2017
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the setting of scleroderma is different than in the setting of lupus: A review
Bazan IS, Mensah KA, Rudkovskaia AA, Adonteng-Boateng PK, Herzog EL, Buckley L, Fares WH. Pulmonary arterial hypertension in the setting of scleroderma is different than in the setting of lupus: A review. Respiratory Medicine 2017, 134: 42-46. PMID: 29413506, DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.11.020.BooksMeSH KeywordsHumansHypertension, PulmonaryImmunologic FactorsLupus Erythematosus, SystemicScleroderma, SystemicConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionConnective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertensionConnective tissue diseasePulmonary hypertensionSSc-PAHArterial hypertensionSystemic sclerosisTissue diseaseElevated left ventricular filling pressurePathobiology of PAHLeft ventricular filling pressureMixed connective tissue diseasePre-capillary pulmonary hypertensionWorld Health Organization classificationSetting of lupusSetting of sclerodermaPulmonary vascular resistanceRight heart failureVentricular filling pressurePAH etiologyPathophysiologic criteriaSLE-PAHVascular resistanceProgressive diseaseSystemic lupus
2010
Mediation of nonerosive arthritis in a mouse model of lupus by interferon‐α–stimulated monocyte differentiation that is nonpermissive of osteoclastogenesis
Mensah KA, Mathian A, Ma L, Xing L, Ritchlin CT, Schwarz EM. Mediation of nonerosive arthritis in a mouse model of lupus by interferon‐α–stimulated monocyte differentiation that is nonpermissive of osteoclastogenesis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2010, 62: 1127-1137. PMID: 20131244, PMCID: PMC2854832, DOI: 10.1002/art.27312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyeloid dendritic cellsSystemic lupus erythematosusSerum-induced arthritisNZB xBone erosionDendritic cellsOsteoclast precursorsAntibody titersMouse modelAnti-dsDNA antibody titersDNA antibody titersMicrofocal computed tomographyCytokine interferon-alphaEffects of IFNalphaJaccoud's arthritisNonerosive arthritisSLE diseaseJoint inflammationLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesNZW miceSerum administrationInterferon alphaFocal erosionsSLE monocytes