Background People with SLE (and their doctors) are concerned about the risk of COVID-19 infection, yet some patients still harbor concerns regarding vaccination. The first mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines ...

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 ...

Background Abnormalities of type I interferon signaling and production can initiate lupus development. Disturbances of nucleic acid-sensing molecules triggered autoreactivity in lupus mouse models.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Methods This was a retrospective study that included 113 CLE patients who visited the Department of Dermatology at Hanyang University Seoul Hospital in Korea between October 2021 and October 2022.

Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is a common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with 10–30% progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and requiring dialysis. Kidney ...

Results Glomerular and interstitial lesions in lupus nephritis were quantified (scored 0–3) based on the revised 2018 International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) ...

Description Due to oral bleeding, a 34-year-old male patient was admitted to the hospital. Additionally, he developed hematochezia as a result of an anal fissure brought on by a hard stool. In the ...

Background Deucravacitinib is a first-in-class, oral, selective, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, approved in multiple countries for the treatment of adults with plaque psoriasis.¹ ² ...