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Estriol and Progesterone: A New Role for Sex Hormones - 0 views

  • Pregnancy-associated Th2 shift has been proposed as a mechanism underlying the improvement of Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases (as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis (MS), autoimmune thyoriditis, uveitis, and psoriatic arthritis
  • Th2-mediated autoimmune diseases (as systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • During pregnancy PRG serum level increases by a factor of 4, while estrogen estriol (E3) serum concentration increases by a factor of 20
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  • In pregnant women at or near term there is a daily production of about 300 μmol (80 mg) of E3 and 1 mmol (300 mg) of PRG
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    Estriol and Progesterone associated, as found with pregnancy, associated with decrease in Th1 autoimmune disease.
Nathan Goodyear

Increased frequency of delayed type hypersensitivity to metals in patients with connect... - 0 views

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    increased delayed type hypersensitivity reactions in individuals with certain autoimmune diseases.
Nathan Goodyear

Boswellia Serrata, A Potential Antiinflammatory Agent: An Overview - 0 views

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    review article of anti-inflammatory effects of Boswellia.  Boswellia inhibits 5-LOX and resultant leukotrienes.  3-actyl-11-keto-Beta-boswellic acid is the most potent inhibitor of 5-LOX.  As it relates to disease states and symptoms, Boswellia reduces pain in OA and RA.  Boswellia also shown to inhibit NF-kappa B: a potent nuclear transcription factor for inflammation.  In prostate cancer, Boswellia inhibits prostate tumor growth.
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Interleukin-6 and rheumatic diseases - 0 views

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    IL-6 and sIL-6Ralpha (soluble receptor) associated with autoimmune disease.
Nathan Goodyear

Androgen replacement therapy in male patient... [Arthritis Rheum. 1991] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Testosterone replacement reduces inflammation in men with RA
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The antioxidants curcumin and quercetin inhibit ... [Inflamm Res. 2006] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    curcumin again found to be beneficial in RA.
Nathan Goodyear

A randomized, pilot study to assess the effica... [Phytother Res. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Curcumin beneficial in RA.
Nathan Goodyear

Aromatase and regulation of the estrogen-to... [Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

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    Study looked at inflammatory markers in RA.  The authors point to high aromatase activity, low androgens, and elevated estrone in synovial fluid as an indicator of a link between aromatase activity and inflammation production through E1 production.  The authors also point to the 16 alpha metabolite pathway as pro-inflammatory as well.  One very interesting point made by the authors is that vitamin D down regulates aromatase activity.  In addition to NK-kappaB inhibition, this may be another mechanism by which vitamin D reduces inflammation.
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Medical ozone increases methotrexate clinical response and improves cellular redox bala... - 0 views

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Medical ozone increases methotrexate clinical response and improves cellular redox bala... - 0 views

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    Ozone
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Alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme activities in rheumatoid arthritis: hepatobiliary enzyme... - 0 views

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    ALP fractionation isoenzyme study can provide deeper understanding of disease involvement.
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Inhibition of in vitro vascular endothelial cell proliferation and in vivo ne... - 0 views

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    Low-dose methotrexate is anti-angiogenic.
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Low-dose Interleukin-2 in the Treatment of Autoimmune Disease | touchONCOLOGY - 0 views

  • affect approximately 5 to 8 % of the US population
  • the incidence and prevalence of autoimmune diseases are rising
  • Type 1 diabetes (T1D), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) account for the majority of the patients with autoimmune diseases
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  • Autoimmune diseases are characterized by a breakdown of mechanisms that allow the immune system to distinguish between self and nonself and maintain immunologic self-tolerance
  • Tregs, which are important in the maintenance of peripheral immune tolerance.
  • Several subtypes of Tregs exist, the most well studied being CD4+ cells that express high-level CD25 and the transcription factor forkhead box P3 (FOXP3)
  • Treg deficiency or dysfunction is associated with autoimmune disease
  • In clinical studies, decreased levels of circulating CD25+CD4+ T cells have been reported in patients with autoimmune disease
  • These data have led to the hypothesis that augmentation of Tregs may be a useful therapeutic strategy in autoimmune disease
  • Treg augmentation has resulted in clinical improvements in numerous animal models of autoimmune diseases
  • the administration of in vitro expanded CD4+CD25highCD127-Tregs has been found to be safe and may help to preserve β-cell function in children with T1D
  • ability of IL-2 to augment the numbers and function of CD4+ Tregs.
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    Great article.  Immune dysfunction plays role in autoimmune disease and cancer.  Treg cells sit at the center of autoimmunity.  This artice highlights the different uses: low dose IL2 therapy to augment Tregs and reduce autoinflammation and high dose IL2 to augment Treg cells in the fight against cancer.
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