The relationship between serum VCAM-1 level and lupus nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Ensieh-Sadat Musavi,
Zahra Mirfeizi,
Hassan Mehrad-Majd
et al.
Abstract:Introduction: Nephritis is a frequent inflammatory autoimmune complication in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Detecting the nephritis state of SLE patients using non-invasive biomarkers seems to be necessary. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate role of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) as a noninvasive method in the assessment of lupus nephritis. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted at Imam Reza hospital in Mashhad, Iran, during 2017-2018. A total of 114 SLE patients diagnosed based… Show more
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