MANCHESTER, England — A soon-to-be-released guidance from the British Society for Rheumatology on the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) emphasizes ...

For patients with autoimmune vasculitides, mortality is on the decline in the U.S. but still remains elevated compared with the general population. These immunological disorders of inflammation of ...

Cigarette smoking was associated with ANCA-associated vasculitis, particularly myeloperoxidase ANCA-positive vasculitis, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “We have an incomplete ...

Patients with vs without ANCA-associated vasculitis are significantly more likely to die after kidney transplantation and to experience postoperative infection. Patients with ANCA-associated ...

ANCAs are mainly IgG in nature. These are specific autoantibodies. Thus they are antibodies produced by the immune system that mistakenly target the individual’s own proteins. They are directed ...

Heston was released from the hospital and began receiving in-center hemodialysis three days a week at Davita Kidney Center.

AAV is diagnosed based on symptoms listed above and the following laboratory tests. Based on which organs that may not be functioning well, imaging or biopsy may be performed. ANCA test, which is a ...

Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) was as effective as cyclophosphamide for remission induction in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, Japanese researchers reported. In a ...

The formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) is a common feature in the renal glomeruli of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis. The use of a DNA repair ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite an ever-growing array of therapeutic options, patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic ...

Autoimmune disease is fundamentally a mystery: whyever should an organism systematically set out to harm itself? Now, researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified a genetic basis for ...

The report identifies opportunities in ANCA Vasculitis trials by offering insights into top regions, countries, and phases, highlighting key companies, and tracking trial success and enrollment trends ...