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Background Patients with SLE experience distressing fibromyalgia-like symptoms of fatigue, widespread pain, mood disturbance, and brain fog that negatively impact quality of life and are challenging ...
Results 293 visits from 124 patients were included, 116 (93.5%) were women with a mean age at diagnosis of 35.2 (12.6) years. Mean CQR at baseline was 75.9 (13.6) and at the end of follow-up was 76.4 ...
Objective This systematic review seeks to survey existing literature concerning systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-related thrombosis risk mechanisms within six pro-coagulable categories: ...
Background Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) has been recently applied in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to define distinct cellular composition and transcriptional signatures, greatly ...
Objective BAFF and APRIL signal through TACI, BCMA, and/or BAFF-R, and play important roles in the activation, differentiation, and/or survival of B cells, particularly antibody-secreting cells, as ...
Purpose TLR7 and TLR8 (TLR7/8) are members of the Toll-Like Receptor family that recognize single strand RNA. Activation of TLR7/8 within immune cells elevates pro-inflammatory cytokines and type ...
Methods Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group study enrolling adults with active, autoantibody-positive SLE with an inadequate response to one or more ...
Conclusion We are successfully using a “rare disease study” approach to conduct the first trial of a biologic therapy to prevent pregnancy complications in women with APS and LAC. Certolizumab appears ...
Methods This was a retrospective study that included 113 CLE patients who visited the Department of Dermatology at Hanyang University Seoul Hospital in Korea between October 2021 and October 2022.
Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with 10–30% progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and requiring dialysis. Kidney ...
Description Chilblain lupus erythematosus (CHLE) or Perniosis is a rare and chronic form of lupus involving the toes, fingers, nose, and ears precipitated by cold exposure. The prevalence is 3–20%, ...
Results Glomerular and interstitial lesions in lupus nephritis were quantified (scored 0–3) based on the revised 2018 International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) ...