What can we learn from systemic lupus erythematosus pathophysiology to improve current therapy?

abstract：INTRODUCTION:HAE is a very debilitating disease that causes significant distress for patients not only during an acute attack but also constant fear for a subsequent attack. It is important to address long-term prophylactic (LTP) therapy to prevent attacks, decrease morbidity and increase the quality of life. When disc...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Villavicencio MF,Craig T

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics have had many applications in the past few years, and inflammatory conditions of the GI tract--including chronic disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)--have received the most attention by investigators. In fact, the experimental basis to expect clinical efficacy of probiotics in IBD is quite ro...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Guandalini S

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Introduction: The present status of amifampridine (AFP) for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is reviewed. Areas covered: All relevant literature identified through a PubMed search under treatment of LEMS, aminopyridine, and amifampridine are reviewed. An expert opinion on AFP was formulated. E...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Oh SJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 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:Patients with features of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ('asthma-COPD overlap') experience greater symptom burden and higher risk of adverse health outcomes than those with asthma or COPD alone. However, virtually no pharmacotherapy studies have been performed in this overlap...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Lau EMT,Roche NA,Reddel HK

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Biological drugs, mainly interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 antagonists, but also tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, have been used in the treatment of adult onset Still's disease patients (AOSD). METHODS:We summarised the available evidence for the effectiveness of biologic drugs in AOSD. A systematic review...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Ruscitti P,Ursini F,Cipriani P,De Sarro G,Giacomelli R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: While biologic agents that can be used for treating pemphigus vulgaris (PV) are increasing, themajority of the world's PV patients can afford only corticosteroids (CS) and some immunosuppressive agents (ISA). Areas covered: The spectrum of side effects encountered when PV patients receive high-dose, long...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Yanovsky RL,McLeod M,Ahmed AR

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Adalimumab, an inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), is the only systemic non-corticosteroid agent which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis. Areas covered: The aim of this review is to summarize the research which demonstrat...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： LaMattina KC,Goldstein DA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe active refractory ulcerative colitis is a potentially life-threatening disease. The introduction of intensive steroid treatment and early surgery has reduced mortality in recent years. Ciclosporin and infliximab are effective rescue therapies in steroid refractory colitis. A head-to-head study proposed by Lahar...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Rizzello F,Praticò C,Calabrese C,Gionchetti P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Inflammasomes are large multimeric intracellular complexes that are capable of maturation and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1β and IL-18, in response to danger signal molecules. As a member of the inflammasome family, the NLRP3 inflammasome has recently been under intense investigation reve...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Gouravani M,Khalili N,Razi S,Keshavarz-Fathi M,Khalili N,Rezaei N

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:Respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are a major health burden on society and current treatment modalities for these diseases have not significantly changed over the past 40 years. The only major pharmacological advancement for the treatment of these diseases has been ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Venkatasamy R,Spina D

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although training and exercise have several benefits, overdoing it might not necessarily be a good thing. For instance, elite athletes have an increased risk for asthma and allergy. Several mechanisms can be implicated for this risk, which include the interplay between environmental training factors and athlete's pers...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Silva D,Moreira A

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease characterized by symmetric arthritis leading to progressive erosion of cartilage and bone. Psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are also inflammatory arthritides that belong to the spondyloarthritides. Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Voulgari PV

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by systemic synovitis causing joint destruction. With the development of biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and combination of conventional DMARDs, clinical remission is perceived as an appropriate and realistic goal in many patients. Howe...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Kubo S,Nakayamada S,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2016-09-01 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

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：BACKGROUND:Allergic diseases are among the most common diseases in humans. Besides allergen avoidance, allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only causative treatment option. During recent years, many innovations of this therapy have emerged. METHODS:Selective literature research in Medline and PubMed, under the inclu...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Klimek L,Pfaar O

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung fibrosis is a devastating disease that involves a variable degree of inflammation, alveolar epithelial injury, fibroblast hyperplasia and the deposition of extracellular matrix. Standard therapies that consist of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents offer little benefit and most patients experience a prog...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Moore BB,Peters-Golden M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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:Biological agents have transformed psoriasis treatment by selectively targeting immune signaling molecules involved in psoriasis pathogenesis. While biologics offer the most effective treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis, they are not without complications. Some patients treated with biologics have po...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Cline A,Hill D,Lewallen R,Feldman SR

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：: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：:Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disease with strong genetic background and environmental triggers. Patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are at greater risk of developing other chronic and potentially severe comorbidities, such as psoriatic arthritis, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mell...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Dalmády S,Kemény L,Antal M,Gyulai R

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：: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