Pituitary Adenoma and Hyperprolactinemia Accompanied by Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis by Sebahattin Destek, Vahit Onur Gul, Serkan Ahioglu, Kursat Rahmi Serin

“…IGM is observed more often in patients with autoimmune disease. Hyperprolactinemia is observed during pregnancy, lactation, and a history of oral contraceptive use. …”
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Genetic Risk Factors of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Malaysian Population: A Minireview by Hwa Chia Chai, Maude Elvira Phipps, Kek Heng Chua

“…SLE is an autoimmune disease that is not uncommon in Malaysia. …”
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Porphyric encephalopathy in a 15-year-old girl: A case report by Saihari S Dukkipati, Jordan Terschluse, Drew Thodeson, Angela Beavers, Melissa Muff-Luett, Claire Ives, Sookyong Koh

“…Extensive evaluation for infection, toxic metabolic, autoimmune disorders, and vasculitis were negative. …”
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Familial Bell’s Palsy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mark Kubik, Liliana Robles, Doris Kung

“…Familial Bell’s palsy may represent an autoimmune disease secondary to inherited HLA alloantigens or a structural predisposition to disease based on the dimensions of the facial canal.…”
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Multiple Sclerosis Presenting with Facial Twitching (Myokymia and Hemifacial Spasms) by Risha Hertz, James Espinosa, Alan Lucerna, Doug Stranges

“…The etiology is insufficiently understood. Autoimmune, genetic, viral, and environmental factors have been hypothesized. …”
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Interactions of the Intestinal Epithelium with the Pathogen and the Indigenous Microbiota: A Three-Way Crosstalk by C. V. Srikanth, Beth A. McCormick

“…Even slight perturbations in this equilibrium may be detrimental to the host leading to severe bacterial infection or even autoimmune diseases like inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Multiple Transverse Colonic Perforations Associated with Slow-Release Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Corticosteroids: A Case Report by Nobuki Shioya, Shigehiro Shibata, Masahiro Kojika, Shigeatsu Endo

“…The present case highlights the need for exercising caution while prescribing slow-release nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with corticosteroids to patients with autoimmune diseases, as such treatment may exacerbate intestinal epithelial abnormalities.…”
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis by Sandeep M Patel, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Jordan P Reynolds, Michael J Krowka

“…Previous case studies have found that the acquired form can be secondary to various autoimmune, infectious, malignant and environmental etiologies. …”
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Vertebral Artery Thrombosis in Chronic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Zakaria Hindi, Nirmal Onteddu, Christopher A. Ching, Abdallah A. Khaled

“…Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune hematological disorder that causes decreased production and destruction of platelets leading to thrombocytopenia. …”
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Postnatal Hematopoiesis and Gut Microbiota in NOD Mice Deviate from C57BL/6 Mice by Dina Silke Malling Damlund, Stine Broeng Metzdorff, Jane Preuss Hasselby, Maria Wiese, Mia Lundsager, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Karsten Stig Buschard, Axel Kornerup Hansen, Hanne Frøkiær

“…The nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse spontaneously develops autoimmune diabetes, but neonatal studies of NOD mice are lacking. …”
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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement by N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

“…The article presents a clinical case of aortic valve disease and recurrent polychondritis (autoimmune disease) with lesions of cartilage tissue in 68-year-old patient admitted to a cardiac surgery clinic due to need for surgical treatment of aortic heart disease. …”
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Could hypoxic conditioning augment the potential of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles as a treatment for type 1 diabetes? by Cathal Patrick Forkan, Aruna Shrestha, Alfred Yu, Christine Chuang, Flemming Pociot, Reza Yarani

“…Abstract Type1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by the loss of pancreatic β-cells. …”
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Modulatory Function of Invariant Natural Killer T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Yi-Ping Chuang, Chih-Hung Wang, Ning-Chi Wang, Deh-Ming Chang, Huey-Kang Sytwu

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease with complex immunological and clinical manifestations. …”
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Gut microbiota-derived metabolites and chronic inflammatory diseases by Alejandra Vargas, Benjamin L. Robinson, Kevin Houston, Ana Rosa Vilela Sangay, Michael Saadeh, Steve D’Souza, David A. Johnson

“…Disruption of this microbial balance, known as dysbiosis, has been increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory conditions, including cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and autoimmune diseases, as well as metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity. …”
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Metabonomics Research Progress on Liver Diseases by Mengqian Yu, Ying Zhu, Qingwei Cong, Chunyan Wu

“…Many other liver diseases, such as drug-induced liver injury (DILI), alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and autoimmune liver diseases, still do not have definite diagnostic markers; the diagnosis consists of history, medical imaging, and the relevant score. …”
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Interleukin-17A Exacerbates Ferric Chloride-Induced Arterial Thrombosis in Rat Carotid Artery by Francesco Maione, Antonio Parisi, Elisabetta Caiazzo, Silvana Morello, Fulvio D'Acquisto, Nicola Mascolo, Carla Cicala

“…Interleukin-17A (IL-17A), the most widely studied member of the IL-17 cytokine family, is a cytokine which emerged to be critical for host defense as well as in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. Moreover, IL-17A is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome and in the cardiovascular risk associated with systemic immunological disorders. …”
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Cellular rejuvenation protects neurons from inflammation-mediated cell death by Sienna S. Drake, Abdulshakour Mohammadnia, Aliyah Zaman, Christine Gianfelice, Kali Heale, Adam M.R. Groh, Elizabeth M.-L. Hua, Matthew A. Hintermayer, Yuancheng Ryan Lu, David Gosselin, Stephanie Zandee, Alexandre Prat, Jo Anne Stratton, David A. Sinclair, Alyson E. Fournier

“…Here, we profile the transcriptome of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) mice. Pathway analysis identifies a transcriptional signature reminiscent of aged RGCs with some senescent features, with a comparable signature present in neurons from patients with MS. …”
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Cyclic Peptides as Protein Kinase Modulators and Their Involvement in the Treatment of Diverse Human Diseases by Lorena Martínez-Alcantar, Laura Hernández-Padilla, Alma Laura Díaz-Pérez, Lizbeth Guadalupe Villalón-Magallán, Mayra Xóchitl Durán-Maldonado, César Díaz-Pérez, Marlene E. Campos-Morales, Citlali Figueroa-Guzmán, Jesús Campos-García

“…Nevertheless, modifications in the expression due to mutations or their dysregulation can lead to diseases, including autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular problems, diabetes, neurological diseases, and cancers. …”
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Advance in identified targets of berberine by Penghai Sun, Ziyuan Wang, Yinchao Ma, Yuan Liu, Yintong Xue, Yan Li, Xiang Gao, Yuedan Wang, Ming Chu, Ming Chu, Ming Chu, Ming Chu

“…Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid, which has demonstrated significant therapeutic potential in the treatment of various diseases, including tumors, acute and chronic infections, autoimmune disorders, and diabetes. Studies have demonstrated that berberine exhibits polypharmacological effects, including antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hypoglycemic activities. …”
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Mannose-binding lectin gene sequence data in Kelantan population by Muhamad Aidil Zahidin, Noor Haslina Mohd Noor, Muhammad Farid Johan, Abu Dzarr Abdullah, Zefarina Zulkafli, Hisham Atan Edinur

“…Human MBL deficiency is associated with immunodeficiencies, and its variants have been linked to autoimmune and infectious diseases. Despite this significance, gene studies concerning MBL sequencing are uncommon in Malaysia. …”
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