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Reports summarize lupus nephritis research from University of Texas.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 6/10/2009; 700+ words
; "Immune-mediated nephritis contributes to disease in systemic...antibodies]), and spontaneous lupus nephritis. Inbred mouse strains differ in susceptibility...antibody-induced and spontaneous lupus nephritis," researchers in the United States...
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Lupus nephritis: histology, diagnosis, and treatment.(Disease/Disorder overview)
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...classifying the various forms of lupus nephritis have significantly improved our understanding...the different manifestations of lupus nephritis is based upon light, immunofluorescent...identifies six different classes of lupus nephritis, with classes III and IV being the proliferative...
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Phase III Study of Rituxan in Lupus Nephritis Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint.
Business Wire; 3/11/2009; 700+ words
; ...corticosteroids in patients with lupus nephritis did not meet its primary endpoint of...in patients receiving Rituxan. Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidney and...lupus), an autoimmune disease. Lupus nephritis can lead to a progressive loss of kidney...
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SLE nephritis associated with certain antibodies.(Clinical Rounds)
Magazine article from: Skin & Allergy News; 12/1/2005; ; 656 words
; ...systemic lupus erythematosus who develop nephritis are more than five times as likely to...suggests that the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis may involve cell-surface antigens that...been shown to be associated with lupus nephritis, wrote Dr. Reichlin of the University...
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Patterns of C4d staining in patients with lupus nephritis.(Clinical report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Applied Research; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...native kidneys of patients with lupus nephritis. Methods: Renal biopsies from 16 patients with lupus nephritis were reviewed for C4d deposition in the...in a total of 28 patients with lupus nephritis, all patients had C4d deposition in...
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The renal metallothionein expression profile is altered in human lupus nephritis.(Research article)
Magazine article from: Arthritis Research & Therapy; 7/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...involvement and a chronic relapsing course. Nephritis is a common and serious manifestation...one-half of all SLE patients develop nephritis during their course of illness, and...A central pathogenic aspect of lupus nephritis is the deposition of immune complexes...
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Alexion Completes Enrollment in Phase II Membranous Nephritis Clinical Trial with 5G1.1; - 5G1.1 Receives Orphan Drug Designation in Membranous Nephritis -.
PR Newswire; 2/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...of kidney disease known as membranous nephritis, with its anti-inflammatory C5 Inhibitor...approved, in patients with membranous nephritis. This Phase II multi-center, double...period. Approximately 115 membranous nephritis patients were enrolled in the United...
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Managing lupus nephritis: an update: researchers are making headway, but the best therapy with the fewest side effects remains unclear.
Magazine article from: Renal & Urology News; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...of those with SLE will develop lupus nephritis, and a proportion of those patients...patients with the most severe forms of lupus nephritis (N Engl J Med. 1986;314:614-619...approaches for the treatment of lupus nephritis. In fact, more than a dozen experimental...
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Glomerular cells, infiltrating neutrophils undergo apoptosis in lupus nephritis.
Newspaper article from: Immunotherapy Weekly; 10/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...com & NewsRx.net) -- Lupus nephritis patients with autoantibodies are found...pathogenesis and progression of human lupus nephritis is still controversial. We have investigated...histological findings in 22 patients with lupus nephritis using electron microscopy and the TdT...
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Research from Fudan University, Nephrology Division in the area of lupus nephritis therapy published.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 10/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...therapy in 213 patients with active lupus nephritis,' are detailed in a study published...used as induction treatment for lupus nephritis. This prospective, multicentre, cohort...213 Chinese patients with active lupus nephritis (Classes III, IV, V or combination...
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nephritis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
nephritis ( Bright's disease ) (ni- fry -tis) n. inflammation of the kidney. Nephritis is a nonspecific term used to describe a condition resulting from a variety of causes. See glomerulonephritis .
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glomerulonephritis
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
glomerulonephritis (glomerular nephritis, GN ) (glom-e-roo-loh-ni...because of their filtering function. Acute nephritis is marked by blood in the urine and fluid...normal kidney function. Other forms of nephritis present with chronic haematuria or with...
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serum
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
...sickness a reaction that sometimes occurs 7–12 days after injection of a quantity of foreign antigen. Large immune complexes are deposited in the arteries, kidneys, and joints, causing vasculitis, nephritis, and arthritis.
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oedema
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...x2018;dropsical effusion’ as it was called in the 1820s by Richard Bright, in his classic description of chronic nephritis ( Bright's disease ). Lymphatics can be blocked by cancerous or parasitic invasion or interrupted by surgery: clearing...
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nephritic
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
...L. nephrīticus — Gr. nephrītikós , f. nephrītis (whence, through late L., nephritis XVI), f. nephrós KIDNEY ; -IC . So nephro- comb. form of the Gr. sb. XVII.
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