New studies of the physiopathologic mechanisms of disseminated lupus erythematosus
Lauwerys, B.
Bulletin et Memoires de l'Academie Royale de Medecine de Belgique 158(5-6): 285-289
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-8231 PMID: 15025269 Document Number: 556738
Recent work about the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus has shed new light on the important contribution of IL-10 and BAFF, to the production of pathogenic autoantibodies and the development of disease. Together with the advances in the biotechnologies, these contributions will allow to develop novel therapeutic approaches targeting the immune system of lupus patients.