Dr. Westley H Reeves MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
1600 SW Archer Rd Gainesville FL, 32610About
Dr. Westley Reeves is a rheumatologist practicing in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Reeves specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Reeves treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A critical evaluation of enzyme immunoassay kits for detection of antinuclear autoantibodies of defined specificities. II. Potential for quantitation of antibody content.
- Effect of an exogenous trigger on the pathogenesis of lupus in (NZB x NZW)F1 mice.
- Induction of lupus autoantibodies by adjuvants.
- X-linked immunodeficient mice spontaneously produce lupus-related anti-RNA helicase A autoantibodies, but are resistant to pristane-induced lupus.
- Ecotropic murine leukemia viruses and exogenous mouse mammary tumor viruses are not essential for pristane-induced lupus.
- A critical evaluation of enzyme immunoassay kits for detection of antinuclear autoantibodies of defined specificities. III. Comparative performance characteristics of academic and manufacturers' laboratories.
- Distinctive patterns of autoimmune response induced by different types of mineral oil.
- Prostaglandin E2 receptors EP2 and EP4 are up-regulated in peritoneal macrophages and joints of pristane-treated mice and modulate TNF-alpha and IL-6 production.
- Autoimmunity induced by adjuvant hydrocarbon oil components of vaccine.
- Autoantibodies that stabilize U1snRNP are a significant component of human autoantibodies to snRNP and delay proteolysis of sm antigens in vitro.
- Diagnostic accuracy for lupus and other systemic autoimmune diseases in the community setting.
- Pristane-induced autoimmunity in germ-free mice.
- Effective use of autoantibody tests in the diagnosis of systemic autoimmune disease.
- Association of anti-nucleoprotein autoantibodies with upregulation of Type I interferon-inducible gene transcripts and dendritic cell maturation in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Induction of lupus-related specific autoantibodies by non-specific inflammation caused by an intraperitoneal injection of n-hexadecane in BALB/c mice.
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