Prophylactic immunoglobulin therapy in secondary immune deficiency - an expert opinion.

abstract：:Treatment of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) is controversial. However, two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reported that treatment with steroids alternated with an alkylating agent achieved significantly more remissions and better renal survival at 10 years in comparison with untreated controls. Short-ter...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Ponticelli C

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Asthma is a chronic disease that affects millions of individuals living in the USA. Proper asthma management is essential for controlling asthma symptoms and exacerbations. In recent years, however, there has been increased recognition of individuals using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat asthma. ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Adams SK,Koinis-Mitchell D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is re-emerging as a worldwide zoonosis and is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. Human leptospirosis is associated with high temperature and humidity. Laboratory tests are indispensible for the early diagnosis and proper disease management. The demand for suitable leptospirosis point-of-care dia...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Schreier S,Doungchawee G,Chadsuthi S,Triampo D,Triampo W

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) represents a prevalent chronic esophageal disorder. Since the condition was first described, its pathophysiology has been known to have an immune-allergic origin, but the high response rate to dietary therapies based on feeding patients exclusively with amino acid-based elemental formula...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Arias A,Lucendo AJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dupilumab is a treatment option newly licensed for adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). It reduces type 2 inflammation by blocking the shared receptor subunit for IL-4/-13. Dupilumab affects three disease mechanisms in atopic dermatitis: the skin barrier, the Th2-cell differentiation...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Senner S,Seegräber M,Frey S,Kendziora B,Eicher L,Wollenberg A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune diseases are caused by pathogenic antibody and/or T-cell responses that are left unchecked by regulatory immune mechanisms. Recent studies in immunology have focused on subsets of regulatory T cells (T(regs)) that can suppress autoimmune responses. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a subset of T(r...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Van Kaer L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The etiology of allergic rhinitis includes an increase in cytokine levels, including IL- 4, IL-13, IL-17, and reduction in B7 homologous 1 (B7-H1) or programmed cell death-1 ligand-1 (PD-L1), a new member of the CD28: B7 stimulant molecule family. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship bet...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Nasiri Kalmarzi R,Fakhimi R,Manouchehri F,Ataee P,Naleini N,Babaei E,Azadi N,Rabeti K,Kooti W

更新日期：2019-08-01 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:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immunologically induced lung disease that develops after inhalation of certain environmental antigens only in subjects with susceptibility to antigens. Therefore, both environmental and host immunological factors play important roles in the aetiology and pathogenesis...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Miyazaki Y,Tsutsui T,Inase N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease, which affects joints as well as extra-articular tissues. In the last decades, increasing targeted therapeutic options dramatically improved RA management by doubling the rate of patients achieving clinical remission. Currently, there is...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Cavalli G,Favalli EG

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：: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：:Neonates have little immunological memory and a developing immune system, which increases their vulnerability to infectious agents. Recent advances in the understanding of neonatal immunity indicate that both innate and adaptive responses are dependent on precursor frequency of lymphocytes, antigenic dose and mode of ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Basha S,Surendran N,Pichichero M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unbalanced immune cell populations or immune cell infiltration of the liver can disrupt the immune-privileged state of the liver, resulting in liver injury or fibrosis. Therefore, the treatment for liver diseases involves not only hepatic regeneration but also immunological regulation. Recent studies demonstrated that...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Cui L,Shi Y,Han Y,Fan D

更新日期：2014-09-01 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:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease in which different mechanisms are involved. Studies suggest a key role for aberrant pathways of T-cell activation in the initiation and perpetuation of disease. Abatacept is a fusion protein composed of the Fc region of the immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) fused to th...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Pombo-Suarez M,Gomez-Reino JJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 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:Despite the emergence of newer immunomodulating agents for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a substantial proportion of patients still do not respond optimally. While the mechanisms for the differential responses to drug therapy are unclear, variation in drug exposure with the same dosing protocol relat...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Mok CC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological similarities between sarcoidosis (SA) and tuberculosis (TB) suggest that mycobacterial antigen(s), in genetically different predisposed hosts, may be a cause of SA. The authors' work and other published comparative analyses of HLA and non-HLA alleles in patients with SA or TB from different ethnic groups ...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Dubaniewicz A,Zimmermann A,Dudziak M,Typiak M,Skotarczak M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-immediate drug reactions (NIR) are induced by specific immunological mechanisms and involve the recognition of hapten molecules by the immune system, with the participation of dendritic cells and other antigen-presenting cells. This process is followed by an effector response that can induce several clinical entit...

journal_title：Expert review of clinical immunology

authors： Perkins JR,Ariza A,Blanca M,Fernández TD

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

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：: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：: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: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：: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：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: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