Free Light Chain Profile in Myasthenia Gravis Patients by Umberto Basile, Mariapaola Marino, Cecilia Napodano, Krizia Pocino, Paolo Emilio Alboini, Francesca Gulli, Amelia Evoli, Carlo Provenzano, Emanuela Bartoccioni

“…Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction with antibodies (abs) targeting the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or the muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK), inducing muscle weakness and excessive fatigability. …”
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Free DNA in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Fluids Correlates with Airflow Obstruction by Veronica Marcos, Zhe Zhou-Suckow, Ali Önder Yildirim, Alexander Bohla, Andreas Hector, Ljubomir Vitkov, Wolf Dietrich Krautgartner, Walter Stoiber, Matthias Griese, Oliver Eickelberg, Marcus A. Mall, Dominik Hartl

“…On the other hand, excessive NET formation has been linked to the pathogenesis of autoinflammatory and autoimmune disease conditions. We quantified free DNA structures characteristic of NETs in airway fluids of CF patients and a mouse model with CF-like lung disease. …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Structure and Optic Nerve Function Changes in Multiple Sclerosis: Longitudinal Study with 1-Year Follow-Up by Riwanti Estiasari, Adisresti Diwyacitta, Muhammad Sidik, Ni Nengah Rida Ariarini, Freddy Sitorus, Saraf Shafa Marwadhani, Kartika Maharani, Darma Imran, Reza Aditya Arpandy, David Pangeran, Manfaluthy Hakim

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation and demyelination of the central nervous system which often involves the optic nerve even though only 20% of the patients experience optic neuritis (ON). …”
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