Autoimmunity, Part C The Mosaic of Autoimmunity, Volume 1107

by Shoenfeld, Yehuda; Gershwin, M. Eric

• ISBN13: 9781573316620
• ISBN10: 1573316628
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-06
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing worldwide, and the search for better management of these diseases and even for a cure is being pursued by scientists from many disciplines. Tools from the areas of genetics, neuorscience, cell biology, virology, and infectious disease are being applied to the problem and are yielding useful results.This is the third volume of a series of four on autoimmunity, and findings related to particular organs, organ systems, and diseases are presented. The focus in Part C is on autoimmunity and vessel pathology, the neurologic system, cancer, the GI tract, diabetes, the lung, and the heart.Autoimmunity, Part D completes the group of volumes and also presents research focusing on clinical manifestations of autoimmunity. See Parts A and B for basic research findings.NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/nyas.ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy of Science receive full-text access to the Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit www.nyas.org/membership/main.asp for more information about becoming a member.

Author Biography

Yehuda Shoenfeld is the Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair of Research of Autoimmune Diseases, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is also Founder of the Center for Autoimmune Diseases, both at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel.

Table of Contents

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Autoimmunity and Vessel Pathology:. Heat Shock Proteins and Autoimmunity in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis in Anca-Associated Vasculitides

CD4-Positive Effector Memory T-cells Participate in Disease Expression in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

Surface Expression of Fractalkine Receptor (CX3CR1) on CD4 and /CD28- T Cells in RA Patients and Correlation with Atherosclerotic Damage

Free Hemoglobin: A Dangerous Signal for the Immune System in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis?

By Ernesto de Meis

Chronic Inflammatory, Autoimmune Disorders and Atherosclerosis

Autoantibodies in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

By Sharifia Wills, Maricel Cabanlit, Jeff Bennett, Paul Ashwood, David Amaral, Judy Van de Water

Brain-Specific Autoantibodies in the Plasma of Subjects with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

Autoantibodies Against Glial Antigens in Paraneoplastic Neurological Diseases

DNA Microarray in Search of New Drug Targets for Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

Cytokine Levels During Pregnancy Influence Immunological Profiles and Neurobehavioral Patterns of the Offspring

Antipituitary Antibodies in Idiopathic Hyperprolactinaemic Patients

Hearing Loss as the Presenting Feature of Systemic Vaculitis

Autoimmunity in the Brain: The Pathogenesis Insight from Cell Biology

Impaired Expression of Peripheral Blood Apoptotic-Related Gene Transcripts in Acute Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

Autoimmunity in Complex-Regional Pain Syndrome

Antibodies to the Lens and Cornea in Anti-DFS70 Positive Subjects

Increased IL-18 Production by Dendritic Cells in Active Inflammatory Myopathies

Is The c-Cbl Proto-Oncogene Involved in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia?

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