scholarly journals 565 Fatigue in systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune skin diseases

2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (5) ◽  
pp. S96
Author(s):  
M. Tarazi ◽  
R.G. Gaffney ◽  
D. Pearson ◽  
C.J. Kushner ◽  
V.P. Werth
2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 832-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingjun Pan ◽  
Yongmin Feng ◽  
Yanxia Peng ◽  
Hongjiu Zhou ◽  
Zhenzhen Deng ◽  
...  

Background/Aims: Basophils have been reported to infiltrate skin lesions in various skin diseases, but not in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study investigated basophil infiltration in SLE and its mechanism. Methods: Twenty newly diagnosed SLE patients and twenty healthy controls were enrolled. Nine SLE patients underwent skin biopsies. Flow cytometric analysis the phenotype of peripheral basophils and their migration rate toward RANTES and MCP-1 were analyzed with the transwell culture system, also the expression of these two chemokines in skin tissue were analyzed with immunohistochemistry. Results: Increased activation and decreased numbers of peripheral basophils were observed in SLE patients compared with controls. Basophil migration into skin lesions of SLE patients were observed, but not in normal skin tissue. This migration was related to the upregulation of chemokine receptors CCR1 and CCR2 on basophils. In vitro studies showed that migration rate toward RANTES and MCP-1 increased significantly in basophils from SLE patients compared with those from controls. Consistently, high levels of RANTES and MCP-1 expression were observed in skin lesions from SLE patients but not in normal skin tissue. Conclusion: Basophil recruitment to skin lesions of SLE patients mediated by CCR1 and CCR2, which may contribute to tissue damage in SLE.


1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-123
Author(s):  
Masahiro Idemori ◽  
Hideaki Hanamiya ◽  
Shoko Yasaka ◽  
Shoichiro Kudo ◽  
Tatsuyoshi Arao

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (S4) ◽  
pp. AB001-AB001
Author(s):  
Meera Tarazi ◽  
Rebecca G. Gaffney ◽  
David Pearson ◽  
Carolyn J. Kushner ◽  
Victoria P. Werth

2019 ◽  
Vol 180 (6) ◽  
pp. 1468-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tarazi ◽  
R.G. Gaffney ◽  
D. Pearson ◽  
C.J. Kushner ◽  
V.P. Werth

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 123-128
Author(s):  
E. M. Agafonova ◽  
N. G. Klyukvina ◽  
M. M. Urumova

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic inflammatory disease with various clinical manifestations. There are descriptions of overlap syndromes when the signs of several systemic connective tissue diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, and SjЪgren's syndrome, are simultaneously recorded. Psoriasis belongs to chronic skin diseases of multifactorial genesis, which is determined by genetic, immunological, and environmental factors. About one out of three patients with psoriasis develops psoriatic arthritis (PsA), an inflammatory joint injury. The concurrence of SLE and PsA is rare; there are very few reports on such clinical situations. A special variant of SLE, such as subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, can mimic skin lesions in psoriasis, which causes diagnostic difficulties.The paper gives the data available in the literature on the concurrence of SLE, PsA, and psoriasis. It discusses the specific features of the differential diagnosis of the concurrence of the two nosological entities and its treatment policy. The authors give their own clinical case of the concurrence of SLE and PSA, as well as several descriptions of such cases available in the literature.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 760
Author(s):  
Hyosuk Kim ◽  
Jong Won Lee ◽  
Geonhee Han ◽  
Kwangmeyung Kim ◽  
Yoosoo Yang ◽  
...  

Extracellular vesicles (EVs), naturally secreted by cells, act as mediators for communication between cells. They are transported to the recipient cells along with cargoes such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids that reflect the changes occurring within the parent cells. Thus, EVs have been recognized as potential theranostic agents for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. In particular, the evidence accumulated to date suggests an important role of EVs in the initiation and progression of skin aging and various skin diseases, including psoriasis, systemic lupus erythematosus, vitiligo, and chronic wounds. This review highlights recent research that investigates the role of EVs and their potential as biomarkers and therapeutic agents for skin diseases and aging.


Author(s):  
Francis R. Comerford ◽  
Alan S. Cohen

Mice of the inbred NZB strain develop a spontaneous disease characterized by autoimmune hemolytic anemia, positive lupus erythematosus cell tests and antinuclear antibodies and nephritis. This disease is analogous to human systemic lupus erythematosus. In ultrastructural studies of the glomerular lesion in NZB mice, intraglomerular dense deposits in mesangial, subepithelial and subendothelial locations were described. In common with the findings in many examples of human and experimental nephritis, including many cases of human lupus nephritis, these deposits were amorphous or slightly granular in appearance with no definable substructure.We have recently observed structured deposits in the glomeruli of NZB mice. They were uncommon and were found in older animals with severe glomerular lesions by morphologic criteria. They were seen most commonly as extracellular elements in subendothelial and mesangial regions. The deposits ranged up to 3 microns in greatest dimension and were often adjacent to deposits of lipid-like round particles of 30 to 250 millimicrons in diameter and with amorphous dense deposits.


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