New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with severe disease flares in patients with rheumatic diseases. ...
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For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) refractory to conventional treatment, belimumab after rituximab significantly reduces serum immunoglobulin (Ig)G anti-double stranded DNA (dsDNA) levels and the risk for ...
Oct 26, 2021
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Experts in the endothelin system are investigating how regulation of this system can serve to improve diseases of inflammation such as lupus. Endothelins are a class of peptides that play a role in regulating blood pressure. ...
Oct 4, 2021
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly referred to as simply "lupus," is an autoimmune disorder where the body's immune system attacks healthy tissue. Lupus affects somewhere between 20 to 150 people per 100,000, with ...
Sep 30, 2021
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SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the person's own body. This process, known as "autoimmunity," can damage a number of different organs.
Sep 23, 2021
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and damage in the affected organs. It can affect the joints, skin, brain, ...
Sep 17, 2021
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In recent years, significant progress has been made towards the use of high-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HR-pQCT) imaging in research, and new potential for applications in the clinic have emerged, particularly ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) have demonstrated the multiple benefits of the Mediterranean diet for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), one of the most common systemic autoimmune diseases.
Jun 17, 2021
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Various viruses and bacteria have long been known to cause autoimmune diseases where there is such a predisposition. This phenomenon also seems to play a major role in SARS-CoV-2, especially in severe courses. The body's ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers recently reported that while two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—confers some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it ...
Jun 4, 2021
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