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January 6, 2015 3:54 PM
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The Immunoregulator Soluble TACI Is Released by ADAM10 and Reflects B Cell Activation in Autoimmunity [IMMUNE REGULATION]

BAFF and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), which control B cell homeostasis, are therapeutic targets in autoimmune diseases.
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Antigen Recognition in the Islets Changes with Progression of Autoimmune Islet Infiltration [AUTOIMMUNITY]

In type 1 diabetes, the pancreatic islets are an important site for therapeutic intervention because immune infiltration of the islets is well established at diagnosis.
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January 5, 2015 2:58 PM
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Laboratory Testing for Diagnosis, Management of Patients with Rheumatic Disease :: Article - The Rheumatologist

Laboratory Testing for Diagnosis, Management of Patients with Rheumatic Disease :: Article - The Rheumatologist | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Laboratory testing is essential in the diagnosis and management of patients with rheumatic disease. Editorrsquos note This article originally appeared in The Rheumatologist in a two-part series in February and April 2009.
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December 30, 2014 11:33 AM
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JCI - Anti-thymocyte globulin/G-CSF treatment preserves β cell function in patients with established type 1 diabetes

RT @jclinicalinvest: Immunomodulatory agents preserve beta cells in type 1 diabetes patients http://t.co/GcCU8G5XMx #ClinicalMedicine #Cl… …
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December 27, 2014 2:10 PM
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Th1/Th17 Plasticity Is a Marker of Advanced {beta} Cell Autoimmunity and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Humans [AUTOIMMUNITY]

Upregulation of IL-17 immunity and detrimental effects of IL-17 on human islets have been implicated in human type 1 diabetes. In animal models, the plasticity of Th1/Th17 cells contributes to the development of autoimmune diabetes.
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December 26, 2014 3:41 PM
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Meta-analysis of the TNFAIP3 region in psoriasis reveals a risk haplotype that ... - Nature.com

Meta-analysis of the TNFAIP3 region in psoriasis reveals a risk haplotype that ...
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December 25, 2014 3:54 AM
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Rheumatology & Autoimmunity Congress - CORA 2015

Rheumatology & Autoimmunity Congress - CORA 2015 | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity @Kenes_Group 12-14 Mar, 10:30am-6pm, http://t.co/TPlWGRnNxs, #CORA2015 http://t.co/qzj2FudY2s
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December 24, 2014 11:24 AM
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Molecular map reveals genetic origins of 21 autoimmune diseases - Yale News

Molecular map reveals genetic origins of 21 autoimmune diseases - Yale News | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Scientists have created a molecular map that pinpoints genetic variants that play a role in 21 different autoimmune diseases, they report Oct. 27 in the journal Nature.

Via Remi Creusot
Remi Creusot's curator insight, December 23, 2014 6:48 PM

Interesting insight on the common genetic origin of various autoimmune diseases in humans. 

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December 21, 2014 3:08 PM
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In Vivo Maintenance of Human Regulatory T Cells during CD25 Blockade [AUTOIMMUNITY]

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) mediate immune tolerance to self and depend on IL-2 for homeostasis. Treg deficiency, dysfunction, and instability are implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous autoimmune diseases.
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December 20, 2014 4:29 AM
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Suppression of Th1-Mediated Autoimmunity by Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Dendritic Cells

Suppression of Th1-Mediated Autoimmunity by Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Dendritic Cells | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
by Tokunori Ikeda, Shinya Hirata, Koutaro Takamatsu, Miwa Haruta, Hirotake Tsukamoto, Takaaki Ito, Makoto Uchino, Yukio Ando, Seiho Nagafuchi, Yasuharu Nishimura, Satoru Senju We herein demonstrate the immune-regulatory effect of embryonic stem...
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December 19, 2014 1:50 PM
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Targeting innate immunity for treatment of Type 1 diabetes, Immunotherapy, Future Medicine

Targeting innate immunity for treatment of Type 1 diabetes, Immunotherapy, Future Medicine | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Targeting innate immunity for treatment of Type 1 diabetes - Immunotherapy December 2014, Vol. 6, No. 12, Pages 12... http://t.co/5xUyr12Jtk
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December 17, 2014 1:51 PM
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Meniere’s disease

Genetics and autoimmunity in Meniere disease on British Medical Journal
Meniere’s disease http://t.co/ZrxX54jzEZ
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December 17, 2014 1:49 PM
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PR3-ANCA: A Promising Biomarker in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (... - PubMed - NCBI

PLoS One. 2014 Nov 14;9(11):e112877. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112877. eCollection 2014.
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January 6, 2015 3:54 PM
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Ig Gene Analysis Reveals Altered Selective Pressures on Ig-Producing Cells in Parotid Glands of Primary Sjogren's Syndrome Patients [AUTOIMMUNITY]

In this study, we sought to understand the selective pressures shaping the Ig-producing cell repertoire in the parotid glands of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) patients before and after rituximab treatment (RTX).
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January 6, 2015 2:37 PM
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Autoimmunity & Gut Microbiome Research: A Very Thorough Overview

Autoimmunity & Gut Microbiome Research: A Very Thorough Overview | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Research on the gut microbiome and autoimmune diseases such as RA, MS, type 1 diabetes and IBD has exploded. Here, we review and analyze what it all means.
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January 3, 2015 3:19 PM
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Clinical and Pathological Study on Patients With Primary Ant... : JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Background: Traditionally, antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody–associated vasculitis (AAV) is histologically characterized by pauci-immune glomerulonephritis.
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December 27, 2014 2:35 PM
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ANA: The Test | Antinuclear Antibody

Describes how an antinuclear antibody (ANA) test is used, when an ANA test is ordered, and what the results of an ANA test might mean
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December 26, 2014 3:42 PM
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Accumulation of Self-Reactive Naïve and Memory B Cell Reveals Sequential Defects in B Cell Tolerance Checkpoints in Sjögren’s Syndrome

Accumulation of Self-Reactive Naïve and Memory B Cell Reveals Sequential Defects in B Cell Tolerance Checkpoints in Sjögren’s Syndrome | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
by Elisa Corsiero, Nurhan Sutcliffe, Costantino Pitzalis, Michele Bombardieri
Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by breach of self-tolerance towards nuclear antigens resulting in high affinity circulating autoantibodies.
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December 26, 2014 3:40 PM
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Low doses of CMV induce autoimmune-mediated and inflammatory responses ... - Nature.com

Low doses of CMV induce autoimmune-mediated and inflammatory responses ...
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December 24, 2014 11:25 AM
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The Immature Cells That Regulate Autoimmunity - Asian Scientist Magazine

The Immature Cells That Regulate Autoimmunity - Asian Scientist Magazine | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Scientists have identified the cells responsible for producing anti-inflammatory IL-10 in mouse autoimmune disease models.

Via Krishan Maggon
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December 21, 2014 3:08 PM
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A Crucial Role of ROR{gamma}t in the Development of Spontaneous Sialadenitis-like Sjogren's Syndrome [AUTOIMMUNITY]

The nuclear receptor retinoic acid–related orphan receptor (ROR)t is required for the generation of Th17 cells, which are involved in various autoimmune diseases, including Sjögren’s syndrome (SS).
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However, the pathological role of RORγt in SS remains to be elucidated. The present study was designed to clarify the role of RORγt in the pathogenesis of sialadenitis-like SS. Histological analysis of RORγt transgenic (Tg) mice was determined, and then Tg mice developed severe spontaneous sialadenitis-like SS. The analysis of infiltrating cells showed that most infiltrating cells were CD4+ T cells. RORγt-overexpressing CD4+ T cells induced sialadenitis as a result of transferred CD4+ T cells from Tg mice into Rag2−/− mice. The examination of IL-17–deficient Tg mice indicated that IL-17 was not essential for the development of sialadenitis. The number of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells was significantly decreased in Tg mice, and CD25 expression and IL-2 stimulated STAT5 activation were inhibited in Treg cells. The inhibitory function of Treg cells of Tg mice was equal to that of wild-type mice in vitro. The abundant Treg cells of Tg mice could suppress the development of sialadenitis, but the reduced Treg cells of Tg mice could not inhibit the induction of sialadenitis in Rag2−/− mice transferred with effector cells from Tg mice. These results suggest that both RORγt-overexpressed CD4+ T cells and reduced Treg cells might contribute to the development of SS-like sialadenitis.

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December 21, 2014 6:21 AM
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Targeting innate immunity for treatment of Type 1 diabetes. - PubMed - NCBI

Immunotherapy. 2014 Dec;6(12):1239-42. doi: 10.2217/imt.14.96.
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December 20, 2014 4:21 AM
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Autoimmunity associated genes encode exceptionally unstable proteins | UTokyo Research

Autoimmunity associated genes encode exceptionally unstable proteins | UTokyo Research | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have revealed that immune genes associated with susceptibilit
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In this study, the research group of then-Assistant Professor Hiroko Miyadera and Professor Katsushi Tokunaga at the Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, profiled protein stability of diverse HLA allele products and found that HLA alleles (variations in a gene) that are associated with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes encoded extremely unstable HLA proteins.

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December 17, 2014 1:52 PM
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A specific CD4 epitope bound by tregalizumab mediates activation of regulatory ... - Nature.com

A specific CD4 epitope bound by tregalizumab mediates activation of regulatory ... - Nature.com | AUTOIMMUNITY | Scoop.it
Immunology and Cell Biology focuses on the general functioning of the immune system in its broadest sense, with a particular emphasis on its cell biology.
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December 17, 2014 1:50 PM
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Mining the human autoantibody repertoire: isolation of potent IL17A... - PubMed - NCBI

MAbs. 2014 Nov 1:0. [Epub ahead of print]
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