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1. Introduction
2. Systemic lupus erythematosus disease effects
3. Etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus
4. Genetics in SLE
5. Linkages to SLE genes (Feb. 2004)
6. Renal events in SLE
7. Linkage analysis stratified by nephritis
8. Linkages to SLE stratified by clinical features
9. Hormonal influences in SLE
10. Roles of infections in SLE
11. Potential infectious triggers of SLE(1)
12. Potential infectious triggers of SLE(2)
13. Apoptosis in SLE
14. Interferon alpha in SLE
15. Infectious bystander effect and autoimmunity
16. Work hypothesis
17. SLE shared feature - autoantibodies
18. Autoantibodies presence before disease onset
19. Autoantibodies target specific peptides
20. Specific targets in Ro - solid phase peptide assay
21. Specific autoantibody targets in Ro
22. Anti-Ro autoantibodies bind to EBNA-1
23. Order of antibody onset
24. Molecular mimicry
25. Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
26. EBNA-1 properties
27. Seropositivity against EBV in pediatrics
28. Seroconversion against herpes viruses in adults
29. Growing evidence for role of EBV in SLE
30. SLE-specific differences in EBV exposure
31. EBNA-1-directed antibodies associated with SLE
32. Evidence for infections role in autoimmunity
33. Acknowledgements

Topics Covered

• Etiology and genetics of SLE
• Hormonal influences in SLE
• Role of infections in SLE
• Infections associated with lupus
• Apoptosis in lupus
• Infectious bystander effects in SLE
• Development of autoantibodies in lupus
• Epitope spreading
• Molecular mimicry
• Epstein-Barr virus and SLE
• Lupus specific differences to pathogens
• Mounting evidence for the role(s) of infections in SLE

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Series:

• Gene-Environment Interactions

Categories:

• Genetics & Epigenetics
• Immunology

Therapeutic Areas:

• Immunology & Inflammation

Talk Citation

James, J. (2007, October 1). Infectious environmental factors and systemic lupus erythematosus [Video file]. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved April 18, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/ANZN6244.
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Publication History

• Published on October 1, 2007
• Archived on February 25, 2021

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Judith James has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.