DOWN’s syndrome with Systemic Lupus Erythematosis:Never turn a blind eye

Down’s syndrome(DS,Trisomy 21)with a prevalence of 1:8,000 live births is considered the most common genetic chromosomal disorder,with an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21.In addition to physical and mental developmental delays and disabilities being a challenge to this disorder,vulnerability of DS patients to a variety of autoimmune diseases like diabetes,thyroid disorders and celiac disease is also well established suggesting impaired immune response especially cell mediated immunity.In the last 3 decades,a few cases of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis(SLE)have been identified and reported internationally,this case report adds to this rare association and also endorses the need to carefully evaluate and investigate the DS individuals for the presence of connective tissue disorders especially if there is already an existing autoimmune disorder like diabetes,celiac or thyroid disorder.

Study on Immunoregulation by Interleukin-1 ReceptorAntagonist in NZB/W F_1 Mice

The immunoregulating effect of Interleukin-1-receptor antagonist (ILlra ) in lupus-like NZB/W F, mice was investigated to find possible approach to prevent lupus nephritis. 12 female NZB/W F1 mice of 13 weeks were randomly divlded into 2 groups. Each mouse in the treated group was intraperitoneally injected wlth IL-lra once every 2 weeks for 3 times at the dosage of 100μg each time,while the control group was given injection of 0.1 ml normal saline. All the mice were killed at the age of 9 months and the irnmunologic function was examined.Results showed that this dosage could not completely prevent the development of lupus nephritis, but the renal damage was alleviated and the urine protein was decreased. Moreover, it could improve the immunofunction by significantly reducing the levels of serum IL-1 and obviously increase the activities of NK celIs and IL-2 induced by ConA in mononuclear cells of spleen. There was no significant difference in the levels of serum IL-6 and TNF-α between the treated group and control group. It is concluded that IL-lra has certain regulatory effect on the immunologic function of lupus-like NZB/W F, mice.

Immunological pathogenesis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus

Background Systemic lupus erythematosis(SLE)is a complex and clinically heterogeneous autoimmune disease.A variety of immunological defects contribute to SLE,including dysregulated innate and adaptive immune response.A clearer understanding of the mechanisms driving disease pathogenesis combined with recent advances in medical science is predicted to enable accelerated progress towards improved SLE-personalized approaches to treatment.The aim of this review was to clarify the immunological pathogenesis and treatment of SLE.Data sources Literature reviews and original research articles were collected from database,including PubMed and Wanfang.Relevant articles about SLE were included.Results Breakdown of self-tolerance is the main pathogenesis of SLE.The innate and adaptive immune networks are interlinked with each other through cytokines,complements,immune complexes and kinases of the intracellular machinery.Treatments targeted at possible targets of immunity have been assessed in clinical trials.Most of them did not show better safety and efficacy than traditional treatments.However,novel targeting treatments are still being explored.Conclusions Dysregulated immune response plays a critical role in SLE,including innate immunity and adaptive immunity.Biologic agents that aim to specifically target abnormal immune processes were assessing and may bring new hope to SLE patients.