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    Glossary Autoimmune Diseases

    immune system attacks the body's own tissues

    Autoimmune diseases are conditions where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own tissues, thinking they are foreign invaders. This can lead to a variety of health issues, depending on which part of the body is targeted. Examples include rheumatoid arthritis, where joints are affected, and alopecia areata, where hair follicles are attacked, leading to hair loss.

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    1. The Role of Nutrition in Immune-Mediated, Inflammatory Skin Disease: A Narrative Review Nutrients · 2022 · 40 citations
    2. Three cases of immune‐mediated adnexal skin disease treated with cyclosporin Veterinary Dermatology · 2006 · 36 citations
    3. The Impact of Immune-Modifying Treatments for Skin Diseases on the Immune Response to COVID-19 Vaccines: a Narrative Review Current Dermatology Reports · 2022 · 2 citations
    4. Evidence of a Causal Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Immune-Mediated and Inflammatory Skin Diseases and Biomarkers: A Mendelian Randomization Study Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology · 2024 · 2 citations
    5. Unraveling the ECM-Immune Cell Crosstalk in Skin Diseases Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2019 · 97 citations
    6. Alopecia universalis and Graves’ disease in the setting of immune restoration after highly active antiretroviral therapy AIDS · 2001 · 63 citations
    7. Alopecia areata as another immune‐mediated disease developed in patients treated with tumour necrosis factor‐α blocker agents Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2010 · 61 citations
    8. Immune-Molecular Link between Thyroid and Skin Autoimmune Diseases: A Narrative Review Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2024 · 6 citations
    9. 259 Immunohistochemical insight into the association between the collapse of immune privilege in the sweat gland and syringotropic immune cell infiltrates in collagen diseases Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2017
    10. The PI3K-Akt-mTOR and Associated Signaling Pathways as Molecular Drivers of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Skin Diseases: Update on Therapeutic Strategy Using Natural and Synthetic Compounds Cells · 2023 · 9 citations
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    1. Rapamycin Immune-suppressing drug, also called sirolimus
    2. Neem Oil Oil from the neem tree, used in traditional remedies
    3. Microneedling Technique that makes tiny punctures in the scalp with fine needles
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    1. Telogen Effluvium/Chronic TE and immune-related hair loss advice Reddit · 8 Aug 2018
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