supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China,Grant/Award Number:2023YFC2306102;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:32130038.
Autoimmune diseases are immune disorders in which the immune system mistakenly targets and attacks the normal cells,tissues,and organs of the patients.The etiology of autoimmune diseases is complex and multifactorial....
Increasing evidence underscores the vital significance of diverse mast cell mediators in inflammatory illness,yet diagnostic criteria for mast cell activation syndrome still focus predominantly on a solitary mediator,...
Funding information National Key Research and Development Program of China,Grant/Award Number:2022YFC3602000;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:81871281;Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project,Grant/Award Number:Z191100006619111。
Background:Little is known about the characteristics of patients with psoriatic arthritis(PsA)during the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic.This study aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on PsA progressio...
Nanjing Medical University Science and Technology Development Fund,Grant/Award Number:NMUB20220211;Huai'an Natural Science Research Program,Grant/Award Number:HAP202308。
Background:Sex is an independent risk factor for systemic sclerosis(SSc).Chemokine ligand 4(CXCL4)participates in SSc via multiple mechanisms.In the present study,we investigated the role of CXCL4 in sex-specific lung...
Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province,Grant/Award Numbers:2023A1515011768,2020A1515010221,2021A1515010535;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:82271818,81871275,82071831,82001714,81671591,81501389,81373182。
Background:Rheumatoid arthritis(RA)is a globally prevalent condition that has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality rates.As a result,there is growing interest in understanding its pathogenetic mechanisms,pa...
Funding information Peking University People's Hospital Scientific Research Development Fund,Grant/Award Number:RDL-2023-01。
Introduction:Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis(IRPF)is a rare fibroinflammatory disease characterized by fibrous sclerosis of the retroperitoneal area and may be accompanied by other autoimmune diseases.Herein,we re...
To the Editor,Nephrolithiasis is characterized by a composite pathology involving low urine volume,excess solute secretion,urinary pH changes,and lack of crystal formation inhibitors.1 Distal renal tubular acidosis pr...
To the Editor,Sjögren's syndrome(SS)is an autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocyte infiltration of the salivary and lacrimal glands.Malignant lymphoma is one of the most serious complications affecting patient p...
supported by a grant from the Municipal School Cooperative Research Special Project(Sichuan North Medical College)in Nanchong,Sichuan Province,Grant/Award Number:19SXHZ0140.
To the Editor,Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies against self-antigens,leading to widespread inflammation and multi-organ involvement.It ...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32270947);Yunnan Applied Basic Research Projects,Kunming Medical University Union Special Fund(No.202301AY070001-043,No.202301AY070001-159);The Ten Thousand Scientists Program of Yunnan Province(No.YN-WR-MY-2018-040,No.YNWR-QNBJ-2018-152);535 Talent Project of First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University(No.2022535Q01);Yunnan Clinical Center for Skin Immune Diseases(No.ZX2019-03-02).
A 32-year-old male patient with gout presented to First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University for the first time,complaining of intermittent knee and ankle pain for the past 4 years.The highest level of hi...