The prevalence of anti-acetylcholinesterase antibodies in autoimmune disease.

abstract：:An apparently high frequency of Graves' disease encountered in New Orleans, Louisiana, prompted an investigation for a possible infectious agent that might be triggering the disease in genetically susceptible individuals. We studied 40 patients with Graves' disease, and compared them to the following groups of control...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Jaspan JB,Luo H,Ahmed B,Tenenbaum S,Voss T,Sander DM,Bollinger K,Baquet T,Garry RF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease characterized by the formation of anti-nuclear autoantibodies, particularly anti-chromatin. Although the aetiology of the disease has not yet been fully elucidated, several mechanisms have been proposed to be involved. Due to an aberrant apoptosis or decreased remo...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Bouts YM,Wolthuis DF,Dirkx MF,Pieterse E,Simons EM,van Boekel AM,Dieker JW,van der Vlag J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease associated with a striking increase in the risk of premature cardiovascular (CV) complications due to accelerated atherosclerosis. Traditional CV risk factors seem to be less important predictors of CV events than the presence of active SLE. Immune dysregulation characte...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Kaplan MJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The myositis-specific autoantibodies that characterize certain forms of inflammatory myopathy are useful in diagnosing dermatomyositis (DM) / polymyositis and predicting its prognosis. Autoantibodies to small ubiquitin-like modifier activating enzyme (SAE) have been identified as a DM-marker antibody in Euro...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Muro Y,Sugiura K,Akiyama M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the natural course of beta cell function in recent onset diabetes, a subgroup (n=157) of all incident cases (n=879) 15-34 years old, 1992-1993 in Sweden, and with positivity for at least one autoantibody of islet cell antibodies (ICA), glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies (GADA) or tyrosine phosphatase an...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Törn C,Landin-Olsson M,Lernmark A,Scherstén B,Ostman J,Arnqvist HJ,Björk E,Blohmé G,Bolinder J,Eriksson J,Littorin B,Nyström L,Sundkvist G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There have been few reports on the association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antigen (ANCA)-associated systemic vasculitides. METHODS:Here we present four cases of RA overlapping with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and Churg-Strauss syndrome (CS...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Szilasi M,Mátyus J,File I,Szücs G,Rákóczi E,Pfliegler G,Szabó Z,Végh E,Szekanecz Z

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recent studies have revealed the presence of zinc and the expression of zinc transporter (ZnT) family members in most endocrine cell types. It was demonstrated that ZnT family plays an important role in the synthesis and secretion of many hormones. Moreover, recently ZnT8 was described as a newly islet aut...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Bossowski A,Stożek K,Rydzewska M,Niklińska W,Gąsowska M,Polnik D,Szalecki M,Mikłosz A,Chabowski A,Reszeć J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet-infiltrating lymphocytes of individual male and female non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice were examined with the purpose of determining the differences that lead to a predominance of diabetes in female versus males NOD mice. When normalized for the amount of islet lymphocytes recovered, the infiltrating lymphocytes o...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Young EF,Hess PR,Arnold LW,Tisch R,Frelinger JA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) induced by immunization of albino Lewis rats with a retinal soluble antigen (S-antigen) has been studied extensively by many workers. An intraorchidic injection of S-antigen 4 days prior to immunization of the animal with the antigen emulsified in adjuvant was found to preve...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Peng B,Yoshitoshi T,Shichi H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Increased prevalence of atherosclerosis may explain part of this enhanced risk, but SLE related CVD can also result from other mechanisms. Vascular events may be the result of several pathophysiologic ...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Gustafsson JT,Svenungsson E

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The G to A transition at position +1057 single nucleotide polymorphism site in CD86 gene results in the alanine to threonine substitution, which further affects the antigen-presenting cells' signal transduction. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the association between CD86 +1057G/A polymorphism and the...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Wu P,Wang Z,Lu S,Zhao X

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we showed that the Ly6G(-)CD11b(+) blood monocytes residing in naïve mice are intrinsically immunosuppressive and that loss of this suppressive function may contribute to the development of autoimmunity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a murine model of human multiple sclerosis....

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Slaney CY,Toker A,Fraser JD,Harper JL,Bäckström BT

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown in animal toxicity models that administration of Cyclosporine, CsA, to a pregnant mouse greatly increases the risk that the offspring will develop autoimmunity. Immunization starting at birth has been shown to prevent autoimmunity in other animal models of autoimmunity and early immunization is assoc...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Classen JB

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL) is a relatively rare disorder which can lead to total deafness. At present, no specific laboratory test with adequate sensitivity and specificity is available to confirm the clinical suspicion of ASNHL. The aim of this study was to identify if evaluation of anti-...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Bonaguri C,Orsoni JG,Zavota L,Monica C,Russo A,Pellistri I,Rubino P,Giovannelli L,Manzotti F,Piazza F

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minor subset of murine MHC class I-restricted T cells which express both the alphabeta form of the T cell receptor and a NK lineage marker, termed NKT cells, is capable of secreting significant amounts of Interleukin-4 and Interferon-y upon activation. As such NKT cells may play a role in development of Th1 and Th2 ...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Frey AB,Rao TD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to a lupus-like syndrome and massive T cell proliferation, MRL-lpr/lpr(MRL/l) mice develop an arthritic process very similar serologically and histologically to human rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, we have developed in DBA/1 mice an experimental model of autoimmune arthritis (EAA) which shares clinic...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Boissier MC,Texier B,Carlioz A,Fournier C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of malaria immune persons from Eastern India were found to possess antibodies to the ribosomal phosphoprotein P0 (PfP0) of the human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The characterization of PfP0 has been reported recently, and it has been shown that antibodies against PfP0 inhibit P. falciparum ...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Singh S,Chatterjee S,Sohoni R,Badakere S,Sharma S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The class II molecules of the human major histocompatibility complex bind intracellularly processed peptides and present them to T-helper cells. They therefore have a critical role in the initiation of the immune response. A salient feature of the class II molecules is their polymorphism. It has been shown that some a...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Rask L,Jonsson AK,Svensson AC,Gustafsson K,Andersson L

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although costimulatory molecules have been shown to play crucial roles in the immune response, their involvement in the pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome is incompletely understood. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between the severity of spontaneous Sjögren's syndrome-like autoimmune sialadenitis in MRL/...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Saito K,Mori S,Date F,Ono M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-6 is a paracrine and autocrine cytokine, which acts in the regulation of immunological and inflammatory processes. Its production can be observed in different cell types, as well as thyrocytes. The purpose of the study was to examine the serum IL-6 levels between the patients with Graves' disease (N = 47) and witho...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Molnár I,Balázs C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the expressed number of CR1 on erythrocytes (E) in relationship of the CR1 density genotype from 46 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 47 healthy volunteers. The CR1 genotype was determined by a method based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the genomi...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Kiss E,Csipö I,Cohen JH,Reveil B,Kávai M,Szegedi G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under-nutrition impairs immune responses, but far less is known about the impact of over-nutrition, such as obesity, on the response to vaccines. We measured the effect of childhood overweight status on inflammatory mediators, circulating immunoglobulins and tetanus antibodies in fifteen overweight children (BMI > 85 ...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Eliakim A,Schwindt C,Zaldivar F,Casali P,Cooper DM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During apo blebs, containing nuclear components, are formed at the cells' surfaces. When these blebs separate from the dying cell an apo cell body remains. The contents of apo blebs are modified and can be released, especially in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) since impaired clearance of apo material...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Fransen JH,Hilbrands LB,Jacobs CW,Adema GJ,Berden JH,Van der Vlag J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial antigens were purified from rat liver and characterized by immunoblotting. Sera from 19 well defined patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) reacted with two mitochondrial polypeptides of 68 Kd and 45 Kd. Antibodies to these antigens were not detected in any of the sera of patients with cirrhosis o...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Zurgil N,Konikoff F,Bakimer R,Slor H,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to research the functionality of anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by assessing the effects of IgG from AECA-positive PAH patients on the induction of adhesion molecules on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and on the producti...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Arends SJ,Damoiseaux JG,Duijvestijn AM,Debrus-Palmans L,Boomars KA,Brunner-La Rocca HP,Cohen Tervaert JW,van Paassen P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that Ro/SSA autoantigen is heterogeneous. There are two isoform families; the 60 kD forms (Ro60) and the 52 kD forms (Ro52). Recently we have found that autoantibodies to the Ro/SSA proteins are conformation dependent. Anti-Ro60 antibodies are mainly directed to the native protein and convers...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Igarashi T,Itoh Y,Fukunaga Y,Yamamoto M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five separate monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) to human thyroid peroxidase (hTPO) were raised by immunising Balb/c mice with hTPO purified from detergent solubilised thyroid microsomes by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The epitope specificities of these MoAbs were determined by assessing their ability to ...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Ewins DL,Barnett PS,Tomlinson RW,McGregor AM,Banga JP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart block (CHB), a life-threatening manifestation of neonatal lupus, offers aunique opportunity to study the effect or arm of immunity and define the pathogenicity of an autoantibody in mediating tissue injury. This review focuses on our recent in vitro model which supports a cascade from antibody insult ...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Buyon JP,Clancy RM

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 1950s, the discovery of autoantibodies produced by B cells seemed to provide a compelling mechanism underlying autoimmune diseases. The discovery of T regulatory cells and other T helper cell subsets shifted the field back towards a T cell central view. The success of rituxan, a chimeric mAb targeting CD20 on B...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Luu VP,Vazquez MI,Zlotnik A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of tyrosine phosphorylation was performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and from healthy donors. Freshly isolated SLE lymphocytes presented an elevated tyrosine phosphorylation level when compared to healthy donors lymphocytes (p = 0.005). Among al...

journal_title：Autoimmunity

authors： Matache C,Stefanescu M,Onu A,Szegli G,Barel M,Tanaseanu S,Matei I,Bouillie S,Frade R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00