2023-05-07 00:04:20
The international journal Science published a cover image of a woman frowning on the 5th. A woman’s body is depicted as being broken. At the bottom of the cover is the phrase ‘Autoimmunity’.
Autoimmunity means that the immune system does not recognize the body’s cells and tissues as its own, but recognizes them as foreign and destroys them. Autoimmune diseases are diseases caused by this. It can appear in all organs and tissues of the body and appears as weight loss or gain, fatigue, loss of appetite, sensory abnormalities, and memory disorders. Female patients are four times more likely than male patients.
Science published a special issue related to autoimmune diseases on the same day. Science said, “About 5% of the world’s population suffers from more than 80 different autoimmune diseases.
The special issue dealt with how autoimmune diseases are genetically induced and future autoimmune disease treatments such as stem cells. Science said, “Study on autoimmune diseases that began in the early 1900s revealed several facts, such as that autoimmune diseases can be genetic and can also be caused by infection or other environmental factors.” .
In particular, during the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19, Corona 19), the understanding of autoimmunity deepened. For example, it has been shown that autoantibodies to the antiviral immune response can contribute to severe autoimmune diseases. In addition, ‘Long Covid’, a severe sequelae following infection, is analyzed as an autoimmune disease induced by a virus.
“It’s up to scientists to figure out how the immune system is regulated, and the genetic and external factors behind autoimmune diseases,” said Science.
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