Objective Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting up to 60% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The perspectives of patients with SLE have been ...

Objective Anifrolumab is a fully human immunoglobulin G 1 κ monoclonal antibody specific for subunit 1 of the type I interferon (IFN) α receptor. In a phase IIb study of adults with moderate to severe ...

Objective To evaluate safety and mechanism of action of mezagitamab (TAK-079), an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods A phase ...

Background Some countries face restrictions to prescribe Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) during pregnancy, due to report of ocular toxicity in rodents and potential genotoxicity. The aim ...

Background and aims IFIT3 is one of the Interferon-stimulated genes showed significantly increase in PBMCs of SLE patients. However, the functions of IFIT3 in dysregulated immune responses of SLE are ...

Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug employed in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Prior studies reported inconsistent results regarding the association ...

1 West China Hospital affiliated Sichuan University, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chengdu, China 2 West China Hospital affiliated Sichuan University, Department of Rheumatology, Chengdu, China 3 ...

Objectives Chorea, characterised by involuntary, irregular movements, is a rare neurological manifestation of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The specific clinical features remain unclear. This study ...

Objective The objectives of this study were to compare the clinical features of patients with SLE with and without myopathy and to describe the muscle biopsy features of patients with SLE myopathy.

Objective Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major complication and cause of death among patients with SLE. This research used in vivo and in vitro experiments to explore the therapeutic potential of metformin ...

Objective Determine the pharmacokinetics (PK) and exposure–response of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and desethylhydroxychloroquine (DHCQ) in paediatric SLE (pSLE). Methods We conducted an exploratory ...

Objectives To compare two measures of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) response: the British Isles Lupus Assessment Group (BILAG)-based Composite Lupus Assessment (BICLA) and the Systemic Lupus ...