Search for dissertations about: "Myositis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word Myositis.

2. 6. Studies of immunopathogenic mechanisms and treatment of chronic, inflammatory myopathies, myositis

   Author : Maryam Dastmalchi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies; polymyositis; dermatomyositis; IVIg; infliximab treatment; physical training; muscle biopsy;

   Abstract : Polymyosit (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) are chronic inflammatory myopathies which are characterized by muscle weakness, fatigue and extra-muscular involvement. Mononuclear inflammatory cells are typically found in muscle tissue. READ MORE

4. 7. Studies on the role of autoantibodies and autoantigens in rheumatoid arthritis and myositis

   Author : Cátia Cerqueira; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : A major population of patients affected with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and inflammatory idiopathic myopathies (IIM, collectively called myositis) is characterized by the presence of autoantibodies. The pathogenic impact of anti-citrullinated protein/peptide (ACPA) or anti-histidyl transfer RNA synthetase (HisRS; Jo1) autoantibodies remains largely unknown. READ MORE

5. 8. Mixed connective tissue disease, myositis and systemic lupus erythematosus : immunological and genetic studies in three related rheumatic autoimmune studies

   Author : Adla Bakri Hassan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : MCTD; SLE; PM DM; autoantibodies; cytokines; MHC; polymorphisms.;

   Abstract : Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), polymyositis (PM)/ dermatomyositis (DM) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are chronic, rheumatic, systemic inflammatory disorders. The disorders depend on several factors of both genetic and environmental origin. READ MORE

6. 9. Immunopathogenic mechanisms in inflammatory myopathies

   Author : Pernilla Englund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Myositis; capillaries; muscle fibers; IL-1 alpha; MHC; adhesion molecules;

   Abstract : The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are characterized by symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness and by inflammatory infiltrates in muscle tissue. Based on different clinical as well as histopathological features the IlMs can be separated into polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM). READ MORE

7. 10. The role of autoantibodies in inflammatory myopathies

   Author : Sevim Barbasso Helmers; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies; polymyositis; dermatomyositis; inclusion body myositis; ILD; IVIG; IFN; BAFF; endothelial cells; anti-Jo-1;

   Abstract : Polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM), collectively called myositis, are chronic inflammatory myopathies. These disease subsets are heterogeneous but share some features, such as skeletal muscle weakness and inflammatory cell infiltrates in muscle tissue. READ MORE