Oxidative stress and its biomarkers in systemic lupus erythematosus

Neurobrucellosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection which is endemic in many countries. It is a multisystem disease which may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and complications. Neurobrucellosis is an uncommon complication of brucellosis. Case presentation: A 25-year-old woman with a history of lupus for 5 months referred to the emergency ward of Shahid Beheshti Hosp...

Malondialdehyde and sulfhydryl groups as biomarkers of oxidative stress in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease of unknown origin associated with oxidative stress. The present study aimed to investigate the presence of oxidative stress in patients with newly diagnosed SLE. SLE patients (n = 36) and control subjects (n = 28) were enrolled in this study. Blood samples were used for malondialdehyde (MDA), sulfhydryl groups (SH) and uric acid determ...

Autoantibodies as Biomarkers of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Biomarkers for systemic lupus erythematosus: an update

2015 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by diverse autoantibodies and varied clinical features. There is much interest in biomarkers, but diagnostic and disease activity markers in actual clinical practice remain complement, autoantibodies including anti-dsDNA antibody, leukocyte count and urinalysis. This article reviews recently studied epig...

Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Background: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) can either occur as a primary syndrome or associated with other autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) of IgG and/or IgM isotype in blood, measured by a standardized ELISA is the most acceptable laboratory criteria. APS IgG isotype, particularly IgG2 subclass is more strongly associated ...