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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Urticária crônica espontânea em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil / Chronic spontaneous urticaria in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Ferriani, Mariana Paes Leme 23 May 2016 (has links)
Introdução: Estudos avaliando a prevalência de urticária crônica espontânea (UCE) no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil (LESJ), assim como possíveis fatores associados são restritos a poucos relatos de caso. Objetivos: Avaliar a prevalência de UCE em uma população expressiva de LESJ, assim como sua possível associação com dados demográficos, manifestações clínicas, alterações laboratoriais, atividade/dano cumulativo da doença e tratamento. Métodos: Um estudo de coorte multicêntrico retrospectivo foi realizado em 10 serviços de Reumatologia Pediátrica provenientes do Grupo Brasileiro de Lúpus e incluiu 852 pacientes com LESJ. UCE foi diagnosticada de acordo com o guideline do EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/WAO. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos para a avaliação das manifestações clínicas atuais, assim como parâmetros laboratoriais e tratamento: pacientes que tiveram UCE (avaliados durante o diagnóstico da urticária) e pacientes sem UCE (avaliados na última consulta). Resultados: A presença de urticária foi observada em 10/852 (1,17%) pacientes com LESJ. A comparação entre os pacientes com LESJ com e sem UCE revelou uma maior frequência de sintomas constitucionais (40% vs. 8%, p=0,005), envolvimento do sistema reticuloendotelial (30% vs. 3%, p=0,003), sintomas mucocutâneos (90% vs. 28%, p < 0,0001), manifestações musculoesqueléticas (50% vs. 6%, p < 0,0001) e necessidade de pulso de metilprednisolona (60% vs. 8%, p < 0,0001) no grupo com UCE. A frequência do uso de imunossupressor foi menor nos pacientes com UCE (20% vs. 61%, p=0,017). As medianas do SLEDAI-2K (12 vs. 2, p < 0,0001) e do VHS (40 vs. 19 mm/1a hora, p=0,024), foram maiores nos pacientes com UCE. Conclusões: Este foi o primeiro estudo que evidenciou a possível relação da UCE com LESJ. A UCE aconteceu predominantemente no início do curso do LESJ e esteve associada com uma atividade de doença moderada/alta e sem envolvimento de órgãos nobres / Background: Data regarding the prevalence of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) patients and possible associated factors are limited to few case reports. The objectives of the present study were to assess CSU in a large cSLE population evaluating demographic data, clinical manifestations, disease activity/damage, laboratory abnormalities and treatment. Methods: A retrospective multicenter cohort study (Brazilian cSLE group) was performed in 10 Pediatric Rheumatology services including 852 cSLE patients. CSU was diagnosed according to EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/WAO Guidelines. Patients with CSU (evaluated at urticaria diagnosis) and patients without CSU (evaluated at last visit) were assessed for lupus clinical/laboratory features and treatment. Results: CSU was observed in 10/852 (1.17%) cSLE patients. Comparison of cSLE patients with and without CSU revealed a higher frequency of constitutional (40% vs. 8%, p=0.006), reticuloendothelial system involvement (30% vs. 3%, p=0.003), mucocutaneous (90% vs. 28%, p < 0.0001) and musculoskeletal manifestations (50% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001) and methylprednisolone pulse therapy use (60% vs. 8%, p < 0.0001) in the former group. The frequency of immunosuppressive treatment was lower in patients with CSU(p=0.017). The median SLEDAI-2K (12 vs. 2, p < 0.0001) and ESR (40 vs. 19 mm/1sthour, p=0.024), was higher in patients with CSU. Conclusions: To our knowledge this was the first study that evidenced that CSU may be linked to cSLE. We also demonstrated that this particular skin manifestation occurs predominantly at disease onset and it was associated with lupus moderate/high disease activity without major organ involvement
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Anticorpos antinucleossomo em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil. / Antinucleosome antibodies in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus.

Lúcia Maria de Arruda Campos 30 August 2005 (has links)
Este estudo teve por objetivos avaliar a positividade do anticorpo antinucleossomo (anti-Ncs) no LES juvenil, sua associação com manifestações e atividade da doença e compará-lo ao anticorpo anti-DNA. A pesquisa dos anticorpos anti-Ncs e anti-DNA foi realizada em 74 pacientes com LESJ e 64 controles. Os anti-Ncs e anti-DNA demonstraram sensibilidade de 52.7% e 54% e especificidade de 98.4% e 95.3%, respectivamente. Nesta população, foi observada discordância de 25.7% entre os anticorpos, sugerindo que os mesmos sejam complementares em termos diagnósticos. Houve associação entre anti-Ncs e rash malar, anemia hemolítica, FAN, anti-DNA e diminuição de C3 e C4, mas não com o quadro renal. Os títulos do anti-Ncs correlacionaram-se à atividade da doença (SLEDAI), demonstrando seu valor prognóstico. / The aims of this study were to evaluate the positivity of antinucleosome antibodies (Anti-Ncs) in SLE children, their association to disease manifestations and activity, and to compare them to anti-DNA antibodies. Anti-Ncs and anti-DNA were tested on 74 JSLE patients and 64 controls. Anti-Ncs and anti-DNA showed sensitivity of 52.7% and 54% and specificity of 98.4% and 95.3%, respectively. The discordance of 25.7% between the antibodies found on the studied population suggests that they may have a complementary diagnosis role. Anti-Ncs were associated to malar rash, hemolytic anemia, ANA, anti-DNA and low complement levels, but no association was observed to renal manifestations. The correlation observed between anti-Ncs titers and disease activity (SLEDAI) demonstrated its prognostic value.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus: from immunopathology to viral pathogenesis. / 系統性紅斑狼瘡: 從免疫病理學到病毒免疫學 / CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection / Xi tong xing hong ban lang chuang: cong mian yi bing li xue dao bing du mian yi xue

January 2008 (has links)
Results of the above studies thus suggested that immune dysregulation in SLE result in derangement of a spectrum of inflammatory mediators leading to possible multiple organs auto-inflammatory damages. However, the exact etio-pathogenic mechanism could not simply be explained by these phenomena. Infection has been invoked as an underlying etiology or trigger for the induction of autoimmune disease. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) possesses multiple features that characterise its involvement in initiating or perpetuating SLE disease. Several research groups demonstrated that the peripheral blood EBV DNA load is significantly higher in SLE patients, yet cell-free viral DNA was also reported in other EBV-associated diseases such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and certain lymphomas, suggesting that relatively little is known about its biology and dynamic distribution in the blood circulation. In the second part of our study, we examined the cell-free and cell-associated distribution profile of EBV DNA load in SLE. Our data showed that the distribution of EBV DNA in the cell-free and cell-associated compartments exhibited a heterogeneous pattern in SLE patients. Contrary to the exclusive presence of circulating cell-free EBV DNA in NPC patients, both cell-free and cell-associated EBV DNA were detected in some SLE patients, while in others, no EBV DNA was measurable in either blood compartments. The level of cell-associated EBV viral load was significantly higher in SLE patients with active disease than those who presented with milder disease activity. This phenomenon indicated a possible association of EBV viral infection with the level of immune competence in SLE patients. It has been reported that EBV encodes proteins which shares significantly homology sequence with human IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 and colony-stimulating factor (CSF)-1. This proposition brought our attention to the immune perturbation by EBV on the cytokine balance, possibly constitute in part, to the immune dysregulation and Th1 and Th2 dichotomy in SLE exacerbation. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) / The first section of this research study aimed to explore the messengers that influence Th1/Th2 cells differentiation, development, effector functions and hence their plausible contribution in SLE immunopathogenesis. We focused on studying the expression of cytokine and chemokine milieu that directs the traffic of T lymphocytes; co-stimulatory molecules in the activation of T lymphocytes; transcription factors T-bet and GATA-3 in regulating the differentiation of Th1 and Th2 cell lineage. We also investigated the involvement of the lymphocyte subpopulation, Th17 in the auto-inflammatory axis of SLE exacerbation. / Lit, Choi Wan. / Advisers: Christopher W.K. Lam; Y.M. Dennis Lo. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-06, Section: B, page: 3358. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-235). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.
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Avaliação da função das células de Sertoli testiculares em pacientes do sexo masculino com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico / Testicular Sertoli cell function evaluation in male systemic lupus erytemathosus patients

Ricardo Maisse Suehiro 17 December 2008 (has links)
Objetivo: Avaliar a função das células testiculares de Sertoli em homens com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES). Métodos: Trinta e quatro pacientes consecutivos foram prospectivamente selecionados para avaliar a função das células testiculares de Sertoli pelos níveis séricos da inibina B. Características clínicas, tratamento, análises dos espermatozóides, avaliação urológica, ultrasonografia testicular, hormônios e anticorpos anti-espermatozóides foram avaliados. Resultados: Os pacientes foram subdivididos em dois grupos: níveis séricos reduzidos (Grupo 1, n=8) e níveis séricos normais (Grupo 2, n=26) de inibina B. As medianas da concentração média de espermatozóides (p=0,024), da contagem total de espermatozóides (p=0,023) e da contagem total de espermatozóides móveis (p=0,025) foram menores no Grupo 1. Os níveis de inibina B foram positivamente correlacionados com a concentração de espermatozóides (r=0,343) e contagem total de espermatozóides móveis (r=0,357), e negativamente correlacionados com FSH (r=0,699) e LH (r=0,397). A mediana de inibina B sérica foi menor nos pacientes com LES tratados com pulsoterapia com ciclofosfamida endovenosa (CICIV) comparada aos não tratados com este medicamento (p=0,031). Avaliação dos 26 pacientes com LES e níveis normais de inibina B e FSH revelou que a mediana da relação inibina B/FSH foi menor nos pacientes lúpicos com oligozoospermia comparada aos pacientes com normozoospermia (p=0,004). Esta relação também foi menor nos pacientes com LES tratados com CICIV do que naqueles sem esta terapia (p=0,04). Conclusão: Este é o primeiro estudo que identificou uma alta freqüência de disfunção das células testiculares de Sertoli em homens com LES associada a anormalidades dos espermatozóides. Outros estudos prospectivos são necessários para determinar se os níveis séricos de inibina e a relação inibina B/FSH serão um marcador útil e precoce de toxicidade pela CICIV neste pacientes / Objective: To assess the testicular Sertoli cell function in male SLE patients. Methods: 34 consecutive patients were prospectively selected to evaluate the testicular Sertoli cell function by serum inhibin B levels. Clinical features, treatment, semen analysis, urologic evaluation, testicular ultrasound, hormones, and antisperm antibodies were determined. Results: Patients were subdivided into two Groups: low serum inhibin B (Group 1, n=8) and normal levels (Group 2, n=26). The medians of sperm concentration (p=0.024), total sperm count (p=0.023) and total motile sperm count (p=0.025) were lower in Group 1. Inhibin B levels were positively correlated with sperm concentration (r=0.343), total motile sperm count (r=0.357), and negatively correlated with FSH (r=0.699) and LH (r=0.397). The median serum inhibin B was lower in SLE patients treated with intravenous cyclophosphamide pulsetherapy (IVCYC) compared to those without this therapy (p=0.031). Further evaluation of the 26 SLE patients with normal inhibin B and FSH levels revealed that medians of inhibin B/FSH ratio were lower in SLE patients with oligozoospermia compared to normozoospermia (p=0.004). This ratio was also lower in SLE patients treated with IVCYC than those without this therapy (p=0.04). Conclusions: This is the first study to identify a high frequency of testicular Sertoli cell dysfunction in male SLE associated with sperm abnormalities. Further prospective studies are necessary to determine if inhibin levels and inhibin B/FSH ratio will be an earlier and useful marker of IVCYC toxicity in these patients
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Urticária crônica espontânea em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil / Chronic spontaneous urticaria in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus patients

Mariana Paes Leme Ferriani 23 May 2016 (has links)
Introdução: Estudos avaliando a prevalência de urticária crônica espontânea (UCE) no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico juvenil (LESJ), assim como possíveis fatores associados são restritos a poucos relatos de caso. Objetivos: Avaliar a prevalência de UCE em uma população expressiva de LESJ, assim como sua possível associação com dados demográficos, manifestações clínicas, alterações laboratoriais, atividade/dano cumulativo da doença e tratamento. Métodos: Um estudo de coorte multicêntrico retrospectivo foi realizado em 10 serviços de Reumatologia Pediátrica provenientes do Grupo Brasileiro de Lúpus e incluiu 852 pacientes com LESJ. UCE foi diagnosticada de acordo com o guideline do EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/WAO. Os pacientes foram divididos em dois grupos para a avaliação das manifestações clínicas atuais, assim como parâmetros laboratoriais e tratamento: pacientes que tiveram UCE (avaliados durante o diagnóstico da urticária) e pacientes sem UCE (avaliados na última consulta). Resultados: A presença de urticária foi observada em 10/852 (1,17%) pacientes com LESJ. A comparação entre os pacientes com LESJ com e sem UCE revelou uma maior frequência de sintomas constitucionais (40% vs. 8%, p=0,005), envolvimento do sistema reticuloendotelial (30% vs. 3%, p=0,003), sintomas mucocutâneos (90% vs. 28%, p < 0,0001), manifestações musculoesqueléticas (50% vs. 6%, p < 0,0001) e necessidade de pulso de metilprednisolona (60% vs. 8%, p < 0,0001) no grupo com UCE. A frequência do uso de imunossupressor foi menor nos pacientes com UCE (20% vs. 61%, p=0,017). As medianas do SLEDAI-2K (12 vs. 2, p < 0,0001) e do VHS (40 vs. 19 mm/1a hora, p=0,024), foram maiores nos pacientes com UCE. Conclusões: Este foi o primeiro estudo que evidenciou a possível relação da UCE com LESJ. A UCE aconteceu predominantemente no início do curso do LESJ e esteve associada com uma atividade de doença moderada/alta e sem envolvimento de órgãos nobres / Background: Data regarding the prevalence of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) patients and possible associated factors are limited to few case reports. The objectives of the present study were to assess CSU in a large cSLE population evaluating demographic data, clinical manifestations, disease activity/damage, laboratory abnormalities and treatment. Methods: A retrospective multicenter cohort study (Brazilian cSLE group) was performed in 10 Pediatric Rheumatology services including 852 cSLE patients. CSU was diagnosed according to EAACI/GA2LEN/EDF/WAO Guidelines. Patients with CSU (evaluated at urticaria diagnosis) and patients without CSU (evaluated at last visit) were assessed for lupus clinical/laboratory features and treatment. Results: CSU was observed in 10/852 (1.17%) cSLE patients. Comparison of cSLE patients with and without CSU revealed a higher frequency of constitutional (40% vs. 8%, p=0.006), reticuloendothelial system involvement (30% vs. 3%, p=0.003), mucocutaneous (90% vs. 28%, p < 0.0001) and musculoskeletal manifestations (50% vs. 6%, p < 0.0001) and methylprednisolone pulse therapy use (60% vs. 8%, p < 0.0001) in the former group. The frequency of immunosuppressive treatment was lower in patients with CSU(p=0.017). The median SLEDAI-2K (12 vs. 2, p < 0.0001) and ESR (40 vs. 19 mm/1sthour, p=0.024), was higher in patients with CSU. Conclusions: To our knowledge this was the first study that evidenced that CSU may be linked to cSLE. We also demonstrated that this particular skin manifestation occurs predominantly at disease onset and it was associated with lupus moderate/high disease activity without major organ involvement
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Identification of novel SLE susceptibility genes by microarray analysis and candidate gene association study

Guo, Ling. January 2008 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oklahoma. / Bibliography: leaves 106-134.
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Identification of candidate genes that influence sex hormone dependent disease phenotypes in mouse lupus /

Gubbels, Melanie Rae. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D. in Human Medical Genetics) -- University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-138). Free to UCDHSC affiliates. Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations;
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Avaliação fenotípica das células T reguladoras CD4+CD25+CD127LOW em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico / Phenotypic evaluation of CD4+CD25+CD127low Regulatory T cells on patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Mesquita Júnior, Danilo [UNIFESP] 29 April 2009 (has links) (PDF)
Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:49:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-04-29 / O Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico (LES) é uma doença inflamatória crônica pertencente ao grupo das doenças reumáticas autoimunes sistêmicas, caracterizando- se por apresentar as mais variadas manifestações clínicas e laboratoriais. Seu mecanismo exato de etiopatogenia ainda permanece obscuro. Observações prévias avaliando o papel das células TREG CD4+ CD25+ nas doenças autoimunes, em que se tem detectado tanto alterações de freqüência como alterações funcionas e fenotípicas em modelos murinos e humanos, sugerem o papel significante dessa população celular na etiopatogenia da autoimunidade. No LES podemos observar a existência de uma complexa rede de interações que caracterizam a doença, em que muitos alvos para intervenção terapêutica podem ser considerados. Atualmente tem-se voltado bastante a atenção para o estudo das células TREG CD4+CD25+, a fim de que possam ser usadas como alvos potenciais para terapia imunomoduladora. Os dados sobre a freqüência e fenótipo das células TREG publicados ate o momento são controversos devido à heterogeneidade de marcadores fenotípicos e estratégias de análises utilizadas. Um alto nível de células efetoras ativadas contaminam as amostras de células selecionadas de acordo com as estratégias clássicas de identificação de células TREG no LES e este fenômeno é ainda mais acentuado quanto maior o grau de atividade da doença. Assim, o presente projeto pretendeu inicialmente validar uma estratégia de análise capaz de identificar e quantificar células TREG utilizando a combinação dos marcadores CD25 e CD127 associados à expressão de Foxp3 em pacientes com LES em atividade ou fora de atividade. Concluiu-se pelo painel CD4+CD25+/highCD127Æ/low como melhor marcador de células TREG em virtude de sua alta associação com Foxp3 tanto em sadios como em pacientes com LES. Num segundo momento avaliamos a freqüência de células TREG e células Tconvonde observamos níveis normais de células TREG e níveis elevados de células Tconv ativadas em pacientes com doença em atividade. Foi nosso objetivo, também, avaliar a expressão de marcadores fenotípicos importantes para biologia das células TREG. Foi avaliada a expressão dos marcadores: CTLA-4, GITR, PD-1, OX40, HLA-DR, CD95, CD45Ra, CD28, CD40L nas células CD4+CD25+/hiCD127Æ/low, em pacientes com LES em fase ativa e inativa. Avaliamos também a relação entre o balanço de células TREG versus células Tconv expressando estes marcadores mediante o calculo da razão de equilíbrio fenotípico TREG/Tconv. Em pacientes com doença ativa observamos níveis diminuídos de células TREG positivas para as moléculas CTLA-4 e CD28 e níveis elevados de células TREG CD40L+. Quando avaliada a razão TREG/Tconv observamos uma alteração no balanço TREG/Tconv positivas para GITR, HLA-DR, OX40, CD40L e CD45RO. Houve queda na razão TREG/Tconv para os marcadores GITR, HLADR, OX40 e CD45RO e ganho para o marcador CD40L em pacientes com LES quando comparado a controles sadios. Além da caracterização fenotípica ampla, o presente estudo tem um ponto original extra, que consiste na definição da população de células TREG a partir do fenótipo CD4+CD127lowCD25+, que tem se mostrado mais específico que o tradicional fenótipo CD4+CD25high altamente contaminado por células Teff. Estas informações, no futuro, poderiam levar a pistas importantes na busca de alternativas mais eficazes de imunoterapia, capazes de restabelecer os mecanismos normais de tolerância imunológica, evitando ou minimizando assim os danos causados pela resposta autoimune. / Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is part of the group of rheumatic autoimmune inflammatory diseases, being characterized by heterogeneous clinical and laboratory manifestations. The exact etiopathogenic mechanism underlying SLE still remains obscure. Previousr observations evaluating CD4+ CD25+ TREG cell function in auto-immune diseases detected alterations on frequency and on phenotypic and functional features in murine and human models that support the significant activity of this cell population on autoimmune pathophysiology. In SLE we can observe the existence of a complex interaction network that characterizes the disease, in which many targets for therapeutic intervention may be considered. The present study has focused on TREG cells, since they may represent putative targets for immunomodulatory therapy in this disease. Published data on frequency and phenotype of TREG cells is controversial due to heterogeneity of phenotypic markers and analytic strategies used. The present project aimed to validate an appropriate strategy to identify and quantify TREG in SLE. The CD4+CD25highCD127 low/- panel was validated as an appropriate strategy for identification of Foxp3+ TREG cells in healthy and in SLE patients. The frequency of TREG cells presented normal frequency in active and inactive SLE. In contrast, the frequency of conventional non-regulatory T cells was increased in patients with active disease. We also evaluated the expression of important phenotypic markers for TREG cells biology, including CTLA-4, GITR, PD-1, OX40, HLA-DR, CD95, CD45RO, CD28 and CD40L in patients with active and inactive disease. In addition we evaluated the relationship between the balance of TREG cells versus conventional non-regulatory T cells expressing these markers by means of deriving the TREG/Tconv rate for each surface marker. In patients with active disease we observe reduced levels of TREG cells expressing CTLA-4 and CD28 molecules, and elevated levels of CD40L+ TREG cells. There was an imbalance in TREG/Tconv for GITR, HLA-DR, OX40, CD40L and CD45RO: samples from active SLE patients depicted a decreased TREG/Tconv ratio for GITR, HLA-DR, OX40 and CD45RO and an increased ratto for CD40L when compared with healthy controls. The knowledge on the role of TREG cells in SLE may bring important contribution in devising therapeutic alternatives for this disease. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações
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Renal disease in systemic lupus erythematosus: correlation of morphology with clinical course

Van Diggelen, Nicholas Tromp 30 March 2017 (has links) (PDF)
Patients were selected for the study on the basis of 1: A diagnosis of systemic Lupus Erythematosus according to the 1982 revised American Rheumatology Association criteria47 and 2: An adequate biopsy defined as containing at least six glomeruli. Patients were biopsied at Groote Schuur Hospital during the period 1978 to 1988 and the indications for renal biopsy were clinical based on laboratory results of renal function. Patients were followed between 1 and 120 months with a mean observation period of 34 months. The clinical records were scrutinised and the following pa·rameters were noted at the time of biopsy: age, sex, race, time from diagnosis to biopsy, serum urea, creatinine, creatinine clearence and urinary 24 hour protein. Using the latest serum urea, creatinine, creatinine clearence and / or 24 hour urinary protein where available, outcome was graded as: 1: An improvement in renal function 2: A stable renal function 3: Deterioration in renal function 4: Patient on dialysis 5: Death due to disease.
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Anticorpos anti-proteína p ribossômica: um potencial marcador sorológico para glomerulonefrite lúpica membranosa / Antibodies to ribosomal P proteins: a potential serological marker for lupus menbranous glomerulonphritis

Nascimento, Ana Patricia do 09 February 2007 (has links)
O anticorpo anti-proteína P ribossomal é um marcador sorológico do lúpus eritematoso sistêmico. Nós avaliamos a relevância do mesmo em discriminar os padrões histopatológicos de nefrite lúpica. O anti-P foi detectado em 18/81(22%) dos pacientes com envolvimento renal confirmado por biópsia. Foi observada uma freqüência aumentada deste anticorpo em pacientes com classe V (72%) comparado com outras classes de nefrite (28%), p=0.005. Dentro do esperado, pacientes anti-P positivos tiveram um nível médio de proteinúria mais elevado que pacientes anti-P negativos (6,4 + 4,8 vs. 4,7 + 3,9 g/dl, p= 0,046). É ainda interessante que a maioria dos pacientes com anti-P isolado tinha classe V, e 71%apresentaram o padrão membranoso puro. O anti-P parece ser um novo marcador sorológico para a nefrite lúpica membranosa. / Anti-ribosomal P antibody is a serological marker for systemic lupus erythematosus. We have evaluated its relevance in discriminating histopathologic patterns of lupus nephritis. Anti-P was detected in 18/81 (22%) patients with biopsy proven renal involvement. A higher frequency of this antibody was observed in patients with class V (72%) compared to other classes of renal disease (28%), p=0.005. Accordingly, anti-P positive patients had higher mean proteinuria level than anti-P antibody negative patients (6.4 + 4.8 vs. 4.7 + 3.9 g/dl, p= 0.046). Interestingly, the majority of patients with isolated anti-P had class V, and 71% displayed a pure membranous pattern. Anti-P seems to be a novel serological marker for membranous lupus nephritis.

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