In 18 of 20 patients with psychosis secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), autoantibodies to ribosomal P proteins were detected by immunoblotting and measured with a new radioimmunoassay… (More)
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Creatine supplementation improves glucose tolerance in healthy subjects.
PURPOSES
The aim was to investigate whether creatine supplementation has a beneficial effect on glycemic control… (More)
The association between psychosocial factors and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is still a matter of discussion. Mood disorders may represent neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE disease… (More)
We have evaluated 36 consecutive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) female patients, age 18-39 years, without current or previous alkylating therapy, in order to determine the prevalence of the… (More)
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To determine the influence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), disease activity, and anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) on lipid profile, in order to identify patients with high risk for… (More)
Prognosis of several autoimmune diseases, especially rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease (CD), and psoriasis, usually refractory to conventional treatment improved… (More)
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Autoantibodies to lens epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF) depict a distinctive nuclear dense fine speckled (DFS) pattern in the indirect immunofluorescence antinuclear antibody assay… (More)
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Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that produces remarkable muscle weakness. Resistance training with vascular occlusion has been shown to improve… (More)
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To assess gonad function in male patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
METHODS
Thirty-five consecutive male patients with SLE according to the criteria of the American College… (More)
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To verify the in vivo status of chylomicron metabolism in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) since there is a high incidence of atherosclerosis in this disease and chylomicrons may have an… (More)