Translational Autoimmunity, Volume 6: Advances in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (Volume 6) (Translational Immunology, Volume 6)

Translational Autoimmunity: Advances in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases, Volume Six addresses autoimmune diseases classified under the category of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatic diseases are heterogeneous groups of disorders in which inflammation affects not only joints, but also tendons, ligaments and bones. This updated release focuses on immunopathogenesis and clinical and laboratory details of rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome, and will be of interest to researchers, students and clinicians interested in autoimmune diseases, especially rheumatic diseases.

From an introduction to rheumatic diseases to diagnostic laboratory tests, and from the microbiota-immunity to cell-based therapies, the bench to bedside approach to rheumatic diseases is the main subject of discussion in this comprehensive resource.

• Gives an introduction on rheumatic diseases, from bench to bedside
• Describes diagnostic laboratory tests in rheumatic diseases
• Meets the needs of basic scientists, clinicians and translational scientists and industry partners
• Focuses on immunopathogenesis and clinical and laboratory details of rheumatic diseases

Nima Rezaei, MD, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, where he also serves as Associate Dean of International Affairs for the School of Medicine and Director of the Global Academic Program. He is Deputy President of the Research Center for Immunodeficiencies and holds an affiliated research appointment in the Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. He earned his MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and his PhD in Clinical Immunology and Human Genetics from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. His research addresses primary immunodeficiencies and translational immunology, with recent work extending into computational and AI-based approaches to immune profiling. He is the founder and President of the Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) and serves as co-editor of the Springer Nature series Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.