Lack of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in muscles of patients with inflammatory myopathy and increased anti-Toxoplasma antibodies

Formation of antinuclear and double-stra

Formation of antinuclear and double-strand DNA antibodies and frequency of lupus-like syndrome in anti-TNF-α antibody-treated patients with inflammatory bowel disease

✍ Florian Beigel; Fabian Schnitzler; Rüdiger Paul Laubender; Simone Pfennig; Maria 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 318 KB 👁 1 views

Background: Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy used in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been associated with induction of autoantibodies including antinuclear antibodies (ANA), double-strand (ds) DNA antibodies, and the occurrence of lupus-like syndrome (LLS). However, the cl