215 resultados para SLE
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Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is a chronic and auto-immune disease that can affect several systems of one´s body, including the nervous system, causing several clinical evidences, which can put in risk the person´s life. Although the illness could manifest itself at any age or sex, studies indicate higher incidence among women. Its etiology points to the combination of genetic, hormonal and environmental factors. Due to the disease´s complexity, it is evident that it affects all the person´s life as a whole and not only its organic dimension. It is believed that the signification attributed to all the process of sickening influences its treatment, as well as the person´s capacity to cope with the difficulties and implicit profits involved in the process.In this study, eight women who were affected by SLE were interviewed, with the aim of examining carefully the processes of signification as well as the generation of meanings which permeate these women´s sickening processes. The analysis of their speeches evidences distinct forms of giving meaning to the process, regardless of the time of the diagnosis. The fact that the disease is incurable was shocking to all the participants, and it demanded changes in their lives, in order to detain a relative control of their condition. The majority of the participants were able to deal with these modifications, since strategies have been created to face the difficulties and thus to preserve their social life, without damaging their health. However, some of the participants did not obtain strenght to cope with the disease, eventually developing a depressive state. It is observed that not only SLE has innumerable ways of manifestation, but the experience of the illness is very subjective and dynamic. There are also several ways of expressing this experience, according to the implications in the social, cultural and economic context where the participants are inserted. This ratifies the necessity of a interdisciplinary approach to embrace SLE complexity. (310 words, 1.610 characters)
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OBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência de eventos cardiovasculares (ECV) secundários à aterosclerose em pacientes com lupus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) e correlacioná-los aos tradicionais fatores de risco, tempo de doença e drogas utilizadas na terapia. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo através da coleta e análise dos dados contidos nos prontuários de pacientes com diagnóstico confirmado há no mínimo dois anos e seguidos desde 1992. Foram considerados ECV: angina do peito (AP), IAM e acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) de causa não relacionada à atividade do LES. Foram computados os fatores de risco para aterosclerose e dados sobre tratamento. RESULTADOS: Foram analisados 71 prontuários. A média de idade dos pacientes foi de 34,2±12,7 anos; 68 mulheres e três homens; 58 caucasóides (81,6%). Dez (14,08%) apresentaram ECV. Os pacientes nos quais os eventos cardiovasculares foram observados apresentavam idade mais elevada (42,7 vs 32,8 anos p=0,0021) e maior tempo de doença (10,8 vs 7,2 anos p=0,011). Os tradicionais fatores de risco, as doses diárias e cumulativas de esteróides, imunossupressores e antimaláricos não apresentaram diferença estatística significante entre pacientes que apresentaram ou não ECV. CONCLUSÃO: A prevalência de secundários à aterosclerose no LES foi semelhante ao da literatura, 14,08%. Os tradicionais fatores de risco não mostraram associação com a ocorrência ou não de ECV no LES. Os pacientes nos quais os eventos cardiovasculares foram observados apresentavam idade mais elevada e maior tempo de doença. É precoce estabelecer-se que o LES possa ser um fator independente no desenvolvimento da aterosclerose.
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Objective. To describe the clinical and laboratory features of macrophage activation syndrome as a complication of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods. Cases of juvenile SLE-associated macrophage activation syndrome were provided by investigators belonging to 3 pediatric rheumatology networks or were found in the literature. Patients who had evidence of macrophage hemophagocytosis on bone marrow aspiration were considered to have definite macrophage activation syndrome, and those who did not have such evidence were considered to have probable macrophage activation syndrome. Clinical and laboratory findings in patients with macrophage activation syndrome were contrasted with those of 2 control groups composed of patients with active juvenile SLE without macrophage activation syndrome. The ability of each feature to discriminate macrophage activation syndrome from active disease was evaluated by calculating sensitivity, specificity, and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.Results. The study included 38 patients (20 with definite macrophage activation syndrome and 18 with probable macrophage activation syndrome). Patients with definite and probable macrophage activation syndrome were comparable with regard to all clinical and laboratory features of the syndrome, except for a greater frequency of lymphadenopathy, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia in patients with definite macrophage activation syndrome. Overall, clinical features had better specificity than sensitivity, except for fever, which was highly sensitive but had low specificity. Among laboratory features, the best sensitivity and specificity was achieved using hyperferritinemia, followed by increased levels of lactate dehydrogenase, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypofibrinogenemia. Based on the results of statistical analysis, preliminary diagnostic guidelines for macrophage activation syndrome in juvenile SLE were developed.Conclusion. Our findings indicate that the occurrence of unexplained fever and cytopenia, when associated with hyperferritinemia, in a patient with juvenile SLE should raise the suspicion of macrophage activation syndrome. We propose preliminary guidelines for this syndrome in juvenile SLE to facilitate timely diagnosis and correct classification of patients.
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INTRODUÇÃO: O lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) é uma doença inflamatória crônica caracterizada por manifestações clínicas variadas. Os poucos trabalhos existentes na literatura relatam uma prevalência entre 6,5% e 21% de acometimento bucal. OBJETIVO: Investigar os achados bucais e laboratoriais em pacientes com LES. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Foram analisados 155 pacientes com diagnóstico de LES, segundo critérios do American College of Rheumatology (ACR). O índice de dentes cariados, perdidos e obturados (CPO-D) foi registrado e avaliou-se a necessidade de tratamento periodontal por meio do índice periodontal comunitário (IPC). Foram realizados esfregaços e biópsias das lesões e bordas laterais de língua para exames citopatológicos. Exames laboratoriais foram correlacionados com os achados bucais destes pacientes. RESULTADOS: Dos 155 pacientes, 94,1% eram mulheres. Altos níveis de anticorpos circulantes (FAN-Hep2) foram observados em todos os pacientes, sendo 41,9% positivos para a pesquisa de anticorpos anti-DNA de fita dupla. O índice CPO-D médio correspondeu a 18,5 e de acordo com o IPC, 18% apresentaram bolsas periodontais de 4-5 mm e 5,9% de 6 mm ou mais. Foram biopsiadas oito lesões bucais, mas somente três casos foram considerados compatíveis com a indicação clínica de LES. Os principais sítios acometidos foram dorso de língua, mucosa jugal e lábios. A prevalência de candidíase correspondeu a 20,1% e a de leucoplasia pilosa oral a 3,7%. CONCLUSÃO: Pacientes com LES apresentam condição periodontal precária e baixa prevalência de lesões bucais e, além disso, a citopatologia mostrou-se importante no diagnóstico de infecções relacionadas com imunossupressão, como candidíase e leucoplasia pilosa oral.
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Objective. To use the Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization (PRINTO) core set of outcome measures to develop a validated definition of improvement for the evaluation of response to therapy in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods. Thirty-seven experienced pediatric rheumatologists from 27 countries, each of whom had specific experience in the assessment of juvenile SLE patients, achieved consensus on 128 patient profiles as being clinically improved or not improved. Using the physicians' consensus ratings as the gold standard measure, the chi-square, sensitivity, specificity, false-positive and false-negative rates, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, and kappa level of agreement for 597 candidate definitions of improvement were calculated. Only definitions with a kappa value greater than 0.7 were retained. The top definitions were selected based on the product of the content validity score multiplied by its kappa statistic.Results. The definition of improvement with the highest final score was at least 50% improvement from baseline in any 2 of the 5 core set measures, with no more than 1 of the remaining worsening by more than 30%.Conclusion. PRINTO proposes a valid and reproducible definition of improvement that reflects well the consensus rating of experienced clinicians and that incorporates clinically meaningful change in core set measures in a composite end point for the evaluation of global response to therapy in patients with juvenile SLE. The definition is now proposed for use in juvenile SLE clinical trials and may help physicians to decide whether a child with SLE responded adequately to therapy.
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Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs)are involved in trans-splicing processing of pre-mRNA in Trypanosoma cruzi. To clone T. cruzi snRNPs we screened an epimastigote cDNA library with a purified antibody raised against the Sm-binding site of a yeast sequence. A clone was obtained containing a 507 bp-insert with an ORF of 399 bp and coding for a protein of 133 amino acids. Sequence analysis revealed high identity with the L27 ribosomal proteins from different species including: Canis familiaris, Homo sapiens, Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This protein has not been previously described in the literature and seems to be a new ribosomal protein in T. cruzi and was given the code TcrL27. To express this recombinant T. cruzi L27 ribosomal protein in E. coli, the insert was subcloned into the pET32a vector and a 26 kDa recombinant protein was purified. Immunoblotting studies demonstrated that this purified recombinant protein was recognized by the same anti-Sm serum used in the library screening as well as by chagasic and systemic lupus erythemathosus (SLE) sera. Our results suggest that the T. cruzi L27 ribosomal protein may be involved in autoimmunity of Chagas disease.
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The course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease, is markedly affected by hormones such as estrogen and prolactin. It is well known that heavy exposure to sunlight has deleterious effects on SLE, triggering episodes of the disease. Classical explanations for this occurrence suggest that UV radiation damages DNA, which becomes immunogenic, or induces exposure of the Ro antigen in keratinocytes. In recent years, it has been shown that vitamin D3 has important effects on the immune system. Thus, we proposed an alternative hypothesis, suggesting that UV radiation, by promoting vitamin D3 synthesis, could be a factor aggravating the course of SLE after exposure to sunlight. To test this hypothesis, we injected F1(NZBxW) mice, which are prone to developing SLE, with vitamin D3, and we demonstrated a worsening of the histopathological findings in the kidney. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Introduction. Physical activity can provide long-term benefits for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Objective. This study sought to demonstrate the effects of progressive resistance training on the muscular strength, bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition of pre-menopausal women with SLE undergoing glucocorticoid (GC) treatment. Materials and Methods. This is the case report of a 43-year-old African-South American premenopausal woman with non-extensive SLE and low bone density. A six-month program with three bimonthly cycles of 70%, 80%, and 90% intensity according to the 10 maximum-repetition test was used. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to measure the BMD, T-scores and body composition, and indirect fluorescence was used to measure the levels of antinuclear antibodies. Student's t-test was used. Results. Statistical improvement was noted in all strength exercises, including the 45° leg press (Δ%=+50%, p<0.001) and knee extension (Δ%=+15%, p=0.003) to maintain the BMD of the L2-L4 lumbar (Δ%=+0.031%; p=0.46) as well as the trochanter (Δ%=+0.037%; p=0.31) and BMI (Δ%=-0.8, p=0.54). Conclusion. In this case study, the presented methodology had a positive effect on strength and contributed to the maintenance of BMD and body composition in a woman with SLE undergoing GC treatment. © 2012 Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte.
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Background and Objective: Simple Measure of the Impact of Lupus Erythematosus in Youngsters (SMILEY) is a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment tool for pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which has been translated into Portuguese for Brazil. We are reporting preliminary data on cross-cultural validation and reliability of SMILEY in Portuguese (Brazil). Methods: In this multi-center cross-sectional study, Brazilian children and adolescents 5-18 years of age with SLE and parents participated. Children and parents completed child and parent reports of Portuguese SMILEY and Portuguese Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQLTM) Generic and Rheumatology modules. Parents also completed the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ). Physicians completed the SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), Physician's Global Assessment of disease activity (PGA) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Collaborating Clinics ACR Damage Index (SDI). Results: 99 subjects (84 girls) were enrolled; 93 children and 97 parents filled out the SMILEY scale. Subjects found SMILEY relevant and easy to understand and completed SMILEY in 5-15 minutes. Brazilian SMILEY was found to have good psychometric properties (validity and reliability), and the child-parent agreement was moderate. Conclusion: SMILEY may eventually be used routinely as a research/clinical tool in Brazil. It may be also adapted for other Portuguese-speaking nations offering critical information regarding the effect of SLE on HRQOL for children with SLE. © The Author(s), 2012.
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Background: The aim of this study was evaluate the late-onset repercussions of heart alterations of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after a 13-year follow up. Methods. A historical prospective study was carried out involving the analysis of data from the charts of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of lupus in follow up since 1998. The 13-year evolution was systematically reviewed and tabulated to facilitate the interpretation of the data. Results: Forty-eight patient charts were analyzed. Mean patient age was 34.5 ± 10.8 years at the time of diagnosis and 41.0 ± 10.3 years at the time of the study (45 women and 3 men). Eight deaths occurred in the follow-up period (two due to heart problems). Among the alterations found on the complementary exams, 46.2% of cases demonstrated worsening at reevaluation and four patients required a heart catheterization. In these cases, coronary angioplasty was performed due to the severity of the obstructions and one case required a further catheterization, culminating in the need for surgical myocardial revascularization. Conclusion: The analysis demonstrated progressive heart impairment, with high rates of alterations on conventional complementary exams, including the need for angioplasty or revascularization surgery in four patients. These findings indicate the need for rigorous cardiac follow up in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. © 2013 de Godoy et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze cytokine gene expression in keratinocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). INTRODUCTION: Keratinocytes represent 95% of epidermal cells and can secrete several cytokines. METHODS: Keratinocytes were obtained by laser microdissection from 21 patients with SLE (10 discoid and 11 acute lesions) at involved and uninvolved sites. All patients were receiving a low/moderate prednisone dose and 18 were receiving chloroquine diphosphate. IL-2, IL-5, TNF-α and IFN-γ gene expression was evaluated by real-time PCR and expressed as the ratio (R) to a pool of skin samples from 12 healthy volunteers. RESULTS: Heterogeneity in cytokine gene expression was found among patients with SLE. Eighteen of 38 valid SLE samples (47%) presented overexpression (R>1) of at least one cytokine. Lesional skin samples tended to show higher cytokine expression than samples from uninvolved skin (p = 0.06). IL-5 and IFN-γ were the most commonly overexpressed cytokines. Samples with cytokine overexpression corresponded to more extensive and severe lesions. Prednisone dose did not differ between samples without cytokine overexpression (15.71±3.45 mg/day) and those with overexpressed cytokines (12.68±5.41 mg/day) (p = 0.216). Samples from all patients not receiving diphosphate chloroquine had at least one overexpressed cytokine. CONCLUSIONS: The heterogeneous keratinocyte cytokine gene expression reflects the complex immunological and inflammatory background in SLE. Patients with severe/extensive skin lesions showed a higher frequency of cytokine gene overexpression. Increased IFN-γ and IL-5 expression suggests that Th1 and Th2 cells are involved in SLE skin inflammation. The possibility that prednisone and antimalarial drugs may have contributed to low cytokine gene expression in some samples cannot be ruled out.
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Introdução: O câncer de colo uterino representa o terceiro câncer mais comum no mundo e o Papiloma Vírus Humano (HPV) está diretamente implicado, porém doenças auto-imunes, como o Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico (LES), podem comportar-se como fator facilitador para esta infecção e o desenvolvimento do câncer. Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência da infecção pelo HPV e fatores de risco associados em pacientes lúpicas atendidas em um centro de referência em Belém-Pará. Método: Estudadas 70 mulheres lúpicas que realizaram exame Preventivo do Câncer de Colo Uterino (PCCU) e foram divididas em dois grupos, mulheres infectadas pelo HPV (n= 16) e não infectadas pelo vírus (n= 54). A detecção e subtipagem viral foram realizadas por Reação em Cadeia de Polimerase (PCR). Aplicados os testes do Qui-quadrado, binominal, Fisher e t de Studentcomnível alfa = 0,05 para rejeição da hipótese nula. Resultados: A prevalência encontrada do HPV nessas pacientes foi de 22,8% e a faixa etária entre 18 a 25 anos foi relacionada com o aumento do risco para infecção pelo HPV (p < 0,001*). Alterações no PCCU e sintomas músculo-esqueléticos obtiveram, também, significância estatística para o aumento desse risco (p = 0,0360*, p = 0,0463* respectivamente). O uso de imunossupressores, não teve associação com a infecção pelo vírus. Os subtipos mais prevalentes nessa população foram o HPV tipo 58 (37,5%) e o 31 (31,3%). Duas pacientes apresentaram infecção múltipla. Conclusão: Nas pacientes lúpicas estudadas o fator idade foi implicado em um maior risco de infecção, a maioria dessas pacientes apresentava de 1 a 5 anos de diagnóstico e todas as pacientes com HPV positivo apresentavam alterações no exame do PCCU.
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O lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) é uma doença inflamatória crônica do tecido conjuntivo, de caráter auto-imune e natureza multissistêmica, podendo afetar diversos órgãos e sistemas. Há predomínio no sexo feminino e apresenta períodos de remissão e exacerbação. Embora de etiologia ainda desconhecida, vários fatores contribuem para o desenvolvimento da doença, dentre eles os fatores hormonais, ambientais, genéticos e imunológicos. Algumas manifestações clínicas têm desafiado os especialistas, como é o caso da associação do LES com estados depressivos. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar variáveis relacionadas à adesão ao tratamento em mulheres com diagnóstico de LES. Foram feitas correlações entre características sociodemográficas, níveis de depressão, qualidade de vida, estratégias de enfrentamento e comportamentos de adesão ao tratamento. Foram usados os instrumentos: Roteiros de entrevista, Escalas Beck, International Quality of Life Assessment Project (SF-36), Escala Modos de Enfrentamento de Problemas (EMEP) e Inventário de Qualidade de Vida (WHOQOL-Breve). As participantes integravam um grupo de trinta pacientes assistidas no ambulatório de reumatologia de um hospital público. Foram distribuídas em dois grupos, de acordo com o uso ou não de medidas orientadas pelo médico: Adesão (n=17) e Não Adesão (n=13). O grupo Adesão, independentemente da idade e do tempo de diagnóstico, apresentou menores níveis de depressão se comparado com o grupo Não Adesão. Os resultados sugerem que, em ambos os grupos, nos primeiros cinco meses de convivência da paciente com o LES, o aspecto físico, a dor e o estado geral de saúde são percebidos como fatores difíceis de lidar. Entretanto, é possível afirmar que, nesse mesmo período, se o paciente não adere às prescrições médicas, o desconforto em relação aos fatores citados é intensificado. A correlação entre o domínio Vitalidade, o domínio Aspectos sociais (medidos pelo SF-36) e a adesão ao tratamento apresentou-se válida, pois as participantes do grupo Adesão também relataram que se sentiam amparadas, tanto pelo seu grupo social quanto pela equipe de saúde. Os resultados sugerem que o comportamento depressivo pode ocorrer pelo longo tempo de convivência dessas pacientes com a incontrolabilidade dos sintomas da doença, e também por conta das seqüelas do LES, que as atinge severamente, comprometendo órgãos vitais como rins, coração, pulmões, prejudicando a qualidade de vida das mesmas. Discutem-se as vantagens e limitações do uso de instrumentos para identificação de variáveis relevantes no estudo da adesão ao tratamento em doenças crônicas. Sugere-se a realização de estudos longitudinais, com delineamento do sujeito como seu próprio controle para investigar a relação entre estados depressivos, controle de sintomas e adesão ao tratamento.