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Zinellu A, Mangoni AA. The potential role of serum amyloid A as biomarker of rheumatic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Exp Med 2024; 24:141. [PMID: 38951267 PMCID: PMC11217051 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-024-01413-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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The identification of novel, robust biomarkers for the diagnosis of rheumatic diseases (RDs) and the presence of active disease might facilitate early treatment and the achievement of favourable long-term outcomes. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies investigating the acute phase reactant, serum amyloid A (SAA), in RD patients and healthy controls to appraise its potential as diagnostic biomarker. We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception to 10 April 2024 for relevant studies. We evaluated the risk of bias and the certainty of evidence using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist and GRADE, respectively (PROSPERO registration number: CRD42024537418). In 32 studies selected for analysis, SAA concentrations were significantly higher in RD patients compared to controls (SMD = 1.61, 95% CI 1.24-1.98, p < 0.001) and in RD patients with active disease compared to those in remission (SMD = 2.17, 95% CI 1.21-3.13, p < 0.001). Summary receiving characteristics curve analysis showed a good diagnostic accuracy of SAA for the presence of RDs (area under the curve = 0.81, 95% CI 0.78-0.84). The effect size of the differences in SAA concentrations between RD patients and controls was significantly associated with sex, body mass index, type of RD, and study country. Pending the conduct of prospective studies in different types of RDs, the results of this systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that SAA is a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of RDs and active disease.
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- Angelo Zinellu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Discipline of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia.
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia.
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Wouters F, van der Hilst J, Bogie J. Lipids in inflammasome activation and autoinflammatory disorders. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024; 153:1-11. [PMID: 37871669 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) are a group of rare monogenetic disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and systemic inflammation. A major pathologic hallmark of AIDs is excessive inflammasome assembly and activation, often the result of gain-of-function mutations in genes encoding core inflammasome components, including pyrin and cryopyrin. Recent advances in lipidomics have revealed that dysregulated metabolism of lipids such as cholesterol and fatty acids, especially in innate immune cells, exerts complex effects on inflammasome activation and the pathogenesis of AIDs. In this review, we summarize and discuss the impact of lipids and their metabolism on inflammasome activation and the disease pathogenesis of the most common AIDs, including familial Mediterranean fever, cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, and mevalonate kinase deficiency. We postulate that lipids hold diagnostic value in AIDs and that dietary and pharmacologic intervention studies could represent a promising approach to attenuate inflammasome activation and AID progression.
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- Flore Wouters
- Department of Immunology and Infection, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium; Department of Infectious Diseases and Immune Pathology, Jessa General Hospital and Limburg Clinical Research Center, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology and Infection, Biomedical Research Institute, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium; University MS Center Hasselt, Pelt, Belgium.
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Effects of Nitisinone on Oxidative and Inflammatory Markers in Alkaptonuria: Results from SONIA1 and SONIA2 Studies. Cells 2022; 11:cells11223668. [PMID: 36429096 PMCID: PMC9688277 DOI: 10.3390/cells11223668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Nitisinone (NTBC) was recently approved to treat alkaptonuria (AKU), but there is no information on its impact on oxidative stress and inflammation, which are observed in AKU. Therefore, serum samples collected during the clinical studies SONIA1 (40 AKU patients) and SONIA2 (138 AKU patients) were tested for Serum Amyloid A (SAA), CRP and IL-8 by ELISA; Advanced Oxidation Protein Products (AOPP) by spectrophotometry; and protein carbonyls by Western blot. Our results show that NTBC had no significant effects on the tested markers except for a slight but statistically significant effect for NTBC, but not for the combination of time and NTBC, on SAA levels in SONIA2 patients. Notably, the majority of SONIA2 patients presented with SAA > 10 mg/L, and 30 patients in the control group (43.5%) and 40 patients (58.0%) in the NTBC-treated group showed persistently elevated SAA > 10 mg/L at each visit during SONIA2. Higher serum SAA correlated with lower quality of life and higher morbidity. Despite no quantitative differences in AOPP, the preliminary analysis of protein carbonyls highlighted patterns that deserve further investigation. Overall, our results suggest that NTBC cannot control the sub-clinical inflammation due to increased SAA observed in AKU, which is also a risk factor for developing secondary amyloidosis.
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Motawea KR, Kandil OA, Varney J, Aboelenein M, Ibrahim N, Shaheen A, Khairy LT, Bakkour A, Muwaili AHH, Muwaili DHH, Abdelmajid FAA, Ahmad EMS, Albuni MK, Battikh E, Sawaf B, Swed S, Ahmed SMA, Awad DM, Shah J, Aiash H. Association of familial Mediterranean fever and epicardial adipose tissue: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Health Sci Rep 2022; 5:e693. [PMID: 35734339 PMCID: PMC9193962 DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background and Aim Some studies reported a positive link between familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and epicardial adipose tissue. Our meta-analysis aimed to evaluate whether there is a significant association between FMF and increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness. Methods We searched the following databases: PUBMED, WOS, OVID, SCOPUS, and EMBASE. Inclusion criteria were any original articles that reported epicardial adipose tissue in FMF patients with no age restriction, excluding reviews, case reports, editorials, animal studies, and non-English studies. Thirty eligible studies were screened full text but only five studies were suitable. We used RevMan software (5.4) for the meta-analysis. Results The total number of patients included in the meta-analysis in the FMF patients group is 256 (mean age = 24.3), and the total number in the control group is 188 (mean age = 24.98). The pooled analysis between FMF patients and controls was [mean difference = 0.82 (95% CI = 0.25-1.39), p-value = 0.005]. We observed heterogeneity that was not solved by random effects (p > 0.00001). We performed leave one out test by removing the Kozan et al. study, and the heterogeneity was solved (p = 0.07), and the results were (MD = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.52-1.43, p-value < 0.0001). Conclusion FMF patients are at increased risk of developing epicardial adipose tissue compared to controls. More multicenter studies with higher sample sizes are needed to support our results.
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- School of MedicineAmerican University of the CaribbeanCupecoySint Maarten
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- Faculty of MedicineAlexandria UniversityAlexandriaEgypt
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- Faculty of MedicineAlexandria UniversityAlexandriaEgypt
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- Faculty of MedicineThe National Ribat UniversityAl‐RibatSudan
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- Faculty of MedicineIvano‐Frankivsk National Medical UniversityIvano‐FrankivskUkraine
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- Faculty of MedicineIvano‐Frankivsk National Medical UniversityIvano‐FrankivskUkraine
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- Departments of Obstetrics and GynecologyNile Valley UniversityAtbraSudan
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- Department of Internal MedicineHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
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- Department of Internal MedicineHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
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- Department of Internal MedicineHamad Medical CorporationDohaQatar
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- Faculty of MedicineAleppo UniversityAleppoSyria
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- Faculty of MedicineAlexandria UniversityAlexandriaEgypt
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- Medical Research CenterKateb UniversityKabulAfghanistan
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- Cardiovascular perfusion DepartmentUpstate Medical UniversitySyracuseNew YorkUSA
- Family Medicine DepartmentSuez Canal UniversityIsmailia GovernorateEgypt
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Oksay SC, Dursun H, Neijmann ST, Hatipoglu S. Using urinary neutrophile gelatinase-associated lipocalin for prognosticate renal dysfunction in children with familial Mediterranean fever the study design: a pilot study. Adv Rheumatol 2021; 61:20. [PMID: 33795029 DOI: 10.1186/s42358-021-00178-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The most important finding that affects the prognosis in Familial Mediterranean Fever is renal amyloidosis. The aim of the present study was to analyze neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels in the urine, and to investigate whether it may be used as an early marker for renal involvement. METHODS Forty attack-free children followed by diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever with age range of 5 and 18 years, and 38 healthy children with similar ages and genders were enrolled into the study. Hemogram, sedimentation, C-reactive protein, urine analysis, creatinine in the spot urine, microalbumin and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels were analyzed and evaluated statistically in the patients and controls. RESULTS There was not any statistically significant difference between the patient and control groups for age, gender, height and body weight. Although there was not any clinical sign of attack in the patient group, sedimentation, C-reactive protein and fibrinogen levels were significantly higher than the control group (p = 0.002, p = 0.023, and p = 0.006, respectively). Similarly, urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin level and urinary creatinine ratio were significantly higher in the patient group (p = 0.0001, p = 0.011, respectively). We found a positive correlation between uNGAL level and uNGAL/uCr ratio and number of attacks per year in FMF patients (r = 0.743, p = 0.001 and r = 0.516, p = 0.001; respectively). CONCLUSIONS Detection of significantly higher levels of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin level and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin level to creatinine ratio were suggested as urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin level as a non-invasive marker for renal involvement better than microalbumin.
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- Sinem Can Oksay
- Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Department of Pediatrics, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey. .,Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Health Science University, Kaptan Paşa Mahallesi, Darülaceze Cad. No: 25 Okmeydani, 34384, Şişli/Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Department of Biochemistry, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Department of Pediatrics, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Tasliyurt T, Gokce E, Sahin S, Aslan AB, Demir AK, Uzun S, Kutluturk F. Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Familial Mediterranean Fever. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020; 20:952-958. [PMID: 32077835 DOI: 10.2174/1871530320666200220125829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), insulin resistance (IR) and chronic inflammation. Although familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) patients have no symptoms in the periods between attacks, their subclinical inflammation continues. The aim of the present study was to determine the NAFLD frequency in FMF patients and to evaluate their MetS, IR and lipid profiles. METHODS The study included 54 FMF patients and 54 control subjects. The clinical and demographic characteristics of the subjects were recorded, and the patients' Pras disease severity score was calculated. IR was determined using the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) index. MetS was diagnosed using the revised National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria (NCEP ATP III). Hepatic ultrasonography was used to diagnose NAFLD. RESULTS NAFLD was observed in 15 FMF patients (27.8%) and 14 controls (25.9%). The difference between the groups was not significant (p=0.828). Similarly, no significant difference was found between the two groups for MetS frequency and HOMA index levels. Fasting plasma glucose was significantly higher in FMF patients, whereas differences between the two groups were not significant for lipid levels and other parameters. When FMF patients with and without NAFLD were compared, no significant difference was found in Pras disease severity score, duration of the disease and daily colchicine dose. CONCLUSION The present study showed that NAFLD frequency was not increased in FMF patients, and that patients' MetS frequency, IR and lipid profiles were not different from control subjects.
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- Turker Tasliyurt
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Gaziosmanpasa University School of Medicine, 60200 Tokat, Turkey
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Wierdak M, Pisarska M, Kuśnierz-Cabala B, Witowski J, Major P, Ceranowicz P, Budzyński A, Pędziwiatr M. Serum Amyloid A as an Early Marker of Infectious Complications after Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018; 19:622-628. [DOI: 10.1089/sur.2018.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Mateusz Wierdak
- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- Centre for Research, Training and Innovation in Surgery (CERTAIN Surgery), Kraków, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- Centre for Research, Training and Innovation in Surgery (CERTAIN Surgery), Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostics, Chair of Clinical Biochemistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- Centre for Research, Training and Innovation in Surgery (CERTAIN Surgery), Kraków, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- Centre for Research, Training and Innovation in Surgery (CERTAIN Surgery), Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- Centre for Research, Training and Innovation in Surgery (CERTAIN Surgery), Kraków, Poland
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- 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
- Centre for Research, Training and Innovation in Surgery (CERTAIN Surgery), Kraków, Poland
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Braconi D, Giustarini D, Marzocchi B, Peruzzi L, Margollicci M, Rossi R, Bernardini G, Millucci L, Gallagher JA, Le Quan Sang KH, Imrich R, Rovensky J, Al-Sbou M, Ranganath LR, Santucci A. Inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in alkaptonuria: data from the DevelopAKUre project. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2018; 26:1078-1086. [PMID: 29852277 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to assess baseline serum levels of established biomarkers related to inflammation and oxidative stress in samples from alkaptonuric subjects enrolled in SONIA1 (n = 40) and SONIA2 (n = 138) clinical trials (DevelopAKUre project). METHODS Baseline serum levels of Serum Amyloid A (SAA), IL-6, IL-1β, TNFα, CRP, cathepsin D (CATD), IL-1ra, and MMP-3 were determined through commercial ELISA assays. Chitotriosidase activity was assessed through a fluorimetric method. Advanced Oxidation Protein Products (AOPP) were determined by spectrophotometry. Thiols, S-thiolated proteins and Protein Thiolation Index (PTI) were determined by spectrophotometry and HPLC. Patients' quality of life was assessed through validated questionnaires. RESULTS We found that SAA serum levels were significantly increased compared to reference threshold in 57.5% and 86% of SONIA1 and SONIA2 samples, respectively. Similarly, chitotriosidase activity was above the reference threshold in half of SONIA2 samples, whereas CRP levels were increased only in a minority of samples. CATD, IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα, MMP-3, AOPP, thiols, S-thiolated protein and PTI showed no statistically significant differences from control population. We provided evidence that alkaptonuric patients presenting with significantly higher SAA, chitotriosidase activity and PTI reported more often a decreased quality of life. This suggests that worsening of symptoms in alkaptonuria (AKU) is paralleled by increased inflammation and oxidative stress, which might play a role in disease progression. CONCLUSIONS Monitoring of SAA may be suggested in AKU to evaluate inflammation. Though further evidence is needed, SAA, chitotriosidase activity and PTI might be proposed as disease activity markers in AKU.
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- D Braconi
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Neuroscienze, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy; UOC Patologia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy; UOC Medicina Molecolare e Genetica, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy.
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- UOC Medicina Molecolare e Genetica, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, Siena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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- National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases, Piešťany, Slovakia.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Alkaptonuria Research Office, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Mutah, Karak, Jordan.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Metabolism, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Chimica e Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy.
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Egom EE, Shiwani HA, Pharithi RB, Canning R, Khan B, Hiani YE, Maher V. Dynamic changes of the composition of plasma HDL particles in patients with cardiac disease: Spotlight on sphingosine-1-phosphate/serum amyloid A ratio. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2017; 45:319-325. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Emmanuel E Egom
- Department of Cardiology; The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin; Incorporating the National Children Hospital; Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Medicine; Education Division; Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin; Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology; The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin; Incorporating the National Children Hospital; Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology; The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin; Incorporating the National Children Hospital; Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics; Dalhousie University; Halifax Canada
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- Department of Cardiology; The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin; Incorporating the National Children Hospital; Dublin Ireland
- Department of Clinical Medicine; Education Division; Trinity College Dublin; The University of Dublin; Dublin Ireland
- Institute of Technology Tallaght; Dublin Ireland
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Uslu AU, Sekin Y, Tarhan G, Canakcı N, Gunduz M, Karagulle M. Evaluation of Monocyte to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio in the Presence and Severity of Metabolic Syndrome. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2017; 24:828-833. [PMID: 29212375 PMCID: PMC6714883 DOI: 10.1177/1076029617741362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) is a systemic inflammatory marker, and recently, it has been used quite commonly for the assessment of inflammation in cardiovascular disorders. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relevance of MHR as a marker to assess metabolic syndrome (MetS) and MetS severity in clinical practice. A total of 147 patients with MetS who were diagnosed according to National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria and 134 healthy controls, matched for age and gender, were included in our retrospective study. MHR values were 13.15 ± 6.07 for patients with MetS and 9.74 ± 5.24 for the control group. MHR values of the patients were found to be statistically significantly higher than the control group ( P < .0001). MHR showed a significantly positive correlation with the severity of MetS ( r = .429; P < .0001). When patients with MetS were assessed with MHR in the study population, receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis yielded a cutoff value of 9.36 with a sensitivity of 72%, a specificity of 61%, and a P value <.0001. In logistic regression analyses of MetS with several variables, MHR remained as an independent predictor of MetS (95% CI: 0.721-0.945, P = .005). MHR might be an available and useful inflammatory marker to evaluate patients with MetS and disease severity.
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- Ali Ugur Uslu
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- 2 Department of Cardiology, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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- 3 Department of Hematology, Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey
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Fentoğlu Ö, Dinç G, Bağcı Ö, Doğru A, İlhan I, Kırzıoğlu FY, Orhan H. R202Q/M694V as novel MEFV gene mutations in chronic periodontitis and familial Mediterranean fever. J Periodontal Res 2017; 52:994-1003. [PMID: 28590056 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and chronic periodontitis are inflammatory diseases leading to an increase in the number of inflammasomes. To date, no published studies have reported on mutations in the Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene in patients with chronic periodontitis, although the roles of MEFV gene mutations in FMF and FMF-associated amyloidosis (FMF-A) are well known. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequencies of MEFV gene mutations and serum amyloid A (SAA) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in patients with chronic periodontitis, FMF and FMF-A. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study population included 122 patients with FMF and 128 subjects who were systemically healthy. Clinical periodontal parameters, including the plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level and percentage of bleeding on probing were recorded. Blood samples were obtained from patients with FMF and systemically healthy controls, and all mutations located on exons 2 and 10 of the MEFV gene were analyzed by DNA Sanger Sequencing, which is the gold standard. SAA and high-sensitive CRP levels were also assessed. RESULTS Mean gingival index, percentage of bleeding on probing, probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level, and the levels of SAA and hs-CRP were higher in the FMF-A group than those in the FMF and control groups. The two most relevant mutations in patients with FMF were heterozygous M694V (46.2%), and heterozygous R202Q (32.7%). The frequencies of the homozygous M694V and R202Q mutations in the FMF-A group were 53.8% and 46.1%, respectively. The complex R202Q/M694V homozygous state led to an increased risk of chronic periodontitis (odds ratio: 3.6), and FMF-A (odds ratio: 7.6). CONCLUSION This is the first study to report the R202Q mutation in patients with periodontitis. Furthermore, the MEFV gene-mediated inflammatory pathway increased serum acute phase reactants, and the changes in the R202Q and M694V could play a role in inflammatory-genetic diseases, such as FMF, FMF-associated amyloidosis and chronic periodontitis.
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- Ö Fentoğlu
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey
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