[HTML][HTML] Targeting the complement system for the management of retinal inflammatory and degenerative diseases

H Xu, M Chen - European journal of pharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
The retina, an immune privileged tissue, has specialized immune defense mechanisms
against noxious insults that may exist in diseases such as age-related macular degeneration …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in the genetics of uveitis

XF Huang, MA Brown - Genes & Immunity, 2022 - nature.com
Uveitis is the most common form of intraocular inflammatory disease and is a significant
cause of visual impairment worldwide. Aetiologically, uveitis can also be classified into …

Genetics of ankylosing spondylitis

PC Robinson, MA Brown - Molecular immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and
sacroiliac joints. It causes significant disability and is associated with a number of other …

Genetic dissection of acute anterior uveitis reveals similarities and differences in associations observed with ankylosing spondylitis

PC Robinson, TAM Claushuis, A Cortes… - Arthritis & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To use high‐density genotyping to investigate the genetic associations of acute
anterior uveitis (AAU) in patients with and those without ankylosing spondylitis (AS) …

The risk assessment of uveitis after COVID‐19 diagnosis: A multicenter population‐based study

NY Hsia, AY Hsu, YH Wang, JX Li… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reports on uveitis after COVID‐19 have been limited. Our objective was to examine the risk
of uveitis among COVID‐19 patients. This was a retrospective cohort study based on the …

HLA-B27 anterior uveitis: immunology and immunopathology

D Wakefield, W Yates, S Amjadi… - Ocular immunology and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the commonest type of uveitis and HLA-B27 AAU is the most
frequently recognized type of acute anterior uveitis and anterior uveitis overall. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of association of C3 gene with uveitis: additional insights into the genetic profile of uveitis regarding complement pathway genes

MM Yang, J Wang, L Dong, DJ Kong, Y Teng, P Liu… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Uveitis is a devastating ocular disease that causes blindness. Our previous studies have
achieved great advancements in depicting the genetic profiles of uveitis regarding …

Association between interleukin-27 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to allergic rhinitis

Y Shen, XD Yuan, D Hu, X Ke, XQ Wang, GH Hu… - Human immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an inflammatory disorder of the upper airway. Interleukin-
27 (IL-27), a novel IL-12 family member, has recently been reported to play a role in some …

[HTML][HTML] An updated advancement of bifunctional IL-27 in inflammatory autoimmune diseases

WD Xu, DC Wang, M Zhao, AF Huang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Interleukin-27 (IL-27) is a member of the IL-12 family. The gene encoding IL-27 is located at
chromosome 16p11. IL-27 is considered as a heterodimeric cytokine, which consists of …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of molecular genetics in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease

JYW Ng, FOJ Luk, TYY Lai, CP Pang - Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is a systemic autoimmune disorder against
melanocytes. Recent studies have identified multiple genetic factors that might be …