Active clinical trials for "Immune System Diseases"

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease where lymphocytes inflict damage to the axons and myelin sheaths of the central nervous system. Persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) were long advised to avoid physical activity but the benefits of exercise to improve cardiovascular and cognitive functions in pwMS have become important aspects of standardized rehabilitation programs. Recent findings show that the achieved adaptations through exercise are associated with the intensity dependent lactate increases during exercise. This dose-response relationship between the mode and the exercise intensity implicates the relevance of the exercise protocol as higher exercise intensities seem to facilitate greater benefits, also in pwMS. This pilot study evaluates the influences of acute bout of moderate physical exercise (cycling) and relaxation on cognitive functions at three time points. Primary outcomes are the differences (at timepoint t2) of cognitive functions assessed via the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) and the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test Revised (BVMT-R) T1-3 of the BICAMS battery. Results should into a randomised controlled Trial that investigates the specific influences of a three-week training intervention on Brain-derived neurotrophic factors (BDNF), Insulin Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) as central neurobiological parameters of neuroplasticity, cardiorespiratory Fitness and cognitive functions.

Patients with food allergy and their parents will answer a food allergy quality of life questionnaire that will be translated to Hebrew and validated. Questionnaires will be filled also by patients undergoing oral immunotherapy (OIT).

Anti N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is an autoimmune encephalitis，found in recent years，producing the specific IgG antibody induced by the NMDA receptors.It is the most common curable disease among the non infectious-autoimmune encephalitis,usually has been misdiagnosed as other causes of encephalitis.Our previous study found that there are differences between the Chinese and the foreign in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis such as the sex ratio, the rate of combined tumor and clinical manifestations.As a new found disease,the incidence rate has been underestimated.Therefore,to establish the Registry Research Database for Chinese group of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis is imminent.This study will combine Beijing area's hospitals and foreign experts,depending on multicenter, prospective and registry method,to understand the incidence in Beijing area,to summarize and analyze the clinical data of patients.So,there will make a solid foundation for the subsequent Beijing area detection platform and other research.

Find if the retinal function is affected in both the nonsevere and the severe stage of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) by comparing the retinal oxygen saturation of GO patients with that of normal people.

Food allergy (FA) derives from a dysregulation of oral tolerance mechanisms. Studies suggest a crucial role for enteric microflora in oral tolerance development. An altered composition of intestinal microflora results in an unbalanced local and systemic immune response to food allergens. There are qualitative and quantitative differences in gut microbiota composition in children with food allergy. These findings support the concept that specific beneficial bacteria from human intestinal microflora, designated probiotics, could restore intestinal microflora homeostasis and prevent or treat FA.

It is well established that CD8 and CD4 T cells reactive against defined islet antigens are associated with initiation and progression of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). In previous work, we have demonstrated that it is possible to redirect T cells against pathogenic T cells via chimeric peptide/MHC/CD3-zeta receptors in a peptide-specific manner and to prevent, or inhibit diabetes in NOD mice. In this study we intend to extend this approach to T cells of T1D patients. Working hypothesis: Beta cell-reactive CD8 T cells of human T1D patients can be immuno-targeted by their own gene-modified cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Aims: Our major aim is to demonstrate, in a set of ex-vivo experiments, such immunotargeting with T cells derived from T1D patients at the Ziv Medical Center. To this end we will stimulate and expand autoreactive CD8 cells in blood samples of T1D patients and target them, ex-vivo, with genetically-reprogrammed CTLs which are present in the same blood samples.

The purpose of this study is to observe the clinical manifestation, Lab findings including chest CT scans, pathological findings and outcomes in chinese patients with pulminary vasculitis.

The aim of the study is to assess improvement in visual evoked potential, cognition, fatigue, micturation and walking impairment under 3 months of Fampyra treatment

Comparison of noninvasive glucose measurement performance versus standard invasive reference measurements.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of nailfold capillaroscopy in the assessment of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Primary endpoint: - To compare the frequency of major capillaroscopic abnormalities in patients with SLE and healthy controls. Secondary endpoints: To compare the frequency of major capillaroscopic abnormalities in patients with active and non-active SLE / active SLE and healthy controls / non-active SLE and healthy controls. To study the association of different capillaroscopic parameters and the status of subjects (SLE / active SLE / non-active SLE / healthy controls).