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Autoimmunity and kidney diseases

Faculty of Medicine / Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund / Section II / Nephrology

Phone: +46 46 222 07 01

Visiting address: Lunds universitet, Njurforskningslab, BMC B13, 22184 Lund

Postal address: Lunds universitet, Njurforskningslab, BMC B13, 22184 Lund

Autoimmunity and kidney diseases' profile in Lund University Research portal

Description

Autoimmune diseases affect several 100 million people world wide and is a tremendous public health problem comparable with heart disease and cancer. We have focused our research to a group of severe autoimmune diseases, called ANCA (anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody) associated systemic vasculitis. The diseases present with acute inflammation in the small vessels and cause rapidly progressive renal failure and life threatening lung bleedings if left untreated. Delay in treatment can rapidly lead to deterioration of vital organ function, while institution of toxic immunosuppressive therapy for patients with, for instance infections, may have detrimental effects. The mixture of clinical and pre-clinical researchers makes it possible to address clinically relevant questions on a molecular level. The work is focused on deciphering the underlying disease biology and translate this into new concepts of treatment as well as development of new diagnostics.

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  • Aladdin Mohammad

    Research project participant

    aladdin [dot] mohammad [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se

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  • Daina Selga

    Research project participant

    daina [dot] selga [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se

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  • Kerstin Westman

    Research project participant

    kerstin [dot] westman [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se