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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Autoantibody and Cytokine Profiles during Treatment with Belimumab in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Ioannis Parodis, Emil Åkerström, Christopher Sjöwall, Azita Sohrabian, Andreas Jönsen, Alvaro Gomez, Martina Frodlund, Agneta Zickert, Anders A Bengtsson, Johan Rönnelid and 1 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Lessons Learnt from the Belimumab Trials in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ioannis ParodisDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
Emil ÅkerströmDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
Christopher SjöwallRheumatology/Division of Inflammation and Infection, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden.
Azita SohrabianDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
Andreas JönsenRheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-222 42 Lund, Sweden.
Alvaro GomezDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
Martina FrodlundRheumatology/Division of Inflammation and Infection, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden.
Agneta ZickertDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
Anders A BengtssonRheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, SE-222 42 Lund, Sweden.
Johan RönnelidDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
Iva GunnarssonDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.

Funding

Alfred Österlund's Foundation -Greta och Johan Kocks stiftelser -Ingegerd Johansson Donation -Karolinska Institutet -Karolinska University Hospital -Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse -Landstinget i Uppsala län -Medicinska Fakulteten, Lunds Universitet -Region Östergötland -Region Skåne -Reumatikerförbundet R-859621; R-862161; R-844801Skåne University Hospital -Stiftelsen Konung Gustaf V:s 80-årsfond -Stiftelsen Professor Nanna Svartz Fond 2018-00250Stockholms Läns Landsting -Swedish Society of Medicine -Ulla and Roland Gustafsson Foundation 2019-12Vetenskapsrådet -
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated whether belimumab treatment impacts on levels of autoantibodies and cytokines of interest in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Longitudinally collected serum samples from 78 belimumab-treated Swedish SLE patients were analysed. Serum cytokine levels were determined using Luminex xMAP technology, and nuclear antigen autoantibody specificities using addressable laser bead immunoassay. In patients with detectable levels at baseline, interferon (IFN)-α2 levels were lower at month 6 (median; interquartile range (IQR): 8.9; 1.5-54.9 pg/mL) versus baseline (28.4; 20.9-100.3 pg/mL;

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AdultAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoantibodiesCytokinesFemaleHumansInterferon alpha-2Interleukin-10Interleukin-6Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, AntinuclearAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAutoantibodiesbelimumabCytokinesIL10 protein, humanInterferon alpha-2Interleukin-10Interleukin-6autoantibodiesautoimmunityB cellsbiologic therapiescytokinesimmune complexessystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID32422945
PMCPMC7278961

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