How could these vaccines instigate a flare? “Type 1 interferon is a cytokine thought to be involved in lupus pathogenesis and flares,” Barbhaiya says. “There was some concern that the SARS ...

TLR7 is expressed in plasmacytoid DCs and B cells and is associated with lupus pathogenesis in mice; inhibition of TLR7 by class R INH-ODNs required a nuclease-resistant phosphorothioate backbone ...

In this article (Part II of II), the focus is on scarring alopecias (dissecting folliculitis, folliculitis decalvans, lichen planopilaris, lupus erythematosus) in regard to pathogenesis ...