Posts Tagged ‘erythematosus’
Anxiety And Depression Lower Quality Of Life In Majority Of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Ninety-three percent of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus suffer anxiety and depression which significantly affects both their physical and emotional quality of life (QoL), according to the results of a new study. Logistic regression analysis revealed that depression was the most significant factor shown to affect QoL.
Novel DNA Vaccine Leads To Kidney Damage Prevention In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Models
DNA vaccination using lupus autoantigens and interleukin-10 (IL-10, a cytokine that plays an important role in regulating the immune system) has potential as a novel therapy to induce antigen specific tolerance and may help to prevent kidney damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a new study.



