Striking alteration of some populations of T/B cells in systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship to expression of CD62L or some chemokine receptors.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to use transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic (TTE) imaging methods to identify cardiac dysfunction, an indicator of subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in terms of cardiac effects. This study involved 80 patients: a study group (n = 50) an...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Barutcu A,Aksu F,Ozcelik F,Barutcu CA,Umit GE,Pamuk ON,Altun A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether the functional CD40 rs4810485 G/T polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A series of meta-analyses were conducted to test for association between the CD40 ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lee YH,Bae SC,Choi SJ,Ji JD,Song GG

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodular or pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis due to infection by Aspergillus species is an uncommon presentation of invasive aspergillosis. Most cases have been described in severely immunocompromised hosts. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman, with recently diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus, who develop...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Angelotti T,Krishna G,Scott J,Berry G,Weinacker A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Lupus is a classical systemic autoimmune disease with genetics as one of the well known causative factors for the disease pathogenesis. Toll-like receptors are the major pattern recognition receptors associated with innate immunity and also act as an interface with the adaptive immunity. Genetic polymorphis...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Yusuf JH,Kaliyaperumal D,Jayaraman M,Ramanathan G,Devaraju P

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valvular replacement was performed in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome and severe mitral insufficiency. The valvular tissue presented thrombotic phenomena and fibrosis with minimum inflammatory component. ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Alvarez-Blanco A,Egurbide-Arberas MV,Aguirre-Errasti C

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although osteoporosis has traditionally been considered a disease of women, men also incur substantial bone loss with aging, and elderly men have age-specific hip fracture incidence rates and vertebral fracture prevalence rates that are at least half those in women. Early postmenopausal bone loss (which results in the...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Khosla S,Melton LJ 3rd,Riggs BL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychiatric lupus is a well-recognized complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and encompasses a wide variety of neurological manifestations. Although isolated cranial nerve involvement is rare, it can cause significant morbidity and disability. This report describes a case with isolated vagus nerve in...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Yu KH,Yang CH,Chu CC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to analyse autoantibodies' titres modulation during belimumab treatment in 50 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Sera were collected at belimumab start (T0) and every six months until the 24th month. Disease activity index (SLEDAI-2K) was analysed at eve...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cavazzana I,Kumar R,Pozzari C,Ottaviani R,Fredi M,Piantoni S,Andreoli L,Tincani A,Franceschini F

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Background While thrombopoeitin (TPO) agonists that act to simulate platelet production have been approved for use in steroid-refractory chronic immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP), there are few data on the safety and efficacy of these medications in patients with concurrent systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or an...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lusa A,Carlson A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart lesions of rheumatic fever and the heart involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), have different clinical pictures. Yet, there are several common characteristics linking both diseases: 1) central nervous system (CNS) and heart involvement; 2) molecular mimicry between the a pathogen and the origin of ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Blank M,Aron-Maor A,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are at increased risk for pregnancy loss. Additionally, other reproductive processes, such as unexplained infertility and implantation failure after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer may be affected ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Balasch J,Cervera R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A girl with neuropsychiatric lupus demonstrated Parkinsonian features soon after commencing risperidone. The single photon emission computed tomography scan showed hyperperfusion of the basal ganglia. Symptoms abated with the addition of dopaminergic agents to immunosuppressive therapy. The literature on juvenile Park...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Khubchandani RP,Viswanathan V,Desai J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to recent acquisitions, diagnostic criteria for the antiphospholipid/cofactors syndrome need to be improved. In the absence of a "common biological denominator", the best approach should be based on a scoring system mixing clinical and immunological items. APS might be composed of different biological subsets char...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Piette JC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-y-old male who developed necrotic lesions on the lower extremities together with testicular thrombosis necessitating orchiectomy, demonstrated high level IgG anticardiolipin (aCL) associated with acute HIV infection. This is one of the first cases describing a close relationship between viral infection and the cl...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Leder AN,Flansbaum B,Zandman-Goddard G,Asherson R,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives Avascular necrosis (AVN) is one of the most common causes of organ damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and often causes serious physical disability. The aims of this study were to investigate clinical risk factors associated with symptomatic AVN and to analyze their synergistic effect...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kwon HH,Bang SY,Won S,Park Y,Yi JH,Joo YB,Lee HS,Bae SC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor (TNFalpha) is a cytokine with a wide range of diverse and at times paradoxical effects. These include immunoregulatory, lymphoid organogenesis and pro-inflammatory effects. In recent years, TNFalpha has become a focus of interest more for its inflammatory effects in a number of chronic autoimmun...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mageed RA,Isenberg DA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The objective of this paper is to identify the risk of complications of real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsy in adult and pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Materials and methods This retrospective study examined outcomes of 296 renal biopsy procedures in 275 SLE patients. Imagin...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sun YS,Sun IT,Wang HK,Yang AH,Tsai CY,Huang CJ,Huang DF,Lai CC

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Although challenging, developing evidence-based approaches to an early and accurate diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus is a key approach to preventing disease and lupus-associated morbidity and mortality. Advances in our understanding of preclinical and incomplete lupus erythematosus have enabled the identifica...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Choi MY,Barber MR,Barber CE,Clarke AE,Fritzler MJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by the finding of ample serum autoantibodies. The role and the origin of many of these antibodies are still obscure. The aim of this work was to study the occurrence of anti-insulin antibodies (AIA) in SLE, and to postulate, based on AIA determination, on the mechani...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lidar M,Braf A,Givol N,Langevitz P,Pauzner R,Many A,Livneh A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the occurrence of visceral leishmaniasis in three patients coming from the northern part of Italy treated with immunosuppressive drugs for different rheumatic conditions. This paper highlights the importance of adequate work-up in those patients presenting with serious clinical manifestations that can compli...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Castellino G,Govoni M,Lo Monaco A,Montecucco C,Colombo F,Trotta F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azathioprine-induced aplastic anemia and fatal myelosuppression is a rare occurrence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We report a case of a 53-year-old female with a normal thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) level who developed aplastic anemia within 4 weeks of azathioprine initiation, resulting...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Yeter KC,Afkhami M,Brynes RK,Quismorio FP Jr

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study of all systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pregnancies during a two-year period (2006-2007) to describe the clinical features, maternal and foetal outcomes in our centre. There were 17 pregnancies in 16 women with SLE. Our patients have a mean age of 28.31 years (SD 5.24) and a mean d...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Teh CL,Wong JS,Ngeh NK,Loh WL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatigue is one of the most complex and ill understood symptoms of chronic illness often reported as the number one complaint by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the literature on fatigue in SLE. A pool of 55 relevant articles was retrieved via elect...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cleanthous S,Tyagi M,Isenberg DA,Newman SP

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We analyzed data of lupus nephritis (LN) patients to find parameters that can predict remission. METHODS:Sixty-four LN patients who were diagnosed with class III, IV, V or V + III/IV by renal biopsy and were followed up for more than six months in our center were enrolled retrospectively. Receiver operating ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Liu G,Wang H,Le J,Lan L,Xu Y,Yang Y,Chen J,Han F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to DNA were discovered over 40 years ago following the discovery a few years earlier of the 'LE' cell phenomenon by Hargraves and colleagues in 1948. These investigators noted that, when leucocytes were incubated with serum from lupus patients, changes in the nucleus could be seen together with phagocyt...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mageed RA,Zack DJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and risk factors for PAH in patients registered in the Chinese SLE Treatment and Research group (CSTAR) database, the first online registry of Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:A prospective cross-sectional s...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li M,Wang Q,Zhao J,Li Z,Ye Z,Li C,Li X,Zhu P,Wang Z,Zheng Y,Li X,Zhang M,Tian Z,Liu Y,He J,Zhang F,Zhao Y,Zeng X,CSTAR co-authors.

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in a young woman presenting mainly with skin manifestations of lupus and with no other risk factors is a major challenge. The case of a 27-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia is described. Although progression of vulvar intra...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Stepanić V,Corusić A,Matković V,Sentić M,Bosnić D,Mahovlić V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00