Siblings Connor Frohberg and Cassie Bertwell share the same blood and will also share the same kidneys. Find out what lupus does to the immune system. Twenty-six-year-old Cassie Bertwell had been complaining of aching joints along with hair loss and extreme fatigue for a few years and was initially…
Measuring the level of certain pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may help to identify those patients with kidney inflammation (nephritis), and so that treatments can begin that might halt the progression to kidney failure. The study, “Serum Cytokines Th1, Th2, and…
Researchers have identified novel biomarkers for lupus nephritis (LN), a disease that affects several patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology. The authors reported these biomarkers can accurately indicate disease development and predict therapeutic effectiveness. The study is titled “…