Autoimmunity, Part D Autoimmune Disease, Annus Mirabilis, Volume 1108

by Shoenfeld, Yehuda; Gershwin, M. Eric

• ISBN13: 9781573317085
• ISBN10: 157331708X
• 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, neuroscience, cell biology, virology, and infectious disease are being applied to the problem and are yielding useful results.This is the fourth and final volume of a series on autoimmunity, and findings related to particular clinical manifestations are presented, particularly systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, antiphospholipid antibodies, and infections and autoantibodies.Part A presents new principles in autoimmunity and new diagnostic tools; Part B focuses on genetics and advances in treatment; and Part C begins the focus on the clinical venue.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

Foreword

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Glomerular Targets for Autoantibodies in Lupus Nephritis - An Apoptotic Origin

Type I IFN Inhibition of Inflammatory Th Cell Responses in SLE

Vascular Elasticity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis Patients is Associated with Steroids and Hydroxychloroquine Treatment

Sun-Induced Life-Threatening Lupus Nephritis

Blood Concentrations of Hydroxychloroquine and its Desethyl Derivative Correlate Negatively with the Percentage of CD45RO+ Cells Among CD4+ Lymphocytes in Hydroxychloroquine Treated Lupus Patients

Advances in Lupus and Sj_gren's Syndrome A Tribute to Josep Font

Regulatory T Cells and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Occurrence of Malignancies in Hungarian Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Results from a Single Centre

Reduced Paraoxonase1 Activity is a Risk for Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

A Potential Trigger of Nephritogenic Anti-DNA Antibodies in Lupus Nephritis

Annexin A5 as a Novel Player in Prevention of Atherithrombosis in SLE and in the General Population

A Central Role of Nucleosomes in Lupus Nephritis

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Face of Asia

Intima-Media Thickness (IMT): A Marker of Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Women with SLE

DNA Methylation and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Antibodies Towards High Density Lipoprotein Components Inhibit Paraoxonase Activity in Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Induction of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by IgG Antibodies from SLE Patients with Nephropathy: A Potential Role for Anti-endothelial-cell-antibodies (AECA)

Prolactine Effect on Lymphocytes Activation From Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Drug-Induced Lupus

Altered Expression of Fc on B Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with C1q Deficiency

Hereditary Comple

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