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 ...
While causes haven't been specifically clarified, Nikias says, they most likely involve some autoimmune type process largely driven through genetics. That, coupled with some external influence, leads to this unchecked inflammation in the gut, he explains.Because of the genetic component, people diagn...
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...
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Bloating with frequent tummy pain and the runs can often be a sign of inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, both of which cause inflammation of your digestive tract. Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the GI tract, usually in the small...
20. The method of claim 16, wherein the disease is an autoimmune disease or disorder. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the the autoimmune disease or disorder is selected from, such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, lupus, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, Guill...
An autoimmune disease of complex nature, systemic lupus erythematosus, displays a spectrum of disease presentations and disease progression. Corticosteroids and hydroxychloroquine are frequently used as initial treatment options. Beyond established immunomodulatory treatments, escalating medication use is determined...
ASIA: A New Way to Put the Puzzle Together: Autoimmune (autoinflammatory) syndrome induced by adjuvants provides a diagnostic framework for enigmatic conditions http://www.the-rheumatologist.org/…/ASIA_A_New_Way_to_Put_t… Induction of the ‘ASIA’ syndrome in NZB/NZWF1 mice after injection...
An excessive abundance of Desulfovibrio species has been described in ulcerative colitis (Rowan et al., 2010), which has the ability to generate sulfides. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota is also found in IBS (Kerckhoffs et al., 2011; Parkes et al., 2012; Pimentel et al., 2013). ...
Is ankylosing spondylitis an autoimmune disease? Ankylosing spondylitis is an immune-mediated disease, meaning it results from abnormal activity of the body’s immune system. It has some but not all of the characteristics of an autoimmune disease. ...