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Filter by:The main study hypothesis is that Sjögren Disease (SD), usually considered a disorder typical of adult females, may occur not exceptionally in adolescence or even in childhood as a subclinical process. There are several pieces of evidence in favor of this hypothesis, from the incidental detection of asymptomatic SD in pediatric age to biobank-based studies showing that biological signs of SD may precede the disease clinical onset by years or decades. The best scenario to verify this hypothesis could be that of autoimmune thyroiditis, for the following three reasons: 1) subjects with Autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) have a high risk of developing SD (7%); 2) in cases with comorbidity of SD and AT the diagnosis of AT had usually been made before; 3) subjects with AT routinely undergo periodic blood examination and neck ultrasonography (US), which may include Salivary Gland Ultrasound (SGUS) providing contributive data to detect an asymptomatic pre-SD. The knowledge of the real association between AT and pre-SD may impact on several aspects of medicine.
The purpose of this interventional study was to check if the elimination of gluten from the diet of women with autoimmune thyroiditis affects their health and thyroid function, quality of life, and the gut microbiome composition. The main questions it aimed to answer were: - Does the gluten-free diet worsen the gut microbiome composition? - Does the gluten-free diet improve thyroid function, measured as thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid hormones thyroxine (FT4) and triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin antibodies (TgAb)? - Does the gluten-free diet improve the quality of life? Participants: - followed normocaloric gluten-free diet for 8 weeks - after first 4 weeks were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group over next 4 weeks additionally to gluten-free diet received gluten in gastrosoluble capsules and second group - rice starch (placebo). Blood and stool samples were collected before diet (T0), after 4 weeks (T1) and after 8 weeks of diet (T2) (total of 3 samples per participant). Also each participant completed the ThyPROpl quality of life assessment questionnaire for patients with thyroid diseases in three time points: before the diet (T0), after 4 weeks (T1) and after 8 weeks of the diet (T2).
The aim of this study is to compare the thyroid hormone values and anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) levels of women with a diagnosis of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and healthy pregnancies. The primary objective is to find out the relationship between recurrent pregnancy loss with thyroid hormone levels and anti-TPO positivity.
This is a longitudinal retrospective study for the evaluation of thyroid function and structure in patients with Klinefelter syndrome compared to healthy controls and patients affected by chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis.
This trial was a 1:1 (active:placebo) randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of prednisone and aspirin for the in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer outcome among patients with thyroid autoimmunity.
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) is a critical cytokine for the survival and function of regulatory T cells (LTreg). This cytokine has a dual role in the immune system. IL-2 stimulates immune responses by acting on the intermediate affinity IL-2R receptor, IL-2Rβγ, expressed by conventional T cells (LTconv) during activation, but also contributes to the inhibition of immune responses via LTreg that express the high affinity receptor IL-2Rαβγ. This difference in IL-2 receptor affinity for IL-2 has led to the development of low-dose IL-2 therapy to stimulate LTreg and improve control of excessive inflammation in autoimmune (AID), inflammatory or alloimmune diseases Low-dose IL-2 therapy is being studied in several of these diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, alopecia, HCV (hepatitis C virus)-induced vasculitis, atopic dermatitis and chronic allo-transplantation-related graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Some of these studies have shown an increase in LTreg numbers and an improvement in certain clinical signs. To improve LTreg targeting in autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases or GVHD, mutated IL-2s (muteins) have been developed with selective LTreg agonist properties. These IL-2 muteins are linked to an Fc fragment to increase their half-life. Two IL-2 variants (IL-2Vs)-Fc preferentially stimulate STAT5 phosphorylation in LTregs compared to conventional FoxP3- (LTconv) CD4+ or CD8+ T cells
Some women at reproductive age have positive antithyroid antibodies (ATAs). Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) are the most common ATAs. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of ATAs on maturation of women reproductive system and pregnancy outcomes.
To evaluate the effects of exogenous selenium supplementation on autoimmune thyroiditis.
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most commonly observed inflammatory and autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland. Many genetic and environmental factors play a role in the pathogenesis of the disease, including iodine exposure, drugs, chemicals, toxins, infections and smoking. In recent years, the relationship between oxidative stress level and thyroid autoantibodies in HT has attracted increasing attention of researchers. In the studies, it has been reported that oxidative stress levels may increase due to chronic inflammation, insufficient thyroid hormone levels, excessive autoimmune response and excessive iodine intake. Data from clinical studies clearly show that the balance between oxidants and antioxidants shifts towards the oxidative side in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis, suggesting that oxidative stress may be a key event in the pathophysiology of the disease, independent of thyroid function. Recent evidence has suggested that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) can improve thyroid function and reduce levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) in patients with hypothyroidism caused by chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. In the literature, data examining the effects of LLLT on oxidative stress level and quality of life in patients with HT is limited. As far as we know, it will be the first study examining the effect of LLLT on oxidative stress, fatigue and quality of life in cases diagnosed with HT. The aim of the study is to examine the effects of LT4 treatment combined with LLLT on thyroid autoimmunity, oxidative stress, fatigue and quality of life in patients with Hashimoto's diagnosis.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether Identity Oriented Psychotrauma Therapy (IOPT) is effective in decreasing the level of autoantibodies of patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis. The investigators hypothesize that working Constellations of Intention will have a positive impact on the biological level, by decreasing the level of autoantibodies, antithyroglobulin antibody (anti-Tg) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO), which are the main antibodies detected in chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. Secondly, it will have an impact on the psyche by decreasing the level of dissociation, alexithymia, anger, and by increasing the quality of life and than those in the control group.