The initial treatment of lupus nephritis is usually based on a renal biopsy. Subsequent
disease flares, however, are often treated without the benefit of kidney pathology because …

Objectives. Key aims of the treatment of lupus nephritis (LN) are to induce and maintain
remission with minimal side effects. However, assessing ongoing renal inflammatory activity …

Lupus nephritis (LN), a major complication in individuals diagnosed with systemic lupus
erythematosus, substantially increases morbidity and mortality. Despite marked …

Lupus renal involvement encompasses a broad range of clinical and histologic
presentations and poses numerous therapeutic challenges. Accurate clinical assessment …

Biomarker development in lupus nephritis (LN) has traditionally relied on comparing the
characteristics of candidate markers to clinical findings in patients and controls from cross …

Lupus nephritis (LN) is a pathologically heterogenous autoimmune disease linked to end-
stage kidney disease and mortality. Better therapeutic strategies are needed as only 30 …

Introduction Renal involvement is one of the most serious manifestations of systemic lupus
erythematosus, but non-invasive assessment of inflammatory response in kidneys is …

Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus) is a chronic autoimmune disease,
and kidney involvement with SLE, aka lupus nephritis (LN), is a frequent and severe …

The diversity of clinical presentations of lupus nephritis parallel the diversity of pathologic
lesions seen in the kidneys of patients with SLE. Renal manifestations range from …

Lupus nephritis (LN) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). As the course of LN is often unpredictable, it is important to identify …