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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Autoantibodies in Pregnant Woman May Put Infant at Risk for Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  May 16, 2016

A recent case study revealed that an infant from a donor egg developed neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) and a congenital heart block, which may have been due to the presence of antibodies to Ro and La in the birth mother—not the genetic mother. The results suggest that a gestational mother with a history of autoimmune disease is sufficient to trigger the pathology of NLE…

U.K. Cost Body Finally Approves Limited Use of GSK’s Lupus Drug

Reuters Staff  |  May 12, 2016

LONDON (Reuters)—Britain’s healthcare cost watchdog has finally approved GlaxoSmithKline’s lupus drug Benlysta (belimumab) for limited use, after rejecting it since 2011 on the grounds that it failed to offer good value for money. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said on Tuesday that the drug would be made available under a managed…

Patients with Lupus: Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Fail to Induce Regulatory B Cells

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  May 9, 2016

A recent study found that plasmacytoid dentricitic cells (pDCs) control the differentiation of immature B cells into regulatory B (Breg) cells or plasmablast, depending on the concentration of IFNα. For patients with SLE, researchers found that immune regulatory feedback between pDCs and Breg cells is dysfunctional, with the exception of patients who respond to rituximab…

Sifalimumab Shows Some Promise Against Lupus

Reuters Staff  |  April 15, 2016

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—Sifalimumab, an anti-interferon alpha monoclonal antibody, may lead to some improvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a new trial. In a paper online on March 23 in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Dr. Munther Khamashta of King’s College London and colleagues note that treatment of SLE presents a…

Vitamin D May Improve Heart Health in Patients with Lupus

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  April 4, 2016

A new study has found that treating patients who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with vitamin D decreases cardiovascular risk in these patients—specifically by modifying the body’s endothelial repair mechanisms. Researchers found myeloid angiogenic cells in this patient population presented with a global impairment, including decreased migration and angiogenic capacity…

2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Latest Clinical Literature Offers New Strategies in Lupus Nephritis

Thomas R. Collins  |  March 15, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO—Rheumatologists have to look no further than the American College of Rheumatology guidelines to know that the options for patients with lupus nephritis are sometimes not very appealing. The first-line choices are either mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) plus glucocorticoids or cyclophosphamide (CYC), also with glucocorticoids—and all of their attendant side effects. The problem: evidence, said…

2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Skin Issues in Rheumatic Diseases Present Challenges

Thomas R. Collins  |  March 15, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO—A 40-year-old woman shows up in the clinic with scarring alopecia, with an area of hyperpigmentation on the rim of her scalp, extending from just behind the temple to behind her ears. An examination with a dermatoscope shows hyperkeratotic follicular plugging. The case—in this example, the discoid form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (DLE)—is one…

Oxidized Mitochondrial DNA May Contribute to Inflammation in SLE

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  March 14, 2016

New research examines how the generation of reactive oxygen species and neutrophil extracellular traps may break down the protective mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA, resulting in NETosis in people with autoimmune disease. They found oxidized mitochondrial DNA may contribute to inflammation in such diseases as systemic lupus erythematosus by upregulating type I interferon signatures…

Dermatology & Immunology: Skin Issues Can Present Challenges

Thomas R. Collins  |  February 23, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO—A 40-year-old woman shows up in the clinic with scarring alopecia, with an area of hyperpigmentation on the rim of her scalp, extending from just behind the temple to behind her ears. An examination with a dermatoscope shows hyperkeratotic follicular plugging. The case—in this example, the discoid form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (DLE)—is one…

Researchers Target Altered T Cell Metabolism in SLE to Reverse Lupus Immuno-Phenotype

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  February 1, 2016

A recent study on systemic lupus erythematosus examined the effects of metabolic modulators on the disease’s abnormal T cell metabolism. Using a combination therapy of metformin and 2-deoxy-D-glucose, researchers were able to normalize CD4+ T cell functions and restore defective IL-2 production in mice…

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