Familial SLE: sustained drug-free remission in a mother successfully treated for anal cancer, but development of SLE in a 16-year old daughter.

abstract：:We describe seven patients who developed malignancy before, after or at the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). They comprise three cases of breast adenocarcinoma, two cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma, and one each of cholangiocarcinoma and thymoma. Only one of this group had been treated with cytotoxic agents, an...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Menon S,Snaith ML,Isenberg DA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite strongly held opinions, a trustworthy scientific basis for most statements about autoimmunity, autoimmune diseases and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) does not exist. It is not likely that autoimmunity causes infertility, nor that patients with autoimmune diseases are unusually infertile. When careful...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lockshin MD

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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：:The aim of our study was to determine whether the SLEDAI-2K calculated using a timeframe of 30 days prior to a visit for clinical and laboratory variables was equivalent to the prescribed 10-day period. One hundred forty nine consecutive lupus patients seen over 9 weeks at the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic enroll...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Touma Z,Urowitz MB,Gladman DD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family. It has recently been demonstrated that OPG is produced by a variety of tissues, including the cardiovascular system (heart, arteries, veins), lung, kidney, immune tissues, and bone. The OPG-RANKL signaling pathway is str...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kiani AN,Aukrust P,Ueland T,Hollan I,Barr E,Magder LS,Petri M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that can involve multiple organ systems. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can exacerbate pre-existing SLE, and can even induce systemic manifestations. This study aimed to investigate the photoprotective habits of children with SLE and...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Janthongsri T,Wisuthsarewong W,Nitiyarom R

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:Consanguineous marriage is quite prevalent in the Sultanate of Oman, with up to 45% of marriages being consanguineous. The aim of this study was to determine demographic, clinical and serological characteristics between familial and non-familial cases of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in a highly consangu...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Abdwani R,Hira M,Al-Nabhani D,Al-Zakwani I

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the importance of the anticardiolipin test in diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is widely accepted, there remains much misunderstanding about the strengths and weaknesses of this assay. Several disorders result in formation of low levels of the antibody, hence the anticardiolipin test is not specif...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Harris EN,Pierangeli SS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we investigated the risk of juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE) in children with atopic dermatitis (AD). From 2000 to 2007, 192,357 children with newly diagnosed AD and 769,428 matched non-AD controls were identified. By the end of 2008, incidences and hazard ratios (HRs) of JSLE were measured. ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Wei CC,Lin CL,Tsai JD,Shen TC,Sung FC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (IpsO) occurs in a small subgroup of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and has been under-recognized. The etiology and mechanisms are unclear. Herein, we report two cases. In case 1, IpsO occurred as the complication in a previously diagnosed SLE patient. In case 2, IpsO w...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhang J,Fang M,Wang Y,Mao J,Sun X

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The heterogeneous spectrum of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often presents with secondary complications such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), infections and neoplasms. Our study assessed whether the presence of SLE independently increases or reduces the disparities, accounting for the already higher risk...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Falasinnu T,Chaichian Y,Li J,Chung S,Waitzfelder BE,Fortmann SP,Palaniappan L,Simard JF

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective multicentric register was initiated by the European Forum of Antiphospholipid Antibodies (APL) in 2003 after approval by local ethic committees. This register allows the investigation of infants after written informed parental consent. It collects mothers' clinical pattern of antiphospholipid syndrome...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Boffa MC,Aurousseau MH,Lachassinne E,Dauphin H,Fain O,Le Toumelin P,Uzan M,Piette JC,Derenne S,Boinot C,Avcin T,Motta M,Faden D,Tincani A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been utilized to dissect the relationship between their sequence, structure, binding and biological properties relevant to the pathogenesis of the antiphospholipid syndrome. In particular, sequence analysis of aPL has highlighted the clustering of certain amino acid re...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lambrianides A,Giles IP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) is an uncommon condition usually associated with maternal anti-Ro autoantibodies. The cutaneous lesions of NLE are usually transient, disappearing about six months after birth, but telangiectasia is a rare complication of NLE which persists. Telangiectasias are small focal red macule...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Guinovart RM,Vicente A,Rovira C,Suñol M,González-Enseñat MA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective People affected by chronic rheumatic conditions, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), frequently rely on the Internet and search engines to look for terms related to their disease and its possible causes, symptoms and treatments. 'Infodemiology' and 'infoveillance' are two recent terms created to desc...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Radin M,Sciascia S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that elevation of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) at the first prenatal visit is associated with increased fetal loss in normal pregnancy. The variation in aCL levels during normal pregnancy has not been established. To examine this question we measured IgG, IgM and IgA aCL levels five times ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lynch AM,Rutledge JH,Stephens JK,Murphy JR,Marlar RA,Davila GH,Santos ME,Emlen W

更新日期：1995-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To examine the immune cell profile in the bone marrow of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and to assess its clinical relevance. METHODS:Sixteen bone marrow samples from 14 SLE patients were compared with seven healthy control samples. The numbers of immune cells and apoptotic cells in the bone ma...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Park JW,Moon SY,Lee JH,Park JK,Lee DS,Jung KC,Song YW,Lee EB

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24 year old female with hereditary spastic paraplegia presented with intermittent headache for one year. She also had lower abdominal pain and vomiting for two months. She was pale, had icterus and mild splenomegaly. On diagnostic evaluation she was found to have hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and bilateral adre...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Abdulla MC,Alungal J,Hashim S,Ali MM,Musambil M

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore the experience and impact of fatigue in adults with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (pAPS). METHODS:This sequential, explanatory mixed-methods study enrolled adults with a six-month or more history of pAPS. Consenting participants completed the Functional Assessment of Chronic I...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bearne LM,Bieles J,Georgopoulou S,Andrews J,Tully A,Stolarchuk-Prowting K,Williamson T,Suarez BS,Nel L,D'Cruz D,Lempp H

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine the vitamin D status and its relationship with disease and therapy features and with bone mineral density in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Non-pregnant systemic lupus erythematosus women with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and vitamin D measurements performed b...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Toloza SM,Cole DE,Gladman DD,Ibañez D,Urowitz MB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether anticardiolipin antibodies (ACL) in SLE patients are associated with a specific pattern of lupus nephritis and/or with renal microvascular changes. Patients with SLE, followed prospectively between June 1991-May 1994 at The Wellesley Hospital Lupus Clinic, who under...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Abu-Shakra M,Urowitz MB,Gladman DD,Ritchie S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart block (CHB) is a syndrome of uncertain pathogenesis leading to cardiac conduction disturbances in the foetus and newborns. It has been proposed that maternal antibodies transmit immunological injury in the developing foetal heart, thus causing irreversible damage of the atrioventricular node, leading ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sirén MK,Julkunen H,Kaaja R,Ekblad H,Koskimies S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The objective of this report is to evaluate the prevalence and clinico-serological correlations of anti-α-enolase antibody (Ab) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Thirty-two untreated patients with SLE and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were evaluated by rheumatologic exam...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li M,Li J,Wang J,Li Y,Yang P

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with a complex pathogenesis. Published data have revealed that serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines are increased in SLE patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate whether monotherapy with chloroquine phosphate affects IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-18 and TNF-a...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Wozniacka A,Lesiak A,Narbutt J,McCauliffe DP,Sysa-Jedrzejowska A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00