Hydroxychloroquine Use is Associated with Lower Odds of Persistently Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies and/or Lupus Anticoagulant in SLE

摘要

ObjectiveAntiphospholipid antibodies (aPL Abs) play an active role in the pathogenesis of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS). Primary prevention in APLS may be aimed at decreasing existing elevated aPL Ab levels, or preventing high aPL titers and/or lupus anticoagulant (LAC) from developing in the first place. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been shown to decrease aPL titers in laboratory studies, and to decrease thrombosis risk in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in retrospective studies. We investigated an association between HCQ use and persistent aPL Abs and/or LAC in SLE.