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Lupus nephritis : frontiers and challenges / Hussein A. Sheashaa ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheashaa, Hussein A.
- Series:
- Immunology and immune system disorders.
- Immunology and immune system disorders
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lupus nephritis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting over half of systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) patients, both adult and pediatric. The accelerating advances in molecular and cellular immunology have paved the way for development biologic agents that target specific pathways that contribute to the inflammatory response, but there is no strong evidence of their safety and efficacy. Moreover, the increased risk of renal allograft thrombosis and recurrence of lupus nephritis constitute a substantial risk that should be thoroughly explored. This book explores the major advances that necessitate the evolution of basic and clinical research in order to investigate the management of this syndrome.
- Contents:
- Immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus nephritis
- Pathogenicity of autoantibodies
- BK virus and systemic lupus erythematosus
- Diagnosis of SLE
- Histological classification of lupus nephritis lesions
- Classification of lupus glomerulonephritis (LGN)
- Additional pathological features associated with SLE
- Lupus nephritis activity and chronicity indices
- Diagnosis and monitoring of renal disease
- End-stage renal disease and systemic lupus erythematosus
- Treatment of lupus nephritis
- Renal transplantation and SLE summary
- Lupus nephritis in children
- Outcome of LN in children
- Drug-induced lupus erythematosus and LN
- SLE and DILE.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 1-61668-824-6
- OCLC:
- 923662902
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