The last 10 years have seen some progress in understanding the etiology of autoimmune
thyroid disease (AITD). The female preponderance can now be explained–at least in part …

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the tissues surrounding and supporting the
teeth. Due to the development of chronic inflammation, periodontitis can contribute to the …

Thyroid autoimmunity involves loss of tolerance to thyroid proteins in genetically susceptible
individuals in association with environmental factors. In central tolerance, intrathymic …

Objective: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder. The
purpose of this study was to determine the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a novel …

Recent epidemiological studies recognized a steady increase in the incidence of different
autoimmune endocrine disorders, including autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). The …

Background. Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an auto-immune condition characterized with
lymphocytic and fibroblastic infiltration of the thyroid gland. The rate of uric acid and HDL …

Aims: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune thyroiditis worldwide
and characterized with lymphomonocytic inflammation of the thyroid gland. Red cell …

Introduction Evidence points to viral infections as possible triggers of autoimmune thyroid
disease (AITD), but little is known about the prevalence of common viruses in the thyroid …

In type 1 diabetes, pancreatic beta cells are destroyed by chronic autoimmune responses.
The disease develops in genetically susceptible individuals, but a role for environmental …

Autoimmune diseases (AIDs) are the result of specific immune responses directed against
structures of the self. In normal conditions, the molecules recognized as “self” are tolerated …