Objective Epidemiological associations suggest that vitamin D status may play a role in inflammation and progression of atherosclerosis. Using frozen serum, carotid intima medial thickness (CIMT) ...

Background Lupus patient’s expectations are no different than everyone else’s: ‘A better life’. But achieving it requires different steps because it entails (1) A prompt diagnosis, (2) Access to ...

Objective Combination therapy with rituximab and belimumab is a novel treatment strategy for severe SLE and lupus nephritis. Phase II studies have shown promising results, although long-term data are ...

The significant allelic effect at rs13385731 and enhancer effect on RasGrp3 expression level. (A) ChIP-qPCR assays for determining allele-specific DNA-protein interactions with H3K27ac, H3K4me1, ...

Objective The heterogeneity of lupus clinical manifestations makes it difficult to precisely characterize the full spectrum of patient profiles with traditional real-life (claims) data sources. This ...

Introduction In the type 1 and 2 SLE model, inflammation mediates type 1 manifestations, but its role in type 2 manifestations (eg, fatigue, myalgias, mood disturbance, cognitive dysfunction) is less ...

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.

Methods 143 SLE patients were evaluated for clinical phenotype using BILAG-2004, autoantibodies using radioimmunoprecipitation (IP, University of Bath), two interferon scores (IFN-Score-A and ...

Background and aims Dectin-1 is a c-type lectin like receptor that signals via syk and is involved in anti-fungal immunity. Dectin-1 was found to trigger experimental inflammatory arthritis, and ...

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- ...