ANNALS ONLINE -- Table of Contents (June 2005, 1051)

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YEHUDA SHOENFELD and M ERIC GERSHWIN: Foreword; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: xiii. [Full Text] [PDF]

Part I. Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases:

ANDRÉ P. van ROSSUM, PIETER C. LIMBURG, and CEES G. M. KALLENBERG: Activation, Apoptosis, and Clearance of Neutrophils in Wegener's Granulomatosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 1-11. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J VOSWINKEL, A MÜLLER, and P LAMPRECHT: Is PR3-ANCA Formation Initiated in Wegener's Granulomatosis Lesions? Granulomas as Potential Lymphoid Tissue Maintaining Autoantibody Production; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 12-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PHILIPP von LANDENBERG, MICHAEL BAUMGARTNER, JUERGEN SCHOELMERICH, KARL J. LACKNER, and REINHILD KLEIN: Clinical Relevance of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 20-28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CATERINA TORIANI-TERENZI and ENZO FAGIOLO: IL-10 and the Cytokine Network in the Pathogenesis of Human Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 29-44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ZSUZSANNA NAGY, OSZKÁR KARÁDI, GYÖRGY RUMI, GYÖRGY RUMI, JR., ALAJOS PÁR, GYULA MÓZSIK, LÁSZLÓ CZIRJÁK, and GÁBOR SÜTO: Crohn's Disease Is Associated with Polymorphism of CARD15/NOD2 Gene in a Hungarian Population; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 45-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ESTHER REEFMAN, PIETER C. LIMBURG, CEES G. M. KALLENBERG, and MARC BIJL: Apoptosis in Human Skin: Role in Pathogenesis of Various Diseases and Relevance for Therapy; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 52-63. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANDREA PONYI, TAMÁS CONSTANTIN, MIKLÓS GARAMI, CSILLA ANDRÁS, BÉLA TÁLLAI, ANDREA VÁNCSA, LAJOS GERGELY, and KATALIN DANKÓ: Cancer-Associated Myositis: Clinical Features and Prognostic Signs; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 64-71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C A PICCIRILLO, M TRITT, E SGOUROUDIS, A ALBANESE, M PYZIK, and V HAY: Control of Type 1 Autoimmune Diabetes by Naturally Occurring CD4⁺CD25⁺ Regulatory T Lymphocytes in Neonatal NOD Mice; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 72-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CARMEN ESPEJO and EVA M. MARTÍNEZ-CÁCERES: The Role of Methallothioneins in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 88-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LUIS R. LOPEZ, BETH L. HURLEY, DANIEL F. SIMPSON, and EIJI MATSUURA: Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein/ß₂-Glycoprotein I Complexes and Autoantibodies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 97-103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MÁRIA KISS, ÁDÁM PERÉNYI, ILONA MARCZINOVITS, JÁNOS MOLNÁR, ATTILA DOBOZY, LAJOS KEMÉNY, and SÁNDOR HUSZ: Autoantibodies to Human ${alpha}$ 6 Integrin in Patients with Bullous Pemphigoid; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 104-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ALIREZA MINAGAR, IRENA ADAMASHVILLI, STEPHEN L. JAFFE, MICHAEL F. GLABUS, EDUARDO GONZALEZ-TOLEDO, and ROGER E. KELLEY: Soluble HLA Class I and Class II Molecules in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Acute Response to Interferon-ß1a Treatment and Their Use as Markers of Disease Activity; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 111-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B HELLMICH, E CSERNOK, and W L GROSS: Proinflammatory Cytokines and Autoimmunity in Churg-Strauss Syndrome; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 121-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

L GUILHERME, K C FAÉ, S E OSHIRO, A C TANAKA, P M A POMERANTZEFF, and J KALIL: Rheumatic Fever: How S. pyogenes-Primed Peripheral T Cells Trigger Heart Valve Lesions; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 132-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

S CUCNIK, B BOZIC, T KVEDER, M TOMSIC, and B ROZMAN: Avidity of Anti-ß₂-Glycoprotein I and Thrombosis or Pregnancy Loss in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 141-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C BRIANI, G ZARA, E TOFFANIN, S RUGGERO, A FERRARINI, F DE LAZZARI, M LUCA, D FAGGIAN, F GRASSIVARO, M ERMANI, R PEZZANI, B GIOMETTO, and A D'ODORICO: Neurological Complications of Celiac Disease and Autoimmune Mechanisms: Preliminary Data of a Prospective Study in Adult Patients; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 148-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARÍA J. MARÍN, ITXASO GARCÍA, MARTA PEÑA, AINHOA BOLÍVAR, ANA ZUBIAGA, and MARCOS LÓEZ-HOYOS: E2F1^–/– C57BL/6 Mice Overexpressing a Human Bcl-2 Transgene in B Cells Develop a Mild Autoimmune Syndrome; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 156-165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GILAD TWIG, GISELE ZANDMAN-GODDARD, MARTINE SZYPER-KRAVITZ, and YEHUDA SHOENFELD: Systemic Thromboembolism in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mechanisms and Clinical Applications; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 166-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

JUNKO INAGAKI, AKANE KONDO, LUIS R. LOPEZ, YEHUDA SHOENFELD, and EIJI MATSUURA: Pregnancy Loss and Endometriosis: Pathogenic Role of Anti-Laminin-1 Autoantibodies; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 174-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ALESSIA GIORGINI, CARLO SELMI, PIETRO INVERNIZZI, MAURO PODDA, MASSIMO ZUIN, and M ERIC GERSHWIN: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Solving the Enigma; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 185-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NARU BABAYA, MAKI NAKAYAMA, and GEORGE S. EISENBARTH: The Stages of Type 1A Diabetes; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 194-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SABINE OERTELT, PIETRO INVERNIZZI, CARLO SELMI, MAURO PODDA, and M ERIC GERSHWIN: Soluble CD40L in Plasma of Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 205-210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ROMAN RIEGER, SABINE OERTELT, CARLO SELMI, PIETRO INVERNIZZI, MAURO PODDA, and M ERIC GERSHWIN: Decreased Serum Leptin Levels in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Link between Metabolism and Autoimmunity?; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 211-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

OGYI PARK, IRINA GRISHINA, PATRICK S. LEUNG, M ERIC GERSHWIN, and T PRINDIVILLE: Analysis of the Foxp3/Scurfin Gene in Crohn's Disease; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 218-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Part II. Systematic Autoimmune Diseases:

SZILVIA SZAMOSI, LÁSZLÓ MARÓDI, LÁSZLÓ CZIRJÁK, ZOLTÁN ELLENES, and GABRIELLA SZÜCS: Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis: A Follow-up Study of Eight Patients; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 229-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TORSTEN WITTE: Antifodrin Antibodies in Sjögren's Syndrome: A Review; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 235-239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CATHARINA BUSCHMANN, CHRISTIAN FISCHER, VIOLA OCHSENHIRT, CAROLIN NEUKIRCH, KARL J. LACKNER, and PHILIPP von LANDENBERG: Generation and Characterization of Three Monoclonal IgM Antiphospholipid Antibodies Recognizing Different Phospholipid Antigens; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 240-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARIELLE THEWISSEN, LOES LINSEN, VEERLE SOMERS, PIET GEUSENS, JEF RAUS, and PIET STINISSEN: Premature Immunosenescence in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis Patients; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 255-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANIKÓ KAPITÁNY, ERIKA ZILAHI, SÁNDOR SZÁNTÓ, GABRIELLA SZÜCS, ZOLTÁN SZABÓ, ANIKÓ VÉGVÁRI, PÉTER RASS, SÁNDOR SIPKA, GYULA SZEGEDI, and ZOLTÁN SZEKANECZ: Association of Rheumatoid Arthritis with HLA-DR1 and HLA-DR4 in Hungary; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 263-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EMILY C. SOMERS, WENDY MARDER, MARIANA J. KAPLAN, ROBERT D. BROOK, and W JOSEPH McCUNE: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Is Associated with Impaired Endothelial Function in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 271-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ROBERTO GERLI, YANIV SHERER, GAETANO VAUDO, GIUSEPPE SCHILLACI, BORIS GILBURD, ANDREA GIORDANO, ELENA BARTOLONI BOCCI, ROSITA ALLEGRUCCI, SIMONA MARCHESI, ELMO MANNARINO, and YEHUDA SHOENFELD: Early Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effects of Smoking on Thickness of the Carotid Artery Intima Media; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 281-290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

U SACK, B SEHM, F KAHLENBERG, A MURR, J LEHMANN, A TANNAPFEL, K UBERLA, A MOESSNER, A DIETRICH, F EMMRICH, F LANGE, A JUNGEL, J-M BRAUN, and U ANDEREGG: Investigation of Arthritic Joint Destruction by a Novel Fibroblast-Based Model; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 291-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

YANIV SHERER, ROBERTO GERLI, GAETANO VAUDO, GIUSEPPE SCHILLACI, BORIS GILBURD, ANDREA GIORDANO, ELENA BARTOLONI BOCCI, ROSITA ALLEGRUCCI, SIMONA MARCHESI, ELMO MANNARINO, and YEHUDA SHOENFELD: Prevalence of Antiphospholipid and Antioxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 299-303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GABRIELA MEDINA, OLGA VERA-LASTRA, ULISES ANGELES, and LUIS J. JARA: Mono-organic versus Multi-organic Involvement in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 304-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LUIS R. LOPEZ, DANIEL F. SIMPSON, BETH L. HURLEY, and EIJI MATSUURA: OxLDL/ß2GPI Complexes and Autoantibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Sclerosis, and Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Pathogenic Implications for Vascular Involvement; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 313-322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

M KNOFLACH, D BERNHARD, and G WICK: Anti-HSP60 Immunity Is Already Associated with Atherosclerosis Early in Life; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 323-331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GARY S. HOFFMAN: Determinants of Vessel Targeting in Vasculitis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 332-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LARISSA DYUGOVSKAYA, PERETZ LAVIE, and LENA LAVIE: Lymphocyte Activation as a Possible Measure of Atherosclerotic Risk in Patients with Sleep Apnea; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 340-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SANDRA ZAMPIERI, LUCA IACCARINO, ANNA GHIRARDELLO, ELENA TARRICONE, SILVIA ARIENTI, PIERCARLO SARZI-PUTTINI, PIERFRANCA GAMBARI, and ANDREA DORIA: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Atherosclerosis, and Autoantibodies; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 351-361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

KARINA de LEEUW, CEES KALLENBERG, and MARC BIJL: Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 362-371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MAURIZIO CUTOLO, KATI OTSA, OIVI AAKRE, and ALBERTO SULLI: Nocturnal Hormones and Clinical Rhythms in Rheumatoid Arthritis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 372-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MIN CHEN and ANNA von MIKECZ: Xenobiotic-Induced Recruitment of Autoantigens to Nuclear Proteasomes Suggests a Role for Altered Antigen Processing in Scleroderma; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 382-389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BENJAMIN F. BRUNER, DONNY M. WYNN, MORRIS REICHLIN, JOHN B. HARLEY, and JUDITH A. JAMES: Humoral Antigenic Targets of the Ribosomal P0 Lupus Autoantigen Are Not Limited to the Carboxyl Region; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 390-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

R BECVÁR, J STORK, V PESÁKOVÁ, A STÁNOVÁ, H HULEJOVÁ, L RYSOVÁ, A ZATLOUKALOVÁ, P ZATLOUKAL, M JÁCHYMOVÁ, and L POUROVÁ: Clinical Correlations of Potential Activity Markers in Systemic Sclerosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 404-412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SILVIA S. PIERANGELI, MARIANO VEGA-OSTERTAG, XIAOWEI LIU, and GUILLERMINA GIRARDI: Complement Activation: A Novel Pathogenic Mechanism in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 413-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MARCO TUCCI, NICOLA CALVANI, HANNO B. RICHARDS, COSIMA QUATRARO, and FRANCO SILVESTRIS: The Interplay of Chemokines and Dendritic Cells in the Pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 421-432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BEVRA H. HAHN, FANNY EBLING, RAM R. SINGH, RAM P. SINGH, GEORGE KARPOUZAS, and ANTONIO LA CAVA: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Regulation of Autoantibody Production in Lupus; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 433-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

KAZUKO KOBAYASHI, LUIS R. LOPEZ, YEHUDA SHOENFELD, and EIJI MATSUURA: The Role of Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in the Development of Atherosclerosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 442-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LAURE YSEBRANT de LENDONCK, ANNICK OCMANT, FLORENCE ROUFOSSE, and ELIE COGAN: Predictive Markers for Development of Severe Organ Involvement in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 455-464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GIOVANNI SANNA, MARIA LAURA BERTOLACCINI, and GRAHAM R. V. HUGHES: Hughes Syndrome, the Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A New Chapter in Neurology; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 465-486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GUIDO VALESINI and CRISTIANO ALESSANDRI: New Facet of Antiphospholipid Antibodies; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 487-497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Part III. Treatment:

CH von AUER, J OLDENBURG, M von DEPKA, C ESCURIOLA-ETTINGHAUSEN, K KURNIK, H LENK, and I SCHARRER: Inhibitor Development in Patients with Hemophilia A after Continuous Infusion of FVIII Concentrates; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 498-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E TOUBI, A KESSEL, Z MAHMUDOV, K HALLAS, M ROZENBAUM, and I ROSNER: Increased Spontaneous Apoptosis of CD4⁺CD25⁺ T Cells in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Reduced by Infliximab; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 506-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANDRÁS TELEKES, ENDRE KISS-TÓTH, TÜNDE NAGY, EVA E. QWARNSTROM, ERZSÉBET KÚSZ, TIMEA POLGÁR, ÁKOS RESETÁR, STEVEN K. DOWER, and ERNO DUDA: Synergistic Effect of Avemar on Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Ras-Mediated Cell Activation; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 515-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LASZLO G. BOROS, MICHELE NICHELATTI, and YEHUDA SHOENFELD: Fermented Wheat Germ Extract (Avemar) in the Treatment of Cancer and Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 529-542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J J SCALI, A KAMINSKY, J SALOMÓN, S VISENTINI, and E DANCZIGER: Open-Label 24-Month Study Evaluating Infliximab Therapy in Patients with Psoriatic Spondyloarthropathy; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 543-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLAUDIO PONTICELLI: Cyclosporine: From Renal Transplantation to Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 551-558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

FABIOLA ATZENI, MAURIZIO TURIEL, FRANCO CAPSONI, ANDREA DORIA, PIERLUIGI MERONI, and PIERCARLO SARZI-PUTTINI: Autoimmunity and Anti-TNF- ${alpha}$ Agents; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 559-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

JOZEF ROVENSKY, KAROL SVÍK, VLADIMÍR MATHA, RICHARD ISTOK, VOJTECH KAMARÁD, LIBOR EBRINGER, MIROSLAV FERENCÍK, and MÁRIA STANCÍKOVÁ: Combination Treatment of Rat Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis with Methotrexate, Probiotic Bacteria Enterococcus faecium, and Selenium; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 570-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SYLVIA M. MIESCHER, ALEXANDER SCHAUB, MARCO GHIELMETTI, MICHAEL BAUMANN, MONIQUE VOGEL, REINHARD BOLLI, and BEDA STADLER: Comparative Analysis of Antigen Specificities in the Monomeric and Dimeric Fractions of Intravenous Immunoglobulin; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 582-590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NINA FROST, GERALD MESSER, GERHARD FIERLBECK, TEUT RISLER, and SIMON D. LYTTON: Treatment of Pemphigus Vulgaris with Protein A Immunoadsorption: Case Report of Long-Term History Showing Favorable Outcome; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 591-596. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E KOKOLINA, E ALEXOPOULOS, C DIMITRIADIS, A VAINAS, P GIAMALIS, A PAPAGIANNI, D EKONOMIDOU, and D MEMMOS: Immunosuppressive Therapy and Clinical Evolution in Forty-nine Patients with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Glomerulonephritis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 597-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GUILLERMO RUIZ-IRASTORZA and MUNTHER A. KHAMASHTA: Management of Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Pregnancy; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 606-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

BÉATRICE JOUSSEMET, ANH-TUAN VU, PIERRE SAI, and JEAN-MARIE BACH: Gene-Gun Biolistic Immunization Encoding Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase: A Model for Studying Langerhans Cell Abnormalities and Mimicry in the Nonobese Diabetic Mouse; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 613-625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SUSUMU IKEHARA: Intra-bone Marrow-Bone Marrow Transplantation: A New Strategy for Treatment of Stem Cell Disorders; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 626-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ALON Y. HERSHKO and YAAKOV NAPARSTEK: Removal of Pathogenic Autoantibodies by Immunoadsorption; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 635-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NURIA GODESSART: Chemokine Receptors: Attractive Targets for Drug Discovery; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 647-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

G F FERRACCIOLI, P TOMIETTO, and M DE SANTIS: Rationale for T Cell Inhibition by Cyclosporin A in Major Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 658-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

J CARBONE, A ESCUDERO, M MAYAYO, M BALLESTEROS, A PEREZ-CORRAL, S SANCHEZ-RAMON, E SARMIENTO, D MICHELOUD, and E FERNANDEZ-CRUZ: Partial Response to Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Severe Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with Common Variable Immunodeficiency; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 666-671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

FEDERICO PEROSA, ELVIRA FAVOINO, MARIA ANTONIETTA CARAGNANO, and FRANCO DAMMACCO: CD20 Mimicry by a mAb Rituximab-Specific Linear Peptide: A Potential Tool for Active Immunotherapy of Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 672-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SIMON SKURKOVICH and BORIS SKURKOVICH: Anticytokine Therapy, Especially Anti-Interferon- ${gamma}$ , as a Pathogenetic Treatment in TH-1 Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 684-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MICHAL SCHWARTZ and JONATHAN KIPNIS: Therapeutic T Cell-Based Vaccination for Neurodegenerative Disorders: The Role of CD4⁺CD25⁺ Regulatory T Cells; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 701-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

STANLEY M. NAGUWA: Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 709-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

JOCHEN ZWERINA, KURT REDLICH, GEORG SCHETT, and JOSEF S. SMOLEN: Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Targeting Cytokines; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 716-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D AUCI, F NICOLETTI, K MANGANO, R PIETERS, S NIERKENS, L MORGAN, H OFFNER, J FRINCKE, and C READING: Anti-inflammatory and Immune Regulatory Properties of 5-Androsten-3ß, 17ß-Diol (HE2100), and Synthetic Analogue HE3204: Implications for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 730-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TAL SAPIR, MIRI BLANK, and YEHUDA SHOENFELD: Immunomodulatory Effects of Intravenous Immunoglobulins as a Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases, Cancer, and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 743-778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

YAIR LEVY, YOSEF UZIEL, GIESELE ZANDMAN, PNINA ROTMAN, HAWARED AMITAL, YANIV SHERER, PNINA LANGEVITZ, BOLECK GOLDMAN, and YEHUDA SHOENFELD: Response of Vasculitic Peripheral Neuropathy to Intravenous Immunoglobulin; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 779-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

HELENA TLASKALOVÁ-HOGENOVÁ, LUDMILA TUCKOVÁ, RENATA STEPÁNKOVÁ, TOMÁS HUDCOVIC, LENKA PALOVÁ-JELÍNKOVÁ, HANA KOZÁKOVÁ, PAVEL ROSSMANN, DANIEL SANCHEZ, JANA CINOVÁ, TOMÁS HRNCÍR, MILOSLAV KVERKA, LENKA FROLOVÁ, HOLM UHLIG, FIONA POWRIE, and PAUL BLAND: Involvement of Innate Immunity in the Development of Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 787-798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

REINHARD E. VOLL and JOACHIM R. KALDEN: Do We Need New Treatment That Goes beyond Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockers for Rheumatoid Arthritis?; Ann NY Acad Sci 2005 1051: 799-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]