Pemphigus is a group of potentially life-threatening diseases characterized by cutaneous
and mucosal blistering. There is a fairly strong genetic background to pemphigus with …

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Reading this article will increase the readers' knowledge of the
biology of interleukin-10 (IL-10), an important cytokine. The survival of an organism and its …

Background—Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by enhanced immune
activation, and immune-mediated mechanisms may play a pathogenic role in this disorder …

Persistent inflammation, involving increased levels of inflammatory cytokines, seems to play
a pathogenic role in chronic heart failure (HF) by influencing heart contractility, inducing …

Objectives The purpose of the meeting of the Consensus Development Group was to
critically evaluate the current published data on the use of intravenous immunoglobulin …

Discusses the immune response to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in autism.
Examination of T cells, B cells, NK cells, and serum IgM, IgA, IgE, IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4 …

Pemphigus is a group of potentially life‐threatening autoimmune diseases characterized by
cutaneous and/or mucosal blistering. Pemphigus vulgaris (PV), the most common variant, is …

Accumulating evidence indicates that inflammatory mediators are important in the
pathogenesis of chronic heart failure (CHF), contributing to cardiac remodeling and …

Background Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) persistence in the heart has been associated with
progressive cardiac dysfunction and evolution to dilated cardiomyopathy. In the present …

Background: Severe pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is conventionally treated with high-dose oral
prednisone, usually in combination with an immunosuppressive agent (ISA). Some patients …