Sulpha allergy in lupus patients: a clinical perspective.

abstract：:Previous studies in our laboratory showed a dose-dependent and hormone-specific increase in CD154 expression in T cells from females with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This present study investigates if the estrogen-dependent increase in CD154 expression is due to stabilization of the messenger RNA. T cells from...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li X,Rider V,Kimler BF,Abdou NI

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) play a main role in inducing acute phase protein production by hepatocytes. This study describes the serum levels of TNF alpha and IL-6 in relation to serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (alpha 1AG) in three systemic lu...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Meijer C,Huysen V,Smeenk RT,Swaak AJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Impaired function of polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) leads to severe gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial infection, and to major morbidity and mortality. Few studies have focused on the association of impaired function of PMNs and SLE patients' susceptibility to inf...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Wu SA,Yeh KW,Lee WI,Yao TC,Kuo ML,Huang B,Huang JL

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardio-pulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are well recognized in adults. We report the occurrence of clinically significant cardio-pulmonary disease in a cohort of predominantly Caucasian children with SLE. All children with SLE attending the Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust between 199...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Beresford MW,Cleary AG,Sills JA,Couriel J,Davidson JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of antibodies against the complex of prothrombin and phosphatidylserine (aPS/PT) more significantly correlates with manifestations of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and with the presence of lupus anticoagulants (LA) than antibodies against prothrombin bound to oxygenated polystyrene (aPT-A). To investiga...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Horita T,Ichikawa K,Kataoka H,Yasuda S,Atsumi T,Koike T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome with particular attention to their initial clinical features, final diagnoses and the course of thrombotic events in association with therapy. The methodology applied was the following: retrospective analysis of 30 patient fil...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Vlachoyiannopoulos PG,Tsiakou E,Chalevelakis G,Raptis SA,Moutsopoulos HM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and quinacrine (Qn) association, at two different dosages, in treatment of lupus skin lesions not responding to HCQ alone. Thirty-four patients, affected by cutaneous and systemic lupus erythematosus, were retrospectively analysed. They were treated by HCQ (5 mg/Kg/...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cavazzana I,Sala R,Bazzani C,Ceribelli A,Zane C,Cattaneo R,Tincani A,Calzavara-Pinton PG,Franceschini F

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination has been perhaps the most important achievement in medicine of the last century. A hoard of infectious diseases that used to claim the lives of many, especially children, have been prevented and some even eradicated. However, it is possible that within this gift there is hidden a 'Trojan Horse'. During the...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Aron-Maor A,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Among the thrombogenic mechanisms proposed, it has been suggested that aPL can stimulate tissue factor (TF) expression by endothelial cells (ECs) and monocytes. Moreover, ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： López-Pedrera Ch,Buendía P,Aguirre MA,Velasco F,Cuadrado MJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women's treatment preferences for lupus nephritis vary widely even after adjusting for sociodemographic factors and disease severity. Attitude toward risk may partially explain interpatient variability in treatment preference. The objective of this study was to examine the association between 'risk-attitude' and patie...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Fraenkel L,Bogardus ST Jr,Wittink DR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus are common and disabling yet their pathogenesis is poorly understood. We investigated the role of cerebrovascular endothelial dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus and its neuropsychiatric manifestations. Subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus w...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Davey R,Bamford J,Emery P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old female with history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was referred for evaluation of decreased visual acuity in her right eye. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at the time of presentation was 20/160. Widespread cotton wool spots and macular edema were seen on biomicroscopy. Fluorescein angiogr...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Jeon S,Lee WK

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is particularly dangerous in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), being a problem both for the differential diagnosis with disease flare and for the management of SLE flare with immunosuppressive drugs. We report on four cases of SLE with concomitant CMV infection, having some common clinical and ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sebastiani GD,Iuliano A,Canofari C,Bracci M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if neurometabolic changes in the white matter (WM) of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients may predict the appearance of small hyperintense lesions on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) inside the magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) region of interest (ROI). We included 30 SLE patients ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Appenzeller S,Li LM,Costallat LT,Cendes F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-nine patients with systemic lupus erythematosus were screened for thyroid function tests. Of these, 8.9% had hyperthyroidism and 3.9% Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Euthyroid sick syndrome was present in 47.8% of patients. There was a high prevalence of antimicrosomal and antithyroglobulin antibodies ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Boey ML,Fong PH,Lee JS,Ng WY,Thai AC

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：:Objective The objective of this article is to examine the quality, content, and readability of information and resources in the English language and accessible on the internet by pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their families in North America. Methods Keywords relevant to SLE were genera...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cutler C,Peng T,Stinson J,Tucker L,Boneparth A,Klein Gitelman M,Moorthy LN

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Our aims were to assess the frequency of false-positive IgM antibodies for cytomegalovirus in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases and in healthy women (controls) and to determine their relationship with pregnancy outcome. Data from 133 pregnancies in 118 patients with autoimmune diseases and from 222 pregnancies i...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： De Carolis S,Santucci S,Botta A,Garofalo S,Martino C,Perrelli A,Salvi S,Degennaro V,de Belvis A,Ferrazzani S,Scambia G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies. Recently, a specific highly activated T helper cell subset, follicular helper T (Tfh) cell, has emerged as a key immunoregulator of germinal center (GC) formation and high-affinity antibody productio...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhang X,Lindwall E,Gauthier C,Lyman J,Spencer N,Alarakhia A,Fraser A,Ing S,Chen M,Webb-Detiege T,Zakem J,Davis W,Choi YS,Quinet R

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcome of 45 female and 11 male patients with biopsy-proven lupus nephritis, followed at our hospital between February 1974 and February 1990. In the majority signs of nephritis were present at the time systemic lupus erythematosus was diagnosed (range: -42-156 months) and th...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Derksen RH,Hené RJ,Kater L

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD27 is a useful marker in assessing the number of circulating B cells and B cell subsets because it permits one step identification of the major B cell compartments, CD27- naïve and CD27+ memory B cells as well as CD27high plasma cells. Abnormalities in the distribution ofCD27+ B cell subsets are useful in assessing ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dörner T,Lipsky PE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prognosis of pregnancies in women with antiphospholipid syndrome has dramatically improved over the past two decades using conventional treatment with low molecular weight heparin and low-dose aspirin. However, despite this regimen, 10-15% of antiphospholipid syndrome patients experience pregnancy losses. Several stud...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Tabacco S,Giannini A,Garufi C,Botta A,Salvi S,Del Sordo G,Benedetti Panici P,Lanzone A,De Carolis S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been detected in various liver diseases, particularly cirrhosis. The role of alcoholic consumption per se has been suggested. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of aPL in patients with alcoholic liver disease at various states and to correlate the presence of aPL w...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Perney P,Biron-Andréani C,Joomaye Z,Fabbro-Peray P,Quénet F,Schved JF,Blanc F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anti-α-enolase antibody (Ab) combined with β2 microglobulin (β2-MG) were investigated to predict the incidence of nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. METHODS:Levels of serum anti-α-enolase Ab and urinary β2-MG were detected in 115 SLE patients, 29 SLE patients with nephritis and 70 heal...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Huang Y,Chen L,Chen K,Huang F,Feng Y,Xu Z,Wang W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) initially found widespread use in the immunoprophylaxis of rejection in organ transplantation. It has subsequently been used in lupus glomerulonephritis, where early studies have shown it to be effective in induction and maintenance therapy. The randomized studies have mostly studied small ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Karim MY,Abbs IC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anti-RNP autoantibodies occur either in mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) (with a frequently favorable prognosis), or in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cases with aggressive major organ disease. It is uncertain how to assess for the risk of severe disease in anti-RNP + patients. METHODS:Following...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Carpintero MF,Martinez L,Fernandez I,Romero AC,Mejia C,Zang YJ,Hoffman RW,Greidinger EL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have investigated the potential of various autoantibody tests in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Many lupus patients initially present with glomerulonephritis. In that clinical situation the main differential diagnosis are other forms of glomerulonephritis. In this study the diagno...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Heidenreich U,Mayer G,Herold M,Klotz W,Stempfl Al-Jazrawi K,Lhotta K

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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