Meanings of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in English

Purpose of review: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are an important and treatable group of disorders.

The aim of this review is therefore to summarize current knowledge about potential implication of resistin in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Both immune and non-immune mechanisms are involved in muscle damage and dysfunction occurring in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs).

This experimental autoimmune myositis model reproduces many characteristics of human idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and may represent a tool for preclinical studies.

The CMAS is validated to quantitatively assess muscle function in the areas of strength and endurance in children with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Introduction: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies may be an overlapping disease complex.

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of acquired, heterogeneous, systemic diseases commonly regarded as autoimmune disorders.