Biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of sarcoidosis: current use and future prospects

R Kraaijvanger, M Janssen Bonás… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcoidosis is a heterogeneous disease in terms of presentation, duration, and severity. Due
to this heterogeneity, it is difficult to align treatment decisions. Biomarkers have proved to be …

Treatment of sarcoidosis: a multidisciplinary approach

AK Gerke - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology defined by the presence of
noncaseating granulomatous inflammation that can cause organ damage and diminished …

Sarcoidosis as an autoimmune disease

AA Starshinova, AM Malkova, NY Basantsova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Despite the large number of performed studies, the etiology and pathogenesis of sarcoidosis
still remain unknown. Most researchers allude to the possible autoimmune or immune …

Imbalance in B cell and T follicular helper cell subsets in pulmonary sarcoidosis

I Kudryavtsev, M Serebriakova, A Starshinova… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease that develops due to the Th1, Th17 and
Treg lymphocytes disturbance. There is an assumption, that B cells and follicular T-helper …

[HTML][HTML] The immunopathogenesis of sarcoidosis

J Miedema, F Cinetto, A Smed-Sörensen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous multiorgan disease, thought to result from exposure to yet
unidentified antigens in genetically susceptible individuals. The exaggerated inflammatory …

Immunopathogenesis of granulomas in chronic autoinflammatory diseases

WMC Timmermans, JAM Van Laar… - Clinical & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Granulomas are clusters of immune cells. These structures can be formed in reaction to
infection and display signs of necrosis, such as in tuberculosis. Alternatively, in several …

Active chronic sarcoidosis is characterized by increased transitional blood B cells, increased IL-10-producing regulatory B cells and high BAFF levels

A Saussine, A Tazi, S Feuillet, M Rybojad, C Juillard… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by a
disproportionate Th1 granulomatous immune response in the organs involved. Plasmatic …

Perigranuloma localization and abnormal maturation of B cells: emerging key players in sarcoidosis?

LS Kamphuis, MC Van Zelm, KH Lam… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Recent observations of abnormal immunoglobulin responses and case reports
describing successful B-cell ablative therapy suggest involvement of B cells in the …

Developmental drugs for sarcoidosis

ON Obi, LA Saketkoo, LA Maier, RP Baughman - Journal of Autoimmunity, 2024 - Elsevier
Sarcoidosis is a multi-organ granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Over
50% of patients will require treatment at some point in their disease and 10%–30% will …

Key players and biomarkers of the adaptive immune system in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis

ER Zhou, S Arce - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease characterized by development of
granulomas in the affected organs. Sarcoidosis is often a diagnosis of exclusion, and …