Ozen S, Hoffman H M, Frenkel J, Kastner D
Department of Paediatrics, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06100 Turkey.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Jul;65(7):961-4. doi: 10.1136/ard.2006.052688. Epub 2006 Apr 10.
Autoinflammatory diseases are characterised by seemingly unprovoked inflammation. They can be categorised as: hereditary (monogenic) autoinflammatory diseases, complex (polygenic/multifactorial) autoinflammatory diseases, and diseases where the course is affected by mutations in the defined autoinflammatory disease genes. Identification of the inflammatory pathways involved has opened up new areas of research which have implications for the treatment of these disorders and the pathogenesis of common inflammatory diseases.
自身炎症性疾病的特征是看似无端的炎症。它们可分为:遗传性(单基因)自身炎症性疾病、复杂性(多基因/多因素)自身炎症性疾病,以及病程受特定自身炎症性疾病基因突变影响的疾病。对所涉及炎症途径的识别开辟了新的研究领域,这些领域对这些疾病的治疗以及常见炎症性疾病的发病机制具有重要意义。