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The Mosaic of Autoimmunity: The Novel Factors of Autoimmune Diseases describes the multifactorial origin and diversity of expression of autoimmune diseases in humans. The term implies that different combinations of factors in autoimmunity produce varying and unique clinical pictures in a wide spectrum of autoimmune diseases. Most of the factors involved in autoimmunity can be categorized into four groups: genetic, immune defects, hormonal and environmental factors. In this book, the environmental factors are reviewed, including infectious agents, vaccines as triggers of autoimmunity, smoking and its relationship with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis and inflammatory bowel diseases.
An entirely new syndrome, the autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA), is also included, along with other diseases that are now recognized as having an autoimmune etiopathogenesis.
List of contents
Introduction
1. The history of the mosaic of autoimmunity
2. The novel aspects on the mosaic of autoimmunity
¿ Cellular and molecular mechanisms
3. B cells
4. B-reg
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5. T cells
6. Th17 cells
7. NK cells
8. Dendritic cells
9. Complement
10. Autoantibodies
11. Anti-DSF70
12. Genetic
13. Epigenetic
14. Post-translational modifications
15. Cytokines and chemokines
16. Autophagy
17. Diagnostic: laboratory
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18. Diagnostic: imaging
The classical factors associated with autoimmunity
19. Hormones
20. Microbiota
21. Infections: Viruses and bacteria
The novel environmental factors associated with autoimmunity
22. Geo-epidemiology
23. Seasonality
24. UV
25. Vitamin D
26. Vitamin D pregnancy and autoimmunity
27. Smell
28. Breast feeding
29. Vaccines
30. Silicone
31. Diet: spicy food and fatty acids
32. Diet: gluten
33. Psychological stress
34. Coffee
35. Obesity
36. Physical activity
37. Smoke
38. Cannabis
39. Bisphenol
40. Prolactin
Peculiar aspects
41. Cancer
42. Paraneoplastic syndromes
Classical autoimmune diseases
43. SLE
44. APS
45. CAPS
46. RA and inflammatory arthritides
47. PsA and Spondyloarthropathies
48. MS, MG and other neurological disorders
49. Systemic slcerosis
50. Sjogren
51. ASIA syndrome
52. Reproductive failure
53. Accelerated atherosclerosis
54. New autoimmune diseases
Treatment of autoimmune diseases
55. Neuroimmunology
56. Vasculitis
57. Personalized Medicine
58. Biologics and Biosimilars
59. Small molecules
60. Helminthes
61. Novel therapies and IVIg
62. Autoimmune and allergic disease
63. EBV Molecular Diagnosis
64. Statin and myositis
65. Autoimmunity and primary immunodeficiency
About the author
Dr. Carlo Perricone, is a ECR in autoimmune diseases, Born in Rome on 19 April 1984. 'Surgeon Specialist in Rheumatology, has a Ph.D. in Immunological Sciences, hematology, and Rheumatics at Sapienza University of Rome. He received with honors the Master Degree in Medicine and Surgery in July 2007 at the University of RomeProfessor Yehuda Shoenfeld is the President of the Center for Autoimmune Diseases (present), incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-Kipp Chair for Research of Autoimmune Diseases in Tel Aviv University (since 2002–Present), Emeritus Professor of the Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv University and teaches medical studies and MSc and PhD students (since 1985). Prof. Shoenfeld has edited a series of textbooks entailing "The Mosaic of Autoimmunity," "Autoantibodies," "Infection and Autoimmunity," and "Diagnostic Criteria of Autoimmune Diseases" (Elsevier Pub.). He has served on 36 editorial boards and is the organizer of more than 25 international congresses on autoimmunity. He is the author of > 2000 peer-reviewed papers reported in the field of autoimmunity and internal medicine. More than 65,000 citations.
