Introduction:
The
etiology of
autoimmune diseases is still unknown, but different causes arise.
Objective:
To describe the
role of
hormones,
diet, stress and
infections in the
etiology of
autoimmune diseases.
Methods:
A bibliographic
review was made using the Google Scholar and articles of free access in the
Pubmed and Scielo database from 2015 to 2019. The search terms were used according to the
DeCS and MeSH
descriptors. Development It is well known that
female hormones increase the
risk of
autoimmune diseases. Stress can maintain low-grade chronic inflammatory responses that cause
tissue damage, initiating or aggravating the clinical manifestations of
autoimmunity. An adequate
diet allows the guests of the
intestinal microbiota to maintain the
homeostasis of the
immune system. Today,
glutamate is used as a
flavor enhancer, especially in
developed countries. Perhaps it is one of the causes of the higher
incidence of
autoimmune diseases in these regions.
Conclusions:
Autoimmune diseases are more frequent in
women. Adequate
nutrition allows the
gut microbiota not to be altered and to maintain immunological
homeostasis.
Infections and stress situations can trigger or exacerbate the clinical manifestations of
autoimmunity(AU)