Multiple-organ autoimmunity

Organ-Specific Disease Provoked by Systemic Autoimmunity

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic joint disease characterized by leukocyte invasion and synoviocyte activation followed by cartilage and bone destruction. Its etiology and pathogenesis are poorly understood. We describe a spontaneous mouse model of this syndrome, generated fortuitously by crossing a T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic line with the NOD strain. All offspring develop a joint di...

Multiple Organ Damage Due to Boric Acid Toxicity

Background: Boric acid (BA) is commonly used as pesticide, disinfectant and wood preservative. Its ingestion can cause serious organ damages resulting in death. Case report: A 19 year old man was found dead with two empty packs of BA tablets in vicinity of his body. On autopsy examination, brownish stains along with right angle of mouth and right nostril were found. Stomach was damaged with hem...

Autoimmunity: basic concepts; systemic and selected organ-specific diseases.

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Title T cells in the control of organ - specific autoimmunity

The role of invariant NKT cells in organ-specific autoimmunity.

Invariant NKT cells (iNKT) represent a unique subset of innate lymphocytes that play a dual role and exert a pro-inflammatory function and also a tolerogenic function that is crucial to maintain T cell tolerance and prevent autoimmune diseases like Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arhritis and Systemic Lupus Erithematosus (SLE). Although a large body of evidence indicated that iN...