Plexin D1 as a Potential Biomarker inPM/DM

Launched by ASSIUT UNIVERSITY · Nov 25, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are autoimmune inflammatory diseases that primarily target muscle.

autoimmune Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare inflammatory disease that mainly affects skin, muscle, and lung.

Inflammatory myopathies (IMs) often have distinct histopathologic features suggesting humorally mediated involvement of the microcirculation in dermatomyositis (DM), including early capillary deposition of the complement C5b-9 membranolytic attack complex (MAC) and secondary ischaemic changes; and CD8 T-cell-mediated and MHC1-restricted autoimmune attack of myofibers in polym...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Adult PM/DM patients .
• • 2. Juvenile dermatomyositis patients.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1-Patients with other autoimmune diseases ( rheumatoid arthritis ,systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa sarcoidosis, scleroderma, spondylarthritis and inflammatory bowel disease) 2-Patients with malignant tumors 3-Patients with active infection 4-Patients with severe heart, lung, and kidney dysfunction

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