Protease inhibitors in respiratory disease: focus on asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

abstract：:During pregnancy and after delivery, the maternal thyroid gland faces several metabolic, hemodynamic and immunologic changes. In this article we first summarize the current knowledge on the physiologic adaptation of the healthy thyroid to pregnancy, including variations of thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroid ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Gaberšček S,Zaletel K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The survival of SLE patients has improved significantly over the past few decades placing them at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), malignancies, and osteoporosis, among other comorbidities. The aim of this review was to assess the incidence and prevalence of comorbidities in these patients a...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： González LA,Alarcón GS

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In adulthood, new or recurrent asthma is caused by work in approximately 10% of cases. The term occupational asthma is reserved for those cases arising from respiratory hypersensitivity to a specific workplace agent; in others (work-exacerbated asthma) the mechanism is of nonspecific airway irritation on a background ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Cullinan P

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome is a highly atherogenic state in which hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension cluster in one individual. Intra-abdominal visceral fat accumulation plays a key role in the development of these disorders and the occurrence of metabolic syndrome. We have investigated adipocyte functions intensive...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an IL-7-related cytokine expressed predominantly by barrier epithelial cells. TSLP is a potent activator of several cell types, including myeloid-derived dendritic cells, monocytes/macrophages and mast cells. Recent studies have revealed an important role for TSLP in the initiati...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Miazgowicz MM,Headley MB,Larson RP,Ziegler SF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis is a complex immune-mediated disease that involves large blood vessels in individuals older than 50 years. Recent studies have confirmed a strong association of this form of vasculitis with the HLA region, particularly with HLA class II genes. However, other non-HLA loci, such as protein tyrosine ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Carmona FD,Martín J,González-Gay MA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Methylation pattern of gene modification is essential for the differentiation of T regulatory cells (Tregs) and 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine is a common inhibitor of methylation. This study aimed to investigate the potential effects of Treg polarizing conditions and 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine treatment in the differen...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Fang Y,Yuan XD,Liu HH,Xiang L,Chen LM,Fan YC,Gao S,Wang K

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Many immune regulators are now identified as having key roles at the embryo-maternal interface. Importantly, a cohort of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors are produced by the endometrial glands and secreted into the uterine cavity where they act both on the blastocyst and on the endometrial surface, changing ad...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Hannan NJ,Evans J,Salamonsen LA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idealized gene therapy of autoimmune diseases would mean getting the right drug to the right place at the right time to affect the right mechanism of action. In other words, a specific gene therapy strategy needs to have functional, spatial and temporal specificity. Functional specificity implies targeting the cellula...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Creusot RJ,Fathman CG,Müller-Ladner U,Tarner IH

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody present in the transplant recipient that yields a positive crossmatch with donor cells has long been considered a contraindication and an absolute barrier to transplantation. However, improved methods of antibody detection and characterization have shown that some reactivity with donor cells may be inconseque...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Zachary AA,Leffell MS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beclomethasone dipropionate is a corticosteroid with topical activity for inflammatory disorders at mucosal surfaces. Oral beclomethasone dipropionate (orBec) has demonstrated activity in gastrointestinal acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) associated with hematopoietic cell transplantation. Since the GI tract is ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Hockenbery DM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:High mobility group protein box 1 (HMGB1) is a protein belonging to the alarmin family. HMGB1 has a relevant role in starting the inflammatory cascade by means of receptors, such as RAGE and TLR. HMGB1 supports transcription of many genes in interactions with many transcription factors, including NF-kB. Th...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Ciprandi G,Bellussi LM,Passali GC,Damiani V,Passali D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prediction of treatment outcome and clinical relapse in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), either ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD), is particularly important because therapeutics for IBD are not always effective and patients in remission could frequently relapse. Because undergo...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Kato J,Yoshida T,Hiraoka S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 12/15-lipoxygenase (LO) cascade governs the generation of 12-hydroperoxy-eicosatetraenoic acid (HPETE) and 15-HPETE from arachidonic acid. The 5-LO pathway plays a fundamental role in the biosynthesis of leukotrienes, essential inflammatory lipid mediators. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and -2 biosynthetic pathways are r...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Zhao L,Grosser T,Fries S,Kadakia L,Wang H,Zhao J,Falotico R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data generated using high-throughput DNA microarrays are changing the way we think about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The identification of an interferon gene-expression signature in the majority of patients with SLE, especially those with severe SLE, has stimulated substantial interest in targeting the interfe...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Gaffney PM,Moser KL,Baechler EC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urticaria is a common and often debilitating dermatological condition defined by the sudden appearance of wheals, angioedema or both. It is further classified into specific subtypes based on duration and specific triggers. Awareness and understanding of urticaria are important to ensure a correct initial diagnosis and...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Zuberbier T,Maurer M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The transcription factors signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1 and STAT3 fulfill fundamental functions in nonimmune and immune cells. The description and follow-up of patients with germline mutations that result in either loss-of-function or gain-of-function have contributed to our und...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Olbrich P,Freeman AF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In primary immunodeficiency (PID), immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) for infection prevention is well-established and supported by a wealth of clinical data. On the contrary, very little evidence-based data is available on the challenges surrounding the use of IgRT in secondary immune deficiencies ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Agostini C,Blau IW,Kimby E,Plesner T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer patients may develop paraneoplastic neurological conditions associated with autoantibodies directed against neural or neuromuscular tissues. These syndromes are frequently manifested in advance of the cancer presentation by several months or years necessitating a detailed and expensive investigation to search f...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Sioka C,Fotopoulos A,Kyritsis AP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Highly sensitized patients awaiting a kidney transplant accrue on the transplant waiting list. The breadth of HLA antibodies in this subpopulation of patients precludes receiving a compatible organ offer through regular allocation within an acceptable time-frame. Areas covered: Several alternative options ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Heidt S,Claas FHJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: For late stage organ failure patients, transplantation is the best option to increase life expectancy with a superior quality of life. Unfortunately, after transplantation many patients are at risk of cellular and antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). The latter is initiated by donor specific antibodies (D...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Niu Q,Kraaijeveld R,Li Y,Mendoza Rojas A,Shi Y,Wang L,Van Besouw NM,Baan CC

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adherence to medication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is low, varying from 30 to 80%. Improving adherence to therapy could therefore dramatically improve the efficacy of drug therapy. Although indicators for suboptimal adherence can be useful to identify nonadherent patients, and could function as targets for ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： van den Bemt BJ,Zwikker HE,van den Ende CH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports recent evidence on epidemiological data concerning monoclonal antibody (mAb) infusion-related anaphylaxis, as well as recent data on the correlation between mAb immunogenicity and safety profiles. Pathogenic mechanisms of mAb-related adverse reactions including hypersensitivity, IgE- and non-IgE-m...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Maggi E,Vultaggio A,Matucci A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, recent changes in both treatments and outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan were analyzed by viewing the National Database of Rheumatic Diseases by iR-net, one of the largest clinical databases for RA patients in Japan. Regarding drug therapy, the use of methotrexate has been continuously incr...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Saeki Y,Matsui T,Saisho K,Tohma S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) products are derived from pooled human plasma from thousands of donors and have been used for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency disorders for more than 30 years. IVIg products are also effective in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, however, the precise me...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Jordan SC,Toyoda M,Vo AA

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CD40 ligand (CD40L) deficiency or X-linked Hyper-IgM syndrome is a severe primary immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the CD40L gene. Despite currently available treatments, CD40L-deficient patients remain susceptible to life-threatening infections and have poor long term survival. Areas covered: Here,...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： França TT,Barreiros LA,Al-Ramadi BK,Ochs HD,Cabral-Marques O,Condino-Neto A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease occurring in 6-39% of patients with psoriasis. Standard therapy of PsA includes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, intra-articular steroids and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Failure of standard therapy is an indication for anti-TNF-alpha the...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Poddubnyy DA,Rudwaleit M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Chung CP, Avalos I, Oeser A et al. High prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: association with disease characteristic and cardiovascular risk factors. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 66(2), 208-214 (2007). Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with higher rates of car...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Jara LJ,Medina G,Vega-Hinojosa O

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some chemotherapeutic agents and all radiation therapy generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), which induce apoptosis in cancer cells. As ROS play a role in drug-induced apoptosis, one might suspect that antioxidants may inhibit ROS and prevent apoptosis of cancer cells. In order to find an answer to whether or not t...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Akbas HS,Timur M,Ozben T

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), both allogeneic and autologous, has become one of the hottest topics in clinical immunology. One of the main autoimmune diseases in which HSCT has been extensively tried during the last decade is multiple sclerosis (MS). A few original papers and many anecdotal reports h...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Karussis D,Vaknin-Dembinsky A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00