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2023年3月22日 · Overview of Autoimmune Diseases. Your immune system is the network of cells and tissues in your body that work together to defend you from viruses, bacteria, and infection.
Autoimmune Diseases Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
2023年3月22日 · In autoimmune diseases, proteins known as autoantibodies target the body’s own healthy tissues by mistake, signaling the body to attack them.
Systemic Autoimmunity Branch | NIAMS
Dr. Mariana Kaplan, M.D., describes her motivation to study lupus, and the role of neutrophils in this disease. Dr. Kaplan is chief of the Systemic Autoimmunity Branch at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, on the National Institutes of …
Understanding Autoimmune Diseases | NIAMS
2022年6月6日 · Sometimes, your immune system makes mistakes. If it sees your body’s healthy cells as a threat, it may attack them. This can cause an autoimmune disorder.
Autoimmune Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
2023年3月22日 · In autoimmune diseases, proteins known as autoantibodies target the body’s own healthy tissues by mistake, signaling the body to attack them.
Mariana J. Kaplan, M.D.| About NIAMS | NIAMS
2024年12月19日 · Dr. Kaplan's research has focused on identifying mechanisms of immune dysregulation, organ damage, and premature vascular disease in systemic autoimmunity. Specifically, she investigates how innate immunity (in particular, type I interferons and myeloid cells) promotes autoimmune responses and end-organ damage in systemic lupus …
Travis Kinder, Ph.D. | About NIAMS | NIAMS
2024年7月11日 · Dr. Kinder conducts basic and translational research on myositis and genetic muscle diseases. His goals are to discover fundamental mechanisms of autoimmunity and muscle biology and to develop novel therapeutics for myositis at the NIH.
Vasculitis Translational Research Program | NIAMS
Neutrophils are key cells that drive inflammation in many forms of vasculitis. Our group has partnered with the Kaplan Lab in the Systemic Autoimmunity Branch to study novel aspects of neutrophil biology and innate immune system involvement in ANCA-associated vasculitis, drug-induced vasculitis, and monogenic vasculitis.
Exercise for Your Bone Health | NIAMS
As people get older, their risk of osteoporosis rises. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to become weak and brittle, which increases the risk of fractures (broken bones). Exercise in adults and children of any age offers many benefits for bone.
Gyeongmin Kim, Ph.D. | About NIAMS | NIAMS
2024年10月4日 · Dr. Gyeongmin Kim joined the Systemic Autoimmunity Branch at the NIAMS as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 2024. She works on the pathogenesis of autoinflammatory or autoimmune conditions in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).