Thiazolidinediones and inflammation.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sexual dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients is an important issue to be tackled. We aimed to study the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in SLE women and detect its association with depression, functional disability and quality of life. METHODS:This study included 94 SLE females. Ninety-...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dorgham D,Haggag HM,Attia DH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifty-eight patients with SLE were prospectively studied at a tertiary referral centre in India to ascertain the prevalence and clinical profile of fibromyalgia (FM) in Indian patients with lupus. An attempt was made to determine whether socio-demographic factors or disease characteristics differ in SL...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Handa R,Aggarwal P,Wali JP,Wig N,Dwivedi SN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Poor adherence to immunosuppressive treatment is common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and may identify those with lupus nephritis (LN) who have a poorer prognosis. Non-adherence has also been reported to be a potential adverse outcome predictor in renal transplantation (rTp). We investigated ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ntatsaki E,Vassiliou VS,Velo-Garcia A,Salama AD,Isenberg DA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic therapy is a cornerstone for patients with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). High-dose cyclophosphamide, 200 mg/kg, can induce a complete remission without the need for stem cell rescue in patients with autoimmune illnesses. Here we report on our first four patients treated for severe SLE with this ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Gladstone DE,Prestrud AA,Pradhan A,Styler MJ,Topolsky DL,Crilley PA,Hoch S,Huppert A,Brodsky I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of anti-prolactin autoantibodies and the relationship among anti-prolactin autoantibodies, serum prolactin (PRL) levels and lupus activity in paediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using a transversal study. One-hundred and three consecutive pae...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Blanco-Favela F,Quintal MaG,Chavez-Rueda AK,Leaños-Miranda A,Berron-Peres R,Baca-Ruiz V,Lavalle-Montalvo C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Belimumab is a monoclonal antibody against soluble B-lymphocyte stimulator, an essential growth factor for B-cell maturation and activation, which was approved by the US FDA in 2011 for patients with active autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have failed standard treatment. Here we present the...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Fredericks CA,Kvam KA,Bear J,Crabtree GS,Josephson SA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a highly heterogeneous disorder in which multiple immunologic abnormalities have been described. In this review, we thoroughly analyse the impaired T cell production of, and response to, interleukin-2 (IL-2) characteristic of patients with SLE. Since it was first reported, several...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Crispin JC,Alcocer-Varela J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have demonstrated considerable variability in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) incidence and prevalence estimates. Lack of reliable epidemiological data may hinder evidence-based health care planning. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and incidence of SLE in the Estonian adult popul...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Otsa K,Talli S,Harding P,Parsik E,Esko M,Teepere A,Tammaru M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral T cell apoptosis is upregulated in active SLE, in parallel with high expression of both membrane-bound and soluble (s) Fas. Previous studies postulated that sFas down-regulates apoptosis in vitro through its blockade of the Fas-L of cytotoxic cells. We have investigated the extent of apoptosis and sFas leve...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Silvestris F,Grinello D,Tucci M,Cafforio P,Dammacco F

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoreactive T cell mediated autoimmune disease. Immunization with inactivated autoreactive T cells may induce idiotype anti-idiotypic reaction to deplete specific subsets of autoreactive T cells involved in SLE. Six SLE patients unsuitable or refused to use immunosuppressants ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li ZG,Mu R,Dai ZP,Gao XM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing this unique animal model of thrombosis we demonstrated that human (IgG, IgM or IgA) polyclonal and monoclonal antiphospholipid antibodies derived from APS patients have a significant enhancing effect on thrombus formation. This effect is reversed by treatment of the mice with hydroxychloroquine (plaquenil). ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Pierangeli SS,Harris EN

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterial infections can cause a variety of different manifestations. The increasing incidence of these infections worldwide brought another medical dilemma: immunological manifestations characterized by the presence of many autoantibodies and concomitant presence of autoimmune diseases. The burden of tuberculosis...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Machado Ribeiro F,Goldenberg T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This brief review is focused on those heavy metals (cadmium, gold and mercury) that have strong associations with autoimmunity. Cadmium treatment of rats and mice results in autoimmune responses that vary with species and inbred strain of animals. However, there is no solid evidence demonstrating that the renal pathol...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bigazzi PE

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the 9-year period between 1982 and 1991, 137 patients attending a medical clinic of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, were diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus according to the American Rheumatism Association's criteria for classification. The female-to-male ratio was 16 to 1. Commonly the onset age ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lee SS,Li CS,Li PC

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Antimalarials (AMs) are widely used in the treatment of connective tissue diseases. Their main side effect is retinal damage, while heart disease has been described in isolated cases. The aim of this study is to systematically review the existing literature on AM-induced cardiomyopathy (AMIC). Methods The P...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Tselios K,Deeb M,Gladman DD,Harvey P,Urowitz MB

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to investigate the relation between serum levels of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), the activity of an endogenous IFN-alpha inducing factor (SLE-IIF), clinical and immunological disease activity as well as serum levels of antiretroviral antibodies in SLE. Serum levels of IFN-alpha were measured in seri...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bengtsson AA,Sturfelt G,Truedsson L,Blomberg J,Alm G,Vallin H,Rönnblom L

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that can affect virtually any organ. Chylous ascites as a presenting manifestation of SLE has been described in a handful of cases in adults. However, to the best of our knowledge this presentation has never been reported in the pediatric age group. Podocyto...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Pilania RK,Jindal AK,Sandesh G,Vignesh P,Suri D,Nada R,Singh S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine kidney transplantation (KTx) outcomes for Greek patients with renal failure caused by lupus nephritis (LN) compared with matched controls, kidney recipients with other causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Twenty-six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) subjected t...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lionaki S,Kapitsinou PP,Iniotaki A,Kostakis A,Moutsopoulos HM,Boletis JN

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities of the lipid profile partly explain the atherogenic tendency of systemic lupus erythematosus but the picture is unclear in thrombotic primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS). Herein we compare the lipid profile, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol (CHO), apol...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ames PR,Matsuura E,Batuca JR,Ciampa A,Lopez LL,Ferrara F,Iannaccone L,Alves JD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dose-dependent combination of environmental exposures, estrogenic hormones and genetic predisposition is thought to be required for lupus to develop and flare, but how the environment modifies the immune system in genetically predisposed people is unclear. Current evidence indicates that environmental agents that in...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Somers EC,Richardson BC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the risk factors for 'severe' neuropsychiatric (NP) flare in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:This retrospective study comprised newly diagnosed 184 adult SLE patients who visited Hokkaido University Hospital between 2006 and 2017. In this study, severe NP...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Aso K,Kono M,Kono M,Watanabe T,Shimizu Y,Ogata Y,Fujieda Y,Kato M,Oku K,Amengual O,Yasuda S,Atsumi T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalidomide has been shown to be an effective treatment for cutaneous forms of lupus erythematous refractory to other therapies. Thalidomide has very serious side effects, including teratogenicity and neuropathy, which limit its clinical use in lupus to such severe refractory cases. Efficacy has been confirmed in seve...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Karim MY,Ruiz-Irastorza G,Khamashta MA,Hughes GR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is beneficial in severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial in 21 patients with severe and active SLE, manifestated primarily by nephritis, serositis or hematological abnormalities. In additi...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： van Vollenhoven RF,Park JL,Genovese MC,West JP,McGuire JL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the HLA class II associations of the anticardiolipin (aCL) and anti-beta2GPI (abeta2GPI) antibodies in a large series of European patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A cohort of 577 European SLE patients was enrolled. aCL and abeta2GPI were measured by ELISA m...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Galeazzi M,Sebastiani GD,Tincani A,Piette JC,Allegri F,Morozzi G,Bellisai F,Scorza R,Ferrara GB,Carcassi C,Font J,Passiu G,Smolen J,Papasteriades C,Houssiau F,Nebro AF,Ramon Garrido ED,Jedryka-Goral A,Marcolongo R

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this paper is to assess the role of gender on survival rate and causes of death and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in China from 2009 to 2015. METHODS:We conducted a multicenter cohort study to analyze the differences in outcome data between male and female SLE p...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhang S,Ye Z,Li C,Li Z,Li X,Wu L,Liu S,Zuo X,Zhu P,Wang Z,Wang Y,Wang Z,Zhao J,Wang Q,Tian X,Li M,Zeng X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) offers a wide range of benefits. However, there are evidence in favour of cardiotoxicity, including heart conduction disturbances and congestive heart failure. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of HCQ in the resting h...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cairoli E,Danese N,Teliz M,Bruzzone MJ,Ferreira J,Rebella M,Cayota A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome, quality of life and prognosis of lupus patients can be enhanced with close follow up and coordination between the individual's primary care physician and rheumatologist. Rheumatologists usually do not act as primary care physicians and leave health care maintenance to practitioners who need to be reminded...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Wallace DJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to describe characteristics of children admitted with pericardial effusion (PCE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determine the association between PCE and outcomes of interest. METHODS:We performed a retrospective cohort study of the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS). Patients w...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dalby ST,Tang X,Daily JA,Sukumaran S,Collins RT,Bolin EH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested an association between primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS), antiphospholipid antibodies and some major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens. We have studied the relationship between MHC class II antigens and PAPS in 19 patients from the south of Spain. Univariant analysis showed...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Camps MT,Cuadrado MJ,Ocón P,Alonso A,Gutierrez A,Guil M,Grana MI,de Ramón E

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00