• Advances in the Understanding of Etiology (I)
• 30 min
  1. Infection and autoimmunity: a two-way relationship

  • Dr. Ricard Cervera
• 35 min
  2. Autoimmunity and atherosclerosis

  • Prof. Johan Frostegard
• 47 min
  3. Endothelium and autoimmunity

  • Prof. Pier Luigi Meroni
• Advances in the Understanding of Etiology (II)
• 22 min
  4. Prolactin has a pathogenic role in systemic lupus erythematosus

  • Prof. Luis Jara-Quezada
• 44 min
  5. Sjögren's syndrome: current knowledge and future prospects

  • Prof. Athanasios G. Tzioufas
• 51 min
  6. Genetic and environmental triggers of autoimmune thyroid diseases

  • Prof. Yaron Tomer
• Advances in Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestation
• 38 min
  7. The catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome and the microangiopathic antiphospholipid syndrome

  • Prof. Ronald Asherson
• 20 min
  8. Pathogenic mechanisms of autoantibodies: circulating and local antibodies that form immune complexes

  • Dr. Luís Eduardo Coelho Andrade
• 34 min
  9. Pathogenic mechanisms of autoantibodies: antibodies to intracellular and membrane-bound antigens

  • Dr. Luís Eduardo Coelho Andrade
• 43 min
  10. What causes primary biliary cholangitis?

  • Dr. M. Eric Gershwin
• 30 min
  11. Capillaroscopy in autoimmune rheumatic diseases

  • Prof. Maurizio Cutolo
• Advances in Diagnostic Methodologies (I)
• 26 min
  12. The past, present & future of ANA testing: history and challenges of ANA

  • Prof. Marvin J. Fritzler
• 33 min
  13. The past, present & future of ANA testing: changing bandwidth and future of ANA

  • Prof. Marvin J. Fritzler
• 36 min
  14. Diagnostic methods in autoimmunity

  • Mr. Steven Binder
• 24 min
  15. Systemic lupus erythematosus: novel aspects of pathogenesis and treatment 1

  • Prof. Chaim Putterman
  • Dr. Noa Schwartz
• 28 min
  16. Systemic lupus erythematosus: novel aspects of pathogenesis and treatment 2

  • Prof. Chaim Putterman
  • Dr. Noa Schwartz
• 48 min
  17. Novel aspects of systemic sclerosis

  • Prof. Gabriele Valentini
• Advances in Diagnostic Methodologies (II)
• 46 min
  18. An update on the multiple faces of celiac disease

  • Prof. Aaron Lerner
• 23 min
  19. Protective autoantibodies

  • Prof. Elias Toubi
• 32 min
  20. CD44 genetic deletion enhances and CD44 antibody targeting attenuates autoimmune inflammation

  • Prof. David Naor
• 44 min
  21. Rheumatic fever: a model of a post-infectious autoimmune disease

  • Prof. Jorge Kalil
• Treatments of autoimmune diseases
• 38 min
  22. Intravenous immunoglobulins: clinical evidence

  • Prof. Shaye Kivity
• Latest Developments in the Field
• 26 min
  23. Adjuvants and autoimmunity

  • Dr. Eitan Israeli
• 46 min
  24. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): from pathogenesis to treatment

  • Prof. Roger Levy
• 24 min
  25. Vitamin D and autoimmunity

  • Dr. Shir Azrielant
• 28 min
  26. Pregnancy in rheumatic diseases

  • Prof. Pier Luigi Meroni
• Archived Lectures *These may not cover the latest advances in the field
• 47 min
  27. Pathogenic mechanisms of autoantibodies

  • Prof. Cees Kallenberg
• 41 min
  28. B lymphocytes on the frontline of autoimmunity

  • Prof. Pierre Youinou
• 42 min
  29. Apoptotic cell clearance deficiency

  • Prof. Martin Herrmann
• 34 min
  30. Auto-antibodies as predictors of autoimmune disease

  • Dr. Nicola Bizzaro
• 46 min
  31. Innate immunity and natural autoantibodies

  • Prof. Luc Mouthon
• 45 min
  32. Accelerated atherosclerosis in autoimmune rheumatic disease

  • Dr. Andrea Doria
• 47 min
  33. Pregnancy in autoimmune rheumatic diseases

  • Prof. Angela Tincani
• 42 min
  34. Pulmonary hypertension in the connective tissue disease pathogenesis, clinical features and therapeutic options in 2006

  • Prof. Ronald Asherson
• 39 min
  35. Use of algorithms for high quality diagnostics and handling of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases

  • Dr. Allan Wiik
• 24 min
  36. Immunologic mechanisms in systemic lupus erythematosus

  • Prof. Kok-Yong Fong
• 23 min
  37. Osteoimmunology

  • Prof. João Eurico Fonseca
  • Ms. Joana Caetano-Lopes
• 43 min
  38. ANCA-associated systemic vasculitides

  • Prof. Loic Guillevin
• 23 min
  39. The common origin for diverse autoimmune diseases

  • Prof. Juan-Manuel Anaya
• 76 min
  40. Anti-cytokine therapy in rheumatoid arthritis

  • Prof. Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini
• 40 min
  41. Sjogren's syndrome: autoimmune epithelitis

  • Prof. Haralampos Moutsopoulos
• 31 min
  42. Vitamin D and autoimmunity

  • Dr. Howard Amital
• 25 min
  43. Intravenous immunoglobulins: myth and reality

  • Prof. Zera Tellier

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1. Introduction
2. Video capillaroscopy
3. Analysis with capillaroscopy (1)
4. Analysis with capillaroscopy (2)
5. Analysis with capillaroscopy (3)
6. Analysis with capillaroscopy (4)
7. Analysis with capillaroscopy (5)
8. Analysis with capillaroscopy (6)
9. Lens ability to evaluate vessel network
10. Limit of detection
11. Nailfold vascular bed
12. Analysis of healthy subject
13. Raynaud's phenomenon and role of capillaroscopy
14. Mechanisms contributing to RP
15. Physical features of Raynaud's phenomenon
16. Normal response to cold challenge in PRP
17. Acute phase of primary Raynaud's phenomenon
18. RP response to cold challenge in SRP
19. Scleroderma
20. Patophysiology of scleroderma
21. Lesions observed in the nailfolds
22. Lesions observed in the skin
23. Early clinical signs
24. Classification of the SSc patterns
25. Infiltration of immune cells around vessels
26. Megacapillaries
27. Megacapillaries and edema
28. Microhaemorrages
29. Capillaroscopic patterns in SSc - early phase
30. Changes in capillaries
31. Capillaroscopic patterns in SSc - active phase
32. Production of extra-cellular matrix proteins
33. Necrotic lesions on the skin
34. Fibrosis
35. Neoangiogenesis
36. Fibrosis and neoangiogenesis
37. Late pattern - loss of capillaries
38. Capillaroscopic patterns in SSc - late phase
39. Capillaroscopic patterns in scleroderma: summary
40. Dermatomyiositis
41. Dermatomyiositis - capillary abnormalities
42. Systemic lupus erythematosus
43. SLE - capillary abnormalities
44. Antiphospholipid syndrome
45. APL syndrome - capillary abnormalities
46. Impaired cerebral blood flow in SSc patients
47. Blood flow in the brain in slceroderma
48. Cerebral hypoperfusion in SSc patients
49. Cerebral blood flow in SSc patients
50. Cyclosporin treatment of SSc
51. Capillaroscopy during cyclosporin treatment
52. Endothelin contributes to RP
53. High levels of ET are present in RP
54. High levels of ET are present in late stage of SSc
55. Endothelin levels in the different patterns
56. Fibronectin synthesis
57. Endothelin activates damage progression
58. Acknowledgments
59. 1st European course of capillaroscopy
60. 2nd European course of capillaroscopy

Topics Covered

• Materials and methods for the correct employment of the video capillaroscopy
• The Raynaud's phenomenon and the role of capillaroscopy
• The scleroderma pattern today
• Scleroderma pattern and pathophysiological significance
• Frequent patterns in dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndromes
• Correlations between the capillaroscopic patterns and clinical and laboratory findings

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Series:

• Autoimmunity

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Immunology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Immunology & Inflammation

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Maurizio Cutolo has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.