lupus

Lupus Claims Life of Woman Who Inspired "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

Cheryl Phillips — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:24:40 -0500

An inspiration for the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” Lucy (O'Donnell) Vodden lost her battle with lupus at the age of 46. A nursery school classmate of John Lennon's son, Julian, Lucy was the subject of Julian's painting. Lucy Vodden's five year battle with Lupus may bring more awareness to this chronic, autoimmune disease. Her inspiration for a song may now bring some much needed attention to a disease that affects, at the very least, 1.5 million Americans.

The ways lupus affects women and childbirth

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:01:59 -0500

Systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system is unable to distinguish between harmful and healthy tissues in the body. The immune system attacks the healthy tissue along with the harmful viruses, bacteria and germs invading the body.

Pesearchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus

harminka — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:37:37 -0500

Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in a mouse study.

Blocked protein prevents Lupus in mouse model

harminka — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:08:06 -0600

Mice from a strain that ordinarily develops systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but bred with a deficiency in receptor for the protein Interleukin 21, stayed healthy and exhibited none of the symptoms of the disease, researchers at The Jackson Laboratory and National Institutes of Health report.

Reduction in antibody gene rearrangement in B cells related to type 1 diabetes, lupus

harminka — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:22:44 -0600

More drafts usually mean a better product and so it also seems to go with the human immune system. As B cells develop, genes rearrange to allow their antibodies to recognize different foreign invaders or pathogens. But sometimes antibodies are created that recognize and attack the body’s own cells.

Potential autoimmunity-inducing cells found in healthy adults

harminka — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:24:35 -0600

It's not just patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that have self-attacking immune cells—healthy people have them too, according to a new report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

How women with lupus can increase chance for healthy pregnancies

harminka — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:57:27 -0500

Hospital for Special Surgery rheumatologist provides new information to aid pregnancy in women with lupus

Despite Risks, Powerful Drugs Offer Hope and Relief to Autoimmune Patients

gstone — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:04:53 -0500

New Survey by Applied Data Research Analyzes Therapeutic and Commercial Factors in Treating Autoimmune Diseases

B cells can act alone in autoimmune disease

harminka — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:18:40 -0500

B cells, the source of damaging autoantibodies, have long been thought to depend upon T cells for their activation and were not considered important in the initiation of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.

Newly discovered gene variant implicated in lupus

harminka — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:01:13 -0500

Your immune system may have more in common with a Corvette than you thought.

Regional Factors Add Complexity to Autoimmune Disease Drug Development

mksmith — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:05:24 -0500

Applied Data Research Survey Examines Evolving Technology and Strategic Factors

Multi-target immune therapy improves outcomes of severe lupus nephritis

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:21:45 -0500

A new treatment using a combination of drugs targeting different parts of the immune system improves the recovery rate for patients with severe lupus involving the kidneys, according to a report in the October Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).