LMW Heparin Prevents Increased Kidney Expression of Proinflammatory Mediators in (NZBxNZW)F1 Mice by Annica Hedberg, Premasany Kanapathippillai, Ole Petter Rekvig, Kristin Andreassen Fenton

“…We have previously demonstrated that continuous infusion of low molecular weight (LMW) heparin delays autoantibody production and development of lupus nephritis in (NZBxNZW)F1 (B/W) mice. In this study we investigated the effect of LMW heparin on renal cytokine and chemokine expression and on nucleosome-mediated activation of nucleosome-specific splenocytes. …”
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Living in fear: How experience shapes caribou responses to predation risk by Laurie Derguy, Mathieu Leblond, Martin‐Hugues St‐Laurent

“…We studied the role of experience on the avoidance of risky areas by boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in a system where they are under high predation pressure from gray wolves (Canis lupus) and black bears (Ursus americanus). Using telemetry data collected on 28 caribou, 31 wolves, and 12 bears, we investigated whether caribou adjusted their level of predator avoidance with passing monitoring years, a proxy of increasing experience. …”
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Laparoscopic-Assisted Recipient Nephrectomy and Recipient Kidney Procurement during Orthotopic Living-Related Kidney Transplantation by Dimitri Mikhalski, Karl Martin Wissing, Renaud Bollens, Daniel Abramowicz, Vincent Donckier, Anh-Dung Hoang

“…We report the case of a 42-year-old women with end-stage renal disease due to lupus nephritis and a history of bilateral thrombosis of iliac arteries caused by antiphospholipid antibodies. …”
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Burden of associated comorbidities in autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Indian population: An interim report based on the Indian rheumatology association database by S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Uma Kumar, Sapan Pandya, Alakendu Ghosh

“…The patients were broadly classified into five based on diagnosed AIRDS namely rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), seronegative spondyloarthropathy (SpA), psoriasis arthritis (PsA), and scleroderma. …”
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Evaluation of the histopathological spectrum of skin biopsies in patients with chronic kidney disease: A single-center experience by Amany A Fathaddin

“…Diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy, and lupus nephritis were the three most common kidney pathologies (59.1%, 11.4%, and 11.4%, respectively). …”
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Use of a Sendai virus-based vector for effcient transduction of pinniped fbroblasts by V. R. Beklemisheva, A. G. Menzorov

“…Generation of order Carnivora iPS cells from dog (Canis lupus familiaris), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), and American mink (Neovison vison) was previously reported. …”
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The Association between Antiphospholipid and Coagulation in Pregnant Women with Blood Clotting by Dabah Dakil Awad, Iktefa Abdul Hameed Mohammed Saeed, Maha El. Jasim

“…Objective: This research study aimed to estimate anticardiolipin [ACL; immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM] and lupus anticoagulant (LA) in pregnant women who have blood clots or who have previously miscarried and fetal intrauterine mortality. …”
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The Causal Relationship between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Aortic Aneurysm: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Sijia Sun, Jie Li, Mengxian Sun, Jie He, Songtao Tan, Ge Wang, Yuan Zheng, Xiaoping Fan

“…Additionally, there was no evidence to suggest that AA may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and psoriasis (PSO). The sensitivity analysis confirmed the absence of heterogeneity or horizontal pleiotropy effects. …”
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Artificially Positive Crossmatches Not Leading to the Refusal of Kidney Donations due to the Usage of Adequate Diagnostic Tools by G. Schlaf, B. Pollok-Kopp, E. Schabel, W. Altermann

“…The artificially positive outcomes of CDC-based crossmatches due to the underlying disease Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), however, may lead to the unjustified refusal of adequate kidney grafts. …”
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Contraceptives or Hormone Replacement Therapy and Associations with Autoimmune Conditions: Exploring Effects of Estrogen Analog Supplementation by Irakli Tskhakaia, Yurilu Gonzalez Moret, Anna‐Kay Palmer, Diego Lema, M. Carolina Musri, Nanuka Tsibadze, Arthur Lau

“…Postmatching, significant associations persisted for most conditions, with increased risks for systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, giant cell arteritis, Behcet disease, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis. …”
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Risk versus Benefit of Using Hydroxychloroquine to Treat Patients with COVID-19 by George G. Zhanel, Michael A. Zhanel, Kevin F. Boreskie, Joseph P. Lynch, James A. Karlowsky

“…Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), also known by its trade name Plaquenil®, has been used for over 50 years as a treatment for malaria, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis. As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in the United States and globally in early 2020, HCQ began to garner attention as a potential treatment and as prophylaxis against COVID-19. …”
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The Expansion of CD25highIL-10highFoxP3high B Regulatory Cells Is in Association with SLE Disease Activity by Zahava Vadasz, Regina Peri, Nasren Eiza, Gleb Slobodin, Alexandra Balbir-Gurman, Elias Toubi

“…In this study we show, for the first time, the expansion of CD25highFoxP3high Bregs in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients compared to healthy individuals (18.5 ± 3.052% versus 11.0 ± 1.654%, p<0.001, resp.). …”
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Investigation of Consultations Requested by Dermatology Inpatient by Dağdaş AD, Fettahlioglu Karaman B, Aksungur VL

“…Highest numbers were observed in admissions with a diagnosis of bullous pemphigoid, leg ulcers, lupus erythematosus, pustular psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and pemphigus. …”
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Prevalence, comorbidities, and disease-related complications of rheumatoid arthritis in Colombia: a national cross-sectional study based on administrative claims data by Kevin Maldonado-Cañón, Giancarlo Buitrago, Gerardo Quintana-López

“…Compared to a non-RA reference population, hypertension (68.2 vs. 20.0%), osteoarthritis (43.6 vs. 6.1%), and osteoporosis (18.6 vs. 1.1%) provided larger standardized mean differences. Lupus (30.04; 95%CI 29.3–30.8), multiple sclerosis (7.18; 95%CI 6.6–7.8), and osteoporosis (5.57; 95%CI 5.5–5.6) provided higher age- and sex-adjusted prevalence ratios. …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…In univariate analysis, patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (P=0.027) and blood transfusion history within 1 month before onset (P=0.027), need for dialysis (P≤0.001), nephritis (P=0.010), stroke (P=0.016), and heart failure (P=0.016) were associated with death. …”
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Trends and Associations of Chilblains Prevalence with Connective Tissue Diseases, Including COVID-19 Incidence by Argobi Y

“…The most prevalent condition among them was systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (52.6%). Among COVID-19-positive patients (n = 88,763), 30 were diagnosed with chilblains, leading to a prevalence of 0.033%. …”
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Acute kidney injury and outcomes in hospitalized children with autoimmune rheumatic disease by Chien-Hung Lin, Wen-Sheng Liu, Chuan Wan, Hsin-Hui Wang

“…The study included children aged 1–17 years with ARDs, categorized into inflammatory arthritis, ANCA-associated vasculitis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and other connective tissue diseases. …”
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Genetic association between immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and peripheral artery disease: a Mendelian randomization study by Haichao Wu, Dandan Zheng, Long Zhou, Qiang Wang, Tao Wang, Siyuan Liang

“…To corroborate previous research, we conducted Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis with the aim of clarifying the associations of various IMIDs with PAD. two-sample MR analysis was conducted to investigate the potential causal association between eight common IMIDs (including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ankylosing spondylitis(AS), psoriasis(PSO), multiple sclerosis(MS), and hashimoto thyroiditis(HT)) and PAD. …”
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Development and validation of a five-year cardiovascular risk assessment tool for Asian adults aged 75 years and older by Meng-Chen Hsu, Yu-Hua Fu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Chau-Chung Wu, Fang-Ju Lin

“…Predictors for women included advanced age, smoking, atrial fibrillation, cancer, dementia, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, use of antihypertensives, and use of oral anticoagulants. …”
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Management of patients with dry eye syndrome with systemic autoimmune and infectious diseases by G.M. Chernakova, E.A. Kleshcheva

“…The review highlights the key aspects of pathogenesis and current therapy of DES in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune thyroiditis, as well as in patients with HIV infection, viral hepatitis B and C, Epstein-Barr virus. …”
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