Background Physician-based assessment of SLE activity and damage may not be able to capture the real disease impact on patients life. Objective of our study was to investigate the role of disease ...

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 ...

Background Proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) is characterized by robust glomerular and tubulo- interstitial inflammation, sub-endothelial deposits of immunoglobulin, and increased endothelial cell ...

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 ...

Objective It is still a matter of debate whether low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (LDASA) should be prescribed to all patients with SLE during pregnancy. This study aimed at investigating the impact of ...

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 ...

Introduction Pregnant women with SLE have an increased risk of maternal complications and adverse fetal outcomes. These include pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and fetal growth restriction. Interestingly ...

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 ...

Patients with antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are at increased risk for arterial or venous thrombosis. There is, however, significant heterogeneity among patients according to clinical and ...

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 ...

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

Diagnosis of SLE in early stages is challenging due to the heterogeneous nature of presenting symptoms and the poor performance metrics of the screening ANA test. Even the more specific ...