Low proteinuria does not indicate better kidney outcomes or treatment response in patients with lupus nephritis; ...

Credit ISM / Pr J.L. KEMENY For Arthritis Awareness Month, Paul Hoover, MD, and colleagues provide insight into the research conducted by their team on understanding human lupus nephritis mechanisms ...

Dapagliflozin improved some metabolic parameters over 12 months in trial patients with lupus nephritis. Treatment with a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) may yield metabolic benefits ...

Lupkynis is a medicine that is used for a specific kidney disease called lupus nephritis. Lupus nephritis is a kidney condition that affects people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is an ...

Immunofluorescent images of kidney tissue shows inflammation in green. Kidney tissue shown on the right was treated with an NKp46 receptor blocking antibody and is much less inflamed. A Berlin-led ...

Early use of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a drug used to dampen the immune system in organ transplant recipients, may reduce the risk for severe flares in patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. As a novel calcineurin inhibitor with proven efficacy in improving renal outcomes, LUPKYNIS addresses a high unmet ...

In this episode of our podcast, we talk to Dr. Brad Rovin about lupus nephritis and kidney health. Dr. Rovin is the Director of the Division of Nephrology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...

Persistent hematuria was predictive of adverse outcomes among patients with LN, regardless of achieving clinical remission.

Lupus nephritis is a serious complication of lupus — and because it doesn’t always cause symptoms right away, it’s important to find it early. Talk to your lupus doctor about getting screened (tested) ...

Lupus can make you more vulnerable to infection, including UTIs. This susceptibility is associated with changes in your immune system’s response. Lupus, an autoimmune condition, weakens your immune ...

A team defined key cells behind severe kidney damage in lupus. The research can inform future antibody therapies. A Berlin-led research team has uncovered critical regulators of severe kidney damage ...