Systemic lupus erythematosus : basic, applied and clinical aspects

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Dedication,Front Matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,IntroductionEntitled to full textPart I: Epidemiology and DiagnosisChapter 1 - History of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 3-5, Christine Konya, Ziv Paz
Chapter 2 - The Patient, Pages 7-13, Donald E. Thomas Jr.
Chapter 3 - Epidemiology, Pages 15-21, Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, Guillermo J. Pons-Estel, Graciela S. Alarcón
Chapter 4 - Measuring Disease Activity, Pages 23-29, Joan T. Merrill
Chapter 5 - Disease Development and Outcomes, Pages 31-37, Mary Mahieu, Dafna Gladman, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Chapter 6 - Socioeconomic Aspects of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 39-42, Luis A. González-Naranjo, Manuel F. Ugarte-Gil, Graciela S. Alarcón
Chapter 7 - Biomarkers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 43-51, Stacy P. Ardoin, Wael N. Jarjour
Chapter 8 - Overview of the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 55-62, Concetta Ferretti, Antonio La Cava
Chapter 9 - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Environment, Pages 63-67, Nancy Agmon-Levin, Yehuda Shoenfeld
Chapter 10 - Genes and Genetics in Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 69-76, Yun Deng, Betty P. Tsao
Chapter 11 - Hormones, Pages 77-80, Vaishali R. Moulton
Chapter 12 - The Complement System in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 81-112, John P. Atkinson, C. Yung Yu
Chapter 13 - T Cells, Pages 113-119, Noé Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Florencia Rosetti, José C. Crispín
Chapter 14 - Integrating Current Thinking on Peripheral B-Cell Tolerance in Lupus, Pages 121-126, Jefte M. Drijvers, Shiv Pillai
Chapter 15 - Neutrophils in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 127-130, Amr H. Sawalha
Chapter 16 - The Role of Dendritic Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 131-136, Clément Jacquemin, Patrick Blanco
Chapter 17 - Cytokines, Pages 137-141, Vaishali R. Moulton
Chapter 18 - Toll-Like Receptors, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 143-151, William F. Pendergraft III, Terry K. Means
Chapter 19 - The Interferon System in Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 153-158, Niklas Hagberg, Lars Rönnblom
Chapter 20 - Humoral Pathogenesis: Fcγ Receptors in Autoimmunity and End-Organ Damage, Pages 159-184, T. Ernandez, G. Saggu, T.N. Mayadas
Chapter 21 - Apoptosis, Autophagy, and Necrosis, Pages 185-190, Roberto Caricchio
Chapter 22 - Infections in Early Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Pathogenesis, Pages 191-197, Rebecka Bourn, Samantha Slight-Webb, Judith James
Chapter 23 - Origin of Autoantibodies, Pages 199-205, Westley H. Reeves, Shuhong Han, Haoyang Zhuang, Yuan Xu, Stepan Shumyak, Samantha Fisher, Lijun Yang
Chapter 24 - Anti-DNA Antibodies, Pages 207-211, Susan Malkiel, Betty Diamond
Chapter 25 - Antihistone and Antispliceosome Antibodies, Pages 213-221, Minoru Satoh, Marvin J. Fritzler, Edward K.L. Chan
Chapter 26 - Immune Complexes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 223-229, Mark H. Wener
Chapter 27 - MicroRNA in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 231-236, Bo Qu, Nan Shen
Chapter 28 - Oxidative Stress in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment, Pages 237-242, Andras Perl
Chapter 29 - Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 243-253, Gary S. Gilkeson, Jim C. Oates
Chapter 30 - Epigenetics, Pages 255-264, Christian M. Hedrich
Chapter 31 - What Do Mouse Models Teach Us about Human Systemic Lupus Erythematosus?, Pages 265-271, Yong Du, Chandra Mohan
Chapter 32 - Genes and Genetics of Murine Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 273-279, Dwight H. Kono, Argyrios N. Theofilopoulos
Chapter 33 - Mechanisms of Renal Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 283-291, Shu Man Fu, Chao Dai, Hongyang Wang, Sun-Sang J. Sung, Felicia Gaskin
Chapter 34 - Mechanisms of Vascular Damage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 293-298, Sarfaraz A. Hasni, Mariana J. Kaplan
Chapter 35 - The Mechanism of Skin Damage, Pages 299-306, Xin Huang, Haijing Wu, Christopher Chang, Qianjin Lu
Chapter 36 - Pathogenesis of Tissue Injury in the Brain in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 307-313, Bruce T. Volpe
Chapter 37 - Constitutional Symptoms and Fatigue in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 317-324, Syahrul Shaharir, Caroline Gordon
Chapter 38 - The Musculoskeletal System in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 325-332, Diane Horowitz, Galina Marder, Richard Furie
Chapter 39 - Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 333-339, Annegret Kuhn, Aysche Landmann, Gisela Bonsmann
Chapter 40 - The Clinical Evaluation of Kidney Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 341-349, Brad H. Rovin, Isabelle Ayoub
Chapter 41 - The Pathology of Lupus Nephritis, Pages 351-371, Isaac Ely Stillman
Chapter 42 - Cardiovascular Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 373-381, Susan Manzi
Chapter 43 - The Lung in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 383-389, Sandra Chartrand, Aryeh Fischer, Roland M. du Bois
Chapter 44 - Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatic Disorders in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 391-401, Chi Chiu Mok
Chapter 45 - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Infections, Pages 403-410, Amy Devlin, Robert Shmerling
Chapter 46 - Malignancies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 411-415, Hiromi Tissera, Ann E. Clarke, Rosalind Ramsey Goldman, Caroline Gordon, James E. Hansen, Sasha Bernatsky
Chapter 47 - The Nervous System in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 417-423, John G. Hanly
Chapter 48 - Overlap Syndromes, Pages 425-430, Eric L. Greidinger
Chapter 49 - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Eye, Pages 431-439, Alastair K.O. Denniston, Erika M. Damato, Philip I. Murray
Chapter 50 - Pregnancy and Fertility in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 441-449, Bonnie L. Bermas, Lisa R. Sammaritano
Chapter 51 - Neonatal Lupus: Clinical Spectrum, Biomarkers, Pathogenesis, and Approach to Treatment, Pages 451-461, Jill P. Buyon, Amit Saxena, Peter M. Izmirly
Chapter 52 - Incomplete Lupus, Pages 463-466, George Stojan
Chapter 53 - Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 467-472, Mindy S. Lo
Chapter 54 - Drug-Induced Lupus, Pages 473-479, Mary Anne Dooley
Chapter 55 - Vasculitis in Lupus, Pages 481-483, Anisur Rahman
Chapter 56 - Pathogenesis of Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Pages 487-494, Olga Amengual, Tatsuya Atsumi
Chapter 57 - Antibodies and Diagnostic Tests in Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Pages 495-501, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola, Maria Orietta Borghi, Pier Luigi Meroni
Chapter 58 - Clinical Manifestations, Pages 503-508, Miyuki Bohgaki, Takao Koike
Chapter 59 - Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 511-514, Robert G. Lahita, Chengqun Shao
Chapter 60 - Value of Antimalarial Drugs in the Treatment of Lupus, Pages 515-520, Ziv Paz
Chapter 61 - Systemic Glucocorticoids, Pages 521-531, Zahi Touma, Murray B. Urowitz
Chapter 62 - Cytotoxic-Immunosuppressive Drug Treatment, Pages 533-541, Eleni A. Frangou, George Bertsias, Dimitrios T. Boumpas
Chapter 63 - Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Pages 543-549, Savino Sciascia, Munther Khamashta
Chapter 64 - New Treatments for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 551-557, Vasileios C. Kyttaris
Chapter 65 - Management Lessons from Clinical Trials of Kidney Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 559-566, Brad H. Rovin, Isabelle Ayoub
Chapter 66 - Repositioning Drugs for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pages 567-575, Amrie C. Grammer, Matthew M. Ryals, Michelle D. Catalina, Peter E. Lipsky
Appendix, Pages 577-600
Index, Pages 601-614