Acute diseases start with an insult and end when insult disappears. If the trauma induces an
immune reaction (which happens in most cases), this reaction must be terminated with some …

Abstract For more than 2,000 years, it was thought that malignant spirits caused diseases.
By the end of nineteenth century, these beliefs were displaced by more modern concepts of …

In an earlier publication, a binary classification of chronic diseases has been proposed.
Chronic diseases were classified as “high Treg” or “low Treg” diseases depending on …

Background: Many recent studies suggest the immune system plays a significant role in the
pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and cancer …

The development of autoimmunity is a complex process, shaped by various factors, both
genetic and environmental, composing what is commonly referred to as 'the mosaic of …

The relationship between infections and autoimmunity as well as the risk of infections due to
antirheumatic agents, including corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and biologics, are …

Chronic inflammation may result from failure to eliminate an acute inflammatory irritant, from
an autoimmune response to a self antigen, or may be caused by an innately chronic irritant …

For many readers, the title 'pathogen infection and autoimmune disease'might suggest that
pathogens are the suspected drivers of autoimmune disease. This, of course, is a perfectly …

As man has moved rapidly from the hunter–gatherer environment to the living conditions of
the industrialized countries, the incidences of some cancers have increased alarmingly …

Autoimmune diseases are an ever-growing problem for patients as well as for the economy.
It has been estimated that 5–10% of the general population suffer from any kind of …