Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) in cerebral lupus correlated with white-matter lesions in brain MRI and reduced cerebral blood flow in SPECT.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of fibromyalgia (FM) in a prospective, multiethnic systemic lupus (SLE) cohort. A total of 266 SLE patients with disease duration of < or = 5 years at study entry were evaluated longitudinally for the presence of FM (per ACR criteria). Sociodemog...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Friedman AW,Tewi MB,Ahn C,McGwin G Jr,Fessler BJ,Bastian HM,Baethge BA,Reveille JD,Alarcón GS,LUMINA Study Group.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) by an ELISA method in 80 Mexican systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and 378 of their first degree relatives. Sixty five percent of SLE patients and 16% of their relatives were positive for aCL. We also determined allele and haplotype frequencies of Major...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Granados J,Vargas-Alarcón G,Drenkard C,Andrade F,Melín-Aldana H,Alcocer-Varela J,Alarcón-Segovia D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old Japanese female presented to us with a 2-year history of multiple arc-shaped erythematous lesions on her scalp and the right side of her forehead. Histopathological examination of two of the lesions showed lobular and septal panniculitis with deposits of IgG in the basement membrane zone. We diagnosed th...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Tsuzaka S,Ishiguro N,Akashi R,Kawashima M

更新日期：2012-05-01 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：:Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare clinical syndrome of ineffective intestinal motility characterised by clinical and radiological evidence of intestinal obstruction with no identifiable mechanical lesion. CIPO can either be idiopathic or secondary to a systemic disease, like systemic lupus erythem...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Khairullah S,Jasmin R,Yahya F,Cheah TE,Ng CT,Sockalingam S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between antimalarials (AM) and elevated muscle enzymes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). PATIENTSMETHODS:325 lupus patients with abnormal creatine phosphokinase (CPK) for at least two consecutive clinic visits were enrolled; 54 patients on statins/fibrates (n = 43) and/or...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Tselios K,Gladman DD,Su J,Urowitz MB

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by multiple autoantibodies and complement activation. Recent studies have suggested that anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) positivity may disappear over time in some SLE patients. Anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibody titers and complement levels may vary with time and...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ippolito A,Wallace DJ,Gladman D,Fortin PR,Urowitz M,Werth V,Costner M,Gordon C,Alarcón GS,Ramsey-Goldman R,Maddison P,Clarke A,Bernatsky S,Manzi S,Bae SC,Merrill JT,Ginzler E,Hanly JG,Nived O,Sturfelt G,Sanchez-Gu

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-organ inflammatory disorder mainly affecting women and is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We tested the utility of a comprehensive cardiovascular magnetic resonance approach to assess myocardial involvement and to determine its relation to dise...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Abdel-Aty H,Siegle N,Natusch A,Gromnica-Ihle E,Wassmuth R,Dietz R,Schulz-Menger J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulated neutrophil apoptosis may result in the development of autoimmune disease by contributing to nuclear autoantigen exposure, leading to autoantibody generation and a breakdown in immune tolerance. It has previously been shown that neutrophil apoptosis is increased in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematos...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Midgley A,Mayer K,Edwards SW,Beresford MW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to compare patients with familial versus sporadic systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with respect to clinical, laboratory variables and outcome. The familial SLE group comprised 12 patients while the comparative group comprised 24 patients selected by systemic sampling from our pediatric r...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Al-Mayouf SM,Al Sonbul A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to explore whether TYK2 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to autoimmune rheumatic diseases. METHODS:We conducted a meta-analysis on the association between TYK2 polymorphisms and autoimmune rheumatic diseases. RESULTS:Twelve studies with a total of 16,335 patients and 30,065 ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lee YH,Bae SC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) remains a clinical challenge for practitioners, with several controversial points that have not been answered so far. This Obstetric APS Task Force met on the 16th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Manchester, England, to discuss about treatment, diagnos...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： de Jesús GR,Benson AE,Chighizola CB,Sciascia S,Branch DW

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic strategy studies commonly focus on the accuracy of tests in diagnosing, and grading this body of evidence is a challenge in itself because (1) standard tools for grading evidence were designed for questions about treatment rather than diagnostic testing; and (2) the clinical usefulness of a diagnostic strat...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mendes de Abreu M,Levy RA,Wahl D

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection frequently present with extrahepatic manifestations covering a large spectrum, involving different organ systems leading to the concept of systemic HCV infection. These manifestations include autoimmune phenomena and frank autoimmune and/or rheumatic diseases and...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Rosenthal E,Cacoub P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIN200 is a human IFN-inducible gene and homologous to murine IFI202 gene, which was identified as a candidate gene for SLE susceptibility in lupus mouse model. We determined these gene expressions in leukocytes from 20 SLE patients and 10 healthy controls and in renal biopsies from 29 SLE patients and 15 kidney donor...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kimkong I,Avihingsanon Y,Hirankarn N

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report clinical and histopathological features, treatment and outcome of 37 Croatian children with biopsy-proven lupus nephritis seen over a 30-year period. The mean age at lupus nephritis presentation was 12.11 ± 2.59 years (range 4.66-17.0). The most frequent histopathological finding was class IV (37.8%), follow...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Batinić D,Milošević D,Čorić M,Topalović-Grković M,Jelušić M,Turudić D

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is burdensome and must be assessed using validated scales. Although the psychometric properties of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue) scale in SLE have been evaluated previously, its content validity in this disease remain...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Kosinski M,Gajria K,Fernandes AW,Cella D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Framingham risk score is widely used to identify patients at increased cardiovascular risk, and women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a marked increased prevalence of cardiovascular events. Thus, we examined the hypothesis that cardiovascular risk scores would identify women with SLE who had asymptoma...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Chung CP,Oeser A,Avalos I,Raggi P,Stein CM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old Japanese woman developed autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) during glucocorticoid therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Intensive immunosuppressive therapy worsened the PAP. De-escalation of immunosuppressive therapy improved the PAP. Autoimmune PAP is rarely associated with system...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Nagasawa J,Kurasawa K,Maezawa R,Owada T,Hanaoka R,Fukuda T

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal involvement is one of the main complications of systemic lupus erythematosus, causing a significant impact on patients' morbidity and mortality. Renal biopsy is still the gold standard of diagnosis, but it has many limitations. In this sense, several recent studies aim to identify biomarkers that not only predic...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Gasparin AA,Pamplona Bueno de Andrade N,Hax V,Tres GL,Veronese FV,Monticielo OA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mouse model described in this study offers a unique method of determining the characteristics and mechanism(s) of action of aCL antibodies in thrombosis in vivo. In addition, this animal model enables the study of the kinetics of formation and dissolution of thrombus, as well as clot area, to be studied in a dynam...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Pierangeli SS,Harris EN

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review briefly defines the heat shock proteins (hsps), their classification and their functions. The hypothesis that links hsps to the development of autoimmunity is explored, together with the rationale for investigation of the relationship between hsps and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Thus, published wor...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dhillon V,Latchman D,Isenberg D

更新日期：1991-11-01 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 Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is an accepted instrument to ascertain damage. It has been shown to vary among different SLE populations. The aim of this study was to assess SDI score, pattern and factors related to damage in Brazilian SL...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Soares M,Reis L,Papi JA,Cardoso CR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), the majority of which are directed against beta(2)-glycoprotein I (beta(2)GPI), are associated with an increased incidence of venous and arterial thrombosis. The pathogenesis of antiphospholipid/anti-beta(2)GPI-associated thrombosis has not been defined, and is likely multifactorial....

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cockrell E,Espinola RG,McCrae KR

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) immunotherapy is currently used in the treatment of various inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and Crohn's disease. Infliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds to transmembrane-bound and soluble...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cemil BC,Atas H,Canpolat F,Akca Y,Sasmaz R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have explored the relationship between possible hemostatic changes and clinical manifestation of the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as a function of greater or lesser disease activity according to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index-2000 (SLEDAI-2K) criteria. Endothelial injury and hypercoagulab...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Cicarini WB,Duarte RCF,Ferreira KS,Loures CMG,Consoli RV,Neiva CLS,de Pádua PM,Nunes FFC,Alves LCV,Reis EA,Moreira CC,Guimarães TMPD,de Toledo VPCP,Carvalho MDG

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00