Immunological Medicine, Volume 47, Issue 2 (2024)

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Review Article

Review Article
Evolution of diagnostic criteria and new insights into clinical testing in mixed connective tissue disease; anti-survival motor neuron complex antibody as a novel marker of severity of the disease
Satoshi Kubo & Yoshiya Tanaka
Pages: 52-57
Published online: 10 Apr 2024
AbstractforEvolution of diagnostic criteria and new insights into clinical testing in mixed connective tissue disease; anti-survival motor neuron complex antibody as a novel marker of severity of the disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Research Articles

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Synovial-tissue resident macrophages play proinflammatory functions in the pathogenesis of RA while maintaining the phenotypes in the steady state
Kazuhiro Kai, Hisakata Yamada, Ryosuke Tsurui, Koji Sakuraba, Kenjiro Fujimura, Shinya Kawahara, Yukio Akasaki, Hidetoshi Tsushima, Toshifumi Fujiwara, Daisuke Hara, Jun-ichi Fukushi, Shinichiro Sawa & Yasuharu Nakashima
Pages: 58-67
Published online: 03 Jan 2024
AbstractforSynovial-tissue resident macrophages play proinflammatory functions in the pathogenesis of RA while maintaining the phenotypes in the steady state | Full Text | References | PDF (3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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C5a stimulation induces caspase-1 activation and mature IL-1β production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Yuya Fujita, Haruki Matsumoto, Kenji Inada, Michio Onizawa, Kenji Saito, Yuya Sumichika, Shuhei Yoshida, Jumpei Temmoku, Naoki Matsuoka, Tomoyuki Asano, Shuzo Sato, Takeshi Machida & Kiyoshi Migita
Pages: 68-75
Published online: 15 Dec 2023
AbstractforC5a stimulation induces caspase-1 activation and mature IL-1β production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Risk of disease flares after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Jun Kikuchi, Yasushi Kondo, Shuichiro Kojima, Shiho Kasai, Yuma Sakai, Masaru Takeshita, Kazuoto Hiramoto, Shuntaro Saito, Hiroyuki Fukui, Hironari Hanaoka, Katsuya Suzuki & Yuko Kaneko
Pages: 76-84
Published online: 08 Jan 2024
AbstractforRisk of disease flares after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil for steroid reduction in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a prospective cohort study
Ritsu Akatani, Norio Chihara, Shusuke Koto, Sotaro Mori, Takuji Kurimoto, Makoto Nakamura, Hisatsugu Tachibana, Yoshihisa Otsuka, Takehiro Ueda, Takashi Omori, Kenji Sekiguchi & Riki Matsumoto
Pages: 85-92
Published online: 18 Jan 2024
AbstractforEfficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil for steroid reduction in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a prospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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NF9 peptide specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte clone cross react to Y453F mutation of SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein
Aiko Murai, Terufumi Kubo, Takayuki Ohkuri, Junko Yanagawa, Yuki Yajima, Akemi Kosaka, Dongliang Li, Toshihiro Nagato, Kenji Murata, Takayuki Kanaseki, Tomohide Tsukahara, Takeshi Nagasaki, Yoshihiko Hirohashi, Hiroya Kobayashi & Toshihiko Torigoe
Pages: 93-99
Published online: 18 Jan 2024
AbstractforNF9 peptide specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte clone cross react to Y453F mutation of SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Case Reports

Case Report
Possible correlation between serum interleukin-8 levels and the activity of myositis in anti-NXP2 antibody-positive dermatomyositis
Risa Konishi, Yuki Ichimura, Ryota Tanaka, Hanako Miyahara, Mari Okune, Masahide Miyamoto, Monami Hara, Atsushi Iwabuchi, Hidetoshi Takada, Yasuo Nakagishi, Mao Mizuta, Shuya Kaneko, Masaki Shimizu, Tomohiro Morio, Ichizo Nishino, Toshifumi Nomura & Naoko Okiyama
Pages: 100-105
Published online: 04 Jan 2024
AbstractforPossible correlation between serum interleukin-8 levels and the activity of myositis in anti-NXP2 antibody-positive dermatomyositis | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Prophylactic immunoglobulin therapy for pediatric congenital myotonic dystrophy
Yoji Uejima & Satoshi Sato
Pages: 106-109
Published online: 25 Jan 2024
AbstractforProphylactic immunoglobulin therapy for pediatric congenital myotonic dystrophy | Full Text | References | PDF (968.5 KB) | EPUB
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Successful treatment with tofacitinib for anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis: case reports and review of the literature
Susumu Yamazaki, Masaki Shimizu, Ayane Yakabe, Eisuke Inage, Keisuke Jimbo, Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Futaba Miyaoka, Shuya Kaneko, Hitoshi Irabu, Asami Shimbo, Yoshiyuki Ohtomo, Masaaki Mori, Tomohiro Morio & Toshiaki Shimizu
Pages: 110-117
Published online: 01 Apr 2024
AbstractforSuccessful treatment with tofacitinib for anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis: case reports and review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB
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