"Autoimmunity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Process whereby the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues. Autoimmunity may produce or be caused by AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D015551
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G12.450.192
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Autoimmunity".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Autoimmunity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Autoimmunity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Autoimmunity" by people in Profiles.
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Transcription factor Etv3 controls the tolerogenic function of dendritic cells. Science. 2026 Feb 12; 391(6786):eads1246.
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Intrinsic T cell glutaminolysis promotes autoimmunity in lupus-prone mice. JCI Insight. 2025 Nov 10; 10(21).
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Thymic epithelial cells amplify epigenetic noise to promote immune tolerance. Nature. 2025 Oct; 646(8085):724-733.
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Innate Immunity in Type 1 Diabetes. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2025 Aug 01; 15(8).
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Regulatory T cells constrain T cells of shared specificity to enforce tolerance during infection. Science. 2025 Mar 21; 387(6740):eadk3248.
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Bacillus Subtilis-Derived Exopolysaccharide Halts Depigmentation and Autoimmunity in Vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol. 2025 Aug; 145(8):2049-2059.
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Androgens contribute to sex bias of autoimmunity in mice by T cell-intrinsic regulation of Ptpn22 phosphatase expression. Nat Commun. 2024 09 03; 15(1):7688.
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Mild Primary or Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Infection Promotes Autoantibody Production in Individuals with and without Neuro-PASC. Immunohorizons. 2024 08 01; 8(8):577-585.
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Microbial influences on severity and sex bias of systemic autoimmunity. Immunol Rev. 2024 08; 325(1):64-76.
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A novel mechanism of idiopathic orthostatic hypotension and hypocatecholaminemia due to autoimmunity against aromatic l-Amino acid decarboxylase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2024 06 25; 714:149940.