The anti-DNA antibody: origin and impact, dogmas and controversies

OP Rekvig - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2015 - nature.com
The inclusion of'the anti-DNA antibody'by the ACR and the Systemic Lupus International
Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) as a criterion for systemic lupus erythematosus does not …

Lupus nephritis: the central role of nucleosomes revealed

ES Mortensen, KA Fenton, OP Rekvig - The American journal of pathology, 2008 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune syndrome characterized by
autoantibodies to nuclear constituents. Some of these antibodies are diagnostically …

Anti-dsDNA antibodies and disease classification in antinuclear antibody positive patients: the role of analytical diversity

K Haugbro, JC Nossent, T Winkler… - Annals of the …, 2004 - ard.bmj.com
Background: The presence of “anti-DNA antibodies in abnormal titres” is a well established
criterion for SLE classification, but there is no agreement on the performance of this test …

Autoimmunity and SLE: factual and semantic evidence-based critical analyses of definitions, etiology, and pathogenesis

OP Rekvig - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
One cannot discuss anti-dsDNA antibodies and lupus nephritis without discussing the
nature of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is insistently described as a prototype …

Nephritogenic potential of anti-DNA antibodies against necrotic nucleosomes

ES Mortensen, OP Rekvig - Journal of the American Society of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory autoimmune syndrome of unknown cause.
Kidney disease is a central and serious complication in this syndrome. Deposition of …

Histone‐Specific CD4+ T Cell Plasticity in Active and Quiescent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

GA Ramirez, E Tassi, M Noviello… - Arthritis & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The aim of this study was to assess whether circulating histone‐specific T cells
represent tools for precision medicine in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods …

Key autoantigens in SLE

G Riemekasten, BH Hahn - Rheumatology, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Murine and human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, lupus) is characterized by the
appearance of autoantibodies directed to nuclear and cell membrane phospholipid …

Natural regulatory T cells: number and function are normal in the majority of patients with lupus nephritis

J Yates, A Whittington, P Mitchell… - Clinical & …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Summary CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells have been shown to be a vital component of the
mechanisms that prevent autoreactivity in mice and also in humans. Previous studies have …

Clinical and pathologic considerations of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of lupus nephritogenic autoantibodies: a comprehensive review

M Gatto, L Iaccarino, A Ghirardello, L Punzi… - Journal of autoimmunity, 2016 - Elsevier
Autoantibodies are key mediators in determining the clinical manifestations of systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). The mechanisms by which antibodies may be harmful to self …

Nucleosomes in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

S Koutouzov, AL Jeronimo… - Rheumatic Disease …, 2004 - rheumatic.theclinics.com
Antibodies that are directed against components of the cell nucleus almost always
accompany systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Formation of antibodies against double …