Lupus nephritis causes
Overview
There are no established direct causes of systemic lupus erythematosus. Common contributory factors in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus include geneticpredisposition, auto-immune diseases, and use of drugs. Less common factors include environmental factors and exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light.
Causes
- Genetic predisposition:
- HLA class polymorphism
- Complement genes
- Female sexual gene due to high levels of estrogen and prolactin
- Auto-immune disease
- Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light
- Can exacerbate or induce systemic manifestations of SLE
- Drug-induced lupus
- Acebutolol
- Adalimumab
- Anastrozole
- Bupropion
- Captopril
- Cilazapril
- Cinnarizine/thiethylperazine
- Diltiazem
- Docetaxel
- Doxorubicin
- D-penicillamine
- Etanercept
- Gemcitabine
- Glyburide
- Golimumab
- Griseofulvin
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Infliximab
- Interferon-alpha
- Interferon-beta
- Oxprenolol
- Phenytoin
- Lamotrigine
- Lansoprazole
- Leflunomide
- Leuprorelin
- Naproxen
- Nifedipine
- Nitrendipine
- Omeprazole
- Paclitaxel
- Pantoprazole
- Piroxicam
- Pravastatin
- Ranitidine
- Simvastatin
- Spironolactone
- Tamoxifen
- Terbinafine
- Ticlopidine
- Verapamil
- Sulfonamides