... sampling 50.1 (40 .2, 52. 3) 50 .2 (49 .2, 60.1) 24 .7 (21 .7, 29 .0) Median age at symptom onset Median age at diagnosis 52. 0 (46.8, 61 .2) 53.5 (48.0, 62. 7) 52. 3 (51.0, 62. 1) 52. 8 (51.1, 63.1) 31.7 (26 .5,39.1) ... background ofthe different patient cohorts All ofthe individuals included inthe present study were from northern Sweden, whilst inthe two other studies cited [3 ,20 ], 62% were black in both studies, ... supply ofthe blood samples SRD designed the study, analysed and interpreted the data and was involved in drafting the manuscript All authors have given their final approval ofthe version of the...
... transmembrane prolyl 4-hydroxylase is induced by hypoxia 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 and acts on hypoxia-inducible factor alpha J Biol Chem 20 07, 28 2:30544-305 52 Jeong JW, Bae MK, Ahn MY, ... patient about 20 0 single measurements of PO2 were taken at a predefined area on the dorsal forearm, and an individual PO2 mean value was determined Average PO2 inthe skin of healthy individuals ... binds directly to the ODDD of HIF-1α inthe cytoplasm and acetylates a single lysine residue at position 5 32 Acetylation of this specific lysine residue favours the interaction of HIF-1α and the...
... administered during the most active stage of disease [29 ] The discrepancy between the two studies could be due to a number of factors, including the longevity ofthe injected protein and the level of free ... autoantibody-inducing T cells oflupus J Exp Med 1993, 177:1367-1381 Gardner WD, Hoch SO: Binding specificity ofthe two major DNA-binding proteins in human serum J Biol Chem 1979, 25 4: 523 8- 524 2 Tolun ... was mainly measured from urine instead of serum because the absence in urine of natural inhibitors of DNase activity such as G-actin To test if the expression of DNase I from T cells inthe transgenic...
... (rs1799931) These four SNPs yield six haplotypes inthe NAT2 gene inthe Japanese population, namely NAT2*4, NAT2*5B, NAT2*5E, NAT2*6A, NAT2*7B and NAT2*13 Of these, NAT2*4 is the wild-type haplotype; the ... Talal N, Winchester RJ: The 19 82 revised criteria for the classification ofsystemiclupuserythematosus Arthritis Rheum 19 82, 25 : 127 1- 127 7 20 Hochberg MC: Updating the American College of Rheumatology ... NAT2*4/*4 Fast 15 21 NAT2*4/*5B Fast 2 NAT2*4/*5E Fast 1 NAT2*4/*6A Fast 12 17 NAT2*4/*7B Fast 13 (27 .7) 34 ( 72. 3) 47 Fast acetylators NAT2*6A/*6A Slow 1 NAT2*6A/*7B Slow NAT2*7B/*7B Slow 1 2 (28 .6)...
... Sánchez-Tapias JM, Ingelmo M: Hepatitis C virus infection mimicking systemiclupus erythematosus: study of hepatitis C virus infection in a series of 134 Spanish patients with systemiclupuserythematosus ... problem of increasing clinical significance Interferon (INF) therapy is the mainstay of HCV treatment HCV and HIV have been associated with the development of autoimmune markers and disease; INF therapy ... following anti-TNF therapy or by increased IFNa In coinfected patients, the risk of development of SLE associated with INFa HCV therapy, HCV is significantly reduced by the concomitant HIV infection...
... occur several days into appropriate antihelminth therapy and should remain vigilant for signs of sepsis even during the early days of therapy Our findings are based on a single case report, and ... corticosteroid administration for this disease [8] Dissemination may involve gut, stomach, lung and/or cerebrospinal fluid [9,10] Furthermore, larval penetration ofthe intestinal wall during dissemination ... testing by enzyme-linked immunoassay further confirmed the diagnosis Treatment with oral albendazole (400 mg twice daily) was initiated within 20 hours of presentation; however, the patient continued...
... Truant, PhD for their gracious assistance in this case Authors’ contributions BRL participated inthe care ofthe patient and wrote the initial manuscript BS participated inthe care ofthe patient ... and edited the manuscript All authors participated in approving the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Received: April 20 11 Accepted: ... systematic serological testing in diagnosis of infective endocarditis Journal of Clinical Microbiology 20 05, 43: 523 8- 524 2 Laurence and Suh Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 20 11, 6:109 http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/109...
... germ cell tumor presenting in a woman with systemiclupus erythematosus: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports 20 10 4:97 Figure An image of our patient’s pituitary showing polymorphic cells ... advantage of: Authors’ contributions All the authors contributed to the management ofthe patient Additionally, MS was the primary author ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final ... to the pituitary involvement and its effect on her ovaries At the same time, her SLE was also in remission This can be explained by the fact that the reduction in immunoregulatory functions of...
... role in T cell dysregulation in SLE [19 -21 ] Activation-induced rapid Ca2+ signals are higher in T cells from patients with SLE [22 ]; in contrast, the sustained Ca2+ signal is decreased in these lupus ... of IL-12R 2 via cGMP Together, these data indicate that NO has a crucial role inthe regulation of Th1/Th2 polarization Nitric oxide regulates T lymphocyte activation insystemiclupuserythematosus ... the TCR ζ chain in SLE T cells [64], which may explain the enhanced T-cell-activation-induced Ca2+ fluxing The potential role of NO inthe regulation of FcR gamma expression clearly needs further...
... accelerated atherosclerosis in SLE has changed our management ofthe disorder Lupus 20 00, 9 :22 8 -23 1 Lockshin MD, Salmon JE, Roman MJ: Atherosclerosis and lupus: a work in progress Arthritis Rheum 20 01, ... 44 :22 15 -22 17 Giri S, Parke AL, Waters DD: Controlling cardiovascular risk factors insystemiclupuserythematosus J Musculoskel Med 1998, 15: 42- 52 El-Magadmi M, Ahmad Y, Wajed J, Bruce IN: The ... induced in it by corticosteroid therapy A study of 36 necropsy patients Am J Med 1975, 58: 24 3 -26 4 Kong TQ, Kellum RE, Haserick JR: Clinical diagnosis of cardiac involvement insystemiclupus erythematosus: ...
... be involved inthepathogenesisof SLE, could further elucidate the genetic basis ofthe disease Inthe present study we found that the combination ofthe FcγRIIa R/R genotype with the IL-1Ra 2/ 2 ... classification ofsystemiclupuserythematosus Arthritis Rheum 19 82, 25 : 127 1- 127 7 16 Jonsson H, Nived O, Sturfelt G: Outcome insystemiclupus erythematosus: a prospective study of patients from a defined ... not increase susceptibility to the disease This finding illustrates that combinations of polymorphic genes may act in concert inthepathogenesisof SLE, a concept that may be instrumental in the...
... and then soaked in balanced salt solution (Sigma) for 30 at 25 °C Cells were then incubated for 30 at 25 °C inthe blocking buffer (2% bovine serum albumin in PBS, containing 5% glycerol and 0 .2% ... Tween -20 ) Apoptosis was evaluated by propidium iodide staining, according to the method of Nicoletti and colleagues [19], and by the binding of FITCconjugated Annexin V, using the Apoptest binding ... participated inthe design ofthe study and inthe revision ofthe manuscript EP participated in analysis of data GV participated inthe design and revision ofthe study EO conceived ofthe study,...
... However, in view ofthe autoimmunogenic potential of inhibiting TNF, we tested TNF inhibition as a means to interfere with the inflammatory response in SLE by administering only an induction regime of ... blockade in patients with systemiclupuserythematosus While dampening inflammation, TNF blockade with infliximab induced an increase of autoantibodies in five out of seven patients and increases in ... regulation ofthe two cytokines is not functional in active SLE Rather, the combined increase of both TNF and IFN-α might contribute to thepathogenesisofsystemic autoimmunity Another hypothesis...