Autoimmunity in common variable immunodeficiency
Autoimmunity in common variable immunodeficiency
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DOI:
10.1007/s10875-008-9172-9
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发表时间:
2008-05-01
影响因子:
9.1
通讯作者:
Rizzo, Luiz Vicente
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作者:
Lopes-da-Silva, Susana;Rizzo, Luiz Vicente
immunodeficiency (CVID), the most common symptomatic primary immunodeficiency in adulthood. Different authors report high prevalences of autoimmune diseases in CVID, and several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this apparent paradox. Genetic predisposition, under current surveillance, innate and adaptive immunity deficiencies leading to persistent/recurrent infections, variable degrees of immune dysregulation, and possible failure in central and peripheral mechanisms of tolerance induction or maintenance may all contribute to increased autoimmunity.Conclusions Data on the clinical/immunological profile of affected patients and treatment are available mostly concerning autoimmune cytopenias, the most common autoimmune diseases in CVID. Treatment is based on conventional alternatives, in association with short experience with new agents, including rituximab and infliximab. Benefits of early immunoglobulin substitutive treatment and hypothetical premature predictors of autoimmunity are discussed as potential improvements to CVID patients' follow-up.