Challenges for the autoimmunologist.

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disorder with a broad spectrum of clinical presentations and association with multiple immunological abnormalities. Recent research of the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway-revealed aberrant STAT s...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Goropevšek A,Holcar M,Avčin T

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) or clinic with acute exacerbation of asthma (AEA) can be very challenging varying in both severity and response to therapy. High-dose, frequent or continuous nebulized short-acting beta2 agonist (SABA) therapy that can be combined with a short-acting muscarinic anta...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Albertson TE,Sutter ME,Chan AL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function testing is useful for the diagnosis and management of a variety of pulmonary conditions, and the most commonly obtained component is spirometry. Spirometry is most useful in the evaluation of obstructive airway disorders but can be a helpful tool in the management of patients with chest restriction ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Liou TG,Kanner RE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a rare inflammatory liver disease for which ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is the only therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Patients with a biochemical response to UDCA therapy have a similar survival rate compared to the general population. However, up to 40% of P...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Floreani A,Franceschet I,Perini L,Cazzagon N,Gershwin ME,Bowlus CL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare multisystem autoinflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. AOSD is generally characterized by high spiking fever, arthralgia or arthritis, skin rash, leukocytosis, and hyperferritinemia. Traditionally, AOSD has been treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cortic...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Li S,Zheng S,Tang S,Pan Y,Zhang S,Fang H,Qiao J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:12/15-Lipoxygenase is a highly regulated lipid-peroxidating enzyme whose expression and arachidonic acid metabolites are implicated in several important inflammatory conditions including airway and glomerular inflammation as well as atherosclerosis. Tissue expression of the original 12/15-lipoxygenase is well characte...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Conrad DJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis has innumerable clinical manifestations, as the disease may affect every body organ. Furthermore, the severity of sarcoidosis involvement may range from an asymptomatic state to a life-threatening condition. This manuscript reviews a wide variety of common and less common clinical characteristics of sarcoi...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Judson MA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing in Western countries, possibly due to the improved sanitary conditions and reduced exposure to infections in childhood (the hygiene hypothesis). There is an ongoing debate whether infection prevents or precipitates autoimmune diseases. Various helminths species used i...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Ben-Ami Shor D,Harel M,Eliakim R,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognosis of several autoimmune diseases, especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease (CD), and psoriasis, usually refractory to conventional treatment improved considerably with the introduction of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) antagonistic agents, which is now available (i...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Emi Aikawa N,de Carvalho JF,Artur Almeida Silva C,Bonfá E

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an emerging chronic atopic clinical-pathologic disease with an estimated prevalence of 1/1000 similar to the one of Crohn's diseases. Usually, EoE is firstly suspected due to symptoms that are caused by esophageal dysfunction and/or fibrosis. EoE diagnosis is confirmed if the esophage...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Cianferoni A,Spergel J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy of atopic dermatitis should comprise emollients, topical glucocorticosteroids, or calcineurin inhibitors, phototherapies, immunosuppressants like cyclosporin A, and other treatments. All these treatments should be improved, thanks to research. But new therapeutic perspectives should be given by topical anti-in...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Misery L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antityrosinase antibody is a newly detected antibody in the sera of patients with melanoma or vitiligo. The serum level of the antibody is measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The autoantigen is tyrosinase itself, the enzyme that participates in pigment (melanin) formation by both melanocytes and mel...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Merimsky O,Shoenfeld Y,Fishman P

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In inflammatory rheumatic disorders, the immune system attacks and damages the connective tissues and invariably internal organs. During the past decade, remarkable advances having been made towards our understanding on the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in rheumatic diseases. The discovery of IL-23/IL-17 ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Li H,Tsokos GC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provider's ability to judge the severity of a patient's illness is a vital part of the care of chronic disorders. In the treatment of asthma, it should extend beyond the objectively quantifiable measures of obstruction or inflammation. "Interference with activities of daily living" is a highly subjective assessmen...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Sherman R,Milgrom H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyper IgM syndromes are a group of rare inherited immune deficiency disorders characterized by impairment of immunoglobulin isotype switching resulting from defects in the CD40 ligand/CD40 signaling pathway. X-linked forms of hyper IgM are caused by defects in the CD40 ligand gene or NF-κB essential modulator, whi...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Qamar N,Fuleihan RL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through the last decade, clinical immunology has witnessed a considerable progress in understanding the role of the innate immunity in human host defense, with Toll-like receptors (TLRs) being the most extensively innate immune receptors investigated. Growing literature documents the relevance of TLR signaling pathway...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Suhir H,Etzioni A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic vasculitides are a group of rare diseases characterized by inflammation of the arterial or venous vessel wall, causing stenosis or thrombosis. Clinical symptoms may be limited to skin or to other organs or may include multiple manifestations as systemic conditions. The pathogenesis is related to the presence ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Chimenti MS,Ballanti E,Triggianese P,Perricone R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of plasma membrane receptors in nature and mediate the effects of a variety of extracellular signals, such as hormone, neurotransmitter, odor, and light signals. Due to their involvement in a broad range of physiological and pathological processes and t...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Zhao M,Wang Z,Yang M,Ding Y,Zhao M,Wu H,Zhang Y,Lu Q

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The critical asthma syndrome (CAS) encompasses the most severe, persistent, refractory asthma patients for the clinician to manage. Personalized pharmacotherapy is necessary to prevent the next acute severe asthma exacerbation, not just the control of symptoms. The 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Albertson TE,Schivo M,Gidwani N,Kenyon NJ,Sutter ME,Chan AL,Louie S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac disease is a complex immune-mediated gluten-sensitive enteropathy with protean clinical manifestations. It is manifest in genetically predisposed individuals who ingest gluten in varying amounts. In broad terms, it is thought to affect 1% of the population in the USA. More specifically, the prevalence increases...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： McAllister BP,Williams E,Clarke K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gold standard for diagnosing asthma in children is based on clinical history of respiratory symptoms, physical examination, and respiratory function testing. Recent advances indicate that a non-invasive measure of airway inflammation, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), provides objective data for use in asthm...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Tang S,Xie Y,Yuan C,Sun X,Cui Y

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory condition primarily involving the gastrointestinal tract. It includes Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and a less common phenotype-indeterminate colitis. It is thought to result from a complex interplay of environmental, microbial...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Clarke K,Chintanaboina J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with immunodeficiencies or some types of autoimmune diseases are dependent on safe therapy with intravenous immunoglobulins. State-of-the-art manufacturing processes provide a high safety standard by incorporating virus elimination procedures into the manufacturing process. Based on their mechanism, these pro...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Boschetti N,Stucki M,Späth PJ,Kempf C

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that results in abnormal viscous mucoid secretions in multiple organs and whose main clinical features are pancreatic insufficiency and chronic endobronchial infection. Although it was i...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Voter KZ,Ren CL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disease that causes episodic attacks of subcutaneous and submucosal edema, which can be painful, incapacitating, and potentially fatal. These attacks are mediated by excessive bradykinin production, as a result of uncontrolled activation of the plasma kallikrein/kinin system, whic...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Fijen LM,Bork K,Cohn DM

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "mold" is utilized to define the ubiquitous fungal species commonly found in household dust and observed as visible multicellular filaments. Several well-defined human diseases are known to be caused or exacerbated by mold or by exposure to their byproducts. Among these, a solid connection has been establishe...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Pettigrew HD,Selmi CF,Teuber SS,Gershwin ME

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legumes belonging to Fabaceae family of the order Fabales are a rich and important source of proteins and many essential elements. Due to its nutritious elements, these are preferably included in human diet in most part of the world. But, unfortunately, IgE binding proteins have been identified in majority of legumes,...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Verma AK,Kumar S,Das M,Dwivedi PD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy is a potentially life-threatening condition with no approved curative therapy. A number of food allergen immunotherapies are being investigated in phase II/III trials; however, these are limited in their ability to restore immune tolerance to food allergens and often result in high rates of allergic side ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Virkud YV,Wang J,Shreffler WG

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is an essential part of the definition of asthma. Although our understanding of the allergic inflammatory and immunologic mechanisms of asthma have markedly increased, the mechanism of BHR remains to be elucidated. Increased BHR is associated temporally with exposure to allergens, c...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Townley RG,Horiba M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As physiological pathways of intercellular communication produced by all cells, cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory insulitis as well as pivotal mediators of immune homeostasis. Proinflammatory cytokines including interleukins, interferons, transforming growth factor-β, tumor necrosis factor-α, ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Kaminitz A,Ash S,Askenasy N

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00