Autoimmunity and recurrent pregnancy losses.

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：:Most investigators currently advocate prophylactic-dose heparin plus low-dose aspirin as the preferred treatment of otherwise healthy women with obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome, whilst women with a history of vascular thrombosis alone or associated with pregnancy morbidity are usually treated with therapeutic hepa...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Ruffatti A,Hoxha A,Favaro M,Tonello M,Colpo A,Cucchini U,Banzato A,Pengo V

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:Atherosclerosis is a disease of the vascular wall, which predominantly affects large and medium-sized arteries. It represents a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world. In the last few decades, it has been clearly shown that immune system plays a relevant role in atherogenesis. The effectors of b...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Bassi N,Zampieri S,Ghirardello A,Tonon M,Zen M,Cozzi F,Doria A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC) syndrome is an immune complex-mediated vasculitis characterized by the clinical triad of purpura, weakness, and arthralgias, the morbidity of which is mainly related to kidney and peripheral nervous system dysfunction as well as to the development of a secondary lymphoma (Ferri et al. Autoi...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Lidar M,Lipschitz N,Agmon-Levin N,Langevitz P,Barzilai O,Ram M,Porat-Katz BS,Bizzaro N,Damoiseaux J,Tervaert JW,deVita S,Bombardieri S,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with primary immunodeficiencies are prone to develop enteropathy of unknown pathogenesis. We hypothesize that ineffective clearance of gastrointestinal pathogens, particularly viruses, in combination with defective immune regulation may cause inflammatory enteropathy in certain immunodeficient hosts. We revie...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： van de Ven AA,Hoytema van Konijnenburg DP,Wensing AM,van Montfrans JM

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Chronic hyperplastic eosinophilic sinusitis (CHES) is a T-helper (Th)2-like, lymphocyteinitiated, eosinophil-rich inflammatory disease. The complex immune interactions required to orchestrate these processes begin with the presentation of antigen by mature dendritic cells to Th lymphocytes that display the appropriate...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Borish L,Rosenwasser L,Steinke JW

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the important factors and consequences in persistent asthma is the change in the vasculature of the airways and lung parenchyma. These changes could contribute to worsening asthma control and predispose asthmatics to critical asthma syndromes. For many years, the contribution of vasculature to severe asthma was...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Avdalovic M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functions of macrophages that lead to effective host responses are critical for protection against Staphylococcus aureus. Deep tissue-invading S. aureus initially countered by macrophages trigger macrophage accumulation and induce inflammatory responses through surface receptors, especially toll-like receptor 2 (T...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Wang YC,Ma HD,Yin XY,Wang YH,Liu QZ,Yang JB,Shi QH,Sun B,Gershwin ME,Lian ZX

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythmatosus (SLE) is a multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by auto-reactive cells and auto-antibodies, which can potentially affect all organ systems. Typical organ systems that are affected include the heart, lungs, skin, kidneys, and central nervous system. Its expression is believed to be ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Severin MC,Levy Y,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2003-08-01 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

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：: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：:Activated neutrophils release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in response to a variety of stimuli. NETosis is driven by protein-arginine deiminase type 4, with the release of intracellular granule components that function by capturing and destroying microbes, including viral, fungal, bacterial, and protozoal pat...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Mutua V,Gershwin LJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that frequently involves the lung. Although classically thought of as a restrictive lung disease, airway obstruction has become a recognized feature of the disease in the past years. Sarcoidosis can affect the airway at any level and when the involvement includes small a...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Laohaburanakit P,Chan A

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:Although the relative contributions of T cells and B cells in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) are far from being settled, recent studies have suggested a crucial role for B cells in its pathophysiology. Early investigations have focused on the ability of B cells to produce autoantibodies, and new studies have enlarged the ran...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Youinou P,Devauchelle V,Hutin P,Le Berre R,Saraux A,Pers JO

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bulk of literature demonstrated that respiratory allergy, and especially asthma, is prevalent in males during childhood, while it becomes more frequent in females from adolescence, i.e., after menarche, to adulthood. The mechanisms underlying the difference between females and males are the effects on the immune res...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Ridolo E,Incorvaia C,Martignago I,Caminati M,Canonica GW,Senna G

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Previously believed to have an exclusive role in the release of cytotoxic mediators in the defense against helminthic infections, eosinophils are now considered key players in inflammatory reaction and regulation of immune response. Through activation of a large variety of membrane receptors and production of various ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Staumont-Sallé D,Dombrowicz D,Capron M,Delaporte E

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary angioedema (HAE) patients experience recurrent local swelling in various parts of the body including painful swelling of the intestine and life-threatening laryngeal oedema. Most HAE literature is about attacks located in one anatomical site, though it is mentioned that HAE attacks may also involve multiple...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Hofman ZL,Relan A,Hack CE

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Airway remodeling is an established feature of asthma. Histologic examination is essential in the assessment of remodeling that is a pathologic concept. Examinations of autopsied or resected lung have enabled detailed morphologic and morphometric studies and have provided fundamental knowledge of airway remodeling in ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Niimi A,Matsumoto H,Takemura M,Ueda T,Nakano Y,Mishima M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoglobulins are immunoglobulins that reversibly precipitate in the cold. They come in different flavours and, as such, are differentially associated with lymphoproliferative diseases (type I), or systemic autoimmune diseases, and/or infectious diseases (type II/III). The clinical manifestations of cryoglobulinaemia ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Damoiseaux J,Cohen Tervaert JW

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, and several antigens have been shown to activate the immune response and affect the development of atherogenesis. This suggests that modulation of the immune system could represent a useful approach to prevent and/or treat this disorder. A vaccination approach might be a use...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： de Carvalho JF,Pereira RM,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：: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：:Pruritus, fatigue, and metabolic bone disease are frequent complications of cholestatic liver diseases, which can be quite distressing for the patient and can considerably reduce the quality of life. The molecular pathogenesis of these extrahepatic manifestations of cholestasis is poorly understood, and hypotheses to ...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Pusl T,Beuers U

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-agonists have clearly demonstrated benefits for the treatment of both acute and chronic asthma. Therefore, it is perhaps surprising that many of the articles in this issue have focused on concerns about their safety. Much of this concern can be traced back to the "beta-agonist controversy"--the association of hig...

journal_title：Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology

authors： Hancox RJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00