THU0301 Effect of Renal Disease on Standardized Mortality Ratio and Life Expectancy of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A268.1-A268 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. C. Mok ◽  
R. Kwok ◽  
P. S. Yip
Lupus ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 096120332098858
Author(s):  
José A Gómez-Puerta ◽  
Guillermo J Pons-Estel ◽  
Rosana Quintana ◽  
Romina Nieto ◽  
Rosa M Serrano Morales ◽  
...  

Introduction: After more than 20 years of sustained work, the Latin American Group for the Study of Lupus (GLADEL) has made a significant number of contributions to the field of lupus, not only in the differential role that race/ethnicity plays in its course and outcome but also in several other studies including the beneficial effects of using antimalarials in lupus patients and the development of consensus guidelines for the treatment of lupus in our region. Methods: A new generation of “Lupus Investigators” in more than 40 centers throughout Latin America has been constituted in order to continue the legacy of the investigators of the original cohort and to launch a novel study of serum and urinary biomarkers in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Results: So far, we have recruited 807 patients and 631 controls from 42 Latin-American centers including 339 patients with SLE without renal involvement, 202 patients with SLE with prevalent but inactive renal disease, 176 patients with prevalent and active renal disease and 90 patients with incident lupus nephritis. Conclusions: The different methodological aspects of the GLADEL 2.0 cohort are discussed in this manuscript, including the challenges and difficulties of conducting such an ambitious project.


2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (38) ◽  
pp. 10637-10642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine V. Lourenço ◽  
Aijing Liu ◽  
Giuseppe Matarese ◽  
Antonio La Cava

Leptin is an adipocytokine that plays a key role in the modulation of immune responses and the development and maintenance of inflammation. Circulating levels of leptin are elevated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, but it is not clear whether this association can reflect a direct influence of leptin on the propathogenic events that lead to SLE. To investigate this possibility, we compared the extent of susceptibility to SLE and lupus manifestations between leptin-deficient (ob/ob) and H2-matched leptin-sufficient (wild-type, WT) mice that had been treated with the lupus-inducing agent pristane. Leptin deficiency protected ob/ob mice from the development of autoantibodies and renal disease and increased the frequency of immunoregulatory T cells (Tregs) compared with leptin-sufficient WT mice. The role of leptin in the development of SLE was confirmed in the New Zealand Black (NZB) × New Zealand White (NZW)F1 (NZB/W) mouse model of spontaneous SLE, where elevated leptin levels correlated with disease manifestations and the administration of leptin accelerated development of autoantibodies and renal disease. Conversely, leptin antagonism delayed disease progression and increased survival of severely nephritic NZB/W mice. At the cellular level, leptin promoted effector T-cell responses and facilitated the presentation of self-antigens to T cells, whereas it inhibited the activity of regulatory CD4 T cells. The understanding of the role of leptin in modulating autoimmune responses in SLE can open possibilities of leptin-targeted therapeutic intervention in the disease.


1998 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. S7
Author(s):  
R. Murali ◽  
L. Jeyaseelan ◽  
S. Rajaratnam ◽  
L. John ◽  
A. Ganesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-145
Author(s):  
Gabriel Horta-Baas ◽  
Adolfo Camargo-Coronel ◽  
Dafhne Guadalupe Miranda-Hernández ◽  
Leslie Gabriela Gónzalez-Parra ◽  
María del Socorro Romero-Figueroa ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Ogura ◽  
Kazunori Karasawa ◽  
Wataru Ono ◽  
Ayaki Ito ◽  
Momoko Seki ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), disease activity can persist even after initiating dialysis. However, guidelines for the treatment of patients with SLE after dialysis is initiated have not yet been established. Case presentation: We describe the case of a 62-year-old Japanese woman who was diagnosed with SLE at age 12, progressed to end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and initiated hemodialysis for lupus nephritis. However, SLE activity persisted after hemodialysis. Cyclophosphamide and mycophenolate mofetil were administered in addition to prednisolone and immunoadsorption, but this treatment strategy was limited by side effects. The patient was subsequently treated with belimumab, and the activity of SLE decreased rapidly. Conclusions: ESRD patients with SLE show no significant decrease in transitional B cells, and have elevated levels of B-cell activating factor (BAFF). Both transitional B cells and BAFF are important therapeutic targets for belimumab, indicating that patients with ESRD may benefit from belimumab therapy. However, the effects of belimumab may be potentiated in patients with uremia, who may be more susceptible to adverse events such as infections. Patients with SLE who receive belimumab after initiation of hemodialysis therefore require careful follow-up. Here we report the first case of belimumab administration in a patient with SLE after initiation of hemodialysis.


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