Abstract Number: 1403 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Nucleosome Antibodies Are Associated with Disease Activity and Hydroxychloroquine Use in Patients with Lupus: A Longitudinal, Multivariate Analysis of 398 Samples
Background/Purpose: Impaired apoptotic clearance appears to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of SLE leading to the accumulation of nuclear debris, such as nucleosomes,…Abstract Number: 844 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Toll-Like Receptor 9-Independent and Immune Complex-Independent Interferon-α Production by Neutrophils Upon Netosis in Response to Circulating Chromatin
Background/Purpose: Chromatin (which is composed of DNA and histones) represents a major autoantigen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Interferon-α (IFN-α) plays an important role in…