Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2009;29(8):737-741

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5101.2009.08.019

Screening of renal Epstein-Barr virus infection in patients with lupus nephritis

Xiaoxia YU ; Huafeng LIU ; Jingli TAO ; Chen YANG ; Shangmei LI ; Xiaowen CHEN ; Dong LIANG ; Deshen TANG

Keywords

Lupus nephritis; Epstein-Ban virus; Autoantibody

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

V infection group than in no infection group,while positive rate of other autoantibodies was not statistically different between the two groups.Conclusion Renal EBV infection may involve in the pathogenesis of LN by inducing the production of anti-Sm-Ab.