Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder characterized by a relapsing and remitting course. The gut microbiota is implicated in the pathogenesis of UC. Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) has been reported as a rescue therapy for refractory UC. The newly improved methodology of ...
Ulcerative colitis is one of the most common inflammatory bowel diseases. The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation estimates one in every 100 Americans will be diagnosed with the disorder or Crohn's Disease in their lifetime. To better understand ulcerative colitis, gastroenterologist Dr. George Nikias spo...
a) Autoimmune disease b) Lymphoma c) Lymphedema d) Graft-versus-host disease Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease. In autoimmune diseases, your immune system loses its ability to differentiate self from non-self and begins to attack your bo...
It is the direct opposite of an autoimmune disorder. It is an immune system deficiency, which acts in such a way as to make the body vulnerable to certain infections that would not cause any illness ordinarily. Immune deficiency outside of AIDS is not common; however, it is one of the f...
Answer to: Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. The damage in the small intestine is the smooth muscle which interferes with absorption. a...
Here we show that Foxp3, which encodes a transcription factor that is genetically defective in an autoimmune and inflammatory syndrome in humans and mice, is ... S Hori,T Nomura,S Sakaguchi - 《Science》 被引量: 1.8万发表: 2003年 Association of NOD2 leucine-rich repeat variants with ...
Calcium EAP protects the myelin sheath from damage by an autoimmune response. Dr. Nieper has found an EAP deficiency state in people with immune dysfunctional diseases, and says that all cell membranes in such people are defective. He claims this defect can be blocked with supplemental EAP. Dr...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly perceives its own myelin (the protective sheath around the nerves) as an intruder and attacks it, as it would a virus or other foreign infectious agent. To understand how this harms the body, it helps to...
Autoimmune kidney disorders: Examples include Lupus erythematosus, Wegener granulomatosis, scleroderma, and amyloidosis Inflammatory conditions: Pyelonephritis (an infection of the kidney), necrotizing papillitis, and renal tuberculosis Trauma: Kidney injury from burns or accident Kidney damage: This may be ...
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system attacks the body's cells or receptors. Explore the friendly fire that creates autoimmune diseases and hypersensitivity reactions, and then discover the different types of autoimmune disea...