Relevant biomarkers include cytokines and targets such as IL-4, IgE, IL-5, IL-13, IL-33, and TSLP (Figure 2). A number of ...

Cytokine networks demonstrate dual functionality. Cytokines are key regulators of immune homeostasis, but paradoxically, cytokines also function as pathogenic drivers in diseases such as systemic ...

People who suffer from the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis experience muscle weakness that can affect any of the muscles we use to blink, smile or even move our body around.

One of the most fascinating mechanisms linking gut health to autoimmunity is called molecular mimicry. Certain proteins found in foods or gut bacteria can closely resemble proteins in your own body.

Mechanisms underlying autoimmunity in Down syndrome revealed. The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Journal Nature Funder ...

Keywords autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, HHV6A, Immunology, inflammation, Microbiology, mouse model, News, T cell, thymus, virology, virus Meet the Author Sophie Fessl, PhD Sophie Fessl is a ...

Scientists have found a new piece in the puzzle that explains why B cells self-react in autoimmune disease—and, with it, a potential new treatment strategy. In an article published Sept. 29 in ...

The study confirms this for Neuromyelitis optica, a disease similar to Multiple Sclerosis. Other autoimmune diseases may be linked to the failure of this new mechanism as well. Share: FULL STORY ...

Fortunately, new insight into the close correlation between CSU and autoimmune disease, and the mechanisms that control disease duration and treatment response, is offering hope.