From rheumatic fever to Libman-Sacks endocarditis: is there any possible pathogenetic link?

abstract：:Q fever has extremely polymorphic features, and has been reported to be associated with positivity of several autoimmune antibodies. We report two cases of atypical Q fever with a clinical presentation highly suggestive of an inflammatory systemic disease with positivity of autoimmune antibodies, mimicking systemic lu...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Durupt S,Puget M,Lega JC,Durieu I,Reynaud Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to ascertain the incidence of monoclonal gammopathy (MG) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 120 SLE patients were evaluated. Four patients (3.3%), two of whom were under 50 years of age, were found to have a monoclonal immunoglobulin in their serum. Our data agree with the previous literature in demonstra...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Porcel JM,Ordi J,Tolosa C,Selva A,Castro-Salomo A,Vilardell M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Criteria of organ-specific autoimmunity are fulfilled in a subset of patients with myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In particular, circulating heart-reactive autoantibodies are found in patients and symptom-free relatives. These autoantibodies are directed against multiple antigens, some of which are expresse...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Caforio AL,Daliento L,Angelini A,Bottaro S,Vinci A,Dequal G,Tona F,Iliceto S,Thiene G,McKenna WJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with multiple organ involvement. B-lymphocyte activity plays a pivotal role in the development and course of the disease. A newly developed agent called belimumab has recently been approved to treat active, autoantibody positive SLE as an add-on to st...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Parodis I,Axelsson M,Gunnarsson I

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spondyloenchondrodysplasia (SPENCD) is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by recessive mutations in the ACP5 gene, and it is characterized by the persistence of chondroid tissue islands within the bone. The clinical spectrum of SPENCD includes neurological involvement and immune dysfunction, such as ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bilginer Y,Düzova A,Topaloğlu R,Batu ED,Boduroğlu K,Güçer Ş,Bodur I,Alanay Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to investigate whether the functional p53 codon 72 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to SLE and its clinical features. A polymerase chain reaction of genomic DNA-restriction fragment length polymorphism was used to determine genotypes of the p53 codon 72 in 90 SLE patients and 114 ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lee YH,Rho YH,Choi SJ,Ji JD,Song GG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine if the measurement of anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies (abeta2-GPI) in serum levels contributes to the better characterization of the clinical situation of patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). For this purpose abeta2-GPI of both isotypes was measured in 42 patients ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Detkov,Gil-Aguado A,Lavilla P,Cuesta MV,Fontán G,Pascual-Salcedo D

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines have undoubtedly brought overwhelming benefits to mankind and are considered safe and effective. Nevertheless, they can occasionally stimulate autoantibody production or even a recently defined syndrome known as autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA). There is scarce data regarding autoi...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Perdan-Pirkmajer K,Thallinger GG,Snoj N,Čučnik S,Žigon P,Kveder T,Logar D,Praprotnik S,Tomšič M,Sodin-Semrl S,Ambrožič A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C4d deposition in peritubular capillaries (PTC) has been used as a marker of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). However, PTC C4d deposition is not described in patients with lupus nephritis (LN). C4d deposition in PTC was detected in 455 patients with biopsy proven LN in the present study. Renal tissues from 21 cases ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li SJ,Liu ZH,Zen CH,Wang QW,Wang Y,Li LS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the rates of induced abortions in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared to women from the general population and assess disease-related predictors of induced abortion in women with SLE. METHODS:We identified women with SLE (15-45 years) and determined the number of induced abor...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Venne K,Scott S,Bernatsky S,Vinet E

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can occur at any time during the course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and can be independent of lupus disease activity in other systems. The pathogenesis of PH in SLE can be multifactorial, but pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is the commonest cause of PH in SLE. The internati...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Prabu A,Gordon C

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In search of markers of disease activity in patients with SLE we have investigated blood lymphocyte subsets from a large cohort of patient. Seventy-one patients were studied using a well-defined panel of fluorescent monoclonal antibodies which recognize the major T, B and NK lymphocyte subsets and activated cells. Flo...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Erkeller-Yüsel F,Hulstaart F,Hannet I,Isenberg D,Lydyard P

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of serum and/or plasma circulating DNA (cDNA) have been described in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs). However, the role of this molecule has not been clarified. Our aim was to evaluate plasma cDNA levels in 48 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 44 primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patie...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bartoloni E,Ludovini V,Alunno A,Pistola L,Bistoni O,Crinò L,Gerli R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionnaire's disease (LD) is most commonly caused by Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila). In immunocompromised patients LD can cause necrosis of the lung parenchyma with abscess formation and cavitation. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with features of both primary and secondary immun...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Khokher W,Kesireddy N,Adunse J,Mudiyanselage PH,Iftikhar S,Assaly R

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many types of neurological disorders and events have been described in association with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), only ischaemic stroke is reasonably well established and accepted as a diagnostic criterion for the syndrome. We propose to evaluate, classify and ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Chapman J,Rand JH,Brey RL,Levine SR,Blatt I,Khamashta MA,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this paper is to assess whether pulmonary hypertension (PH) may be detected at one point in time or longitudinally predicted by serum uric acid (sUA) levels in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:We conducted a post-hoc analysis of a long-term followed cohort of Mexican SLE patients....

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Castillo-Martínez D,Marroquín-Fabián E,Lozada-Navarro AC,Mora-Ramírez M,Juárez M,Sánchez-Muñoz F,Vargas-Barrón J,Sandoval J,Amezcua-Guerra LM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether killer cell immunologlobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotypes are associated with vasculitis, vascular arterial events or anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies in patients with lupus. A total of 304 patients followed prospectively at the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic were assessed for the occurrence ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Toloza S,Pellett F,Chandran V,Ibanez D,Urowitz M,Gladman D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analyses of the medical and economic burden of chronic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are valuable for clinical and health policy decisions. We performed a chart-based review of 215 adult SLE patients with active autoantibody-positive disease at the predefined ratio of 30% severe (involvement of ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bertsias G,Karampli E,Sidiropoulos P,Gergianaki I,Drosos A,Sakkas L,Garyfallos A,Tzioufas A,Vassilopoulos D,Tsalapaki C,Sfikakis P,Panopoulos S,Athanasakis K,Perna A,Psomali D,Kyriopoulos J,Boumpas D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent accumulated evidence suggests that prolactin (PRL) is an important immunomodulator and might have a role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Our aim was to assess the frequency of hyperprolactinemia in women with SLE and to evaluate its correlation with disease activity. PRL plasma levels...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Jimena P,Aguirre MA,López-Curbelo A,de Andrés M,Garcia-Courtay C,Cuadrado MJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates specificity, sensitivity and concomitant presence of antibodies against histone H1 (H1), nucleosomes (NUC), chromatin (CHR) and dsDNA in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), analyses their association with SLE disease activity and characterizes the immunodominant epitope reactivity...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Schett G,Smole J,Zimmermann C,Hiesberger H,Hoefler E,Fournel S,Muller S,Rubin RL,Steiner G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiomyopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may be secondary to myocardial inflammation (i.e. myocarditis) or to systemic complications such as hypertension. Symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction is the most common clinical presentation of cardiomyopathy and is potentially life threatening. Ident...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Appenzeller S,Pineau CA,Clarke AE

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activation and decrease in platelet count characterize the development of the most feared form of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), i.e. catastrophic APS (CAPS). We aimed to assess if immuno-affinity purified anti-β2-glycoprotein I (aβ2GPI) antibodies enhance platelet activation inducing a significant flow obs...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Pontara E,Cheng C,Cattini MG,Bison E,Pelloso M,Denas G,Pengo V

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of the musculoskeletal system is common if not universal in the clinical course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Joint involvement on the whole does not cause major erosive disease, however, recent developments in musculoskeletal imaging show clearly the presence of significant bony and soft tissue i...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zoma A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel risk factors for the progression of atherosclerosis such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and adhesion molecules have stimulated much recent interest in the role of inflammation in atherosclerotic disease. There is also evidence emerging that autoimmunity may have a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In thi...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Gordon PA,George J,Khamashta MA,Harats D,Hughes G,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus nephritis (LN) is usually associated with widespread effacement of the podocytes' foot processes leading to proteinuria. Induction of urokinase receptor (uPAR) signaling in podocytes leads to foot process effacement and urinary protein loss via promoting podocytes' motility and kidney permeability in the glomeru...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cheng CC,Lee YF,Lan JL,Wu MJ,Hsieh TY,Lin NN,Wang JM,Chiu YT

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to determine prevalence, clinical significance of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) including anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL), anti-beta2GP1 and lupus anticoagulant (LA) in a cohort of 74 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) according to revised European criteria. aPL were found in ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Fauchais AL,Lambert M,Launay D,Michon-Pasturel U,Queyrel V,Nguyen N,Hebbar M,Hachulla E,Devulder B,Hatron PY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1964, Miyoshi reported a series of patients with diverse symptoms after receiving treatment with silicone or paraffin fillers. Miyoshi named this condition 'human adjuvant disease'. Since then, the literature has been flooded with case reports and case series of granulomatous and systemic autoimmune disorders relat...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Alijotas-Reig J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericardial effusions causing pericardial tamponade are rare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The goal of this study is to describe in detail the clinical and laboratory characteristics of a group of patients with pericardial effusions and pericardial tamponade secondary to SLE. We retrospectively ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Rosenbaum E,Krebs E,Cohen M,Tiliakos A,Derk CT

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a prospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose cyclosporine A (CSA) treatment in paediatric lupus nephritis refractory to conventional therapy. Seven children with biopsy-proven Class III-IV lupus nephritis were treated with CSA (2-4 mg/kg/day) combined with low-dose prednisone for on...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Baca V,Catalán T,Villasís-Keever M,Ramón G,Morales AM,Rodríguez-Leyva F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted an open-labeled, prospective study to determine the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus as an alternative therapeutic option for those patients with refractory lupus nephritis. The study population comprised one male and eight female patients with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis. All patients had fail...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lee T,Oh KH,Joo KW,Kim YS,Ahn C,Han JS,Kim S,Chin HJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00