Patients, Physicians Invited to Lupus Education Day
Lupus :: Patients, Physicians Invited to Lupus Education Day Patients and physicians are invited to a Lupus Education Day to learn more about an oft-misunderstood disease, but one for which several potential new treatments are in development. Doctors and nurses from the lupus clinic at Strong Memorial Hospital will spend Saturday, Oct. 13, offering an [...]
Over one-third of refractory lupus patients remain stable at long term follow-up
Lupus :: Over one-third of refractory lupus patients remain stable at long term follow-up Thirty-six percent of patients with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus remain well after undergoing B-cell depletion therapy without needing further standard immunosuppressive agents, according to a study presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain. Overactive [...]
Older, lower income patients least likely to see a specialist for lupus
Lupus :: Older, lower income patients least likely to see a specialist for lupus Despite advances in treatment, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains a serious disease. Previous studies have shown that racial and ethnic minorities and individuals with low socioeconomic status may have poorer outcomes in the long run. Other research has shown that care [...]
Mirac stops the proliferation of cells that cause Lupus
Lupus :: Mirac stops the proliferation of cells that cause Lupus Lupus is caused by Natural Killer (NK) CD4– and CD8– T-Lymphocytes, also called T cells. These T cells multiply using a potassium gene channel. These same cells cause Diabetes. (Eur J Immunol. 1990 Apr;20(4):747-51. Autoimmune diseases linked to abnormal K+ channel expression in double-negative [...]
Immunosuppressive drug effective for reducing lupus flares
Lupus :: Immunosuppressive drug effective for reducing lupus flares Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that an immunosuppressive drug used in organ transplant cases is effective in reducing flare-ups in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE results in inflammation of connective tissues and can involve the skin, joints and kidneys. Its cause is unknown. The [...]
High-tech spectroscopy may be used to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms
Lupus :: High-tech spectroscopy may be used to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms Magnetic resonance spectroscopy may provide a noninvasive way to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with lupus, according to results from research in mice at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. “This study is the first to demonstrate that MRS is a feasible method to [...]
Gene linked to Lupus
Lupus :: Gene linked to Lupus Lupus occurs when the immune system misfires and attacks the body’s organs and tissues. Nobody knows exactly why this happens, but a new study points to one possible cause. A team led by Fred Perrino, a biochemist at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has linked defects in an [...]
Existing drugs show promise for treating end-stage renal disease in lupus
Lupus :: Existing drugs show promise for treating end-stage renal disease in lupus Studies in mice suggest that two drugs already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration show promise for treating the complications of lupus, according to Nilamadham Mishra, M.D., in presentations this week at the American College of Rheumatology in Boston. Mishra, [...]
Despite different triggers of disease, all roads lead to lupus
Lupus :: Despite different triggers of disease, all roads lead to lupus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body?s cells and tissues. Although B cells are known to play a role in this disease, the exact way in which their function is disrupted [...]
