Anti-Endothelin Receptor Type A Autoantibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

摘要

Objective. To investigate the role of autoantibodies against endothelin 1 receptor type A (ETRA) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and to examine the possibility that the pathogenesis of this disease is mediated by these autoantibodies.