New insights into the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis and hopes for the clinic.

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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common upper airway disease with a prevalence of greater than 10% of the general population. Although the pathogenesis of CRS remains poorly understood, there is growing evidence indicating that epithelial physical barrier defects play an important role in CRS pathogenesis...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Jiao J,Wang C,Zhang L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Remestemcel-L, a third-party, off-the-shelf preparation of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), has been developed for experimental use in acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) and other immune-mediated conditions. Several preclinical and clinical studies have indeed suggested the potent...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Locatelli F,Algeri M,Trevisan V,Bertaina A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several 'omics' sciences have been launched. The outstanding diversity of immune system components, together with the complexity of the regulatory pathways and network-type interactions, makes immunology a combinatorial science. Cancer immonomics is a branch of immunomics. The present cancer immunomics project aims at...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Wiwanitkit V

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence suggests insulin is an important and potentially initiating antigen in the pathogenesis of Type 1 diabetes. High-affinity insulin antibodies are found early in disease development and appear to predict progression. Insulin is the only Type 1 diabetes auto-antigen with exclusive pancreatic expression ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Wicklow BA,Polychronakos C

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Allergic rhinitis (AR) is among the most common chronic conditions affecting both children and adults. It is the cause of significant morbidity from the symptoms and interference with sleep. It results in major impairment of performance both at school and at work. In the U.S. and certain parts of Europe, r...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Nelson HS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past decade has been an exciting period for clinical research and patient care in rheumatoid arthritis. This is mostly due to targeted biologic agents that have changed the outcome of this disease. Certolizumab pegol (Cimzia(®), UCB Inc., GA, USA), which targets TNF-α with a different mechanism of action than wide...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Patel AM,Moreland LW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) expressing forkhead transcript factor box P3 have been established as a key regulator for the control of autoimmunity. A growing body of experiments in animal models has provided compelling evidence that the adoptive transfer of CD4(+)CD25(+) Tregs can cure ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Jiang S,Lechler RI,Lombardi G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: CD4 + T regulatory cells (Tregs) have been described as the most potent immunosuppressive cells in the human body. They have been found to control autoimmunity, and clinical attempts have been made to apply them to treat autoimmune diseases. Some specific pathways utilized by Tregs in the regulation of i...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Ryba-Stanisławowska M,Sakowska J,Zieliński M,Ławrynowicz U,Trzonkowski P

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:In the 1990s, elucidation of the primary amino acid sequence of several major allergens using molecular cloning techniques opened the door to T-cell epitope mapping studies. Such analyses underscored the complexity of the allergen-specific T-cell repertoire and the challenges to using allergen-derived peptides to iden...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Woodfolk JA

更新日期：2006-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Secondary immunodeficiency is becoming a greater medical concern as the usage of immunosuppressive and biological treatments has increased. Individuals with certain medical conditions, such as hematological malignancies, can also have secondary immunodeficiency. Immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IGRT), w...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Patel V,Cowan J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host susceptibility to environmental triggers is the most likely explanation for the development of asthma. Quantifying gene expression levels in disease-relevant tissues and cell types using fast evolving genomic technologies have generated new hypotheses about the pathogenesis of asthma and identified new therapeuti...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Bérubé JC,Bossé Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with sarcoidosis can be subgrouped according to organ engagement and clinical manifestations. One such subgroup is Löfgren's syndrome (LS), constituting a distinct group of sarcoidosis patients with typical clinical manifestations, separate genetic associations and an immune response that seems to differ from...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Grunewald J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a broad clinical syndrome linked by mucosal inflammation. Primary treatment modalities are corticosteroids and antibiotics with surgery an option for failures, but the level of supporting evidence is generally low. The primary reason is that CRS is a symptom complex and not ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Ghogomu N,Kern R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past few years, the therapeutic potential of Treg has been highlighted in the field of autoimmune diseases and after allogeneic transplantation. The first hurdle for the therapeutic use of Treg is their insufficient numbers in non-manipulated individuals, in particular when facing strong immune activation and...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Govender L,Pascual M,Golshayan D

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：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: Patients affected by Inborn Errors of Immunity (IEI) represent a potential group-at-risk in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Studies on large and small cohorts of IEI reported a huge variability clinical manifestations associated to SARS-Cov-2, ranging from asymptomatic, mild, moderate/severe to death. A g...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Quinti I,Mezzaroma I,Milito C

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In current clinical practice, immune reactivity of kidney transplant recipients is estimated by monitoring the levels of immunosuppressive drugs, and by functional and/or histological evaluation of the allograft. The availability of assays that could directly quantify the extent of the recipient's immune response towa...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Cravedi P,Mannon RB

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the major cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which represents the major cause of death. During recent years, it has become clear that atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory condition where immunity could play an important role. Usually, it is when atherosclerotic plaques rupture that CVD foll...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Frostegård J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measuring tools for disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis have long been adapted for assessing the disease activity of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), particularly as regards peripheral arthritis. However, because of the multifactorial aspects and multiple domains of PsA, such as axial and peripheral joints, skin an...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Her M,Kavanaugh A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Genetic testing of patients with clinically diagnosed or suspected primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) constitutes standard of care. Choice of testing modality and patient attributes can impact the likelihood of securing a diagnosis. AREAS COVERED:Published diagnostic rates for gene panel testing, exome seq...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Chinn IK,Orange JS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its introduction to the antirejection armamentarium in 1994, tacrolimus has become the workhorse of transplant professionals for avoidance of solid organ transplant rejection. Not only does tacrolimus have potent immunosuppressive qualities that prevent rejection, but dosing is straight forward and it is general...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Scalea JR,Levi ST,Ally W,Brayman KL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Psoriasis is a complex disease in which the alteration of the IL-23/Th17 axis appears to be crucial for its pathogenic mechanisms, and anti-IL17 agents are rapidly becoming important therapeutic tools. Brodalumab, a fully human Chinese hamster ovary cell-derived immunoglobulin G2 (IgG2) anti-IL-17RA monocl...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Galluzzo M,D'adamio S,Bianchi L,Talamonti M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, which are both inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Both types of inflammatory bowel disease have a complex etiology, resulting from a genetically determined susceptibility interacting with environmental factors, including the...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Ferguson LR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolving data have shown that the toll like receptors (TLRs) family of innate immune receptors has an important role in driving the activation and inhibition of pathogenic pathways involved in multiple sclerosis (MS). While developing clinical trials targeting MS by TLRs modulators are of considerable interest, severa...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Gooshe M,Aleyasin AR,Abdolghaffari AH,Rezaei N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00