Interleukin-2 and systemic lupus erythematosus--fifteen years later.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation and agreement of spot urine protein/creatinine (P/C) ratio with 24 h proteinuria in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) under different scores of activity index (AI). METHODS:In total, 90 pairs of 24 h urine and spot urine samples from 90 patients with bi...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhang Q,Sun L,Jin L

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sexual dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) patients is an important issue to be tackled. We aimed to study the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in SLE women and detect its association with depression, functional disability and quality of life. METHODS:This study included 94 SLE females. Ninety-...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Dorgham D,Haggag HM,Attia DH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective The objective of this paper is to identify the risk of complications of real-time ultrasound-guided renal biopsy in adult and pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Materials and methods This retrospective study examined outcomes of 296 renal biopsy procedures in 275 SLE patients. Imagin...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Sun YS,Sun IT,Wang HK,Yang AH,Tsai CY,Huang CJ,Huang DF,Lai CC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of radioiodinated mouse IgG was studied in mice with lupus-like syndrome before and after the onset of the disease. Before the onset of the disease, the pharmacokinetic parameters of IgG in MLR-1pr and Pristane-primed Balb/c mice were within the normal range of values. After the onset of the disease a c...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Zhou J,Pop LM,Ghetie V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubulointerstitial injury is found frequently in lupus nephritis. Immune complex deposits can occur in the tubular basement membranes (TBMs), although its significance in lupus nephritis patients remains unclear. This study assessed the clinical and prognostic features of lupus nephritis patients with TBM deposits in ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Wang H,Xu J,Zhang X,Ren YL,Cheng M,Guo ZL,Zhang JC,Cheng H,Xing GL,Wang SX,Yu F,Zhao MH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether the different International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) classes of proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) have a distinct baseline presentation, short-term response to immunosuppression (IS) and long-term prognosis. METHODS:Ninety-eig...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Vandepapelière J,Aydin S,Cosyns JP,Depresseux G,Jadoul M,Houssiau FA

更新日期：2014-02-01 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

abstract：:Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) belongs to the group of necrotizing primary systemic vasculitides of unknown etiology, that are associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies. The pathological hallmark of WG is the coexistence of vasculitis and granuloma. Due to more sensitive diagnostic instruments, especially ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： de Groot K,Gross WL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been limited success defining environmental factors important to the development of connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recent work has suggested that the perinatal environment may be important. To investigate this we measured antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a general popul...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Edwards CJ,Syddall H,Goswami R,Goswami P,Dennison EM,Cooper C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart block occurs in fetuses of Ro/SSA and La/SSB positive women. To investigate the stability of maternal autoantibody levels during pregnancy, we followed Ro52, Ro60 and La autoantibody IgG level variation and Ro52 subclass profiles longitudinally in selected congenital heart block risk pregnancies. Seru...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Strandberg L,Salomonsson S,Bremme K,Sonesson S,Wahren-Herlenius M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an immune-mediated disease that is responsive to suppression or modulation of the immune system. Patients with SLE who experience persistent multiorgan dysfunction, despite standard doses of intravenous cyclophosphamide (Cy), represent a subset of patients at high risk of early de...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Lisukov IA,Sizikova SA,Kulagin AD,Kruchkova IV,Gilevich AV,Konenkova LP,Zonova EV,Chernykh ER,Leplina OY,Sentyakova TN,Demin AA,Kozlov VA

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:The effect of beta 2glycoprotein I (beta 2GPI) and human monoclonal anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) on the protein S/C4b-binding protein (C4BP) system was evaluated. The binding of C4BP to protein S was assessed by ELISA in the presence of beta 2GPI with/without human monoclonal aCL. beta 2GPI downregulated the binding...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Atsumi T,Khamashta MA,Ames PR,Ichikawa K,Koike T,Hughes GR

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether killer cell immunologlobulin-like receptor (KIR) genotypes are associated with vasculitis, vascular arterial events or anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies in patients with lupus. A total of 304 patients followed prospectively at the University of Toronto Lupus Clinic were assessed for the occurrence ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Toloza S,Pellett F,Chandran V,Ibanez D,Urowitz M,Gladman D

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:Legionnaire's disease (LD) is most commonly caused by Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila). In immunocompromised patients LD can cause necrosis of the lung parenchyma with abscess formation and cavitation. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with features of both primary and secondary immun...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Khokher W,Kesireddy N,Adunse J,Mudiyanselage PH,Iftikhar S,Assaly R

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to determine if digital vasculitis (DV), a clinical manifestation with a high systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) score, is associated with lupus severity. DV and other clinical manifestations defined according to the SLEDAI were evaluated in 168 consecutive pati...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Gomes C,Carvalho JF,Borba EF,Borges CT,Vendramini MB,Bueno C,Costa LP,Bonfá E

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Spondyloenchondrodysplasia (SPENCD) is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia caused by recessive mutations in the ACP5 gene, and it is characterized by the persistence of chondroid tissue islands within the bone. The clinical spectrum of SPENCD includes neurological involvement and immune dysfunction, such as ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Bilginer Y,Düzova A,Topaloğlu R,Batu ED,Boduroğlu K,Güçer Ş,Bodur I,Alanay Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:The incidence and nature of headaches in 85 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients attending an outpatient clinic were studied and compared to those experienced by 61 nurses. The two groups were similar in age, sex and ethnicity. Test-retest assessment of reliability gave both groups 95% confidence limits of 0.09...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Whitelaw DA,Hugo F,Spangenberg JJ,Rickman R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between disease activity, cumulative damage and self-reported quality of life was examined in 96 patients with Systematic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Disease activity was measured by the SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) and cumulative damage by the Systematic Lupus International Cooperating Clinics/...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Hanly JG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of recurrent cerebral infarctions in a 42-year-old woman affected by polyarteritis nodosa and antiphospholipid syndrome is reported. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed grossly thickened mitral valve leaflets, possibly related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Thus, an embolic source at mitr...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Morelli S,Perrone C,Paroli M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and fifty-eight patients with SLE were prospectively studied at a tertiary referral centre in India to ascertain the prevalence and clinical profile of fibromyalgia (FM) in Indian patients with lupus. An attempt was made to determine whether socio-demographic factors or disease characteristics differ in SL...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Handa R,Aggarwal P,Wali JP,Wig N,Dwivedi SN

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of poly(ADP-ribose) in peripheral blood mononuclear (PBM) cells was studied in 13 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and in 12 age and sex matched controls. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity was measured as the net accumulation of ADP-ribose polymers during the conversion of 32P-NAD to ...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Chen HY,Pertusi RM,Kirkland JB,Rubin BR,Jacobson EL

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：:Autoantibodies against prothrombin, including lupus anticoagulant antibodies (LAC), have been identified in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). To identify the epitopes of LAC in patients with SLE and APS, we analyzed B cell epitopes of anti-prothrombin Abs. Prothrombi...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Akimoto T,Akama T,Kono I,Sumida T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) pathological classification criteria of lupus nephritis are limited to glomerular injury. Although the tubulointerstitium is commonly involved, the importance of such involvement is not well defined. The major objective of this study...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Alsuwaida AO

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to describe the clinical course of patients with lupus nephritis (LN) who attain a sustained remission (SR) and identify predictors of SR. A retrospective study of patients with biopsy-proven LN were followed for up to 10 years. SR was defined as normal renal function, urine protein <0.5g/day...

journal_title：Lupus

authors： Barber CE,Geldenhuys L,Hanly JG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00