Efficacy of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell in the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: an animal study by Chunran Xue, Haojun Yu, Xuzhong Pei, Xiaoying Yao, Jie Ding, Xiying Wang, Yi Chen, Yangtai Guan

“…Abstract Background Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) have great potential for treating autoimmune diseases for their immunomodulatory and tissue-regenerative abilities; however, their therapeutic role in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) remains uncertain. …”
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Stabilized β-Catenin Ameliorates ALPS-Like Symptoms of B6/lpr Mice by Xiaoxie Xu, Jun Huang, Mei Zhao, Huanpeng Chen, Jinhua Mo, Xiaoqing Zhou, Qiao Su, Bolan Yu, Zhaofeng Huang

“…Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is an incurable disease mainly caused by the defect of Fas-mediated apoptosis and characterized by nonmalignant autoimmune lymphoproliferation. …”
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Thyroid disorders and inflammatory bowel disease: an association present in adults but also in children and adolescents by Valeria Calcaterra, Valeria Calcaterra, Francesca Penagini, Virginia Rossi, Luisa Abbattista, Alice Bianchi, Massimiliano Turzi, Lucia Cococcioni, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti

“…The etiopathogenetic similarities between IBD and autoimmune thyroiditis are undeniable. Nevertheless, current data does not indicate a unanimous association between GD and HT and chronic IBD (both CD and UC). …”
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Regulation of Murine Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma by Vaccination against the Cytoplasmic Domain of Anti-Müllerian Hormone Receptor II by Cagri Sakalar, Suparna Mazumder, Justin M. Johnson, Cengiz Z. Altuntas, Ritika Jaini, Robert Aguilar, Sathyamangla V. Naga Prasad, Denise C. Connolly, Vincent K. Tuohy

“…We conclude that AMHR2-CD vaccination provides effective immunotherapy of EOC with relatively benign autoimmune complications.…”
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Association of PTPN22 Haplotypes (−1123G>C/+1858C>T) with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Western Mexican Population by Yeniley Ruiz-Noa, Jorge Ramón Padilla-Gutiérrez, Jorge Hernández-Bello, Claudia Azucena Palafox-Sánchez, Yeminia Valle, Edith Oregón-Romero, Ana Laura Pereira-Suárez, Ana Guilaisne Bernard-Medina, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), a consequence of the breakdown of immune tolerance. …”
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Serum Autoantibodies: From Identification to Clinical Relevance by Pietro Invernizzi, Xavier Bossuyt, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

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CFAP43 variant in persistent respiratory symptoms after hematopoietic cell transplantation by Shun Nagasawa, Toyoki Nishimura, Ai Yamada, Sachiyo Kamimura, Masataka Ishimura, Hiroshi Moritake

“…Abstract We describe a case of RAS-associated autoimmune leukoproliferative disease with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)-like symptoms, such as recurrent pneumonia, sinusitis, and otitis media, that occurred 7 years after hematopoietic cell transplantation. …”
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Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Kevin T. Kao, Jitesh K. Patel, Vijayamalini Pampati

“…The disease is characterized by diffuse gastrointestinal polyposis, dystrophic changes of the fingernails, alopecia, cutaneous hyperpigmentation, diarrhea, weight loss, and abdominal pain. (2) The etiology is currently unknown, but an autoimmune process is suspected. The workup is based on history and physical followed by imaging and endoscopy with biopsy to confirm gastrointestinal polyposis. …”
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Hypothyroidism Complicating Nephropathy in a Diabetes Patient by Jayaprakash Sahoo, Ilangovan Veerappan, Anila Abraham, Somasundaram Hariharan

“…We describe a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus and autoimmune hypothyroidism who presented with elevated serum creatinine possibly due to subclinical rhabdomyolysis induced by hypolipidemic drug therapy in the background of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Behçet Disease-Like Symptoms with a Novel COPA Mutation by E. Anderson, J. Hatch, J. Cardinal, D. Langguth, D. Coman

“…These mutations lead to endoplasmic reticulum stress and autoimmune response with upregulation of Th17 cytokines. …”
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Livedoid vasculopathy with mononeuritis multiplex associated with protein S deficiency mimicking systemic vasculitis by Vikramraj K Jain, Krishnamurthy Hegde, Renuka Panchagnula

“…LV can be associated with thrombophilias, fibrinolytic disorders, autoimmune diseases, and malignancy. Polyarteritis nodosa closely mimics the disease and needs a deep dermal biopsy to differentiate.…”
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Biomimetic nanocarriers: integrating natural functions for advanced therapeutic applications by Hugo Felix Perini, Beatriz Sodré Matos, Carlo José Freire de Oliveira, Marcos Vinicius da Silva

“…Biomimetic nanocarriers demonstrate significant advancements in drug delivery systems against cancer therapy, Alzheimer's disease, autoimmune diseases, and viral infections such as COVID-19. …”
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Vitiligo in a Patient Treated with Interferon Alpha-2a for Behçet’s Disease by Esra Guney, Gulunay Akcali, Betul Ilkay Akcay, Cihan Unlu, Gurkan Erdogan, Tahir Kansu Bozkurt, Huseyin Bayramlar

“…Interferon treatment in various diseases have also been observed causing certain autoimmune diseases such as vitiligo because of its immunomodulatory activity. …”
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Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Associated with Follicular Dendritic Cell Tumor in the Mediastinum by Aparna Mullangath Prakasan, Anne Jennifer Prabhu, Kanmani Velarasan, Selvamani Backianathan, Thomas Samuel Ram

“…Paraneoplastic Pemphigus (PNP) is an autoimmune bullous disease characterized by severe stomatitis, polymorphous skin eruptions, and underlying neoplasms. …”
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) association in serological studies by Witold Czyż, Marta Chuncia-Ilczeko, Michalina Wójcikiewicz, Filip Arczewski, Karol Dziedzic, Julia Kulbacka, Maciej Wojszczyk, Damian Zys, Piotr Pasek, Julia Ryniecka

“… Over the past 50 years, a substantial body of research revealed an association between  Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), and various aspects of EBV infection, with multiple autoimmune diseases. Growing evidence points to EBV as a potential co-factor in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this relationship, however there is as yet no conclusive proof of causality. …”
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Fatal Blastoid Variant Mantle Cell Lymphoma in a Patient with Sjögren's Syndrome by Fabio Bonilla-Abadía, Manuel A. Pérez, Evelyn Muñoz-Buitrón, Joaquín D. Rosales, Carlos A. Cañas, Gabriel J. Tobón

“…Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disorder of the exocrine glands presenting with progressive ocular and oral dryness, parotid gland enlargement, and often with extraglandular manifestations. …”
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Exploring proteomic immunoprofiles: common neurological and immunological pathways in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus by Fátima Cano-Cano, Almudena Lara-Barea, Álvaro Javier Cruz-Gómez, Francisco Martín-Loro, Laura Gómez-Jaramillo, María Carmen González-Montelongo, María Mar Roca-Rodríguez, Lucía Beltrán-Camacho, Lucía Forero, Javier J. González-Rosa, Mª Carmen Durán-Ruiz, Ana I. Arroba, Manuel Aguilar-Diosdado

“…Notably, CSTB has emerged as a differential biomarker, distinguishing between these two autoimmune diseases.…”
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Intravenous versus subcutaneous tocilizumab in Takayasu arteritis: multicentre retrospective study by Patrice Cacoub, Arsène Mekinian, David Saadoun, Pavel I Novikov, Savino Sciascia, Corrado Campochiaro, Olivier Fain, Ilya Smitienko, Nicolas Schleinitz, Patrick Jégo, Francesco Muratore, Carlo Salvarani, Elena Galli, Sabine Berthier, Marc Lambert, François Maurier, Isabelle Kone-Paut, Sergey Moiseev, Masataka Kuwana, Alexandre Belot, Martin Michaud, Francis Gaches, Achille Aouba, Xavier Puechal, Karim Sacre, Tiphaine Goulenok, Alessandro Tomelleri, Thomas Sené, Elena Marina Baldissera, Luigi Boiardi, Abid Awisat, Ygal Benhamou, Vahan Mukuchyan, Mathieu Vautier, Azeddine Dellal, Lucie Biard, Julie Seguier, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Olivier Espitia, Sebastien Humbert, Guillaume Denis, Nolan Hassold, Dagna Lorenzo, Helene Munoz Pons, Jean Baptiste Gaultier, Le Mouel Edwige, Antoinette Perlat, Bertrand Lioger, Jonathan Broner, Virginie Dufrost, Faten Frikha, Alexandra Audemard-Verger, Pascal Woaye-Hune, Pierre Zeminsky, Moya Alvarado, Matheus Vieira, Alberto Lo Gullo

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Antisynthetase Syndrome with Severe Interstitial Lung Disease in Pregnancy by Catalina I. Dumitrascu, David A. Olsen, Katherine W. Arendt, Carl H. Rose, Emily E. Sharpe

“…Antisynthetase syndrome is a rare multisystem autoimmune disorder which clinically manifests with myositis, arthritis, interstitial lung disease, Raynaud phenomenon, and skin hyperkeratosis. …”
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Tolerance in Kidney Transplantation: What Is on the B Side? by Laura Carreras-Planella, Francesc E. Borràs, Marcella Franquesa

“…Regulatory B cells (Breg) are in the spotlight for their role in immune homeostasis maintenance and tolerance achievement as in the last years the correlation with functional and increased Breg numbers in autoimmune diseases and transplantation has been extensively proven. …”
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