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Filter by:This trial uses a double blinded, randomized 1:1 (active:sham) placebo controlled, parallel group design, investigating the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The main objective is to evaluate whether adjuvant treatment with tVNS in SLE patients with signs of autonomic dysfunction and fatigue improves patient perceived levels of fatigue. Secondary outcomes include tVNS induced changes to: patient reported outcomes, autonomic nervous system function, SLE disease activity, immunologic profile, tolerability of pain and organ (cardiac, vascular and kidney) functions. Participants are randomized to received either active non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) or inactive sham stimulation. The study period is divided in two periods. The first period investigates the effects of short-term, high-intensity tVNS treatment. The second phase investigates the effects of long-term, middle-intensity tVNS treatment.
Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies and the deposition of immune complexes, affecting a wide range of organs. The clinical onset of SLE derives from the interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental, immunological and hormonal factors, with a strong predilection for women of childbearing age. SLE is usually diagnosed in young women in the third decade of life and represents the leading cause of systemic disease with secondary kidney involvement. Lupus nephritis (LN) occurs in ~50% of patients with SLE and is the most common, but not the only, cause of kidney injury in SLE. LN typically develops early in the disease course, generally within the first 6 to 36 months, and may be present at initial diagnosis. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine with regulatory roles in innate and adaptive immunity and is implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases including SLE. MIF actively participates in multiple stages of the inflammatory response, acting on cells directly and/or potentiating the effects exerted by other stimuli. MIF overcomes the inhibitory effects of glucocorticoids on TNF alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-8 production. MIF is implicated in the pathogenesis of other autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and Guillain Barré syndrome.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by production of autoantibodies directed against nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Clinically, this disorder is characterized by periods of remission and relapse (1). The early and accurate diagnosis of SLE is challenging (2). The SLE pathogenesis involves multiple cellular components of the innate and immune systems, presence of autoantibodies and immune complexes, engagement of the complement system and cytokine dysregulation (3). About 180 autoantibodies have been identified in SLE patients, 102 of which are reported to have an organ-specific correlation with SLE disease identified in SLE patients, with SLE disease activity (4). However, with the exception of autoantibodies such as antinuclear antibody (ANA), anti double stranded DNA (dsDNA), anti-smith and antiphospholipid antibodies, currently proposed by the American college of rheumatology (ACR) (5)
1.Assessment of slit2 level in SLE patients and its correlation with disease activity. 2-Assessment of slit2 level in SSC patients and its correlation with disease activity
Many laboratory markers can be measured for assessment of Lupus activity as aberrant manufacturing and imbalance of the cytokines of T-helper cell which already have been implicated within autoimmunity pathogenesis as IL-18 and IL-10 levels are usually elevated in lupus sufferers and correlated with SLEDAI score IL-17 has been linked to immune-mediated organ damage in several autoimmune diseases and recently it has been linked to pathogenesis of a murine model of lupus and human lupus Diverse cytokine abnormalities which common in lupus patients may skew T cells differentiation into IL-17-producing CD4+ and double negative T cells. This could promote the autoimmune process by activation of immune cells &stimulation of proliferation of B-cell and production of antibody
Treat to target (T2T) strategies have proved to be useful in several chronic disorders, including Rheumatoid Arthritis. In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), T2T strategy has been proposed in order to control disease activity, improve health-related quality of life, and reduce morbidity and mortality. Remission would be the main target, but a low disease activity state (LDAS) could be an acceptable alternative. However, due to SLE protean manifestations, the operational definitions of both remission and LDAS are still in progress. This clinical trial would like to assess the clinical value of T2T strategy in the treatment of children with SLE, optimize the treatment of children with SLE, andimprove the prognosis.
The main objective of this study is to generate diagnosis and therapeutic-decision tools through the identification of molecular causes of PIDs with autoimmunity/inflammation and the variability in disease outcome at the transcriptional level using a combination of omics signatures (transcriptomics, epigenomics, proteomics, metagenomics, metabolomics and lipidomics).
A prospective, single-center cohort study aims to determine a predictive model of the response of belimumab at Week 48.
This is a monocenter, open-label Phase II trial for refractory SLE patients currently on stable background immunosuppressive therapy. Treatment in this trial will be daratumumab weekly for a period of 8 weeks. This study will enroll 10 patients.
The objective of this study is to estimate the possible role of CD184 in the pathogenesis of SLE; comparing its level among SLE cases to healthy controls.