Thyroid autoimmunity: role of anti-thyroid antibodies in thyroid and extra-thyroidal diseases

E Fröhlich, R Wahl - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Autoimmune diseases have a high prevalence in the population, and autoimmune thyroid
disease (AITD) is one of the most common representatives. Thyroid autoantibodies are not …

Thyroid function and human reproductive health

GE Krassas, K Poppe, D Glinoer - Endocrine reviews, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Via its interaction in several pathways, normal thyroid function is important to maintain
normal reproduction. In both genders, changes in SHBG and sex steroids are a consistent …

COVID-19 and thyroid diseases: a bidirectional impact

LH Duntas, J Jonklaas - Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Context COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2), which has become the most lethal and rapidly moving pandemic since the Spanish …

Subclinical thyroid disease: scientific review and guidelines for diagnosis and management

MI Surks, E Ortiz, GH Daniels, CT Sawin, NF Col… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextPatients with serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels outside the reference
range and levels of free thyroxine (FT4) and triiodothyronine (T3) within the reference range …

Updated assessment of the prevalence, spectrum and case definition of autoimmune disease

SM Hayter, MC Cook - Autoimmunity reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Autoimmune diseases are heterogeneous with regard to prevalence, manifestations, and
pathogenesis. The classification of autoimmune diseases has varied over time. Here, we …

Graves' ophthalmopathy: VISA versus EUGOGO classification, assessment, and management

J Barrio-Barrio, AL Sabater… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder associated with
thyroid disease which affects ocular and orbital tissues. GO follows a biphasic course in …

Autoimmune thyroid diseases

PP Ovčariček, R Görges, L Giovanella - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) include a wide spectrum of thyroid diseases affecting
more commonly women than men. The most frequent forms are Graves' Disease (GD) and …

Actin binding proteins: regulation of cytoskeletal microfilaments

CG Dos Remedios, D Chhabra, M Kekic… - Physiological …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
The actin cytoskeleton is a complex structure that performs a wide range of cellular
functions. In 2001, significant advances were made to our understanding of the structure and …

Clearance of pathological antibodies using biomimetic nanoparticles

JA Copp, RH Fang, BT Luk, CMJ Hu… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Pathological antibodies have been demonstrated to play a key role in type II immune
hypersensitivity reactions, resulting in the destruction of healthy tissues and leading to …

Diagnosis and classification of Graves' disease

F Menconi, C Marcocci, M Marinò - Autoimmunity reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder involving the thyroid gland, typically
characterized by the presence of circulating autoantibodies that bind to and stimulate the …