• 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. Summary
3. Progression of IVIg use worldwide (1)
4. Progression of IVIg use worldwide (2)
5. Worldwide IVIg use
6. Causes of this evolution
7. IVIg composition (1)
8. IVIg composition (2)
9. IVIg mechanisms of action
10. IVIg mechanisms of action (1,2)
11. Established indications for IVIg
12. Established indications for IVIg: summary
13. Humoral immunodeficiency syndromes
14. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (1)
15. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (2)
16. Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA)
17. Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (ABMT)
18. Kawasaki disease
19. Guillain-barr syndrome (GBS)
20. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
21. CIDP: focus on a randomized trial
22. Acute myasthenia
23. Refractory inflammatory dermatomyositis
24. Refractory inflammatory polymyositis
25. Multifocal motor neuropathy
26. IVIg in birdshot retinochoroidopathy
27. Stiff-man syndrome
28. IVIg - Indications to be further assessed
29. IVIg - Indications to be further assessed: summary
30. Multiple sclerosis (MS)
31. Relapsing ANCA-positive vasculitis
32. Hemophagocytic syndrome of infectious origin
33. Streptococcal/Staphylococcal shock syndrome
34. Lyell syndrome: toxic epidermal necrolysis
35. Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP)
36. Analysis of the steroid sparing effect of IVIg
37. Steroid sparing effect of IVIg (1)
38. Steroid sparing effect of IVIg (2)
39. Conclusion and perspectives
40. Conclusion: perspectives

Topics Covered

• The use of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) as therapeutic proteins
• Use of IVIg to provide effective treatment for autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura
• Use of IVIg in a large range of autoimmune or systemic inflammatory diseases
• Increase in worldwide IVIg demand
• Increased evidence showing the efficacy of IVIg
• Mechanisms for the action of IVIg in autoimmune diseases
• Need for classification of the recommendations for use
• Clinical indications for IVIg therapy

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Series:

• Autoimmunity

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Immunology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Immunology & Inflammation

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on February 25, 2021

Financial Disclosures

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