Advances in Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis: Pathogenesis, Biomarkers and Treatments, 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lupus; biologics; biomarkers; therapeutics; osteoporosis; rheumatoid arthritis; lupus nephritis; targeted therapies
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Dear Colleagues,
Despite the availability of new immunomodulatory therapies, the survival of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has failed to improve since the mid-1990s. Today, the need to develop novel SLE management strategies that incorporate a better balance of efficacy and toxicity has yet to be met.
These strategies include earlier recognition of major organ manifestations, such as lupus nephritis (LN), early aggressive therapies for high-risk patients to minimize organ damage, better monitoring of disease activity, maintenance therapies to reduce disease flares, and enhancement of medication adherence. The ultimate goal of SLE therapy is to induce and maintain a long-lasting remission, minimize organ damage and treatment-related complications, and to improve quality of life.
Volume 1.0 of the Special Issue “Advances in Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis: Pathogenesis, Biomarkers and Treatments” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms/special_issues/1UXZ95ODM6) has been highly successful. We therefore aim to reopen this topic as volume 2.0. This second Special Issue covers works in different research areas of SLE. We welcome original articles, clinical trials, laboratory works, reviews, and meta-analyses.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic studies of systemic lupus erythematosus/ lupus nephritis (SLE/LN);
- Classification criteria;
- Disease activity indices;
- Organ damage and comorbidities;
- Serological, urine, and tissue biomarkers for the prediction of SLE/LN prognosis and flares;
- Novel therapeutic modalities and strategies for SLE and LN.
Dr. Chi Chiu Mok
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lupus erythematosus
- lupus nephritis
- SLE
- LN
- organ damage
- pathogenesis
- biomarkers
- genomic
- transcriptomic
- metabolomic
- treatments
- therapeutic
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