Background Patients with SLE experience distressing fibromyalgia-like symptoms of fatigue, widespread pain, mood disturbance, and brain fog that negatively impact quality of life and are challenging ...

O37 Male gender, educational level, disease activity, prednisone daily dose and previous medical adherence are predictive of medical adherence in systemic lupus erythematosus patients – Data from the ...

Objective This systematic review seeks to survey existing literature concerning systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-related thrombosis risk mechanisms within six pro-coagulable categories: ...

Background Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) has been recently applied in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to define distinct cellular composition and transcriptional signatures, greatly ...

Objective Combination therapy with rituximab and belimumab is a novel treatment strategy for severe SLE and lupus nephritis. Phase II studies have shown promising results, although long-term data are ...

LO-030 Functional characterization of 2p22.3 locus identifies PARP-1 as an allele-specific interactor at rs13385731 which mechanistically regulates RasGrp3 expression in contributing SLE ...

Objective The heterogeneity of lupus clinical manifestations makes it difficult to precisely characterize the full spectrum of patient profiles with traditional real-life (claims) data sources. This ...

Background Proliferative lupus nephritis (LN) is characterized by robust glomerular and tubulo- interstitial inflammation, sub-endothelial deposits of immunoglobulin, and increased endothelial cell ...

Objective Patients with SLE have a well-known increased risk of major comorbidities, although they are also very heterogeneous in terms of the prevalence of comorbid conditions. The relationships of ...

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 ...

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.

Background Ultraviolet light (UV) is a known trigger of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) flares in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, yet cell populations and mechanisms driving UV- ...