This episode digs into the pathophysiology of urticaria vasculitis from anti-C1q to the story of bradykinin. ·       Intro 0:11 ·       In this episode 0:22 ·       Review of episode 83 1:23 ·       Listen to previous episode, The Complement System for Dunces 4:09 ·       Anti-C1q antibodies 6:26 ·       Lupus, anti-C1q and lupus nephritis 9:33 ·       What happens when you inject anti-C ..read more

Is it an allergy or an autoimmune vasculitis, or a little of both? Find out the story of urticarial vasculitis, how this disease was recognized and eventually sorted out from other types of urticaria. ·       Intro 0:12 ·       In this episode 0:21 ·       Case study 1:22 ·       Chronic spontaneous urticaria, hives and nettles 7:57 ·       Dermatographism and witchcraft? 10:15 ·       Causes of urticaria 11:17 ·&nbs ..read more

What should rheumatologists know about what we've learned about COVID-19 and long COVID in 2023? Hosted by Dr. Leonard Calabrese. ·       Intro 0:11 ·       In this episode 0:21 ·       2023: current status and controversies 0:35 ·       What is going on with COVID-19? 01:53 ·       What do we know about vaccine responses? What should we be telling our patients about vaccines in our immunocompromised population? 2:58 ·    &nbs ..read more

It's that time of year again, everyone rolling up their sleeves to get a flu shot. This episode dives into the history of the struggles pinning down the causative agent of flu and the journey to the vaccine! ·       Intro 0:12 ·       In this episode 0:17 ·       The history of the flu: 1892 3:10 ·       Rabies and dead virus 10:52 ·       A Sickness in the Serum, Part 2 14:31 ·       Vaccines and trials 19:13 ·  ..read more

What is silica? How does it impact your risk of developing autoimmunity if you inhale it, inject it or even snort it up your nose? Listen and find out! ·       Intro 0:12 ·       In the previous episodes 0:28 ·       The Ajax incident of 1979 1:15 ·       Silica and its association with autoimmune disease 4:11 ·       The history of silica and the health risks 5:21 ·       Rheumatoid scleroderma, etc. 8:14 · &nb ..read more

In this episode, we dig through the data of lupus in Africa and speak with experts on the Lupus Gradient, the impact of malaria and what we can learn from it all. ·       Intro 0:12 ·       In the previous episode 0:30 ·       Lupus Gradient 2:01 ·       Back to Dr. Brian Greenwood 3:48 ·       Polyarthritis 4:04 ·       Rates of autoimmune diseases 6:00 ·       Malaria and mouse models ..read more

This episode delves into what we can learn about the impact of the environment on autoimmunity, digging into how rates of autoimmunity can vary drastically in different parts of the world. ·       Intro 0:12 ·       In this episode 0:16 ·       Dr. Brian Greenwood 0:22 ·       The geography of autoimmunity 7:01 ·       Type 1 diabetes 10:31 ·       Finland and type 1 diabetes 13:57 ·     &nbs ..read more

This episode delves into the history of the hygiene hypothesis. What do we know about different exposures changing risk for asthma and allergies, and do these exposures have the same protection for autoimmunity? ·       Intro 0:12 ·       In this episode 0:18 ·       Hygiene hypothesis 0:33 ·       Allergic rhinitis (or Hay fever) 2:32 ·       Pollen and the allergy skin test 8:58 ·       Exposure and cleanliness 10 ..read more

Was your psoriasis caused by the Black Death? Learn more than you might have wanted to know about the Black Death and delve into the data on the immunologic/autoimmune ramifications of wiping out nearly half of Europe. ·       Intro 0:11 ·       In this episode 1:09 ·       The Black Death 1:24 ·       The History of IV Immunoglobulin episode 2:07 ·       How the Black Death happened 4:07 ·       How many people died ..read more

Dive into vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. What is it? How does it present? Get clues to its diagnosis and learn more about collagen than you ever wanted to know. Intro 0:12 In this episode 0:17 Why vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome? 0:28 Case study: Dr. Mories 2:20 What can we learn about vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome? 05:02 Collagen and elastin 05:57 Collagen: horses and glue 07:07 More about collagen 10:35 Why is it a problem to miss a little bit of collagen? 14:14 The problem in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 15:06 The history of vascular EDS 15:41 How is vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ..read more