In light of the discovery of Autoimmune Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants, or ASIA, Vaccines and Autoimmunity explores the role of adjuvants specifically aluminum in different vaccines and how they can induce diverse autoimmune clinical manifestations in genetically prone individuals. Vaccines and Autoimmunity is divided into three sections; the first contextualizes the role of adjuvants in the framework of autoimmunity, covering the mechanism of action of adjuvants, experimental models of adjuvant induced autoimmune diseases, infections as adjuvants, the Gulf War Syndrome, sick-building syndrome (SBS), safe vaccines, toll-like receptors, TLRS in vaccines, pesticides as adjuvants, oil as adjuvant, mercury, aluminum and autoimmunity. The following section reviews literature on vaccines that have induced autoimmune conditions such as MMR and HBV, among others. The final section covers diseases in which vaccines were known to be the solicitor for instance, systemic lupus erythematosus and whether it can be induced by vaccines for MMR, HBV, HCV, and others. Edited by leaders in the field, Vaccines and Autoimmunity is an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers working in pathogenic and epidemiological studies.

In light of the discovery of Autoimmune Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants, or ASIA, Vaccines and Autoimmunity explores the role of adjuvants - specifically aluminum in different vaccines - and how they can induce diverse autoimmune clinical manifestations in genetically prone individuals.Vaccines and Autoimmunity is divided into three sections; the first contextualizes the role of adjuvants in the framework of autoimmunity, covering the mechanism of action of adjuvants, experimental models of adjuvant induced autoimmune diseases, infections as adjuvants, the Gulf War Syndrome, sick-building syndrome (SBS), safe vaccines, toll-like receptors, TLRS in vaccines, pesticides as adjuvants, oil as adjuvant, mercury, aluminum and autoimmunity. The following section reviews literature on vaccines that have induced autoimmune conditions such as MMR and HBV, among others. The final section covers diseases in which vaccines were known to be the solicitor - for instance, systemic lupus erythematosus - and whether it can be induced by vaccines for MMR, HBV, HCV, and others.Edited by leaders in the field, Vaccines and Autoimmunity is an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers working in pathogenic and epidemiological studies.

IntroductionYehuda ShoenfeldSECTION A: Mosaic of Autimmunity1. Adjuvants' Role in Infection and AutoimmunityEitan Israeli, Miri Blank and Yehuda Shoenfeld2. Infections as Adjuvants for Autoimmunity: The Adjuvant EffectQuan M. Nhu and Noel R. Rose3. Experimental Models of AdjuvantsNicola Bassi, Mariele Gatto, Anna Ghirardello and Andrea Doria4. Answers to Common Misconceptions Regarding the Toxicity of Aluminum Adjuvants in VaccinesLucija Tomljenovic and Christopher A. Shaw5. Allergy and Autoimmunity Caused by Metals: A Unifying ConceptVera Stejskal6. Genetics and VaccinologyJohn Castiblanco and Juan-Manuel Anaya7. Silicone and Autoimmune (Autoinflammatory) Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA)Yair Levy and Rotem Baytner-Zamir8. Silicone Breast Implants and Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants: A Literature SearchElisabetta Borella, Eitan Israeli and Yehuda Shoenfeld9. Autoantibodies Induced by VaccineNatasa Toplak and Tadej Avcin10. The ASIA Syndrome RegistryIgnasi Rodriguez-Pintó and Yehuda Shoenfeld11. Vaccination and Autoimmune DiseasesCarla Gonçalves, Schahin Saad, Clóvis A. Silva and Eloisa Bonfá12. Vaccination in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic DiseasesAbdulla Watad, Alessandra Soriano and Yehuda ShoenfeldSECTION B: Studies on Autoimmune Conditions Induced by Vaccination13. Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine: A Triad to AutoimmunityCarlo Perricone, Guido Valesini and Yehuda Shoenfeld14. Yellow Fever Vaccine and AutoimmunityRoger A. Levy and Rodrigo Poubel V. Rezende15. Antiphospholipid Syndrome and VaccinesMiri Blank and Paola Cruz-Tapias16. Hepatitis B Vaccination and AutoimmunityDaniel S. Smyk, Lazaros I. Sakkas, Yehuda Shoenfeld and Dimitrios P. Bodganos17. Adverse Reactions to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) VaccinesLucija Tomljenovic and Christopher A. Shaw18. Influenza Vaccine and Autoimmune DiseasesLuis J. Jara, Gabriela Medina, Pilar Cruz Dominguez, Olga Vera-Lastra, Miguel A. Saavedra, Mónica Vázquez del Mercado and Minoru Satoh19. Vaccines and Autoimmunity: Meningococcal VaccinesGiovanna Passaro, Alessandra Soriano and Raffaele Manna20. Pneumococcal Vaccines and Autoimmune PhenomenaElisabetta Borella, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Andrea Doria and Yehuda Shoenfeld21. BCG and AutoimmunityLuigi Bernini, Carlo Umberto Manzini, Clodoveo FerriSECTION C: Autoimmune Diseases Solicited by Vaccination22. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Induced by VaccinesNurit Katz-Agranov and Gisele Zandman-Goddard23. VasculitidesAlessandro Soriano, Rotem Inbar, Giovanna Passaro and Raffele Manna24. Vaccinations in Rheumatoid ArthritisEitan Giat and Merav Lidar25. Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases (UCTDs)Maria Martinelli, Carlo Perricone and Yehuda Shoenfeld26. Vaccines, Infections and Alopecia AreataYaron Zafrir, Sharon Baum, Nancy Agmon-Levin and Yehuda Shoenfeld27. Aluminium Particle Biopersistence, Systemic Transport and Long-Term Safety: Macrophagic Myofasciitis and BeyondRomain K Gherardi, Josette Cadusseau and François-Jérôme Authier28. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Between Infections and VaccinationsCarlo Perricone, Maurizio Rinaldi, Roberto Perricone and Yehuda Shoenfeld29. Vaccinations and Type 1 DiabetesAlessandro Antonelli, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Andrea Di Domenicantonio, Ele Ferrannini and Poupak Fallahi30. Narcolepsy and H1N1 the VaccineMaría-Teresa Arango, Shaye Kivity, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Gili Givaty, Joab Chapman, Yehuda Shoenfeld31. Non-nutritional Environmental Factors Associated with Celiac Disease: Infections and VaccinationsAaron Lerner32. Polymyalgia RheumaticaAlessandra Soriano and Raffaele Manna33. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM): Idiopathic, Post-infectious and Post VaccinationDimitrios Karussis and Panayiota Petrou34. Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Functional Disorders and Vaccination: Where Do We Stand?Jacob N. Ablin and Dan Buskila35. Bullous Dermatoses, Infectious Agents and VaccinesYaron Zafrir, Nancy Agmon-Levin and Sharon Baum36. Infections, Vaccinations and the Chronic Fatigue SyndromeHussein Mahagna, Naim Mahroum and Howard Amital37. Myositis and VaccinesIgnasi Rodriguez-Pintó and Yehuda Shoenfeld