Improving How Signs of Lupus Nephritis Are Measuredby
Duane P.
are then passed out of the body in the urine. Lupus that affects the kidneys, termed lupus nephritis, or LN, can cause inflammation that damages the kidney tissue. If LN is not diagnosed early and treated aggressively...
Making headway in lupus nephritisby
Sara G.
, which might prevent basophils from promoting kidneyinflammation. The NIH team is currently planning a safety study... have discovered that the activation of immune cells called basophils causes kidney damage in a mouse model...
Lupus nephritis - biopsy for all?by
Sara G.
ever developed for the management of lupus nephritis . The recommendation is that physicians biopsy all patients who present with clinical evidence of active disease (lupus nephritis, that is), classify the disease stage according...
Treating Lupus Nephritis: Does Ethnicity Play a Role?by
Duane P.
Lupus is seen two to three times more often in people of African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, and Native American heritage than in Caucasians. Information on how medications work in these populations may one day enable p
Side effects
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Iiterstitial nephritis (inflammation in the kidneys), and
thrush (candida) infections.
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Causes
... rid of antigens. If these antigens and antibodies gather in the kidneys for any reason it can cause an inflammatory reaction (sw ... » Read on