Cancer

Cancer genomics and proteomics Types of Cancer How Cancer StartsTreatment and StrategiesLinks of interest: Cancer Immunome Database Cancer Research Institute Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  (see also Memorial Sloan free physician referral service at 800-525-2225 to…

Hemolytic anemia

Hemolytic anemia due to immune function is one of the major causes of acquired hemolytic anemia. (Rosse, "Immune-Mediated hemolytic anemia Hematology 2004, pp. 48-62). Severe aplastic anemia (SAA) SAA is…

Blood diseases

See also Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (outline) Definitions Hemolysis is the breakage of the red blood cells' (RBC's) membrane, causing the release of the hemologin and other internal components into the surrounding…

IPF

Cause/etiology/symptoms The cause of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is unknown; it may arise either from an autoimmune disorder or as a result of infection. Cigarette smoking has been identified as…

ARDS

ARDS is a severe, often life-threatening of several systemic disorders and direct injury to the lungs. It is major component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and a manifestation of the systemic…

Pulmonary fibrotic disorders

See also lysyl oxidase-type enzymes in the "enzyme" section Classification:  Pulmonary fibrotic disorders are classified into the following groups, in order of their relative occurrence: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), nonspecific interstitial…

Airway Disorders

See also Mast cells (immune cells) and basophils (granulocytes) Introduction: Airway diseases include diseases which effect the respiratory tract (e.g., lungs, mouth, nose, pulmonary, alveoli, pharynx, larynx, trachca, and bronchi).…

SLE

SLE or "lupus" is used to describe a chronic potentially debilitating or fatal autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue. SLE is a prototype…

Lupus

See also: Drug targetting under "Pharmacology" Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement. It is multifactorial and involves epigenetic, genetic, ecological, and environmental factors. Primarily…

Autoimmune Diseases

See also "Hemolytic anemia" under "blood diseases" and "Hemolytic uremic syndrome" under "Kidney diseases".  See also Hypersensitivity Reactions; See also Lupus Introduction: Autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS), type…