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A search for novel therapeutic targets and biomarkers in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Withdrawn
Conditions
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
10003816
Registration Number
NL-OMON36575
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Withdrawn
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

Patients full-filling the ACR criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus
Controles: 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

Patients: patients with proven other auto-immune disorders, pregnancy and malignancy
Controls: a history or presence of auto-immune disease and current use of immunosupressants or pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The expression of IL-7, TSLP, CD30L and their receptors in peripheral blood and<br /><br>urine of patients with SLE as compared to healthy controls. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The longitudinal approach will be used to assess the correlation between the<br /><br>changes in IL-7, TSLP and CD30L and their receptor with the changes in disease<br /><br>activity and immunologic parameters.<br /><br>Identify biomarkers different from healthy controls that reflect disease<br /><br>activity and can be play a role in the pathogenesis of SLE. The results of the<br /><br>proposed studies may contribute to a future treatment strategy by blockade of<br /><br>some of the investigated inflammatory mediators.<br /><br><br /><br>Third objective: Leucocytes will also be stored for DNA isolation, which will<br /><br>be used for analyses of polymorphic sites that might be involved in regulation<br /><br>of transcription of the investigated molecules</p><br>
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