Large-vessel vasculitis

D Pugh, M Karabayas, N Basu, MC Cid… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) manifests as inflammation of the aorta and its major branches
and is the most common primary vasculitis in adults. LVV comprises two distinct conditions …

Pathogenesis of Takayasu's arteritis: a 2011 update

L Arnaud, J Haroche, A Mathian, G Gorochov… - Autoimmunity …, 2011 - Elsevier
While our knowledge of the pathogenesis of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) has considerably
improved during the last decade, the exact pathogenic sequence remains to be elucidated. It …

Takayasu arteritis

RAG Russo, MM Katsicas - Frontiers in pediatrics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Takayasu arteritis is an idiopathic granulomatous vasculitis of the aorta and its main
branches and it constitutes one of the more common vasculitides in children. Inflammation …

Updates in pathophysiology, diagnosis and management of Takayasu arteritis

R Serra, L Butrico, F Fugetto, MD Chibireva… - Annals of Vascular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory vasculitis of
granulomatous nature, and still of unknown etiology. It mainly involves the aorta and its …

The neutrophil: A key resourceful agent in immune‐mediated vasculitis

K Aymonnier, J Amsler, P Lamprecht… - Immunological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The term “vasculitis” refers to a group of rare immune‐mediated diseases characterized by
the dysregulated immune system attacking blood vessels located in any organ of the body …

New insights on the pathogenesis of Takayasu arteritis: revisiting the microbial theory

JL Espinoza, S Ai, I Matsumura - Pathogens, 2018 - mdpi.com
Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic vasculitis that mainly affects the aorta, its major
branches, and the pulmonary arteries. Since the description of the first case by Mikito …

Tuberculosis and the risk of ischemic stroke: a 3-year follow-up study

JJ Sheu, HY Chiou, JH Kang, YH Chen, HC Lin - Stroke, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The aim of this study is to estimate the risk of ischemic stroke
during a 3-year follow-up period after a tuberculosis diagnosis using a nationwide …

The genetics of Takayasu arteritis

P Renauer, AH Sawalha - La Presse Médicale, 2017 - Elsevier
Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a rare systemic vasculitis that is characterized by granulomatous
inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. The cellular and biochemical processes …

Infectious triggers for vasculitis

MM van Timmeren, P Heeringa… - Current Opinion in …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Although many observations suggest a link between infections and the development of
vasculitis, no direct proof exists. Transcriptomic and proteomic studies of the pathogens …

Infection and vasculitis

CC Belizna, MA Hamidou, H Levesque… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Vasculitis may be associated with infection, immunization or anti-microbial drugs. Infections
are responsible for a number of different types of vasculitis. Conversely, patients with …