[Comment: Adjuvants are substances added to vaccines to cause the immune system to react more strongly. ASIA is another new name for this group of illnesses caused by toxic chemicals.]
'ASIA' - Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants.
Shoenfeld Y, Agmon-Levin N.
J Autoimmun. 2010 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print]
The Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Medicine B' Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel; Incumbent of the Laura Schwarz-kipp chair for research of autoimmune diseases, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Abstract
The role of various environmental factors in the pathogenesis of immune mediated diseases is well established. Of which, factors entailing an immune adjuvant activity such as infectious agents, silicone, aluminium salts and others were associated with defined and non-defined immune mediated diseases both in animal models and in humans. In recent years, four conditions: siliconosis, the Gulf war syndrome (GWS), the macrophagic myofasciitis syndrome (MMF) and post-vaccination phenomena were linked with previous exposure to an adjuvant. Furthermore, these four diseases share a similar complex of signs and symptoms which further support a common denominator.Thus, we review herein the current data regarding the role of adjuvants in the pathogenesis of immune mediated diseases as well as the amassed data regarding each of these four conditions. Relating to the current knowledge we would like to suggest to include these comparable conditions under a common syndrome entitled ASIA, "Autoimmune (Auto-inflammatory) Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants".
PMID: 20708902 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
