Biochemical characterization of ADP-ribose polymer metabolism in SLE.

abstract：:We studied the effect of beta 2-GPI on binding of antibodies in sera from patients with leprosy and patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) to CL in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Increased levels of IgG aCL were detected in 59 of 61 leprosy patients' sera by the standard aCL-ELISA in the prese...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Hojnik M,Gilburd B,Ziporen L,Blank M,Tomer Y,Scheinberg MA,Tincani A,Rozman B,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine factors predictive of a decline to low levels of disease activity in a cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Patients with SLE of Hispanic (from Texas or Puerto Rico), African-American or Caucasian ethnicity from a multiethnic cohort were included. A decline ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bertoli AM,Alarcón GS,McGwin G Jr,Fernández M,Bastian HM,Fessler BJ,Vilá LM,Reveille JD,LUMINA Study Group.

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Further prospective study is needed to elucidate the etiology and natural history of systemic lupus erythematosus development. The clinical complexity of this heterogeneous disease makes study design challenging. Our objective was to ascertain useful screening factors for identifying at-risk individuals for f...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Young KA,Munroe ME,Guthridge JM,Kamen DL,Gilkensen GS,Harley JB,Weisman MH,Karp DR,Wallace DJ,James JA,Norris JM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus may present with renal manifestations that frequently are difficult to categorize and lupus nephritis is an important predictor of poor outcome. The type and spectrum of renal injury may remain undiagnosed until full-blown nephritic and/or nephrotic syndrome appear with increased risk of e...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ortega LM,Schultz DR,Lenz O,Pardo V,Contreras GN

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare and life-threatening condition with poor prognosis in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) is the optimal surgical option for CTEPH. OBJECTIVES:This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate th...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Li C,Zhao J,Liu S,Song W,Zhu J,Hua L,Wang Q,Li M,Zeng X,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Analyses of the medical and economic burden of chronic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are valuable for clinical and health policy decisions. We performed a chart-based review of 215 adult SLE patients with active autoantibody-positive disease at the predefined ratio of 30% severe (involvement of ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bertsias G,Karampli E,Sidiropoulos P,Gergianaki I,Drosos A,Sakkas L,Garyfallos A,Tzioufas A,Vassilopoulos D,Tsalapaki C,Sfikakis P,Panopoulos S,Athanasakis K,Perna A,Psomali D,Kyriopoulos J,Boumpas D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased prevalence of kidney disease compared to their adult counterparts. Our goal was to identify potential clinical and laboratory predictors of renal disease. METHODS:We performed a cohort study of incident and prevalent patients with SLE aged...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sule SD,Moodalbail DG,Burnham J,Fivush B,Furth SL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are common, occurring in about 50% of cases. They are usually mild, in the form of mouth ulcers, nausea, heartburn and mild abdominal pain, but they can be severe in cases of gastrointestinal vasculitis. In this report we describe an unusual combina...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bedaiwi M,Alkubeyyer MA,Al Arfaj AS

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototype inflammatory autoimmune disease resulting from autoimmune responses against nuclear autoantigens. During apoptosis many lupus autoantigens congregate inside the cells and are susceptible to modifications. Modified nuclear constituents are considered foreign and dangero...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Munoz LE,van Bavel C,Franz S,Berden J,Herrmann M,van der Vlag J

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Identifying factors predicting adverse pregnancy outcomes involving systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a research priority. The aims of this study were to investigate (a) the maternal and fetal outcomes of pregnant lupus patients and the factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, and (b) the ef...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Janardana R,Haridas V,Priya V,Bhat V,Singh Y,Rao VK,Jois R,Srikantiah C,Pinto B,Shobha V

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D has recently been associated with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to the development of autoimmune conditions. Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by thrombotic events and obstetr...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： García-Carrasco M,Jiménez-Herrera EA,Gálvez-Romero JL,Mendoza-Pinto C,Méndez-Martínez S,Etchegaray-Morales I,Munguía-Realpozo P,Vázquez de Lara-Cisneros L,Santa Cruz FJ,Cervera R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An assessment of prevalence for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been attempted for the population of far north Queensland in Australia. This huge area has a majority Caucasian population living in a tropical environment. Roughly 10% of the population comprises people of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Is...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bossingham D

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Severe systemic lupus erythematosus often requires the use of cyclophosphamide in women of reproductive age. As cyclophosphamide is generally avoided during pregnancy because of its teratogenic risk, its impact on fetal survival is poorly understood. This is a case series of lupus patients exposed to cyclophosphamide ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Clowse ME,Magder L,Petri M

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：OBJECTIVE:To describe clinical effectiveness of belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in real-world practice in Argentina. METHODS:This retrospective, observational study analysed medical record data of patients with SLE treated with belimumab in 15 centres in Argentina. Primary endpoint: overall clinical r...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Babini A,Cappuccio AM,Caprarulo C,Casado G,Eimon A,Figueredo H,García MA,Magri S,Mannucci P,Perez Rodriguez S,Pons-Estel BA,Velozo EJ,Iglesias-Rodriguez M,Streger G

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of bilateral choroidopathy in a 35-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) diagnosed 3 years previously, and treated with hydroxychloroquine and steroids that ceased 6 months before ocular signs. She complained about rapid bilateral blurred vision with a severe loss of visual acuity. Fl...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Edouard S,Douat J,Sailler L,Arlet P,Astudillo L

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the potential immunologic mechanism and involvement of antiphospholipid antibodies in the pathogenesis of heart valve lesions in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:Immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescence staining methods were used to evaluate 13 heart valve specimens derive...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ziporen L,Goldberg I,Arad M,Hojnik M,Ordi-Ros J,Afek A,Blank M,Sandbank Y,Vilardell-Tarres M,de Torres I,Weinberger A,Asherson RA,Kopolovic Y,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report on an uncommon correlation between periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) and white-matter lesions in cerebral lupus, and with a reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF) in single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). A 47-year-old woman with a long-term history of systemic lupus er...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Aye SM,Lim KS,Ramli NM,Tan CT

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) has been reported to impact susceptibility to severe infections and atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, MBL gene polymorphisms were analysed in 143 SLE patients and the frequency of severe infections and organ damage according to SLICC/ACR Dam...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Jönsen A,Gullstrand B,Güner N,Bengtsson AA,Nived O,Truedsson L,Sturfelt G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this paper is to examine some solid tumors incidence in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) derived from population-based cohort studies by means of meta-analysis. METHODS:Relevant electronic databases were searched for studies characterizing the associated risk of overall malig...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ni J,Qiu LJ,Hu LF,Cen H,Zhang M,Wen PF,Wang XS,Pan HF,Ye DQ

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is effective in the treatment of patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We sought to evaluate its efficacy in reducing the number of disease flares in adults with SLE. For this retrospective study, all patients seen at our institution over a six year period, 1999-2005, wit...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Nannini C,Crowson CS,Matteson EL,Moder KG

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:The complexity of the therapeutic approach in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is increased by the large number of patients who do not respond to the first-line therapies and by relapses after initial clinical remission. In these patients, second-line drugs are often prescribed according to individual clinical decis...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Ramos-Casals M,Soto MJ,Cuadrado MJ,Khamashta MA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease with significant morbidity and functional disability. The traditional treatment for RA relied on the use of NSAIDs early in the disease course, followed by disease-modifying agents later. More recently, the disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have become the m...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Khraishi MM,Singh G

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00