Acute Kidney Injury, Recurrent Seizures, and Thrombocytopenia in a Young Patient with Lupus Nephritis: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Hector Alvarado Verduzco, Anjali Acharya

“…PRES has been associated with multiple conditions such as autoimmune disorders, pregnancy, organ transplant, and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). …”
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Performance of classification criteria for Behcet's disease in an Egyptian cohort by Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, Mona I Ellawindi, Gaafar Ragab

“…It included 256 patients classified as BD based on expert opinion and 205 patients with other autoimmune and/or autoinflammatory diseases with symptoms similar to BD. …”
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COVID-19-Induced Fatal Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Healthy Young Patient by Mariana Codevila Buere Pereira, Bruna Ruschel, Bruna Schneider, Vitor Salomão Gonçalves Melo de Melgar, Tatiana Helena Rech

“…Since the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, findings indicate that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might induce autoimmune disorders. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a devastating disease if not emergently treated. …”
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Particularities and management of late-onset rheumatoid arthritis by Enrique Martínez González, Liena Perdomo Roselló, Reiny Lorena Rosquete Ávila

“…Introduction: rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease with articular and extra-articular involvement. …”
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Two rare localizations of chondrosarcoma: cervical and thoracic spine by Sameh Sayhi, Maha Rebai, Ahmed Harbaoui, Sameh Achoura, Arij Ezzouhour Yahyaoui, Nadia Ben Abdelhafidh

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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Diagnostic Challenges in Pediatric Patient by Dharshana Krishnaprasadh, Inna Kaminecki, Anna Sechser Perl, Jonathan Teitelbaum

“…Exploratory laparotomy revealed necrosis of the small bowel, and histological evaluation was suggestive of an autoimmune process with small vessel vasculitis. Bone marrow biopsy showed hypocellular marrow with a decreased number of myeloid cells, normal number of megakaryocytes, and signs of erythroid hyperplasia. …”
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The Relevance and Potential Role of Orbital Fat in Inflammatory Orbital Diseases: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment by Prince Dadson, Peter Ngum, Luis Eduardo Juarez-Orozco, Michael Ntodie, Piotr Loba

“…Inflammatory orbital disease can affect any or all components of the orbit, often arising from various underlying pathologic conditions, including autoimmune, infectious, and vascular diseases. Typical signs and symptoms of orbital inflammation include swelling, redness, pain, discomfort, and potential loss of function. …”
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Oligodendrocyte Injury in Multiple Sclerosis. by Mateo Përgjegji, Klei Bame, Ketrina Ceka, Jera Cenalia , Sibora Bërdica , Teona Bushati

“… Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS), marked by inflammation, demyelination, and significant oligodendrocyte injury. …”
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Disease Causing Spinal Cord Compression: The First Reported Case in Literature by Nooraldin Merza, Ahmed Taha, John Lung, Anthony W. Benderman, Stephen E. Wright

“…It is an extremely rare disease that most frequently affects the pancreas causing autoimmune pancreatitis. It can also affect the gallbladder, salivary glands, and lacrimal glands causing respective organ-specific complications. …”
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Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…Sparing and judicious use of steroids needs to be borne in mind in treatment of ARDS and acute hepatitis from alcohol or autoimmune process.…”
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Immunoglobulin Gamma-Like Therapeutic Bispecific Antibody Formats for Tumor Therapy by Shixue Chen, Lingling Li, Fan Zhang, Yu Wang, Yi Hu, Lei Zhao

“…Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) are a sort of dual functional proteins with specific binding to two distinct targets, which have become a focus of interest in antibody engineering and drug development research and have a promising future for wide applications in cancer immunotherapy and autoimmune disease. The key of clinical application and commercial-scale manufacturing of BsAbs is the amenability to assembly and purification of desired heterodimers. …”
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Analysis of cases of severe streptococcal infection in children and adults in Khmelnytskyi region by L.V. Pypa, K.Yu. Kreniov, L.V. Dudikova, N.O. Zymak, Yu.M. Lysytsia, V.I. Ruda, K.A. Demyanyk

“…Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) is a widespread bacterial pathogen that can cause many clinical variants of diseases in humans and be a trigger factor for the development of various autoimmune conditions. The purpose of the study was to show the current state of infection caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus in adults and children using case studies. …”
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Follicular Helper CD4+ T Cells in Human Neuroautoimmune Diseases and Their Animal Models by Xueli Fan, Chenhong Lin, Jinming Han, Xinmei Jiang, Jie Zhu, Tao Jin

“…A balance of TFH cell generation and function is critical for protective antibody response, whereas overactivation of TFH cells or overexpression of TFH-associated molecules may result in autoimmune diseases. Emerging data have shown that TFH cells and TFH-associated molecules may be involved in the pathogenesis of neuroautoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica (NMO)/neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), and myasthenia gravis (MG). …”
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The effect of acromegaly on thyroid disease by Caiyan Mo, Liyong Zhong

“…Whether patients with acromegaly have an increased risk of thyroid cancer remains controversial, and routine thyroid ultrasonography and regular cancer screening are recommended in such cases, especially when the nodules possess malignant propensity. TAO is an autoimmune disease and newer treatments are being discovered against it. …”
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Untargeted metabolomic and proteomic analysis implicates SIRT2 as a novel therapeutic target for diabetic nephropathy by Ruijing Zhang, Runze Chang, Heng Wang, Jinshan Chen, Chuanlong Lu, Keyi Fan, Yuhang Zhang, Lizheng Li, Sheng Yan, Honglin Dong

“…This study aimed to explore the internal relationship between metabolic processes and autoimmune responses in patients with DN via untargeted metabolomics and Olink proteomics. …”
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The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in detecting and managing latent tuberculosis infection by Harinisri Gunasekaran, Harinisri Gunasekaran, Uma Devi Ranganathan, Uma Devi Ranganathan, Uma Devi Ranganathan, Ramalingam Bethunaickan, Ramalingam Bethunaickan, Ramalingam Bethunaickan

“…Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers an autoimmune-like response in the host leading to further complications. …”
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Parameters of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials in Patients with Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome: Preliminary Results by Edyta Dziadkowiak, Agata Sebastian, Małgorzata Wieczorek, Elżbieta Kusińska, Marta Waliszewska-Prosół, Piotr Wiland, Maria Ejma

“…Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease. The aim of the study was to establish whether in patients with pSS without central nervous system (CNS) involvement, the function of the central portion of the sensory pathway can be challenged. …”
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Exosomes of Antler Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improve Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Rats through Inhibiting the TLR2/TLR4 Signaling Pathway by Chun Yang, Shengnan Sun, Qi Zhang, Jia Guo, Tengfei Wu, Ying Liu, Min Yang, Yan Zhang, Yinghua Peng

“…Exosomes are one of the important paracrine factors and have been reported as potential cell-free therapy for the treatment of autoimmune and central nervous system disorders. In this study, we examined exosomes derived from antler MSCs (AMSCs) of POCD rats after CPB and evaluated their potential regulatory mechanisms. …”
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Apigenin ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis in C57BL/6J mice by inactivating STAT3 and NF-κB by Xianshe Meng, Shihong Zheng, Zequn Yin, Xuerui Wang, Daigang Yang, Tingfeng Zou, Huaxin Li, Yuanli Chen, Chenzhong Liao, Zhouling Xie, Xiaodong Fan, Jihong Han, Yajun Duan, Xiaoxiao Yang

“…Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease featured by patches on the skin. …”
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Intrathecal Immunoglobulin A Synthesis in Multiple Sclerosis: From Biological Aspects to Clinical Relevance by Dariia Kliushnikova, Ferdinand Otto, Georg Pilz, Peter Wipfler, Andrea Harrer

“…Recent observations, however, highlight the migration of immune regulatory IgA-producing plasma cells from the gut to the central nervous system (CNS) in experimental autoimmune encephalitis models. A connection between intrathecal IgA synthesis and the gut–brain axis in MS was further corroborated by the discovery of gut microbiota-specific IgA+ B cells in human CNS during relapse. …”
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