Review of celiac disease in the pediatric population by Aleksandra Strawińska, Maria Wydro, Magdalena Grotowska, Martyna Łukasiewicz

“…Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disease triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals, primarily those with HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 haplotypes. …”
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Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Resembling Clinical Absence with Atypical EEG Pattern by Channaiah Srikanth Mysore, Najib Murr, Rana Zabad, John Bertoni

“…We are reporting two cases: a patient with steroid responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT) and another patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), both presenting with altered mental status (AMS) and later diagnosed with nonconvulsive atypical absence status epilepticus (AS), with atypical EEG changes. …”
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Lactobacillus acidophilus Endocarditis Complicated by Pauci-Immune Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis by Vivian O. Chukwurah, Comfort Takang, Chinelo Uche, David B. Thomas, Waguih El Masry, Hakan R. Toka

“…Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is a nephrological emergency manifested by autoimmune-mediated progressive loss of renal function over a relatively short period of time. …”
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PUVA Induced Bullous Pemphigoid in a Patient with Mycosis Fungoides by Birgül Özkesici, Saliha Koç, Ayşe Akman-Karakaş, Ertan Yılmaz, İbrahim Cumhur Başsorgun, Soner Uzun

“…Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune subepidermal blistering skin disease in which autoantibodies are directed against components of the basement membrane. …”
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Quality of Life Study in Chronic Diseases: More Needed Than Ever by Laurentius Aswin Pramono

“…Graves’ ophthalmopathy is a progressive thyroid-related disease that causes eye symptoms due to an autoimmune reaction targeting thyrotropin/thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptors in the orbital space. …”
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The Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone Induces Conversion of Effector T Cells into Treg Cells by Andrew W. Taylor, Darren J. Lee

“…Such α-MSH-treated T cells have immune regulatory activity and suppress hypersensitivity, autoimmune diseases, and graft rejection. Previous characterizations of the α-MSH-induced Treg cells showed that the cells are CD4+ T cells expressing the same levels of CD25 as effector T cells. …”
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Editorial: The expanding Frontiers of stem cells therapy in oral maxillo-facial engineering and regenerative medicine by Christiane L. Salgado, Christiane L. Salgado, Andrea Cochis, Elena M. Varoni, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Amaral Mendes, Rui Amaral Mendes

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Chemokines in Renal Diseases by Stephan Segerer, Peter J. Nelson

“…Therefore, it is not surprising that chemokines play important roles in a wide range of human diseases, including genetic immunodeficiencies, infections, autoimmune diseases, and malignant tumors. In this report, we have reviewed recent developments (since mid 2003) in chemokines in renal diseases. …”
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Development of Multiple Myeloma of the IgA Type in a Patient with Cold Agglutinin Disease: Transformation or Coincidence? by Øystein Sefland, Ulla Randen, Sigbjørn Berentsen

“…Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is an autoimmune hemolytic anemia and a distinct, clonal bone marrow lymphoproliferative disorder, characterized in most cases by a monoclonal IgMκ serum protein. …”
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The Role of Pseudocereals in Celiac Disease: Reducing Nutritional Deficiencies to Improve Well-Being and Health by Carolina Caeiro, Caroline Pragosa, Marisa Carreira Cruz, Cidália Daniela Pereira, Sónia Gonçalves Pereira

“…Celiac disease or gluten-dependent enteropathy is a chronic autoimmune pathology triggered by dietary gluten in genetic predisposed individuals, mediated by transglutaminase 2 IgA autoantibodies and associated with a deteriorating immune and inflammatory response. …”
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Update on New Antigens in the Pathogenesis of Membranous Nephropathy by Maurizio Salvadori, Aris Tsalouchos

“…The remaining 30% were called secondary because they developed due to well-known diseases such as autoimmune diseases, tumours, infections, or drug assumptions. …”
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Update on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Jenny Heathcote

“…The etiology of PBC remains elusive; studies suggest that the interlobular bile duct destruction is immune based, and associated autoimmune diseases are common. …”
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Role of microglia in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and links to immunomodulatory therapy by P. Valiukevičius, R. Liutkevičienė, R. Balnytė

“… Multiple sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Multiple sclerosis causes demyelination, impaired nervous system function, and eventually neurodegeneration. …”
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ANCA-Associated Vasculitic Neuropathy: A Case Report by M. Jakiševaitė, I. Navickaitė, G. Žemgulytė

“… Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAVs) are a group of autoimmune diseases that can affect many vital organs and tissues, as well as the nervous system. …”
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Antithyroid Antibodies and Thyroid Function in Pediatric Patients with Celiac Disease by Derya Kalyoncu, Nafiye Urganci

“…Aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease, persistence of antithyroid antibodies, effect of gluten-free diet, and long-term outcome of thyroid function in pediatric patients with celiac disease (CD). …”
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Epidemic dropsy: A mimic of scleroderma? by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo

“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disease involving the skin and internal organs and characterized pathologically by microvascular damage and increased deposition of connective tissue. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines in Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation—Rheumatoid Arthritis by Working Group on Setting up Standardization Guidelines of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation, Jie LUO, Peimin LAN, Hanyu CHEN, Xinggang FANG, Zengfeng CHEN, Yuming NIU, Chao ZHANG, Feng GAO, Guohong WEN, Junhua WANG, Su ZHENG, Rui LI, Bao ZHANG, Dongyue LENG, Jiandong WEI, Yong CHEN, Lei JIANG, Rui WANG

“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by erosive arthritis, eventually leading to joint deformity and loss of function. …”
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Life-Threatening Intrapulmonary Hemorrhage due to Vancomycin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report by Haneen Abdalhadi, Yazan Fahmawi, Abhijin Das, Brian Fouty

“…Workup was negative for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, and autoimmune diseases. All recently started medications were discontinued, and the patient was started empirically on methylprednisolone and intravenous immunoglobulin. …”
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Promising Neutrophil-Associated Biomarkers in Lung Diseases of Patients with Antisynthetase Syndrome and Dermatomyositis by Lei Liu, Jundi Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Wenjia Sun, Xiuliang Zhu, Xiujuan Sun, Jing Xue, Huaxiang Wu

“…Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) and dermatomyositis (DM) are serious autoimmune diseases, with lungs being the most frequently involved organ and sometimes fatal. …”
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Hsp70 and Its Molecular Role in Nervous System Diseases by Giuseppina Turturici, Gabriella Sconzo, Fabiana Geraci

“…Hsp70 functions as a chaperone and protects neurons from protein aggregation and toxicity (Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, polyglutamine diseases, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), protects cells from apoptosis (Parkinson disease), is a stress marker (temporal lobe epilepsy), protects cells from inflammation (cerebral ischemic injury), has an adjuvant role in antigen presentation and is involved in the immune response in autoimmune disease (multiple sclerosis). The worldwide incidence of neurodegenerative diseases is high. …”
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