Mechanisms of Defense and Combat🟠IntroductionIn previous articles, we have looked at the mechanisms that maintain a constant ...

A 73-year-old Japanese man whose eyes, nose and skin were being progressively destroyed by his own immune system has made a full recovery on a drug combination rarely used for his form of the disease, ...

When you hear the words mucus and snot, you might think of colds, snails or drooling babies. But the runny, sometimes sticky substance often plays a vital role in our lives, and mucus also has the ...

Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) is a rare autoimmune disease. Without proper treatment, it can damage the eyes and cause vision loss. OCP is a type of mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP). MMP is a ...

Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare autoimmune condition that causes painful blistering on the skin and mucous membranes. These blisters commonly appear in the mouth and are prone to bursting easily, which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Airways with mucus plugs have thicker epithelium, basement membranes and smooth muscle than unplugged airways.

B-cell depletion therapies, in which B cells of the immune system that may drive disease activity in multiple sclerosis (MS) are temporarily removed, have contributed significantly to improved ...

Imagine trying to navigate your way across 150 football fields filled with waist-high gel to reach the end zone and score a touchdown. That’s the analogy gastroenterologist Dr. Robynne Chutkan uses to ...