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Ma X, Bu BT. Anti-SRP immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy: A critical review of current concepts. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1019972. [PMID: 36311711 PMCID: PMC9612835 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1019972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose of review This review aims to describe clinical and histological features, treatment, and prognosis in patients with anti-signal recognition particle (SRP) autoantibodies positive immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (SRP-IMNM) based on previous findings. Previous findings Anti-SRP autoantibodies are specific in IMNM. Humoral autoimmune and inflammatory responses are the main autoimmune characteristics of SRP-IMNM. SRP-IMNM is clinically characterized by acute or subacute, moderately severe, symmetrical proximal weakness. Younger patients with SRP-IMNM tend to have more severe clinical symptoms. Patients with SRP-IMNM may be vulnerable to cardiac involvement, which ought to be regularly monitored and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is the recommended detection method. The pathological features of SRP-IMNM are patchy or diffuse myonecrosis and myoregeneration accompanied by a paucity of inflammatory infiltrates. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced autophagy pathway and necroptosis are activated in skeletal muscle of SRP-IMNM. Treatment of refractory SRP-IMNM encounters resistance and warrants further investigation. Summary Anti-SRP autoantibodies define a unique population of IMNM patients. The immune and non-immune pathophysiological mechanisms are involved in SRP-IMNM.
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- Xue Ma
- Department of Neurology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Bi-Tao Bu,
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Ma X, Xu L, Li Y, Bu B. Immunotherapy reversed myopathy but not cardiomyopathy in a necrotizing autoimmune myopathy patient with positive anti-SRP and MDA-5 autoantibodies. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:88. [PMID: 33579193 PMCID: PMC7881479 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-01900-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM) is pathologically characterized by myofiber necrosis and regeneration with paucity or absence of inflammatory cells in muscle biopsy. Two autoantibodies, namely anti-signal recognition particle (SRP)-antibodies and anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR)-antibodies, are typically specific with NAM. Anti-SRP-positive NAM can be associated with cardiomyopathy which responds well to immunotherapy. Here we reported an anti-SRP-antibody and anti-MDA5-antibody NAM patient who developed severe cardiomyopathy after gaining significant improvement of myopathy and subsequently accepted heart transplantation. Case presentation A NAM case with both positive anti-SRP and MDA-5 antibodies who gained significant improvement of the skeletal muscle weakness with immunotherapy, but 3 years later he developed severe dilated cardiomyopathy and at last received heart transplantation. Myocardial biopsy showed disarranged and atrophic myofibers, remarkable interstitial fibrosis without inflammatory infiltrates. Immunohistochemistry analysis revealed increased polyubiquitin-binding protein p62/SQSTM1 protein expression and the positive staining of cleaved-caspase 3 in a few cardiomyocytes. After the transplantation, the patient was symptom-free on oral prednisone (10 mg/day) and tacrolimus (2 mg/day). Conclusions We described the first case of anti-SRP and anti-MAD5 positive NAM who had received heart transplantation because of cardiopathy. Though the myopathy had been clinically improved after immunotherapy, the cardiomyopathy remained progressive and lethal. The processes of dysfunctional autophagy and augmented apoptosis were putatively pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cardiac damage in anti-SRP and anti-MAD5 positive NAM.
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- Xue Ma
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095, Jiefang Avenue, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
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Wild K, Becker MM, Kempf G, Sinning I. Structure, dynamics and interactions of large SRP variants. Biol Chem 2019; 401:63-80. [DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2019-0282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Co-translational protein targeting to membranes relies on the signal recognition particle (SRP) system consisting of a cytosolic ribonucleoprotein complex and its membrane-associated receptor. SRP recognizes N-terminal cleavable signals or signal anchor sequences, retards translation, and delivers ribosome-nascent chain complexes (RNCs) to vacant translocation channels in the target membrane. While our mechanistic understanding is well advanced for the small bacterial systems it lags behind for the large bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic SRP variants including an Alu and an S domain. Here we describe recent advances on structural and functional insights in domain architecture, particle dynamics and interplay with RNCs and translocon and GTP-dependent regulation of co-translational protein targeting stimulated by SRP RNA.
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- Klemens Wild
- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) , INF 328 , D-69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) , INF 328 , D-69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) , INF 328 , D-69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) , INF 328 , D-69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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Day JA, Limaye V. Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy: A critical review of current concepts. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2019; 49:420-429. [PMID: 31109639 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) is a relatively recently described form of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) that is characterised by progressive proximal weakness and few extra-muscular manifestations. Prominent myonecrosis, muscle fibre regeneration and a relative paucity of intramuscular lymphocytes are seen histologically. Immunological mechanisms are believed to underpin the pathogenesis, and intense immunotherapy is frequently required. Disease is often severe and neuromuscular recovery may be poor. Recently there has been an impressive international research effort to understand and characterise this emerging condition, although much remains unknown. Significant advances in the field include the discovery of specific autoantibodies, increased understanding of the risk factors, clinical characteristics and treatment options owing to a wealth of observational studies, and the development of novel classification criteria. Herein we review the current evidence regarding the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, histological features and serological profiles associated with this condition. Diagnostic approaches are discussed, including the role of muscle MRI and antibodies targeting 3‑hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) and signal-recognition peptide (SRP), and a review of current treatment recommendations is provided.
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- Jessica A Day
- Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute, Health Innovation Building, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
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- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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More than one third of the cellular proteome is destined for incorporation into cell membranes or export from the cell. In all domains of life, the signal recognition particle (SRP) delivers these proteins to the membrane and protein traffic falls apart without SRP logistics. With the aid of a topogenic transport signal, SRP retrieves its cargo right at the ribosome, from where they are sorted to the translocation channel. Mammalian SRP is a ribonucleoprotein complex consisting of an SRP RNA of 300 nucleotides and 6 proteins bound to it. Assembly occurs in a hierarchical manner mainly in the nucleolus and only SRP54, which recognizes the signal sequence and regulates the targeting process, is added as the last component in the cytosol. Here we present an update on recent insights in the structure, function and dynamics of SRP RNA in SRP assembly with focus on the S domain, and present SRP as an example for the complex biogenesis of a rather small ribonucleoprotein particle.
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- Klemens Wild
- a Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) ; Heidelberg , Germany
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Liu GY, Nie P, Zhang J, Li N. Proteomic analysis of the sarcosine-insoluble outer membrane fraction of Flavobacterium columnare. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2008; 31:269-276. [PMID: 18353018 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2007.00898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of bacteria are key molecules interacting with the host environment. Flavobacterium columnare, a pathogen-causing columnaris disease of fish worldwide, was studied in order to understand the composition of its OMPs. The sarcosine-insoluble membrane fraction of the OMPs was analysed using sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) in combination with reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (RP-HPLC MS/MS). Thirty-six proteins were identified, including proteins involved in cell wall/membrane biogenesis, specific transport of various nutrients and in essential metabolism. The present study is the first report on the OMPs of F. columnare, and may serve as the basis for understanding the pathogenesis of the bacterium.
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- G Y Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, and Laboratory of Fish Diseases, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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The limitations associated with the different approaches into the pathogenesis of the IIM have resulted in incomplete knowledge of disease mechanisms in myositis. In most research, in which muscle tissue was used to study the different aspects of disease, biopsies with inflammatory infiltrates have been selected. Although inflammatory cell infiltrates are a characteristic feature of myositis, selecting patients with inflammatory cell infiltrates for investigations naturally introduces a selection bias. Only a few studies have been published on patients without inflammatory infiltrates but with muscle weakness, and few studies have included follow-up biopsies after different therapies. The heterogeneity of the population of patients with myositis is another limitation of the studies of pathogenic mechanisms. Although most studies classify patients according to the Bohan and Peter criteria [118, 119], some studies used histopathologic criteria [6], and only a few studies included characterization with myositis-specific autoantibodies. Because myositis-specific autoantibodies are often associated with certain clinical profiles, classification according to autoantibody profiles could be important to define differences in the pathogenesis of different phenotypes [3]. From available data on pathogenic mechanisms it is evident that cellular and humoral immune responses are involved in disease mechanisms of myositis, but whether there is a muscle-specific immune response cannot be answered by current studies. It is likely that other mechanisms are important for development of muscle weakness, including metabolic disturbances, and muscle weakness could be caused by different mechanisms in different IIM subsets or in patients in different phases of the disease. There could be early changes, which reversibly affect the metabolism, and later, irreversible changes, that could be dependent on muscle fiber damage and replacement of muscle tissue by connective tissue and fat. Current findings suggest that cytokines, which are produced in muscle tissue from different cell sources including inflammatory cells, endothelial cells, and muscle fibers, could affect muscle function. Careful follow-up studies, including the effect of therapies targeting different molecules on molecular expression in muscle tissue, are likely to increase our knowledge on disease mechanisms. A better understanding of which molecules and mechanisms affect muscle function is likely to lead to improved, less toxic therapies in patients with myositis. Many possible target molecules for blocking therapies, especially the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 and TNF-alpha, have been identified and should be studied in appropriate clinical settings given the currently poor outcomes of many patients with IIM.
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- Ingrid E Lundberg
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Hengstman GJ, van Engelen BG, Vree Egberts WT, van Venrooij WJ. Myositis-specific autoantibodies: overview and recent developments. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2001; 13:476-82. [PMID: 11698723 DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200111000-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are found in almost half the patients with an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). Several clinical and epidemiological studies have suggested that MSAs are associated with specific clinical characteristics. Some of these associations are well-defined and are of clinical significance ( eg, anti-Jo-1 and the anti-synthetase syndrome), others are less well established and can cause unnecessary anxiety for both patients and physicians ( eg, anti-SRP and cardiac involvement). In this review, an overview is given of the various MSAs, their biochemical background, their clinical usefulness, and the promises they hold for a better understanding of IIM.
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- G J Hengstman
- Neuromuscular Centre Nijmegen, Institute of Neurology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Brouwer R, Hengstman GJ, Vree Egberts W, Ehrfeld H, Bozic B, Ghirardello A, Grøndal G, Hietarinta M, Isenberg D, Kalden JR, Lundberg I, Moutsopoulos H, Roux-Lombard P, Vencovsky J, Wikman A, Seelig HP, van Engelen BG, van Venrooij WJ. Autoantibody profiles in the sera of European patients with myositis. Ann Rheum Dis 2001; 60:116-23. [PMID: 11156543 PMCID: PMC1753477 DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.2.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of myositis specific autoantibodies (MSAs) and several myositis associated autoantibodies (MAAs) in a large group of patients with myositis. METHODS A total of 417 patients with myositis from 11 European countries (198 patients with polymyositis (PM), 181 with dermatomyositis (DM), and 38 with inclusion body myositis (IBM)) were serologically analysed by immunoblot, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and/or immunoprecipitation. RESULTS Autoantibodies were found in 232 sera (56%), including 157 samples (38%) which contained MSAs. The most commonly detected MSA was anti-Jo-1 (18%). Other anti-synthetase, anti-Mi-2, and anti-SRP autoantibodies were found in 3%, 14%, and 5% of the sera, respectively. A relatively high number of anti-Mi-2 positive PM sera were found (9% of PM sera). The most commonly detected MAA was anti-Ro52 (25%). Anti-PM/Scl-100, anti-PM/Scl-75, anti-Mas, anti-Ro60, anti-La, and anti-U1 snRNP autoantibodies were present in 6%, 3%, 2%, 4%, 5%, and 6% of the sera, respectively. Remarkable associations were noticed between anti-Ro52 and anti-Jo-1 autoantibodies and, in a few sera, also between anti-Jo-1 and anti-SRP or anti-Mi-2 autoantibodies. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of most of the tested autoantibody activities in this large group of European patients is in agreement with similar studies of Japanese and American patients. The relatively high number of PM sera with anti-Mi-2 reactivity may be explained by the use of multiple recombinant fragments spanning the complete antigen. Furthermore, our data show that some sera may contain more than one type of MSA and confirm the strong association of anti-Ro52 with anti-Jo-1 reactivity.
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- R Brouwer
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Bovia F, Bui N, Strub K. The heterodimeric subunit SRP9/14 of the signal recognition particle functions as permuted single polypeptide chain. Nucleic Acids Res 1994; 22:2028-35. [PMID: 7518078 PMCID: PMC308117 DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.11.2028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The targeting of nascent polypeptide chains to the endoplasmic reticulum is mediated by a cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein, the signal recognition particle (SRP). The 9 kD (SRP9) and the 14 kD (SRP14) subunits of SRP are required to confer elongation arrest activity to the particle. SRP9 and SRP14 form a heterodimer which specifically binds to SRP RNA. We have constructed cDNAs that encode single polypeptide chains comprising SRP9 and SRP14 sequences in the two possible permutations linked by a 17 amino acid peptide. We found that both fusion proteins specifically bound to SRP RNA as monomeric molecules folded into a heterodimer-like structure. Our results corroborate the previous hypothesis that the authentic heterodimer binds to SRP RNA in equimolar ratio. In addition, both fusion proteins conferred elongation arrest activity to SRP(-9/14), which lacks this function, and one fusion protein could functionally replace the heterodimer in the translocation assay. Thus, the normal N-and C-termini of both proteins have no essential role in folding, RNA-binding and in mediating the biological activities. The possibility to express the heterodimeric complex as a single polypeptide chain facilitates the analysis of its functions and its structure in vivo and in vitro.
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- F Bovia
- Département de Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Genève, Switzerland
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