Remission of proteinuria indicates good prognosis in patients with diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis.

abstract：:Neonatal antiphospholipid syndrome (neonatal APS) seems to be exceedingly rare, as the antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) related thrombosis in the neonatal period. The pathogenesis of perinatal aPL related thrombosis may be explained both by the transplacental passage of the maternal antibodies and by the production o...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： De Carolis MP,Salvi S,Botta A,Cocca C,Garufi C,Lanzone A,De Carolis S

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Criteria of organ-specific autoimmunity are fulfilled in a subset of patients with myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In particular, circulating heart-reactive autoantibodies are found in patients and symptom-free relatives. These autoantibodies are directed against multiple antigens, some of which are expresse...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Caforio AL,Daliento L,Angelini A,Bottaro S,Vinci A,Dequal G,Tona F,Iliceto S,Thiene G,McKenna WJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:SLE is an autoimmune and polygenic disorder characterized by an accumulation and deposition of immune complexes. Several studies have indicated differential impact of FcgammaR polymorphism genotypes in different ethnic groups studied. The Fc receptor for IgG class IIA gene (FcgammaRIIA) occurs in two allelic forms. Th...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Yap SN,Phipps ME,Manivasagar M,Tan SY,Bosco JJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) produce antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and develop vascular thrombosis that may occur in large or small vessels in the arterial or venous beds. On the other hand, many individuals produce aPL and yet never develop thrombotic events. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) appears t...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Laplante P,Fuentes R,Salem D,Subang R,Gillis MA,Hachem A,Farhat N,Qureshi ST,Fletcher CA,Roubey RA,Merhi Y,Thorin É,Levine JS,Mackman N,Rauch J

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：: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：:Female B6.MRLc1(82-100) congenic mice develop more severe autoimmune glomerulonephritis (AGN) than males. We assessed the effects of gonadectomy on the pathogenesis of AGN in these mice. One-month-old male and female mice were divided into sham-operated group (SG) and gonadectomized group (GG), and the pathological ch...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ichii O,Konno A,Sasaki N,Endoh D,Hashimoto Y,Kon Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the experience from the Antiphospholipid Antibodies (aPL) Regional Consortium in northwest Italy, meant to support clinical research and foster collaboration among health professionals regarding the diagnosis and management of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients. This cohort-study (APS Piedmont Cohort) ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bertero MT,Bazzan M,Carignola R,Montaruli B,Silvestro E,Sciascia S,Vaccarino A,Baldovino S,Roccatello D,Antiphospholipid Piedmont Consortium.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a distinct autoimmune prothrombotic disorder due to pathogenic autoantibodies directed against proteins that bind to phospholipids. APS is characterized by arterial and venous thrombosis and their clinical sequelae. Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare and often fa...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Rangel ML,Alghamdi I,Contreras G,Harrington T,Thomas DB,Barisoni L,Andrews D,Wolf M,Asif A,Nayer A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroidal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs infrequently. We report a 45-y-old woman with bilateral chorioretinopathy associated with SLE. Diagnosis was performed using indirect ophthalmoscopy, retinal fluorescein angiography (FA) and green indocianin angiography (ICG). In this patient chorioret...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Paroli MP,Riso D,Pinca M,Pivetti-Pezzi P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this paper are to prospectively determine the incidence of paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (pSLE) in Australia as well as describe the demographics, clinical presentation and one-year outcome. STUDY DESIGN:Newly diagnosed cases of pSLE were ascertained prospectively from October 20...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Mackie FE,Kainer G,Adib N,Boros C,Elliott EJ,Fahy R,Munro J,Murray K,Rosenberg A,Wainstein B,Ziegler JB,Singh-Grewal D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many types of neurological disorders and events have been described in association with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), only ischaemic stroke is reasonably well established and accepted as a diagnostic criterion for the syndrome. We propose to evaluate, classify and ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Chapman J,Rand JH,Brey RL,Levine SR,Blatt I,Khamashta MA,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to develop a model of the illness experience for youth with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)/mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD). METHODS:We conducted 32 semi-structured interviews with 16 outpatient youth with SLE/MCTD, age 11 to 22 years, and their parents. We qualitatively defined key featur...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Knight A,Vickery M,Fiks AG,Barg FK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently have gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. These are usually self-limiting and related to treatment side-effects or concurrent illness. However, abdominal pain may be due to bowel ischaemia which can lead to infarction and perforation. The likelihood of these serio...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lian TY,Edwards CJ,Chan SP,Chng HH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) whose sera contained a high titre of an antibody targeting cytoplasmic ribosomal P proteins (anti-P). This association preceded by 6 years the development of serological and clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The clinical significance of ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Hamasaki K,Mimura T,Kanda H,Morino N,Yazaki Y,Nojima Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives The objective of this study was to determine whether advanced MRI could provide biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis in neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE). Methods Our prospective study included 28 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with primary central NPSLE, 22 patients witho...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sarbu N,Toledano P,Calvo A,Roura E,Sarbu MI,Espinosa G,Lladó X,Cervera R,Bargalló N

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：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：:Allergic disorders commonly occur in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and allergies to some drugs may occasionally be related to disease flares. We evaluated the prevalence of several types of allergy in 132 patients with SLE and their families and compared the SLE patients with a control group of 66 p...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sequeira JF,Cesic D,Keser G,Bukelica M,Karanagnostis S,Khamashta MA,Hughes GR

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune condition with diverse clinical manifestations, is reported to have different expression in populations of different ancestry. Most previous studies compared patients of different ethnic groups from geographically distinct cohorts. In our study, we aimed to ch...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Golder V,Connelly K,Staples M,Morand E,Hoi A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives The carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and carotid arterial stiffness index (CASI) act as the surrogate markers of atherosclerosis. We aim to assess CIMT and CASI in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Patients ≤ 20 years old fulfilling diagnostic criteria for SLE were enrolled. Patient...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Su-Angka N,Khositseth A,Vilaiyuk S,Tangnararatchakit K,Prangwatanagul W

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The F(1) progeny of the (SWR × NZB) cross develop a lupus-like disease with high serum titers of autoantibodies, and increased frequency and severity of immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis in females. In previous work, we found that an idiotypic peptide corresponding to aa62-73 (p62-73) of the heavy chain varia...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Nyland JF,Stoll ML,Jiang F,Feng F,Gavalchin J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to ascertain the incidence of monoclonal gammopathy (MG) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 120 SLE patients were evaluated. Four patients (3.3%), two of whom were under 50 years of age, were found to have a monoclonal immunoglobulin in their serum. Our data agree with the previous literature in demonstra...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Porcel JM,Ordi J,Tolosa C,Selva A,Castro-Salomo A,Vilardell M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an infant with anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies who presented with erythematous nodular skin lesions and elevated liver enzyme levels. The cutaneous manifestation was histologically lymphocytic lobular panniculitis with vasculitic and hemorrhagic changes. The infant also had low levels of anti-double strande...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Miyagawa S,Uchida Y,Taira K,Higuchi M,Hashimoto K,Yoshioka A,Shirai T

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:The contribution of the p53 Arg72Pro polymorphism in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains controversial. We investigated the frequency of the p53 Arg72Pro genotype in patients with SLE (n = 155) and in controls (n = 150) in Poland. We found a weak contribution of the Arg/Arg genotype to the mo...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Piotrowski P,Lianeri M,Mostowska M,Wudarski M,Chwalinska-Sadowska H,Jagodzinski PP

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus has been thoroughly investigated recently, and genome-wide association studies have identified genes statistically associated with lupus. However, the progression to overt disease is dependent on the activation of environmental factors ('triggers'), among which oe...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Catania G,Rossi E,Marmont A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00