Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

Two other immunologic markers were recognized in the 1950s as being associated with lupus: the biologic false-positive test for syphilis and the immunofluorescent test for antinuclear antibodies.

Type B insulin resistance syndrome can develop when autoimmune antibodies or autoantibodies in lupus attack insulin receptor sites. While this primarily results in severe hyperglycemia (elevated ...

Lupus is a condition often shrouded in mystery. Presenting with a huge range of symptoms, it’s tricky to diagnose, tough to treat and right now, there’s no cure. But sufferers are being given ...

Long-lived plasma cells, which produce autoantibodies in diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are an as yet unexplored therapeutic target in such antibody-mediated disorders.

Selena Gomez has spoken out about a common but often silent condition that she called a "life or death" situation. Reflecting ...

Sjögren’s antibody testing is indicated for people who are pregnant and have an autoimmune disease because elevated levels are associated with newborn heart disease and neonatal lupus.

The clinical manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE ... are involved in the pathogenesis of SLE. Titers of antibodies to C-reactive protein (anti-CRP) in patients with SLE correlate ...

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)-lupus for short-is a chronic, painful and debilitating disease in which the antibodies produced by the immune system mistakenly attack the body's own tissues.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)—lupus for short—is a chronic, painful and debilitating disease in which the antibodies produced by the immune system mistakenly attack the body's own tissues.

Belimumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody targeted against BLyS, is licensed for the management of lupus in the USA and Europe. A Phase III lupus trial showed that it was more efficacious ...