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Corrado A, Mansueto N, Correale M, Rella V, Tricarico L, Altomare A, Brunetti ND, Cantatore FP, Rotondo C. Flow Mediated Dilation in Systemic Sclerosis: Association with clinical findings, capillaroscopic patterns and endothelial circulating markers. Vascul Pharmacol 2024; 154:107252. [PMID: 38061409 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2023.107252] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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AIM Endothelial dysfunction represents a key feature of the pathological process underlying micro and macro-vascular damage in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). This study aims to improve knowledge of the physiopathology of vascular damage in SSc through the assessment of the endothelial dysfunction by Flow Mediated Dilation (FMD) and serum levels of circulating endothelial dysfunction markers and the correlation of macrovascular damage with clinical findings and microvascular capillaroscopic patterns. METHODS 57 SSc patients and 37 healthy subjects were recruited. All included subjects underwent radial artery FMD test and Nailfold Video-Capillaroscopy; serum levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and angiopoietin-2 were evaluated. RESULTS Compared to healthy subjects, in SSc patients lower FMD and higher time needed to obtain the maximal FMD responsewere observed, whereas serum levels of VEGF, VCAM-1, and angiopoietin-2 were significantly higher. The impairment of FMD values was associated with disease duration, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and digital ulcers and correlates with greater microvascular damage evaluated by Nailfold Video-Capillaroscopy… An inverse relationship between VEGF, angiopoietin-2, VCAM-1 levels and FMD was observed, but only VEGF and angiopoietin-2 were significantly higher in patients with digital ulcers and pulmonary arterial hypertension. CONCLUSIONS FMD ultrasound test and circulating levels of endothelial dysfuncion markers could be useful as biomarkers of vasculopathy and could be a helpful tool in the overall assessment of vascular injury in Systemic Sclerosis patients.
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- Addolorata Corrado
- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy.
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, Foggia, Italy
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Pulito-Cueto V, Remuzgo-Martínez S, Genre F, Atienza-Mateo B, Mora-Cuesta VM, Iturbe-Fernández D, Lera-Gómez L, Mora-Gil MS, Portilla V, Corrales A, Blanco R, Cifrián JM, González-Gay MA, López-Mejías R. E-Selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 Biomarkers Address the Concern of the Challenging Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12518. [PMID: 37569893 PMCID: PMC10420063 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512518] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) constitutes the most critical comorbidity in autoimmune diseases (ADs) and its early diagnosis remains a challenge for clinicians. Accordingly, we evaluated whether E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1, key molecules in endothelial damage, could be useful biomarkers for the detection of AD-ILD+. We recruited patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-ILD+ (n = 21) and systemic sclerosis (SSc)-ILD+ (n = 21). We included comparison groups of patients: RA-ILD- (n = 25), SSc-ILD- (n = 20), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) (n = 21). Serum levels of these proteins were determined by ELISA. E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 serum levels were increased in RA-ILD+ and IPF patients in comparison to RA-ILD- patients. Additionally, SSc-ILD+ and IPF patients exhibited higher ICAM-1 levels than those with SSc-ILD-. The ability of E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 to discriminate RA-ILD+ from RA-ILD- patients, and ICAM-1 to distinguish SSc-ILD+ from SSc-ILD- patients was confirmed using ROC curve analysis. Furthermore, elevated levels of ET-1 and E-selectin correlated with lung function decline in RA-ILD+ and SSc-ILD+ patients, respectively. In conclusion, our findings support the relevant role of E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 in RA-ILD+ patients as well as of ICAM-1 in SSc-ILD+ patients, constituting potential screening blood biomarkers of ILD in AD. Moreover, this study suggests ET-1 and E-selectin as possible indicators of worsening lung function in RA-ILD+ and SSc-ILD+ patients, respectively.
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- Verónica Pulito-Cueto
- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (S.R.-M.); (F.G.); (M.A.G.-G.)
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- Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (S.R.-M.); (F.G.); (M.A.G.-G.)
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain;
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
- School of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (S.R.-M.); (F.G.); (M.A.G.-G.)
- School of Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, 39011 Santander, Spain
- Department of Rheumatology, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Immunopathology Group, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital-Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL), 39011 Santander, Spain; (B.A.-M.); (V.M.M.-C.); (D.I.-F.); (M.S.M.-G.); (V.P.); (A.C.); (R.B.); (J.M.C.); (R.L.-M.)
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, 39008 Santander, Spain
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Pellicano C, Colalillo A, Rosato E. Serum kynurenic acid is lower in systemic sclerosis patients with microvascular damage of hands. Microvasc Res 2023; 148:104537. [PMID: 37030527 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2023.104537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction occurs early in systemic sclerosis (SSc), leading to tissue hypoxia, vasoconstriction and fibrosis. It has been demonstrated that endothelial cells (ECs) are able to produce kynurenic acid (KYNA) in response to vascular inflammation, due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidants activity. In SSc patients, blood perfusion of hands, assessed by laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA), correlated negatively with the extent of the nailfold microvascular damage, scored according to nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) classification. Aim of this study was to evaluate the difference of serum KYNA in SSc patients with different stages of microvascular damage. METHODS Serum KYNA was assessed in 40 SSc patients at the enrolment. NVC was performed to evaluate capillaroscopic patterns (early, active and late). LASCA was performed to evaluate mean peripheral blood perfusion (PBP) of both hands and to evaluate the proximal-distal gradient (PDG). RESULTS Median PDG was significantly lower in SSc patients with late NVC pattern compared to SSc patients with early and active NVC pattern [3.79 pU (IQR -8.55-18.16) vs 23.55 pU (IQR 14.92-43.80), p < 0.01]. Serum KYNA was significantly lower in SSc patients with late NVC pattern compared to SSc patient with early and active NVC pattern [45.19 ng/mL (IQR 42.70-54.74) vs 52.65 ng/mL (IQR 49.99-60.29), p < 0.05]. Moreover, SSc patients without PDG had significantly lower serum KYNA than in SSc patients with PDG [48.03 ng/mL (IQR 43.87-53.68) vs 59.27 ng/mL (IQR 49.15-71.00), p < 0.05]. CONCLUSION KYNA is lower in SSc patients with late NCV pattern and without PDG. KYNA may be associated with early endothelial dysfunction.
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- Chiara Pellicano
- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
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Fioretto BS, Rosa I, Matucci-Cerinic M, Romano E, Manetti M. Current Trends in Vascular Biomarkers for Systemic Sclerosis: A Narrative Review. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24044097. [PMID: 36835506 PMCID: PMC9965592 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24044097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma) is a multifaceted rare connective tissue disease whose pathogenesis is dominated by immune dysregulation, small vessel vasculopathy, impaired angiogenesis, and both cutaneous and visceral fibrosis. Microvascular impairment represents the initial event of the disease, preceding fibrosis by months or years and accounting for the main disabling and/or life-threatening clinical manifestations, including telangiectasias, pitting scars, periungual microvascular abnormalities (e.g., giant capillaries, hemorrhages, avascular areas, ramified/bushy capillaries) clinically detectable by nailfold videocapillaroscopy, ischemic digital ulcers, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and scleroderma renal crisis. Despite a variety of available treatment options, treatment of SSc-related vascular disease remains problematic, even considering SSc etherogenity and the quite narrow therapeutic window. In this context, plenty of studies have highlighted the great usefulness in clinical practice of vascular biomarkers allowing clinicians to assess the evolution of the pathological process affecting the vessels, as well as to predict the prognosis and the response to therapy. The current narrative review provides an up-to-date overview of the main candidate vascular biomarkers that have been proposed for SSc, focusing on their main reported associations with characteristic clinical vascular features of the disease.
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- Bianca Saveria Fioretto
- Section of Anatomy and Histology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Section of Anatomy and Histology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Section of Anatomy and Histology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
- Imaging Platform, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy
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Zhang Y, Zhu M, Xie L, Zhang H, Deng T. Identification and validation of key immune-related genes with promising diagnostic and predictive value in systemic sclerosis. Life Sci 2022; 312:121238. [PMID: 36460097 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.121238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To screen and confirm key immune-related genes (IRGs) with diagnostic and predictive value in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and provide potential therapeutic targets for patients with SSc. MATERIALS AND METHODS In Gene Expression Omnibus database (GEO), four datasets of gene expression profiling related to SSc were downloaded and used for the analysis in this study. After differential analysis of SSc cases and controls in GSE130955, the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were overlapped with IRGs to obtain the immune-related differentially expressed genes (IR-DEGs) in SSc. In addition, functional annotation and pathway enrichment of IR-DEGs were conducted. The protein-protein interaction network (PPI) was constructed to identify key IR-DEGs. Using GSE58095, GSE181549 and GSE130953, the diagnostic and predictive abilities for the key IR-DEGs in SSc were validated. Finally, the screened key genes were confirmed in skin derived bleomycin (BLM)-induced SSc mice by Real-time PCR. KEY FINDINGS NGFR, TNFSF13B, FCER1G, GIMAP5, TYROBP and CSF1R may have important or very high diagnostic value for SSc. TYROBP and TNFSF13B had moderate and mild predictive value respectively in SSc patients after treatment. Real-time PCR assay further confirmed that the expressions of Ngfr, Tyrobp, Csf1r, Fcer1g and Gimap5 were significantly higher in skin of BLM-induced SSc mice than that in controls. SIGNIFICANCE The key IR-DEGs, including NGFR, TNFSF13B, TYROBP, CSF1R, FCER1G and GIMAP5, may become auxiliary diagnostic indicators and potential biomarkers for SSc. Moreover, TNFSF13B and TYROBP could have good prospects as predictive indicators in SSc patients that accepted cyclophosphamide or transplantation therapy.
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- Yajie Zhang
- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
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- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Orthopedics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Department of Metabolism and Endocrinology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China; Key Laboratory of Diabetes Immunology, Ministry of Education, Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China; Clinical Immunology Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Huang B, Li J, Zhao J. Screening and identification of potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease. Arch Rheumatol 2022; 36:548-559. [PMID: 35382367 PMCID: PMC8957772 DOI: 10.46497/archrheumatol.2021.8625] [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: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aims to analyze gene expression in lung tissue and lung fibroblasts of patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) to identify potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets and to examine its possible role in the pathogenesis of SSc-ILD. Patients and methods We obtained datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database, and used Robust Rank Aggregation to calculate the co-expressed differentially-expressed-genes (DEGs) in three chips, then analyzed the function, signaling pathways and the protein-protein interaction network of the DEGs. Finally, we verified the DEGs related to SSc-ILD by three databases of Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD), GENE, and DisGeNET, respectively. Results There were 16 co-expressed DEGs related to SSc-ILD in three GEO series, of which six genes were upregulated, and 10 genes were downregulated. The CTD included 29,936 genes related to SSc, and the GENE and DisGeNET databases had 429 genes related to SSc. Conclusion The results of gene differential expression analysis suggest that interleukin-6, chemokine ligand 2, intercellular adhesion molecule 1, tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 3, pentraxin 3, and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein may be implicated in the pathogenesis of SSc-ILD and are expected to be potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for SSc-ILD.
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- Biqing Huang
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.,Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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Non-HLA Antibodies in Hand Transplant Recipients Are Connected to Multiple Acute Rejection Episodes and Endothelial Activation. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11030833. [PMID: 35160284 PMCID: PMC8837026 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The role of anti-HLA antibodies in transplant rejection is well-known but the injury associated with non-HLA antibodies is now widely discussed. The aim of our study was to investigate a role of non-HLA antibodies in hand allografts rejection. The study was performed on six patients after hand transplantation. The control group consisted of: 12 kidney transplant recipients and 12 healthy volunteers. The following non-HLA antibodies were tested: antibody against angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R-Ab), antibody against endothelin-1 type-A-receptor (ETAR-Ab), antibody against protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1-Ab) and anti-VEGF-A antibody (VEGF-A-Ab). Chosen proinflammatory cytokines (Il-1, IL-6, IFNγ) were used to evaluate the post-transplant humoral response. Laboratory markers of endothelial activation (VEGF, sICAM, vWF) were used to assess potential vasculopathy. The patient with the highest number of acute rejections had both positive non-HLA antibodies: AT1R-Ab and ETAR-Ab. The same patient had the highest VEGF-A-Ab and very high PAR1-Ab. All patients after hand transplantation had high levels of laboratory markers of endothelial activation. The existence of non-HLA antibodies together with multiple acute rejections observed in patient after hand transplantation should stimulate to look for potential role of non-HLA antibodies in humoral injury in vascular composite allotransplantation.
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OPTIMIZATION OF COMPLEX THERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH LOCALIZED SCLERODERMA. WORLD OF MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.26724/2079-8334-2022-4-82-12-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Soluble Biomarkers for Prediction of Vascular and Gastrointestinal Disease Severity in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN RHEUMATOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s40674-021-00171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mauliūtė M, Rugienė R, Žėkas V, Bagdonaitė L. Association of endothelin-1 and cell surface adhesion molecules levels in patients with systemic sclerosis. J LAB MED 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/labmed-2020-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objectives
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, including systemic sclerosis. In addition to modulating vascular tone and extracellular matrix turnover, ET-1 up-regulates cell surface adhesion molecules–intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1).The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of the detection of ET-1, VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 in the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis.
Methods
A total of 30 patients with systemic sclerosis from Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Clinics were included in the study. Serum levels of ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and ET-1 were assessed by enzyme immunoassay.
Results
ET-1 concentration was associated with VCAM-1 concentration (r=0.687; p<0.001). No associations between ET-1 and ICAM-1 concentrations were detected. Depending on the duration of the disease no significant differences in the concentrations of ET-1, ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 were detected.
Conclusions
The results of this study indicated that ET-1 and VCAM-1 may be assessed together as markers of inflammation and the identification of patients at high risk for disease progression.
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- Monika Mauliūtė
- Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine of Biomedical Sciences , Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University , Vilnius , Lithuania
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics Traumatology and Reconstructive Surgery , Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University , Vilnius , Lithuania
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- Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine of Biomedical Sciences , Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University , Vilnius , Lithuania
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- Department of Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine of Biomedical Sciences , Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University , Vilnius , Lithuania
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Basta F, Irace R, Borgia A, Messiniti V, Riccardi A, Valentini G, Afeltra A. Hydroxychloroquine significantly reduces serum markers of endothelial injury and NEMO videocapillaroscopy score in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 58:1303-1305. [PMID: 30879061 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Fabio Basta
- Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Piazza Sant'Onofrio, Rome
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples
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- Department of Immuno-Rheumatology, Campus Bio-Medico, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Čolić J, Matucci Cerinic M, Guiducci S, Damjanov N. Microparticles in systemic sclerosis, targets or tools to control fibrosis: This is the question! JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS 2020; 5:6-20. [PMID: 35382401 PMCID: PMC8922594 DOI: 10.1177/2397198319857356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
Abstract
Systemic sclerosis is the main systemic fibrotic disease with unknown etiology characterized by peripheral microvascular injury, activation of immune system, and wide-spread progressive fibrosis. Microparticles can be derived from any cell type during normal cellular differentiation, senescence, and apoptosis, and also upon cellular activation. Carrying along a broad range of surface cytoplasmic and nuclear molecules of originating cells, microparticles are closely implicated in inflammation, thrombosis, angiogenesis, and immunopathogenesis. Recently, microparticles have been proposed as biomarkers of endothelial injury, which is the primary event in the genesis of tissue fibrosis. Microparticles may have a role in fostering endothelial to mesenchymal transition, thus giving a significant contribution to the development of myofibroblasts, the most important final effectors responsible for tissue fibrosis and fibroproliferative vasculopathy. Thanks to potent profibrotic mediators, such as transforming growth factor beta, platelet-derived growth factor, high mobility group box 1 protein, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4, and antifibrotic agents, such as matrix metalloproteinases, microparticles may play an opposite role in fibrosis.
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- Jelena Čolić
- Department of Rheumatology, Institute of
Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of
Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (AOUC)
and Denothe Centre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of
Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (AOUC)
and Denothe Centre, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Institute of
Rheumatology, Belgrade, Serbia
- School of Medicine, University of
Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Mise au point sur les sclérodermies très précoces et précoces. Rev Med Interne 2019; 40:517-522. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2019.03.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Stevens AM, Torok KS, Li SC, Taber SF, Lu TT, Zulian F. Immunopathogenesis of Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1352. [PMID: 31293569 PMCID: PMC6603145 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is a rare and severe autoimmune disease with associated life-threatening organ inflammation and evidence of fibrosis. The organ manifestations of jSSc resemble adult SSc, but with better outcomes and survival. The etiology of jSSc appears to reflect adult-onset SSc, with similar inflammatory mediators and autoantibodies, but with a significant population of children with uncharacterized anti-nuclear antibodies. The genetics of patients with jSSc differ from women with SSc, resembling instead the genes of adult males with SSc, with additional HLA genes uniquely associated with childhood-onset disease. Current treatments are aimed at inhibiting the inflammatory aspect of disease, but important mechanisms of fibrosis regulated by dermal white adipose tissue dendritic cells may provide an avenue for targeting and potentially reversing the fibrotic stage.
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- Anne M. Stevens
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University, Hackensack, NJ, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States
- HSS Research Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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