Objective This study aims to evaluate the role of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) in patients with SLE with heart valve ...

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, ...

Purpose Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are organized aggregation of immune cells at sites of inflammation. The development of TLS in autoimmune settings indicate that they may be sites for both ...

Atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)-related mortality is higher in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) compared with those without nephritis (11.7 vs 3.6 per 100 patient-years).1 Accelerated ...

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 ...

Background Pre-clinical mouse models are invaluable tools to investigate the mechanisms driving systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and identify therapeutic targets to treat human disease. The BXSB.Yaa ...

Introduction Double-stranded-DNA antibodies (antiDNAds) are the most frequently detected serological markers in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). In clinical practice, it is usually ...

Background Pathogenic extrafollicular double negative 2 (DN2) B cells in SLE have a phenotype of IgD − CD27 − Tbet + CD11c +, and are the precursor of ribonuclear protein (RNP) autoantibody producing ...

Background/Purpose The long-term morbidity and mortality of childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) after transition to adult care is not well documented. The present study aims to fill this knowledge gap by ...

Objective Renal flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) result in significant nephron loss. Thus, identification of reliable early signals of impending renal flares is anticipated ...

Given the need for more effective treatments, there is a pressing need for a better understanding of chronic pain, including pain in SLE. Discovery of peripheral sodium channels (Nav1.7, Nav1.8, ...

Background Disruption of B-cell homeostasis and subsequent dominance of effector B-cell subsets are critical for the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Revealing the key intrinsic ...