Endocrine Manifestations of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:Neuroendocrine Immune Control Mechanisms and their influence on autoimmune disease;Sex Steroids, the immune system and autoimmune disease;Autoimmune disease and influence of sex hormones in experimental animals;Genetics of Autoimmune Endocrine Diseases;CLINICAL:Pituitary;Thyroid Dysfunction in Autoimmune Diseases;Adrenal Dysfunction and Autoimmune Disease;Endometriosis; Genetic abnormalities, hormones and autoimmune diseases; Polyglandular Autoimmune Endocrine Disease;Diabetes Type 1;Autoantibodies and Infertility in Autoimmune Diseases;Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Endocrine Disorders;Pregnancy, neuroendocrine immune system and autoimmune diseases;HORMONAL MODULATION IN THE THERAPY OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES:Ovarian Function and its preservation in Autoimmune Diseases; Corticosteroids;Prolactin;DHEA;Adenosine agonists;NOVEL THERAPIES:New Treatments for Graves? Disease; Anti-TNF therapy - modulation of hormone axes; Islet-cell transplantation; "Immune Intervention in Type 1 Diabetes: Realities of Today and Hopes for Tomorrow";