Emerging concepts in the molecular pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

• Authors: M.P. Nambiar , Y.-T. Juang , G.C. Tsokos
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypic autoimmune disease that predominantly afflicts women during child-bearing age. The disease is characterized by the production of autoantibodies and immune complexes in association with a diverse array of clinical manifestations. Investigation into the etiopathogenesis has been directed at identifying the genes that provide susceptibility to the disease, the complex cellular and cytokine aberrations and the biochemical abnormalities that are responsible for them. Understanding the immune cell signaling and gene transcription abnormalities will help us tailor new strategies for efficient biotherapy of the disease.

Keywords

EN

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE   PATHOGENESIS   SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS  

Discipline

• IMMUNOLOGY: IMMUNOLOGY

• Publisher: Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
• Year: 2002
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 35-46
• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: M.P. Nambiar, Department of Cellular Injury, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Building 503, Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA