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Rutkowska-Zapała M, Grabowska-Gurgul A, Lenart M, Szaflarska A, Kluczewska A, Mach-Tomalska M, Baj-Krzyworzeka M, Siedlar M. Gene Signature of Regulatory T Cells Isolated from Children with Selective IgA Deficiency and Common Variable Immunodeficiency. Cells 2024; 13:417. [PMID: 38474381 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Selective IgA deficiency (SIgAD) is the most common form and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most symptomatic form of predominant antibody deficiency. Despite differences in the clinical picture, a similar genetic background is suggested. A common feature of both disorders is the occurrence of autoimmune conditions. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are the major immune cell type that maintains autoimmune tolerance. As the different types of abnormalities of Treg cells have been associated with autoimmune disorders in primary immunodeficiency (PID) patients, in our study we aimed to analyze the gene expression profiles of Treg cells in CVID and SIgAD patients compared to age-matched healthy controls. The transcriptome-wide gene profiling was performed by microarray technology. As a result, we analyzed and visualized gene expression patterns of isolated population of Treg cells. We showed the differences at the gene level between patients with and without autoimmunizations. Our findings suggest that the gene signatures of Treg cells isolated from SIgAD and CVID patients differ from age-matched healthy controls and from each other, presenting transcriptional profiles enriched in innate immune or Th response, respectively. The occurrence of autoimmunity in both types of PID is associated with down-regulation of class I IFNs signaling pathways. In summary, our findings improve our understanding of Treg dysfunctions in patients with common PIDs and associated autoimmunity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Magdalena Rutkowska-Zapała
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Wielicka 265, 30-663 Krakow, Poland
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Wang Y, Qi H, Wang T, Zhang W, Shi X, Zhan Q, Li Q, Zhong M. STAT3 and STAT6 polymorphisms predict the severity of adverse reactions in Chinese NSCLC patients receiving EGFR-TKIs therapy. J Chemother 2024; 36:61-71. [PMID: 37151185 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2023.2203610] [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: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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A total of 162 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients were divided into discovery (N = 68) and validation (N = 94) groups. Nine Janus kinase/Signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway-related single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected to explore the potential associations between genetic polymorphisms and adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The TT genotype of STAT6 rs324011 was significantly associated with severe ADRs in the recessive genetic model (TT vs. CC + CT, OR = 13.5, 95% CI = 2.12-86.09, p = 0.006 in the discovery group; OR = 8.41, 95% CI = 1.95-36.19, p = 0.004 in the validation group). The T allele was associated with a higher incidence of severe ADRs than was the C allele of rs324011 (OR = 3.67, 95% CI = 1.46-9.19, p = 0.006 in the discovery group; OR = 3.17, 95% CI = 1.44-6.99, p = 0.004 in the validation group). Patients with the CC genotype in STAT3 rs1053023 (and rs1053005) or the TT genotype of STAT6 rs324011 were likely to experience severe epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) related ADRs.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Sulzbach Denardin M, Bumiller-Bini Hoch V, Salviano-Silva A, Lobo-Alves SC, Adelman Cipolla G, Malheiros D, Augusto DG, Wittig M, Franke A, Pföhler C, Worm M, van Beek N, Goebeler M, Sárdy M, Ibrahim S, Busch H, Schmidt E, Hundt JE, Petzl-Erler ML, Beate Winter Boldt A. Genetic Association and Differential RNA Expression of Histone (De)Acetylation-Related Genes in Pemphigus Foliaceus-A Possible Epigenetic Effect in the Autoimmune Response. Life (Basel) 2023; 14:60. [PMID: 38255677 PMCID: PMC10821360 DOI: 10.3390/life14010060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Pemphigus foliaceus (PF) is an autoimmune skin blistering disease characterized by antidesmoglein-1 IgG production, with an endemic form (EPF) in Brazil. Genetic and epigenetic factors have been associated with EPF, but its etiology is still not fully understood. To evaluate the genetic association of histone (de)acetylation-related genes with EPF susceptibility, we evaluated 785 polymorphisms from 144 genes, for 227 EPF patients and 194 controls. Carriers of HDAC4_rs4852054*A were more susceptible (OR = 1.79, p = 0.0038), whereas those with GSE1_rs13339618*A (OR = 0.57, p = 0.0011) and homozygotes for PHF21A_rs4756055*A (OR = 0.39, p = 0.0006) were less susceptible to EPF. These variants were not associated with sporadic PF (SPF) in German samples of 75 SPF patients and 150 controls, possibly reflecting differences in SPF and EPF pathophysiology. We further evaluated the expression of histone (de)acetylation-related genes in CD4+ T lymphocytes, using RNAseq. In these cells, we found a higher expression of KAT2B, PHF20, and ZEB2 and lower expression of KAT14 and JAD1 in patients with active EPF without treatment compared to controls from endemic regions. The encoded proteins cause epigenetic modifications related to immune cell differentiation and cell death, possibly affecting the immune response in patients with PF.
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- Maiara Sulzbach Denardin
- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Research Institut Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba 80250-060, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB), Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; (M.W.); (A.F.)
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology (IKMB), Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany; (M.W.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany;
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; (N.v.B.); (E.S.)
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany;
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany;
- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi 127788, United Arab Emirates;
- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; (H.B.); (J.E.H.)
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; (H.B.); (J.E.H.)
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; (N.v.B.); (E.S.)
- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; (H.B.); (J.E.H.)
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- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED), University of Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany; (H.B.); (J.E.H.)
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil; (M.S.D.); (V.B.-B.H.); (S.C.L.-A.); (G.A.C.); (D.M.); (D.G.A.); (M.L.P.-E.)
- Postgraduate Program in Genetics, Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba 81531-980, Brazil
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Genetic Associations and Differential mRNA Expression Levels of Host Genes Suggest a Viral Trigger for Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus. Viruses 2022; 14:v14050879. [PMID: 35632621 PMCID: PMC9144834 DOI: 10.3390/v14050879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The long search for the environmental trigger of the endemic pemphigus foliaceus (EPF, fogo selvagem) has not yet resulted in any tangible findings. Here, we searched for genetic associations and the differential expression of host genes involved in early viral infections and innate antiviral defense. Genetic variants could alter the structure, expression sites, or levels of the gene products, impacting their functions. By analyzing 3063 variants of 166 candidate genes in 227 EPF patients and 194 controls, we found 12 variants within 11 genes associated with differential susceptibility (p < 0.005) to EPF. The products of genes TRIM5, TPCN2, EIF4E, EIF4E3, NUP37, NUP50, NUP88, TPR, USP15, IRF8, and JAK1 are involved in different mechanisms of viral control, for example, the regulation of viral entry into the host cell or recognition of viral nucleic acids and proteins. Only two of nine variants were also associated in an independent German cohort of sporadic PF (75 patients, 150 controls), aligning with our hypothesis that antiviral host genes play a major role in EPF due to a specific virus−human interaction in the endemic region. Moreover, CCL5, P4HB, and APOBEC3G mRNA levels were increased (p < 0.001) in CD4+ T lymphocytes of EPF patients. Because there is limited or no evidence that these genes are involved in autoimmunity, their crucial role in antiviral responses and the associations that we observed support the hypothesis of a viral trigger for EPF, presumably a still unnoticed flavivirus. This work opens new frontiers in searching for the trigger of EPF, with the potential to advance translational research that aims for disease prevention and treatment.
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So T. The immunological significance of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factors (TRAFs). Int Immunol 2021; 34:7-20. [PMID: 34453532 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxab058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-associated factor (TRAF) family of molecules are intracellular signaling adaptors and control diverse signaling pathways mediated not only by the TNFR superfamily and the Toll-like receptor/interleukin-1 receptor superfamily but also by unconventional cytokine receptors such as IL-6 and IL-17 receptors. There are seven family members, TRAF1 to TRAF7, in mammals. Exaggerated immune responses induced through TRAF signaling downstream of these receptors often lead to inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis and autoinflammatory syndromes, and thus those signals are major targets for therapeutic intervention. For this reason, it has been very important to understand signaling mechanisms regulated by TRAFs that greatly impact on life/death decisions and the activation, differentiation and survival of cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Accumulating evidence suggests that dysregulated cellular expression and/or signaling of TRAFs causes overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines, which facilitates aberrant activation of immune cells. In this review, I will explain the structural and functional aspects that are responsible for the cellular activity and disease outcomes of TRAFs, and summarize the findings of recent studies on TRAFs in terms of how individual TRAF family molecules regulates biological and disease processes in the body in both positive and negative ways. This review also discusses how TRAF mutations contribute to human disease.
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- Takanori So
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of TRAF2 and TRAF5 gene in ankylosing spondylitis: a case-control study. Clin Exp Med 2021; 21:645-653. [PMID: 33997937 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-021-00719-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Objective To investigate the role of eight locus polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) and TRAF5 gene and their interaction in the susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Chinese Han population. Methods Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of TRAF2 (rs3750511, rs10781522, rs17250673, rs59471504) and TRAF5 (rs6540679, rs12569232, rs4951523, rs7514863) gene were genotyped in 673 AS patients and 687 controls. Results The SNPs of TRAF2 and TRAF5 do not indicate a correlation with the susceptibility of AS in Chinese Han population. Genotype frequencies of rs3750511 were statistically significant in females between patients and controls. The allele frequencies of rs10781522 and genotype frequencies of rs3750511 were statistically significant between groups of different diseases activity. One three-locus model, TRAF2 (rs10781522, rs17250673) and TRAF5 (rs12569232), had a maximum testing accuracy of 52.67% and a maximum cross-validation consistency (10/10) that was significant at the level of P = 0.0001, after determined empirically by permutation testing. As to environmental variables, only marginal association was found between sleep quality and AS susceptibility. Conclusion TRAF2 rs3750511 polymorphism may be associated with the susceptibility and severity of AS. Besides, the interaction of TRAF2 and TRAF5 genes may be associated with AS susceptibility, but many open questions remain.
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