Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed significant improvements and decreased disease severity when treated with a combined therapy of…
Patricia Inacio, PhD
Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.
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Articles by Patricia Inacio, PhD
In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, intestinal dysbiosis is associated with activation of pro-inflammatory cells. As such, rescuing gut microbiota…
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a prevalent comorbid factor in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, significantly increasing mortality outcomes. This is…
A recent study found it is possible to distinguish systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients from those with primary fibromyalgia (FM), with…
In a review titled “Immunoregulation of NKT Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” published in the Journal of Immunology Research,…
The role of the female hormone estrogen in two predominantly female autoimmune diseases — multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus —…
A recent review summarized the current knowledge on how unbalanced T-cell signaling characterizes systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease. The review study, titled…
Deficiency of a specific form of vitamin D (25(OH)D3) is associated with and independently predicts worse cognitive function in systemic…
In a recent study entitled “Healthy lifestyle habits for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A systemic review,” researchers identified how the…
Researchers identified that a single nucleotide polymorphism in the sequence of the CD40 gene, a gene with key functions in immune…