Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory disease with complex genetic underpinnings. SLE association at 2p22.3 is one of the most consistently replicated SLE signals. We ...

Background People with SLE (and their doctors) are concerned about the risk of COVID-19 infection, yet some patients still harbor concerns regarding vaccination. The first mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines ...

Several questions about SLE pathogenesis have continued to puzzle investigators over decades.A major question in the pathogenesis of SLE is the role of self-antigen. Early studies suggested that SLE ...

Background Abnormalities of type I interferon signaling and production can initiate lupus development. Disturbances of nucleic acid-sensing molecules triggered autoreactivity in lupus mouse models.

Background Ultraviolet light (UV) is a known trigger of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) flares in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, yet cell populations and mechanisms driving UV- ...

Results When comparing OT images of a total of 48 PIPs from healthy volunteers and 160 PIPs from SLE patients, an AUC of 0.79 is obtained with corresponding sensitivity and specificity of 77% and 71% ...

Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is a common and severe complication of systemic lupus erythematosus requiring renal biopsy to guide treatment decisions. Despite standard-of-care therapy, a third of ...

Background Pathologic inflammation is a major driver of kidney damage in lupus nephritis (LN), but the immune mechanisms of disease progression and risk factors for end organ damage are poorly ...

Background SLE is an inflammatory condition associated with hyperactivation of the immune system, with mounting evidence that imbalances in the gut microbiota communities are common. These imbalances ...

Background Belimumab and low dose IL2 (Ld-IL2) has been identified effective in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the application of combined therapy for SLE has not been ...

Purpose to identify the presence of variants in gene related to monogenic lupus and their relationship with clinical manifestations in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) or lupus-like ...

Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component (Block, Winfield et al. 1975, Deapen, Escalante et al. 1992, Alarcon- Segovia, ...