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Tóth KF, Ádám D, Bíró T, Oláh A. Cannabinoid Signaling in the Skin: Therapeutic Potential of the "C(ut)annabinoid" System. Molecules 2019; 24:E918. [PMID: 30845666 PMCID: PMC6429381 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has lately been proven to be an important, multifaceted homeostatic regulator, which influences a wide-variety of physiological processes all over the body. Its members, the endocannabinoids (eCBs; e.g., anandamide), the eCB-responsive receptors (e.g., CB₁, CB₂), as well as the complex enzyme and transporter apparatus involved in the metabolism of the ligands were shown to be expressed in several tissues, including the skin. Although the best studied functions over the ECS are related to the central nervous system and to immune processes, experimental efforts over the last two decades have unambiguously confirmed that cutaneous cannabinoid ("c[ut]annabinoid") signaling is deeply involved in the maintenance of skin homeostasis, barrier formation and regeneration, and its dysregulation was implicated to contribute to several highly prevalent diseases and disorders, e.g., atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, scleroderma, acne, hair growth and pigmentation disorders, keratin diseases, various tumors, and itch. The current review aims to give an overview of the available skin-relevant endo- and phytocannabinoid literature with a special emphasis on the putative translational potential, and to highlight promising future research directions as well as existing challenges.
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- Kinga Fanni Tóth
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
- HCEMM Nonprofit Ltd., 6720 Szeged, Hungary.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Bin Huraib G, Al Harthi F, Arfin M, Rizvi S, Al-Asmari A. The Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Nonreceptor 22 ( PTPN22) R620W Functional Polymorphism in Psoriasis. CLINICAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS-ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS 2018; 11:1179544117751434. [PMID: 29348710 PMCID: PMC5768248 DOI: 10.1177/1179544117751434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background: Psoriasis is a complex autoimmune disease caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. PTPN22 gene polymorphism has been reported to affect psoriasis susceptibility; however, no data are available for Middle Eastern populations. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of PTPN22 (1858C/T) R620W polymorphism with psoriasis in a Saudi cohort. Methods: Saudi subjects (n = 306) including patients with psoriasis (n = 106) and matched controls (n = 200) were studied for PTPN22 variants using tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction method. The frequencies of alleles and genotypes of PTPN22 (1858C/T) polymorphism were compared between patients and controls. Results: The frequency of CT genotype of PTPN22 (1858C/T) polymorphism was significantly higher, whereas that of CC genotype was lower in patients with psoriasis than in controls (P < .001, relative risk [RR] = 7.151). The homozygous genotype TT was absent in both the patients and healthy controls. The frequency of allele T encoding tryptophan (W) was significantly increased (P < .001, RR = 5.76), whereas that of allele C encoding arginine (R) decreased in psoriasis cases as compared with controls (P < .001, RR = 0.173) indicating that individuals carrying allele T are more susceptible to psoriasis than noncarriers. Conclusions: PTPN22 (1858C/T) polymorphism is positively associated with susceptibility of psoriasis in Saudis and can be developed as biomarker for evaluating psoriasis risk. However, further studies on PTPN22 polymorphism in larger samples from different geographical areas and ethnicity are warranted.
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- Ghaleb Bin Huraib
- Department of Dermatology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Dermatology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Scientific Research Center, Medical Services Department for Armed Forces, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Scientific Research Center, Medical Services Department for Armed Forces, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Scientific Research Center, Medical Services Department for Armed Forces, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Bowes J, Loehr S, Budu-Aggrey A, Uebe S, Bruce IN, Feletar M, Marzo-Ortega H, Helliwell P, Ryan AW, Kane D, Korendowych E, Alenius GM, Giardina E, Packham J, McManus R, FitzGerald O, Brown MA, Behrens F, Burkhardt H, McHugh N, Huffmeier U, Ho P, Reis A, Barton A. PTPN22 is associated with susceptibility to psoriatic arthritis but not psoriasis: evidence for a further PsA-specific risk locus. Ann Rheum Dis 2015; 74:1882-5. [PMID: 25923216 PMCID: PMC4602265 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-207187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 04/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Objectives Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis; it has a higher estimated genetic component than psoriasis alone, however most genetic susceptibility loci identified for PsA to date are also shared with psoriasis. Here we attempt to validate novel single nucleotide polymorphisms selected from our recent PsA Immunochip study and determine specificity to PsA. Methods A total of 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected (PImmunochip <1×10−4) for validation genotyping in 1177 cases and 2155 controls using TaqMan. Meta-analysis of Immunochip and validation data sets consisted of 3139 PsA cases and 11 078 controls. Novel PsA susceptibility loci were compared with data from two large psoriasis studies (WTCCC2 and Immunochip) to determine PsA specificity. Results We found genome-wide significant association to rs2476601, mapping to PTPN22 (p=1.49×10−9, OR=1.32), but no evidence for association in the psoriasis cohort (p=0.34) and the effect estimates were significantly different between PsA and psoriasis (p=3.2×10−4). Additionally, we found genome-wide significant association to the previously reported psoriasis risk loci; NOS2 (rs4795067, p=5.27×10−9). Conclusions For the first time, we report genome-wide significant association of PTPN22 (rs2476601) to PsA susceptibility, but no evidence for association to psoriasis.
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- John Bowes
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide and Meath Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biopathology, Centre of Excellence for Genomic Risk Assessment in Multifactorial and Complex Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' and Fondazione PTV 'Policlinico Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department, Haywood Hospital, Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences and Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Fraunhofer IME-Project-Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, UK
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Differentially-expressed genes identified by suppression subtractive hybridization in the bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells of patients with psoriasis. Mol Med Rep 2014; 10:479-85. [PMID: 24807678 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Psoriasis is a T cell-mediated, chronic, relapsing and inflammatory cutaneous disorder. The dysfunctional activity of T cells in patients with psoriasis is attributed to bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells (BMHSCs). To understand the pathogenic roles of BMHSCs in psoriasis, a differential gene expression analysis was performed using suppression subtractive hybridization of the BMHSCs from a patient with psoriasis and a healthy control. Using a cDNA array dot blot screening to screen 600 genes from forward- and reverse-subtracted cDNA libraries, 17 differentially-expressed sequence tags (ESTs) were identified. The genes within the ESTs were observed to be the homologs of genes that are involved in various cellular processes, including hormone signaling, RNA catabolism, protein ADP DNA base melting, transcriptional regulation, cell cycle regulation and metabolism. CD45, which was overexpressed in the psoriatic BMHSCs, was further analyzed using relative quantitative polymerase chain reaction. In addition, the levels of CD45 in the peripheral blood cells (PBCs) of the patients with psoriasis were markedly increased and closely associated with disease severity. An abnormality of hematopoietic progenitor cells, e.g., CD45 overexpression, may be transferred to PBCs via hematopoiesis, and may account for the psoriasis-inducing properties of activated T cells.
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Serrano A, Márquez A, Mackie SL, Carmona FD, Solans R, Miranda-Filloy JA, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Cid MC, Castañeda S, Morado IC, Narváez J, Blanco R, Sopeña B, García-Villanueva MJ, Monfort J, Ortego-Centeno N, Unzurrunzaga A, Marí-Alfonso B, Sánchez Martín J, de Miguel E, Magro C, Raya E, Braun N, Latus J, Molberg O, Lie BA, Moosig F, Witte T, Morgan AW, González-Gay MA, Martín J. Identification of the PTPN22 functional variant R620W as susceptibility genetic factor for giant cell arteritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 72:1882-1886. [PMID: 23946333 PMCID: PMC4053592 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the role of the PTPN22 and CSK genes, previously associated with autoimmunity, in the predisposition and clinical phenotypes of giant cell arteritis (GCA). METHODS Our study population was composed of 911 patients diagnosed with biopsy-proven GCA and 8136 unaffected controls from a Spanish discovery cohort and three additional independent replication cohorts from Germany, Norway and the UK. Two functional PTPN22 polymorphisms (rs2476601/R620W and rs33996649/R263Q) and two variants of the CSK gene (rs1378942 and rs34933034) were genotyped using predesigned TaqMan assays. RESULTS The analysis of the discovery cohort provided evidence of association of PTPN22 rs2476601/R620W with GCA (PFDR=1.06E-04, OR=1.62, CI 95% 1.29 to 2.04). The association did not appear to follow a specific GCA subphenotype. No statistically significant differences between allele frequencies for the other PTPN22 and CSK genetic variants were evident either in the case/control or in stratified case analysis. To confirm the detected PTPN22 association, three replication cohorts were genotyped, and a consistent association between the PTPN22 rs2476601/R620W variant and GCA was evident in the overall meta-analysis (PMH=2.00E-06, OR=1.51, CI 95% 1.28 to 1.79). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that the PTPN22 polymorphism rs2476601/R620W plays an important role in the genetic risk to GCA.
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- A Serrano
- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, CSIC, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Vasculitis Research Unit, Department of Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Centre de Recerca Biomèdica Cellex (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Vasculitis Research Unit, Department of Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Centre de Recerca Biomèdica Cellex (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IFIMAV, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Grup de recerca cellular en inflamació i cartílag. IMIM (Institut de Recerca Hospital del Mar), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Galdakano, Vizcaya, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Corporació Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Instituto Universitario Parc Taulí, UAB, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilio, Granada
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Cecilio, Granada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Robert-Bosch-Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Luebeck, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IFIMAV, Santander, Spain
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, CSIC, Granada, Spain
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Chen YF, Chang JS. PTPN22 C1858T and the risk of psoriasis: a meta-analysis. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 39:7861-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-1630-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2011] [Accepted: 04/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Psoriasis is a common relapsing and remitting immune-mediated inflammatory disease that affects the skin and joints. This review focuses on current immunogenetic concepts, key cellular players, and axes of cytokines that are thought to contribute to disease pathogenesis. We highlight potential therapeutic targets and give an overview of the currently used immune-targeted therapies.
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- Gayathri K Perera
- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom.
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Rodríguez E, Eyerich K, Weidinger S. Genetik häufiger chronisch-entzündlicher Hauterkrankungen. Hautarzt 2011; 62:107-18. [DOI: 10.1007/s00105-010-2053-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Duffin KC, Woodcock J, Krueger GG. Genetic variations associated with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis found by genome-wide association. Dermatol Ther 2010; 23:101-13. [PMID: 20415816 DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2010.01303.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are immune disorders with a complex polygenic basis. HLA-Cw6, which lies in the major histocompatibility region on chromosome 6, is considered the major genetic determinant of psoriasis. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified new variants outside of the MHC with relevance to the immunology of psoriasis. Variants in or near genes that encode subunits of cytokines (IL12B, IL23A) or cytokine receptors (IL23R) are interesting given that the gene product of IL12B, p40, is the target of a recently approved monoclonal antibody therapy for psoriasis (ustekinumab). Association with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis has been found in TNFAIP3 and TNFIP1, ubiquitin ligases in the NF-kappaB pathway, and IL13, a Th2 cytokine. Copy number variation of human beta-defensin and late cornified envelope genes also associate with psoriasis. Many of these genetic variations also associate with immune disorders considered psoriatic co-morbidities, including Crohn's disease and diabetes.
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Zervou MI, Castro-Giner F, Sidiropoulos P, Boumpas DT, Tosca AD, Krueger-Krasagakis S. The protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22 R620W polymorphism does not confer susceptibility to psoriasis in the genetic homogeneous population of Crete. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2010; 14:107-11. [PMID: 20039785 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2009.0130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Recent whole-genome and candidate-gene association studies in patients with psoriasis (PS) have identified a number of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that predispose to disease with moderate risk. Predisposition to PS is known to be affected by genetic variation in human leukocyte antigen-C as well as other non-human leukocyte antigen genes. We recently reported for the first time as a PS-associated SNP the signal transducer and activator of transcription-4 (STAT4) rs7574865 polymorphism, which is also associated with several autoimmune diseases. The aim of this study was to assess whether the functional R620W polymorphism of protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene encoding the lymphoid-specific tyrosine phosphatase, which is known to be associated with various autoimmune diseases, also confers increased risk for PS in the genetic homogeneous population of Crete. A case-control study was performed with 173 PS patients consecutively recruited and 348 healthy controls, all of them from the island of Crete. We found that the mutated T allele of the PTPN22 1858T SNP was more common in control individuals than in patients with PS (odds ratio = 0.39, 95% confidence interval = 0.11-1.04, p = 0.09). No considerable difference was observed in terms of sex, age of onset, or clinical presentation of psoriatic arthritis. Our results provide evidence that the PTPN22 1858T allele is not a susceptibility factor for PS in the Cretan population.
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- Maria I Zervou
- Laboratory of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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Stanford SM, Mustelin TM, Bottini N. Lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase and autoimmunity: human genetics rediscovers tyrosine phosphatases. Semin Immunopathol 2010; 32:127-36. [PMID: 20204370 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-010-0201-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A relatively large number of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are known to regulate signaling through the T cell receptor (TCR). Recent human genetics studies have shown that several of these PTPs are encoded by major autoimmunity genes. Here, we will focus on the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP), a critical negative modulator of TCR signaling encoded by the PTPN22 gene. The functional analysis of autoimmune-associated PTPN22 genetic variants suggests that genetic variability of TCR signal transduction contributes to the pathogenesis of autoimmunity in humans.
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- Stephanie M Stanford
- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Zhang K, Li X, Yin G, Liu Y, Tang X. Functional characterization of T cells differentiated in vitro from bone marrow-derived CD34+ cells of psoriatic patients with family history. Exp Dermatol 2009; 19:e128-35. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.01016.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Neue Entwicklungen in der Psoriasisgenetik. MED GENET-BERLIN 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11825-009-0196-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zusammenfassung
Psoriasis vulgaris (PsV) ist eine chronische, entzündliche Hauterkrankung mit einer multifaktoriellen Vererbung. Nachdem der stärkste genetische Risikofaktor, das HLA-Cw0602-Allel (bzw. ein Allel in starkem Kopplungsungleichgewicht), insbesondere für die frühere Manifestationsform (<40. Lebensjahr), schon seit langem bekannt ist, konnten innerhalb der letzten beiden Jahre durch genomweite Assoziationsstudien sowie Untersuchungen von Kopienzahlveränderungen zahlreiche weitere Suszeptibilitätsfaktoren identifiziert werden. Zu den am besten replizierten Befunden zählen Varianten in 3 Genen des Interleukin-23-Rezeptor-Signalwegs. Außerdem konnten mehrere Gene des NFκB-Signalwegs (nukleärer Faktor κB) sowie ein Gen, dessen Produkt immunmodulatorisch in der TH2-Zell-vermittelten (TH-Zelle: T-Helfer-Zelle) Antwort wirkt, identifiziert werden. Neben dieser Bestätigung von PsV als einer immunologisch bedingten Erkrankung weisen mit PsV assoziierte Kopienzahlveränderungen auf eine zusätzliche zugrunde liegende Barrierestörung hin. Dies sind zum einen eine reduzierte Kopienzahl zweier epidermal exprimierter Gene des Clusters der Late-cornified-Envelope-Gene auf Chromosom 1q und zum anderen eine erhöhte Kopienzahl eines β-Defensin-Clusters auf Chromosom 8p.
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- Frank O Nestle
- St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies Centre of Excellence at King's College London and Guy's and St. Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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An association study of 22 candidate genes in psoriasis families reveals shared genetic factors with other autoimmune and skin disorders. J Invest Dermatol 2009; 129:2637-45. [PMID: 19554025 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Psoriasis is a common inflammatory and hyperproliferative skin disease. Recent studies have reported that common genetic factors may underlie both skin and immune-mediated disorders. We hypothesized that such genes may be involved in susceptibility to psoriasis, and undertook an association analysis of 22 candidate genes in a set of French high-risk psoriasis families. One hundred fifty-three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped and the transmission of alleles in nuclear families was analyzed using the FBAT (family-based association test). To further investigate suggestive associations, LNM (logistic-normal models) and MQLS (modified quasi-likelihood score) methods, which take the whole pedigree structure information of families into consideration, were also applied. Our study supported the involvement of six candidate genes in susceptibility to psoriasis: SCL12A8, which belongs to the solute carrier gene family; FLG and TGM5, which are involved in epidermal differentiation; CARD15 and CYLD, which modulate the transcription factor NF-kB; and IL1RN, which encodes an IL receptor antagonist. Furthermore, we found evidence for interaction between the major risk allele, HLA-Cw6, and CARD15, CYLD, and TGM5 susceptibility alleles. Taken together, our data show that shared genetic factors may contribute to the etiology of both psoriasis and other skin or immune-mediated disorders.
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Greve B, Hoffmann P, Illes Z, Rozsa C, Berger K, Weissert R, Melms A. The autoimmunity-related polymorphism PTPN22 1858C/T is associated with anti-titin antibody-positive myasthenia gravis. Hum Immunol 2009; 70:540-2. [PMID: 19406179 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2009] [Revised: 04/19/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Genetic variation in the intracellular tyrosine phosphatase PTPN22 has been recently associated with susceptibility to various autoimmune diseases. Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a complex genetic disease with a distinct clinical and pathological heterogeneity. We conducted a case-control association study for the PTPN22 1858C/T polymorphism in Hungarian and German MG patients (n = 282) and regional controls (n = 379). We detected an association of the PTPN22 1858T allele with MG in the subgroup of nonthymoma patients with anti-titin antibodies present (n = 50; T allele frequency 21% vs 11% in controls; p = 0.005, odds ratio 2.1, 95% confidence interval 1.23-3.58). This overrepresentation was reported independently in both Hungarian and German MG patients compared with regional controls. We conclude that the common autoimmune polymorphism PTPN22 1858C/T may account for disease susceptibility in a subset of nonthymoma MG patients with anti-titin antibodies present.
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- Bernhard Greve
- Department of General Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen, Germany.
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Li Y, Liao W, Chang M, Schrodi SJ, Bui N, Catanese JJ, Poon A, Matsunami N, Callis-Duffin KP, Leppert MF, Bowcock AM, Kwok PY, Krueger GG, Begovich AB. Further genetic evidence for three psoriasis-risk genes: ADAM33, CDKAL1, and PTPN22. J Invest Dermatol 2009; 129:629-34. [PMID: 18923449 PMCID: PMC4130997 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Predisposition to psoriasis is known to be affected by genetic variation in HLA-C, IL12B, and IL23R, and although other psoriasis-associated variants have been identified, incontrovertible statistical evidence for these markers has not yet been obtained. To help resolve this issue, we tested 15 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 7 putative psoriasis-risk genes in 1,448 psoriasis patients and 1,385 control subjects; 3 SNPs, rs597980 in ADAM33, rs6908425 in CDKAL1 and rs3789604 in PTPN22, were significant with the same risk allele as in prior reports (one-sided P<0.05, false discovery rate<0.15). These three markers were tested in a fourth sample set (599 cases and 299 controls); one marker, rs597980, replicated (one-sided P<0.05) and the other two had odds ratios with the same directionality as in the original sample sets. Mantel-Haenszel meta-analyses of all available case-control data, including those published by other groups, showed that these three markers were highly significant (rs597980: P=0.0057 (2,025 cases and 1,597 controls), rs6908425: P=1.57 x 10(-5) (3,206 cases and 4,529 controls), and rs3789604: P=3.45 x 10(-5) (2,823 cases and 4,066 controls)). These data increase the likelihood that ADAM33, CDKAL1, and PTPN22 are true psoriasis-risk genes.
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Kainu K, Kivinen K, Zucchelli M, Suomela S, Kere J, Inerot A, Baker BS, Powles AV, Fry L, Samuelsson L, Saarialho-Kere U. Association of psoriasis to PGLYRP and SPRR genes at PSORS4 locus on 1q shows heterogeneity between Finnish, Swedish and Irish families. Exp Dermatol 2009; 18:109-15. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2008.00769.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Vang T, Miletic AV, Arimura Y, Tautz L, Rickert RC, Mustelin T. Protein tyrosine phosphatases in autoimmunity. Annu Rev Immunol 2008; 26:29-55. [PMID: 18303998 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.26.021607.090418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are important regulators of many cellular functions and a growing number of PTPs have been implicated in human disease conditions, such as developmental defects, neoplastic disorders, and immunodeficiency. Here, we review the involvement of PTPs in human autoimmunity. The leading examples include the allelic variant of the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (PTPN22), which is associated with multiple autoimmune diseases, and mutations that affect the exon-intron splicing of CD45 (PTPRC). We also find it likely that additional PTPs are involved in susceptibility to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Finally, we discuss the possibility that PTPs regulating the immune system may serve as therapeutic targets.
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- Torkel Vang
- Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Ghosh N, Singh PN, Kumar V. Novel immunobiologics for psoriasis. Indian J Pharmacol 2008; 40:95-102. [PMID: 20040934 PMCID: PMC2792605 DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.42300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2007] [Revised: 05/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Psoriasis is one of the most common human skin diseases and is considered to have key genetic contributions. It is characterized by excessive growth and aberrant differentiation of keratinocytes, but is reversible with appropriate therapy with the possibilities of recurrence. The trigger of the keratinocyte response is thought to be the activation of the cellular immune system with T cells, dendritic cells and various immune related cytokines and chemokines being implicated in pathogenesis. Immunosuppressants like cyclosporine and methotrexate were used earlier in the treatment of psoriasis, however their use was associated with severe adverse effects due to down regulation of immune system. The most recent advances in therapies for psoriasis target specific immune components of psoriasis and promise to have high therapeutic efficacy with low adverse effects. This review focuses on the novel therapies aimed to specifically modulate the dysregulated immune system with minimal adverse effects.
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- Nilanjan Ghosh
- Pharmacology Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India
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Smith RL, Warren RB, Eyre S, Ke X, Young HS, Allen M, Strachan D, McArdle W, Gittins MP, Barker JNWN, Griffiths CEM, Worthington J. Polymorphisms in the PTPN22 region are associated with psoriasis of early onset. Br J Dermatol 2008; 158:962-8. [PMID: 18341666 PMCID: PMC2342636 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08482.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, affects approximately 2% of the population worldwide. Although the aetiology of psoriasis is poorly understood, patients with disease of early onset (Type I, age of onset ≤ 40 years) usually have a strong genetic component to the disease. Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene region in susceptibility to Type I psoriasis. Patients and methods Thirteen single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) mapping to the PTPN22 region were genotyped in 647 patients with Type I psoriasis and 566 normal controls. Results The rs2476601 (R620W) SNP, widely associated with other inflammatory autoimmune diseases, showed no evidence of association with susceptibility to Type I psoriasis. Two SNPs (rs1217414 and rs3789604) demonstrated significant association with Type I psoriasis and were subsequently genotyped in a further 253 unrelated patients and 2024 normal controls. rs1217414 and rs3789604 were also significantly associated with Type I psoriasis in the combined datasets (P = 0·003 and P = 0·0002, respectively); furthermore carriage of both risk alleles was also significantly associated (P = 0·002). Conclusions This study demonstrates evidence of association of two SNPs (rs1217414 and rs3789604) in the PTPN22 region with Type I psoriasis, providing evidence for a role of this gene in Type I psoriasis that is not conferred by the R620W variant previously associated with a number of inflammatory diseases.
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- Rh Ll Smith
- arc Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, and Dermatological Sciences, Hope Hospital, Manchester M6 8HD, UK.
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Skinningsrud B, Husebye ES, Gervin K, Løvås K, Blomhoff A, Wolff AB, Kemp EH, Egeland T, Undlien DE. Mutation screening of PTPN22: association of the 1858T-allele with Addison's disease. Eur J Hum Genet 2008; 16:977-82. [PMID: 18301444 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 22 (PTPN22) gene was recently identified as an important genetic susceptibility factor in several autoimmune diseases. The increased risk has been broadly explained by the 1858T-allele (rs2476601). As two smaller studies on Addison's disease (AD) have shown diverging results, we aimed to elucidate the predisposing effect of the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) 1858CT in a larger population of AD patients, especially focusing on the AD patients with known autoimmune etiology. We also screened for unknown rare or common variants in the PTPN22 gene that could predispose for AD. The case-control study of Norwegian AD patients (n=332) and controls (n=990) showed a significant association between autoimmune AD (n=302) and the PTPN22 1858T risk allele (P=0.016). The association of AD with 1858T was supported by a meta-analysis combining our genotype data with that of others published previously (P=0.003). The mutation screening of PTPN22 in AD patients (n=332) and controls (n=112) revealed eight missense variants, five of which have not been reported previously. In conclusion, the 1858T-allele is a PTPN22 genetic susceptibility factor for autoimmune AD. Other rare variants in PTPN22 do occur, and may also be involved in the pathogenesis.
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- Beate Skinningsrud
- Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo, Department of Medical Genetics, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Zhang K, Li X, Yin G, Liu Y, Niu X, Hou R. Functional characterization of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells differentiated in vitro from bone marrow-derived haematopoietic cells of psoriasis patients with a family history of the disorder. Br J Dermatol 2007; 158:298-305. [PMID: 18070209 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08359.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In psoriasis CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells are functionally deficient. The imbalance between regulatory and effector T-cell functions is important for inducing psoriasis. It is reasonable to speculate that the dysfunctional activity of CD4+CD25+ regulatory cells may originate partly from the abnormal haematopoietic cells determined mainly by genetic background. OBJECTIVES To test the hypothesis that haematopoietic stem cells are responsible for dysfunctional CD4+CD25+ regulatory cells in psoriasis. METHODS Bone marrow-derived CD34+ haematopoietic cells from patients with psoriasis (with a family history of psoriasis) and from normal controls were differentiated into T cells in vitro. CD4+CD25+ T cells were isolated by an immunomagnetic bead method, and proliferation activity and capacity for cytokine secretion were determined. Furthermore, the ability of CD4+CD25+ T cells to suppress the proliferative responses of allogeneous peripheral blood CD4+CD25- effector T cells was assessed in vitro. RESULTS The differentiated CD4+CD25+ T cells of psoriatic origin showed similar characteristics to those of normal volunteers, including proliferation activity and secretion profile of the cytokines interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-8, IL-10 and interferon (IFN)-gamma. However, proliferation and secretion levels of the cytokines IL-2 and IL-10 for CD4+CD25+ cells of psoriatic CD34+ cell origin were significantly lower than those of normal controls in response to streptococcal superantigen (Strep-A). In particular, CD4+CD25+ T cells differentiated from psoriatic CD34+ cells were functionally insufficient to restrain effector T-cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS CD4+CD25+ T cells differentiated in vitro from haematopoietic cells of patients with psoriasis are impaired in regulatory function. The dysfunction of psoriatic CD4+CD25+ T cells may be due to inherent genetic programming passed down from bone marrow-derived haematopoietic cells.
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- K Zhang
- Institute of Dermatology, Taiyuan City Centre Hospital, Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, No.1 Dong San Dao Xiang, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province 030009, China.
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Betz RC, König K, Flaquer A, Redler S, Eigelshoven S, Kortüm AK, Hanneken S, Hillmer A, Tüting T, Lambert J, De Weert J, Kruse R, Lutz G, Blaumeiser B, Nöthen MM. The R620W polymorphism in PTPN22 confers general susceptibility for the development of alopecia areata. Br J Dermatol 2007; 158:389-91. [PMID: 18028494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The functional R620W (c.1858C>T) variant of the protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor 22 gene (PTPN22) has been associated with a variety of autoimmune disorders. A recent study has suggested that R620W also contributes to the severe form of alopecia areata (AA). OBJECTIVES We sought to replicate the finding of an association between PTPN22 and severe AA. In addition, we wanted to study the effect of PTPN22 on the general risk to develop AA and on other subtypes of AA (mild AA, early/late age at onset, positive/negative family history). METHODS The R620W variant was genotyped in a large case-control sample of Belgian-German origin with 435 patients and 628 controls. RESULTS Significant results were obtained for the overall collective of patients with AA (P=0.007). Subdividing the sample according to severity of AA, family history and age at onset, we detected lowest P-values for patients with the severe form of AA (Pcorr=0.036), with a positive family history (Pcorr=0.042) and with an age at onset<or=20 years (Pcorr=0.048). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest the R620W variant of PTPN22 as a general risk factor in AA with the strongest effect observed among patients with a severe type of AA, a positive family history or an early onset of disease.
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- R C Betz
- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Wilhelmstrasse 31, D-53111 Bonn, Germany.
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Psoriasis is one of the most common human skin diseases and is considered to have key genetic underpinnings. It is characterized by excessive growth and aberrant differentiation of keratinocytes, but is fully reversible with appropriate therapy. The trigger of the keratinocyte response is thought to be activation of the cellular immune system, with T cells, dendritic cells and various immune-related cytokines and chemokines implicated in pathogenesis. The newest therapies for psoriasis target its immune components and may predict potential treatments for other inflammatory human diseases.
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- Michelle A Lowes
- Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 178, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Hinks A, Eyre S, Barton A, Thomson W, Worthington J. Investigation of genetic variation across the protein tyrosine phosphatase gene in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK. Ann Rheum Dis 2006; 66:683-6. [PMID: 17170052 PMCID: PMC1954621 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2006.060459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the PTPN22 gene region in a UK cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), to look for evidence of disease associations independent of the well-characterised R620W variant (rs2476601). METHODS 951 RA cases in the UK satisfying American Rheumatism Association (ARA) criteria and 448 population controls were genotyped for 11 SNPs across the PTPN22 gene region using the Sequenom MassArray MassEXTEND technology. Allele, genotype and estimated haplotype frequencies of cases and controls were compared. RESULTS In addition to the R620W (rs2476601) SNP, three SNPs were associated with RA in this study. The sole haplotype on which the associated T allele of R620W occurred was associated with RA; no other haplotypes showed a significant difference in frequencies between RA cases and controls. CONCLUSION In contrast with a study of American patients with RA no evidence of association with PTPN22 independent of the well-characterised R620W variant was found, suggesting that in these patients this variant alone explains the association with the PTPN22 gene.
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- Anne Hinks
- Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells into the epidermis and altered keratinocyte differentiation. Psoriasis is currently thought of as a T-cell mediated 'Type-1' autoimmune disease. Gene expression changes in psoriasis lesions have been well documented, and strongly support an important role for tumor necrosis factor and interferon gamma signal pathways in its pathogenesis. The strongest genetic determinant of psoriasis identified to date lies within the class I region of the multiple histocompatibility locus antigen cluster, although its low penetrance implicates a requirement for other genetic risk factors. Multiple genome-wide linkage and an increasing number of association studies have been carried out, leading to multiple linkage peaks, and the identification of potential low risk variants. A number of these variants lie within genes encoding components of the immune system. However, the functional relationships between predisposing genetic variation is unclear, and presumably involves genetic susceptibility factors affecting both immune cell activation and keratinocyte differentiation. The interaction of environmental trigger factors with genetic effects is also not understood, but provide further evidence for the complex basis of this disease.
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- Y Liu
- Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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We recently discovered that a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP), encoded by the PTPN22 gene on chromosome 1p13, correlates strongly with the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in two independent populations. This findings has now been verified by numerous studies and it has been expanded to rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Graves' disease, generalized vitiligo and other autoimmune disease. Here we review the genetics of the SNP and its association with autoimmunity, discuss the function of the phosphatase in signaling, the biochemistry of the disease-predisposing allele, and the possible mechanisms by which PTPN22 contributes to the development of human disease.
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- Nunzio Bottini
- Institute for Genetic Medicine, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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