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Mutation Drives Viral Sensors To Initiate Autoimmune Disease
A new study uses a mouse model of a human autoimmune disease to reveal how abnormal regulation of the intracellular sensors that detect invading viruses can lead to autoimmune pathology...

DNA Sequence Discovered That Causes The Most Severe Cases Of Lupus
A "genetic accelerator" is responsible for the most severe cases of Lupus (systemic lupus erythemathosus), an autoimmune disease: the accelerator, called enhancer HS1.2, speeds up the activity of some critical genes of the immune system involved in the disease. A team of Italian researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome found that the enhancer HS1...

32 Million Americans Have Autoantibodies That Target Their Own Tissues
More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows...

Study: Mycophenolate Is Superior To Azathioprine As Treatment For Lupus Nephritis
A new large, international study finds that the immunosuppressant drug mycophenolate mofetil is superior to azathioprine, an older immunosuppressant, as a maintenance therapy for lupus nephritis...

Hemodialysis Therapy Preferred By Most Lupus Nephritis Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
Newly published research shows that more patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) caused by lupus nephritis choose hemodialysis as their initial kidney replacement therapy over peritoneal dialysis and preemptive kidney transplantation...

Transportation And Childcare Difficulties Top Reasons For Missed Lupus Appointments
The first step towards successful medical care is to see a physician, but for some patients this isn't as simple or easy as it may sound. A study presented at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Chicago, finds that many lupus patients with low socioeconomic status are unable to attend scheduled appointments with physicians due to daily obstacles...

Successful Pregnancy Outcomes For Most Women With Lupus
Promising research led by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too risky. Results from the multicenter National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded PROMISSE initiative, being presented Monday, Nov. 7 and then during a press conference on Tuesday, Nov...

American College Of Rheumatology 2011 Annual Meeting: Presentations By NYU Langone Experts
Experts from NYU Langone Medical Center will present new research findings and clinical insight into the treatment of rheumatic and bone diseases in a variety of presentations at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, November 5-9, 2011...

XToll Completely Prevented Cutaneous Lupus In Animal Study
CBio Limited have announced the publication of their animal trial on the advanced access site of the Oxford Journals publication, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. The research is titled - "Recombinant chaperonin10 (Xtoll) suppresses cutaneous lupus and lupus nephritis in MRL-(Fas)lpr mice." According to results of the study, using XToll to treat mice completely prevented cutaneous lupus...

Although Atorvastatin Fails To Slow Progression Of Atherosclerosis In Pediatric Lupus Patients, It Is Safe And May Help With More Severe Lupus
Atorvastatin therapy was found to be ineffective in reducing atherosclerosis progression in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...

A Simpler System Would Make It Easier For Clinicians To Treat Kidney Problems In Lupus Patients
The current classification system for kidney complications in patients with lupus is too detailed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results should make it easier for physicians to classify and treat kidney problems in patients with the disease...

Statins Disappoint In Atherosclerosis Progression In Children With Lupus
According to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 322,000 adult Americans are affected by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with approximately 5,000 to 10,000 children in the U.S. affected by lupus (Lehman 1996), although exact figures for pediatric SLE cases remain difficult to establish...

Continued Treatment For Lupus May Boost Survival Of Those Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that close supervision by rheumatologists and the use of immunosuppressant drugs improve the survival of lupus patients with end-stage kidney disease a finding that could reverse long-standing clinical practice. Their study appeared in the September 1 online edition of the Journal of Rheumatology. At least 1...

New Genetic Clue In The Development Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Toronto, University Health Network and McGill University have obtained significant new insights into the causes of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune disorders including type 1 diabetes, lupus and Graves disease...

Gender Difference In Autoimmune Disease Explained By Newly Discovered B Cells
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a type of cell that may contribute to autoimmune disease. The findings also suggest why diseases such as lupus, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis strike women more frequently than men. The cells, a subset of immune-system B cells, make autoantibodies, which bind to and attack the body's own tissue...