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Open AccessPraktikable Sjögren-Diagnostik bei interstitieller Lungenerkrankung – ein Diskussionsbeitrag
Das Sjögren-Syndrom (SjS) stellt eine mögliche autoimmune Ursache einer interstitiellen Lungenerkrankung dar. Die Abklärung in Richtung SjS ist aber im Vergleich zu anderen systemischen Autoimmunerkrankungen b...
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B-Lymphozyten und Plasmazellen als Treiber rheumatischer Erkrankungen
Verschiedene Arbeitsgruppen am Deutschen Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin haben in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Medizinischen Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie an der Charité wichti...
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Toll-like receptor signalling in B cells during systemic lupus erythematosus
B lymphocytes have a central role in autoimmune diseases, which are often defined by specific autoantibody patterns and feature a loss of B cell tolerance. A prototypic disease associated with B cell hyperacti...
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Mechanisms of action of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine: implications for rheumatology
Despite widespread clinical use of antimalarial drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other inflammatory rheumat...
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Beyond pan-B-cell-directed therapy — new avenues and insights into the pathogenesis of SLE
Pan-B-cell-directed agents show only modest evidence of clinical benefit in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), despite the crucial role of B-lineage cells in ...
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Biosimilars in rheumatology: current perspectives and lessons learnt
Biosimilars are biopharmaceuticals that have been assessed by regulatory agencies to have efficacy and safety similar to their reference products and are expec...
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Emerging cell and cytokine targets in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is caused by an intricate interplay between T cells, macrophages and B cells; these cells or their products are, therefore, important...
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Coagulation and the fibrin network in rheumatic disease: a role beyond haemostasis
The association between coagulation and the immune system has been increasingly recognised to have a role in the development of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The fact that the risk of venous thromboembolism...
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Deciphering the role of NETs and networks in SLE
From neutrophil extracellular traps to genetic networks that underlie the disease and new targeted therapies, important advances in 2011 improve our understanding of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythema...
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Long-lived autoreactive plasma cells drive persistent autoimmune inflammation
Immunological memory is a cornerstone of the defence against pathogens, ensuring that repeated exposures to an antigen produce faster, more robust responses. Might chronic autoimmune diseases likewise owe thei...
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The red wolf remains a wily foe
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Correction: Therapy: Hydroxychloroquine in SLE: old drug, new perspectives
Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 6, 10–11 (2010) In the News and Views article by Thomas Dörner in the January 2010 issue of Nature Reviews Rheumatology, the citation for reference number 7 was incorrect. The correct cita...
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Hydroxychloroquine in SLE: old drug, new perspectives
Antimalarial agents have long been used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, despite uncertainty regarding the exact mechanisms underlying their various effects. Growing evidence that these drugs offer pro...
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B-cell-directed therapies for autoimmune disease
B-cell-directed therapies for autoimmune diseases have been the focus of extensive research during the past few years. In this Review, the authors discuss therapies that directly and indirectly target B cells....
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Is there a 'window of opportunity' for intervention to reduce risk of coronary artery disease in SLE?
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a substantially enhanced risk for cardiovascular complications, especially coronary artery disease (CAD). Evidence from a recent study by Urowitz et al. indi...
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B-cell lymphoproliferation in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, such as primary Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erhythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, are at higher risk of develo** B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas ...
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Implant-related inflammatory arthritis
Background A 54-year-old woman presented with myalgia and arthralgia predominantly in the knees and small joints of the hands and feet with morning stiffness lasting for at least 2 h. The patient had received a w...
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Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the 21st century: targeting B-lymphocytes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by persistent inflammation of synovial tissue. Although the initiating event of RA is still unknown, recent research has demonstrated t...
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B-Zell-Depletion in der Therapie der rheumatoiden Arthritis
In der Behandlung rheumatischer Erkrankungen kommt der selektiven Immunblockade eine zunehmende Bedeutung zu. Die Anti-TNFα-Therapie überzeugt dabei durch eine hohe Effektivität und Erfolge in bisher therapi...
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Zytometrische Analysen bei systemischen Autoimmunerkrankungen
Im Rahmen von rheumatisch-entzündlichen Erkrankungen, insbesondere den Kollagenosen sind Autoantikörper von diagnostischer und auch ätiopathogenetischer Relevanz. Über die Zellen, die diese Autoantikörper pro...