Open AccessLupus nephritis in the XXI century
Author(s) -
Irina Bobkova,
Sergey Moiseev,
Lidiа Lysenko,
Elena S. Kamyshova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
terapevtičeskij arhiv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-5342
pISSN - 0040-3660
DOI - 10.26442/00403660.2022.06.201559
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus nephritis , immunosuppression , concomitant , nephritis , kidney , systemic lupus erythematosus , lesion , immunology , surgery , disease
Lupus nephritis (LN) is the most common organ lesion in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), developing in 4050% of patients. Due to immunosuppressive therapy, the survival of patients with SLE has increased significantly over the past 50 years, and the proportion of severe kidney damage in the death structure has decreased. However, LN relapses and complications of immunosuppression, accelerated atherogenesis, concomitant diseases lead to the accumulation of organ damage and an increased risk of death. The article consideres the place of kidney damage in the SLE, the risk factors for LN development, the main renal histopathological changes, it identifies a number of issues that need to be addressed to optimize treatment and improve LN long-term outcomes, including, the revision of pathogenetic therapy regimens with restriction of glucocorticosteroids and prescribing drugs with steroid-sparing activity, the integration of new drugs for LN treatment, wider use of modern nephroprotection capabilities.