['ASIA' - Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants: even and odd]

Reumatismo. 2011;63(2):63-6. doi: 10.4081/reumatismo.2011.63.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Recently, Shoenfeld and Agmon-Levin described a potential new syndrome, namely ASIA - autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants, that comprises four medical conditions: siliconosis, the Gulf war syndrome, the macrophagic myofasciitis syndrome and post-vaccination phenomena, characterized by hyperactive immune responses accompanied by a similar complex of signs and symptoms. Most relevantly, these conditions share a linkage represented by adjuvants. This common soil may possibly induce autoimmune or auto-inflammatory diseases in humans as it was demonstrated in different animal models. Reconsidering under a unified umbrella this apparently detached condition is not only intriguing, but also provocative, and may help in unraveling novel pathogenetic mechanisms, preventive measures, and therapeutic targets.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / adverse effects*
  • Animals
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Environmental Pollutants / adverse effects
  • Environmental Pollutants / immunology
  • Fasciitis / chemically induced*
  • Fasciitis / immunology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / chemically induced*
  • Inflammation / immunology
  • Myositis / chemically induced*
  • Myositis / immunology
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome / immunology
  • Prostheses and Implants / adverse effects
  • Silicones / adverse effects*
  • Syndrome
  • Vaccination / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Autoantibodies
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Silicones

Supplementary concepts

  • Macrophagic myofasciitis