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The etiology of achalasia: An immune-dominant disease.

Xing Yue WuZu Qiang LiuYun WangWei Feng ChenPing Ting GaoQuan Lin LiPing Hong Zhou
Published in: Journal of digestive diseases (2021)
There is accumulating evidence suggesting that an autoimmune component is involved in esophageal achalasia. An increase in immune cells, cytokines, chemokines, and autoimmune antibodies in serum and infiltration of immune cells in tissues support the view that immune-mediated inflammation is a crucial pathogenesis of inhibitory neuron degeneration in the lower esophageal sphincter. Infection of viruses such as the herpes virus family has been suspected of provoking the autoimmune reaction. Meanwhile, previous reports on immunogenetics have proposed that specific risk alleles on the human leukocyte antigen complex define the susceptible population to achalasia. In this study we reviewed current knowledge regarding the immune-related factors of achalasia, including immunology, viral infection and immunogenetic variations.
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