Immune-mediated Hematological Diseases

Vitamin D, infections and immune-mediated diseases

Vitamin D has been an exciting fi eld of research in recent years, with more than 1400 publications published on the subject in 2008. The lay press has published articles, the internet is full of information and pharmacies have prominent displays of vitamin D supplements. Historically, vitamin D has been thought only to have an effect on calcium metabolism and bone. Vitamin D defi ciency was th...

Molecular mimicry and immune-mediated diseases.

Molecular mimicry has been proposed as a pathogenetic mechanism for autoimmune disease, as well as a probe useful in uncovering its etiologic agents. The hypothesis is based in part on the abundant epidemiological, clinical, and experimental evidence of an association of infectious agents with autoimmune disease and observed cross-reactivity of immune reagents with host 'self' antigens and micr...

Cardiovascular disease in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

To analyze in several immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) the influence of demographic and clinical-related variables on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and compare their standardized prevalences.Cross-sectional study, including consecutive patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Crohn disease, or ulce...

Inflammatory and Immune-Mediated Cutaneous Diseases

Canine & Feline Autoimmune & Immune Mediated Diseases: Dermatology

Autoimmune dermatologic diseases represent some of the most interesting and challenging problems seen in veterinary dermatology. Current advances in this area have primarily focused on the documentation of a few “newer” diseases, the delineation of the pathomechanism of various diseases (usually compared and contrasted with the disease in man), and the exploration of glucocorticoid alternatives...