Articles related to "Autoantibody"

Autoantibodies contribute to disease and serve as markers of disease. Several new autoantibody tests are improving the way autoimmune diseases are diagnosed.

A healthy immune system produces many different antibodies. However, when the immune system errs and reacts with the body's proteins, it produces autoantibodies.

Autoantibodies play a role in disease development in systemic lupus erythematosus. Titers of ds DNA antibodies can be used to diagnose SLE and evaluate disease activity.

This article describes autoantibodies and expains their role in autoimmune disease development. The use of autoantibody tests for diagnosing and monitoring autoimmune diseases is also described.

This article describes the way patterns seen on the ANA test can be used to determine the specific antinuclear antibody that's present. This, in turn, helps determine wha

In an article published in the NEJM, Italian researchers describe specific autoantibodies that contribute to the disease process in systemic scleroderma.

An epidemiological study examined and found an association between parental autoimmunity diseases and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)/infantile autism.

This article describes the rheumatoid factor (RF) test, and it explains how RF contributes to symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis and several other autimmune disorders.

This articles describe primary adrenal insufficiency or Addison's disease, including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Autoimmune retinopathy is an opthalmic disease causing progressive vision loss that may occur as a primary autoimmune condition or in association with various cancers

Recreational drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamine, marijuana, and heroin have all been implicated in autoimmune disease development and progression.

Endometriosis is a condition with an autoimmune origin characterized by deposits of uterine tissue in areas other than the uterus.

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a demyelinating autoimmune condition that causes episodes of muscle weakness and vision loss. NMO antibodies are key to diagnosis.

Although today's ANA test using immunofluorescence is considered the gold standard for diagnosing a number of different autoimmune disorders, its results are prone to misinterpretation. This article describes what you can expect from the current ANA test.

Type 1 (autoimmune) diabetes is caused by autoantibodies that target the insulin-secreting beta cells of the pancreas. Without adequate insulin, blood sugar levels rise.

A connection between canine vaccines and autoimmune diseases offers insight into autoimmune conditions in humans.

Autoimmune disease is a primary contributing factor in infertility. This article describes this autoimmune connection along with current therapies.

With early diagnosis and treatment, as well as lifestyle changes, the outcome for patients with systemic lupus has improved considerably over the last few years.

Yale researchers recently reported that B lymphocytes, which produce destructive autoantibodies, cause autoimmune disease in the absence of T cell activation.

This article describes the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, disease course, and treatment of idiopathic or autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA).

Arthritic symptoms frequently occur in patients with thyroid disorders, and thyroid antibodies often occur in systemic arthritic disorders. Several reasons are proposed.

Many doctors treat Hashimoto's as though it is identical to hypothyroidism, missing the implications, secondary effects and final stage complications.

The ANA test has value in helping diagnose as well as rule out specific conditions and to monitor disease progression, remission and treatment response.

A combination of genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of autism. Some of the suspected triggers in autism include vaccines and heavy metals.

Autoimmune cerebellar ataxia, a neurological disorder characterized by poorly orchestrated muscle movement, has been shown to respond to intravenous immunoglobulins.

Autoimmune neutropenia, which primarily occurs in infants, is characterized by antibodies that destroy neutrophilic white blood cells, increasing the risk of infection.

The autoimmune connective tissue disorders include various organ-specific and systemic conditions such as lupus and Sjogren's that affect structural tissue.

This article describes drug-related lupus (DRL) and explains how it is differentiated from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Several studies show that compared to the general population patients with systemic autoimmune diseases are more likely to have an autoimmune thyroid disorder (AITD).

Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies occur in people with autoimmune thyroid disease and other autoimmune conditions, and they're seen in the healthy population.

Stiff-man syndrome is known to occur in patients with one or more organ-specific diseases. This article describes these co-existing conditions.

Massage has long been known to relieve muscle tension and reduce the effects of stress. Less well known are the benefits of massage on immune system health.

Hyperthyroidism has several causes besides Graves' disease, and treatment varies with each cause. This article describes the causes and treatment of hyperthyroidism.

Nearly all cases of autoimmune hemolytic anemia are associated with a positive DAT. In some cases of AIHA, including hepatitis B, the Coombs test may be negative.

The presence of free DNA in the blood circulation of people with rheumatoid arthritis lends clues to our understanding of autoimmune disease development.

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical School completed a study that shows pre-eclempsia, a condition of hypertension in pregnancy, may be an autoimmune disease.

This article is designed to inform the reader about the condition known as thrombocytopenia and the important role that platelets play in the body.

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is one of the most common of the autoimmune disorders known to affect our canine friends; causes include bee stings, infections, and vaccines.

Heparin therapy is widely used to prevent and treat clotting disorders. In some people, heparin triggers autoimmune conditions of severe platelet deficiency.

Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause a variety of symptoms, including dementia. Autoimmune causes of this deficiency include pernicious anemia and autoimmune gastritis.

Autoimmune thyroid disorders develop in people with certain predisposing genes when they're exposed to specific environmental triggers. This article describes these trigg

Lifestyle changes and avoiding environmental triggers are important factors for preventing and healing canine autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Mixed connective tissue disease is a distinct syndrome with features of arthritis, lupus, poymyositis and scleroderma that can progress to lupus or scleroderma.

In 1984, researchers at the Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York first suspected the autoimmune nature of endometriosis. Confirmation came in 2008.

In Part I of this two-part article on autoimmune hepatitis, I present an overview of the symptoms, environmental triggers, prevalence and nature of autoimmune hepatitis and I describe the autoantibodies that are seen in this condition.

Disorders of dysautonomia include familial and autoimmune disorders that interfere with the normal function of the autonomic nervous system.

Multiple Autoimmune Syndrome can be classified into 3 subtypes, in which certain disorders frequently occur together; these classifications aid in diagnosis.

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can anticipate new treatment made possible by promising research in the field of biotechnology.

Persons with autoimmune disorders, especially thyroid disorders, lupus and Sjogren's, are at risk for rashes, hives and urticarial vasculitis.

This article describes the bullous skin disorders, which may occur alone or in people with other autoimmune disorders and occasionally in pregnancy.