[HTML][HTML] Pharmacotherapy of generalized myasthenia gravis with special emphasis on newer biologicals

D Menon, V Bril - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic, fluctuating, antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder
directed against the post-synaptic neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscles, resulting in …

[HTML][HTML] Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies for autoimmune diseases: overview and future considerations from the Autoimmune Diseases …

T Alexander, R Greco - Bone marrow transplantation, 2022 - nature.com
Autoimmune diseases (ADs) represent a heterogenous group of complex diseases with
increasing incidence in Western countries and are a major cause of morbidity …

Infectious complications of CAR T-cell therapy: a clinical update

AG Stewart, AS Henden - Therapeutic Advances in Infectious …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is a revolutionary treatment modality used to
treat haematological malignancies. Lymphocytes are engineered to produce CARs directed …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmunity and cancer—Two sides of the same coin

J Sakowska, Ł Arcimowicz, M Jankowiak… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Autoimmune disease results from the immune response against self-antigens, while cancer
develops when the immune system does not respond to malignant cells. Thus, for years …

From thymus to tissues and tumors: a review of T-cell biology

L Chopp, C Redmond, JJ O'Shea… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
T cells are critical orchestrators of the adaptive immune response that optimally eliminate a
specific pathogen. Aberrant T-cell development and function are implicated in a broad range …

Fibroblast pathology in inflammatory joint disease

LJ Marsh, S Kemble, P Reis Nisa, R Singh… - Immunological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rheumatoid arthritis is an immune‐mediated inflammatory disease in which fibroblasts
contribute to both joint damage and inflammation. Fibroblasts are a major cell constituent of …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the management of primary membranous nephropathy and rituximab-refractory membranous nephropathy

M Teisseyre, M Cremoni, S Boyer-Suavet… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Primary membranous nephropathy (pMN) is an auto-immune disease characterized by auto-
antibodies targeting podocyte antigens resulting in activation of complement and damage to …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of culture conditions on ex vivo expansion of T lymphocytes and their function for therapy: Current insights and open questions

H Sudarsanam, R Buhmann… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ex vivo expansion of T lymphocytes is a central process in the generation of cellular
therapies targeted at tumors and other disease-relevant structures, which currently cannot …

[HTML][HTML] Alternative CAR therapies: recent approaches in engineering chimeric antigen receptor immune cells to combat cancer

C Moreno, C Haynie, A Cheever, KS Weber - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
For nearly three decades, chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have captivated the interest of
researchers seeking to find novel immunotherapies to treat cancer. CARs were first …

CAR Treg: A new approach in the treatment of autoimmune diseases

SA Beheshti, K Shamsasenjan, M Ahmadi… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have the role of regulating self-tolerance, and suppressing
immune responses. Defects in Treg function and number can lead to in loss of tolerance or …