AUTOIMMUNITY

目前对自身免疫性疾病的理解正日益得到新的分子科学的支持。这一领域的进展令人瞩目，现在所有临床专业都承认自身免疫是与之相关的疾病的一个主要组成部分。《自身免疫》是一本国际性的同行评议期刊，发表有关自身免疫疾病发病机制、免疫学、遗传学、分子生物学和治疗的临床和基础科学文章。除了免疫系统的基本机制和要素外，该杂志还关注与系统性红斑狼疮、类风湿关节炎、干燥综合征、糖尿病、多发性硬化症等系统性和器官特异性自身免疫性疾病相关的自身免疫过程。该期刊不局限于任何疾病类型或临床专业，而是反映了科学进步最快、临床应用最重要和最广泛的领域。该杂志对免疫学和分子生物学的临床医生和研究人员具有重要价值。

Current understanding of autoimmune disease is being increasingly underpinned by the new molecular sciences. Progress in this area has been little short of spectacular, and all clinical specialities now recognise autoimmunity as a major component of the diseases with which they are involved. Autoimmunity is an international, peer reviewed journal that publishes articles of clinical and basic science on the pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, and treatment of autoimmune diseases. In addition to the basic mechanisms and elements of the immune system, the journal focuses on the autoimmune processes associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and other systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. The journal is not restricted to any disease type or clinical speciality, but reflects the areas where scientific progress is most rapid and clinical applications significant and widespread. The journal is valuable to clinicians and researchers in immunology and molecular biology.