Trillions of microbes survive and thrive inside the human body. These tiny creatures are
crucial to the development and maturation of our immune system and to maintain gut …

Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, and dermatomyositis are systemic
autoimmune diseases that develop after environmental triggering of genetically susceptible …

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus, characterized by persistent inflammation, is a
complex autoimmune disorder with no known cure. Immunosuppressants used in treatment …

Curcumin is a polyphenol natural product isolated from turmeric, interacting with different
cellular and molecular targets and, consequently, showing a wide range of pharmacological …

Intestinal dysbiosis, characterized by a reduced Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio, has been
reported in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. In this study, in vitro cultures …

Th17 and IL‐17 play important roles in the clearance of extracellular bacterial and fungal
infections. However, strong evidence also implicates the Th17 lineage in several …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease, develops when immunologic
self‐tolerance fails. Treg cells are a subset of CD4+ T cells that maintain self‐tolerance by …

The etiopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a clinically heterogeneous
multisystemic syndrome that derives its name from the initial characterization of facial …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious condition that affects mainly young and middle-
aged women, and its etiology is poorly understood. A prominent pathological feature of PH …

Lupus nephritis (LN), a potentially destructive outcome of SLE, is a real challenge in the
management of SLE because of the difficulty in diagnosing its subclinical onset and …