title: [New studies of the physiopathologic mechanisms of disseminated lupus erythematosus].
abstract: Recent work about the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus has shed new light on the important contribution of IL-10 and BAFF, to the production of pathogenic autoantibodies and the development of disease. Together with the advances in the biotechnologies, these contributions will allow to develop novel therapeutic approaches targeting the immune system of lupus patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Cliniques universitaires St Luc.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lauwerys
mesh_terms: D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines