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Brekke OL, Christiansen D, Kisserli A, Fure H, Dahl JA, Donvito B, Reveil B, Ludviksen JK, Tabary T, Mollnes TE, Cohen JHM. Key role of the number of complement receptor 1 on erythrocytes for binding of Escherichia coli to erythrocytes and for leukocyte phagocytosis and oxidative burst in human whole blood. Mol Immunol 2019; 114:139-148. [PMID: 31352230 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIM To study the role of complement receptor 1 (CR1) for binding of Escherichia coli (E. coli) to erythrocytes, for leukocyte phagocytosis, oxidative burst and complement activation in human whole blood from a CR1 deficient (CR1D) patient and healthy controls with low, medium and high CR1 numbers. METHODS Alexa-labelled bacteria were used to quantify erythrocyte-bound bacteria, free bacteria in plasma and phagocytosis using flow cytometry. Complement activation in plasma was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The CR1 numbers as well as C3bc and C4bc deposition on erythrocytes were measured by flow cytometry. Cytokines were measured using multiplex technology, and bacterial growth was measured by colony forming units. CR1 was blocked using the anti-CR1 blocking mAb 3D9. RESULTS Approximately 85% of E. coli bound to erythrocytes after 15 min incubation in donor blood with high and medium CR1 numbers, 50% in the person with low CR1 numbers and virtually no detectable binding in the CR1D (r2 = 0.87, P < 0.0007). The number of free bacteria in plasma was inversely related to erythrocyte CR1 numbers (r2 = 0.98, P < 0.0001). E. coli-induced phagocytosis and oxidative burst were significantly enhanced by the anti-CR1 mAb 3D9 and in the CR1D and the donor with low CR1 numbers. E. coli-induced complement activation in plasma, C3bc and C4bc deposition on erythrocytes, and bacterial growth were similar in all four cases. CONCLUSIONS CR1D and low CR1 numbers prevented E. coli binding to erythrocytes, increased free bacteria in plasma, phagocytosis and oxidative burst, but did not affect plasma or surface complement activation and bacterial growth.
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- Ole-Lars Brekke
- Research Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, K.G. Jebsen TREC, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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- Research Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Pôle Biomolécules, LRN EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne Ardennes, URCA, France
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- Research Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
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- Research Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Pôle Biomolécules, LRN EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne Ardennes, URCA, France
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Pôle Biomolécules, LRN EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne Ardennes, URCA, France
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- Research Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Pôle Biomolécules, LRN EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne Ardennes, URCA, France
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- Research Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, K.G. Jebsen TREC, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Institute of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen IRC, University of Oslo, Norway; Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, CEMIR, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Pôle Biomolécules, LRN EA4682, Université de Reims Champagne Ardennes, URCA, France
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Hanaoka H, Iida H, Kiyokawa T, Takakuwa Y, Kawahata K. A positive direct Coombs’ test in the absence of hemolytic anemia predicts high disease activity and poor renal response in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2018; 27:2274-2278. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203318809182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We determined the clinical utility of the direct Coombs’ test in the absence of hemolytic anemia as an indicator of disease activity and therapeutic response in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE patients without hemolytic anemia who visited our hospital from January 2016 to November 2016 were retrospectively evaluated with a direct Coombs’ test. Clinical features, including SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), treatment and laboratory findings were analyzed. For patients with lupus nephritis, we additionally evaluated the cumulative complete renal response rate over one year after induction therapy. Among 182 patients evaluated, 10 (5.8%) patients had a positive direct Coombs’ test in the absence of hemolytic anemia. They had a higher SLEDAI ( p < 0.01), higher circulating immune complex levels ( p = 0.01), higher anti-DNA titers ( p < 0.01) and a lower complete renal response rate ( p = 0.03) compared with those who were negative. Multivariate analysis indicated that SLEDAI was an independent factor correlated with the direct Coombs’ test without hemolytic anemia (odds ratio 2.4, 95% confidence interval 1.66–4.98, p < 0.01). A positive direct Coombs’ test in the absence of hemolytic anemia may therefore represent a useful biomarker for assessing disease activity and therapeutic response.
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- H Hanaoka
- Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Inherited and Acquired Decrease in Complement Receptor 1 (CR1) Density on Red Blood Cells Associated with High Levels of Soluble CR1 in Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082175. [PMID: 30044434 PMCID: PMC6121509 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 07/22/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The complement receptor 1 (CR1) gene was shown to be involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We previously showed that AD is associated with low density of the long CR1 isoform, CR1*2 (S). Here, we correlated phenotype data (CR1 density per erythrocyte (CR1/E), blood soluble CR1 (sCR1)) with genetic data (density/length polymorphisms) in AD patients and healthy controls. CR1/E was enumerated using flow cytometry, while sCR1 was quantified by ELISA. CR1 polymorphisms were assessed using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), pyrosequencing, and high-resolution melting PCR. In AD patients carrying the H allele (HindIII polymorphism) or the Q allele (Q981H polymorphism), CR1/E was significantly lower when compared with controls carrying the same alleles (p < 0.01), contrary to sCR1, which was significantly higher (p < 0.001). Using multivariate analysis, a reduction of 6.68 units in density was associated with an increase of 1% in methylation of CR1 (estimate -6.68; 95% confidence intervals (CIs) -12.37, -0.99; p = 0.02). Our data show that, in addition to inherited genetic factors, low density of CR1/E is also acquired. The involvement of CR1 in the pathogenesis of AD might be linked to insufficient clearance of amyloid deposits. These findings may open perspectives for new therapeutic strategies in AD.
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Zaman GS. Introduction and Physiology of Lupus. Lupus 2017. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.68635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Application of nanoparticle technology in the treatment of Systemic lupus erythematous. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 83:1154-1163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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de Carvalho Lins CE, Pereira Crott LS, Teixeira JE, Barbosa JE. Reduced erythrocyte complement receptor type 1 in systemic lupus erythematosus is related to a disease activity index and not to the presence or severity of renal disease. Lupus 2016; 13:517-21. [PMID: 15352423 DOI: 10.1191/0961203304lu1053oa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The present study investigated the expression of the complement receptor type 1 (CR1) on the membrane of erythrocytes (CR1/E) of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by flow cytometry. We found a significant reduction in CR1/E numbers in SLE patients (n 1/4 52), compared to controls (512 + 171 and 689 + 146, respectively, P 1/4 0.0001). Reduction was more pronounced in active disease patients. The mean CR1/E number observed in patients with inactive disease was 546 + 163 CR1/E, while active SLE patients presented a mean of 385 + 133 CR1/E(P 1/4 0.001). Patients with SLE with similar activity indexes tend to have similar CR1/E numbers, irrespective of disease severity. We also observed a trend to CR1/E reduction in severe nephritis patients. A small group of SLE patients with chronic renal failure and inactive disease showed CR1/E numbers nearly identical to controls (689 + 146 versus 686 + 123, respectively, P 1/4 0.95). This was the only group of SLE patients with normal CR1/E numbers. These results confirm the CR1/E reduction in SLE patients as previously described, and also suggest that this reduction is related to disease activity and not to disease severity.
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Mahmoudi R, Kisserli A, Novella JL, Donvito B, Dramé M, Réveil B, Duret V, Jolly D, Pham BN, Cohen JH. Alzheimer's disease is associated with low density of the long CR1 isoform. Neurobiol Aging 2015; 36:1766.e5-1766.e12. [PMID: 25666996 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2015.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The long complement receptor type 1 (CR1) isoform, CR1*2 (S), has been identified as being associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. We aimed to analyze the phenotypic structural and expression aspects (length and density) of CR1 in erythrocytes of 135 Caucasian subjects (100 AD and 35 controls). CR1 length polymorphism was assessed at protein and gene levels using Western blot and high-resolution melting, respectively. CR1 sites on erythrocytes were enumerated by flow cytometry. CR1 gene analysis, spotting the rs6656401 and rs3818361 polymorphisms, was performed by pyrosequencing. The CR1 density was significantly lower in AD patients expressing the CR1*2 isoform compared with the controls (p = 0.001), demonstrating lower expression of CR1 in CR1*2 carriers. Our data suggested the existence of silent CR1 alleles. Finally, rs6656401 and rs3818361 were strongly associated with CR1 length polymorphism (p < 0.0001). These observations indicate that AD susceptibility is associated with the long CR1 isoform (CR1*2), albeit at a lower density, suggesting that AD results from insufficient clearance of plaque deposits rather than increased inflammation.
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- Rachid Mahmoudi
- Champagne-Ardenne Resource and Research Memory Center (CMRR), Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, EA 3797, Reims, France.
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- Department of Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LRN EA 4682, Reims, France
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- Champagne-Ardenne Resource and Research Memory Center (CMRR), Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Maison Blanche Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, EA 3797, Reims, France
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- Department of Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LRN EA 4682, Reims, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, EA 3797, Reims, France; Department of Research and Innovation, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France
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- Department of Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LRN EA 4682, Reims, France
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- Department of Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LRN EA 4682, Reims, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, EA 3797, Reims, France; Department of Research and Innovation, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France
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- Department of Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LRN EA 4682, Reims, France
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- Department of Immunology, Robert Debré Hospital, Reims University Hospitals, Reims, France; Faculty of Medicine, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, LRN EA 4682, Reims, France
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Pham BN, Kisserli A, Donvito B, Duret V, Reveil B, Tabary T, Le Pennec PY, Peyrard T, Rouger P, Cohen JH. Analysis of complement receptor Type 1 expression on red blood cells in negative phenotypes of the Knops blood group system, according to CR1 gene allotype polymorphisms. Transfusion 2010; 50:1435-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02599.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kapitany A, Tarr T, Gyetvai A, Szodoray P, Tumpek J, Poor G, Szegedi G, Sipka S, Kiss E. Human leukocyte antigen-DRB1 and -DQB1 genotyping in lupus patients with and without antiphospholipid syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2009; 1173:545-51. [PMID: 19758197 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04642.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We investigated the genetic background regarding major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II alleles in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) only, in patients with SLE with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (SLE+SAPS), and in patients whose clinical course began as primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) and subsequently progressed to SLE (PAPS+SLE) in order to explain the phenotypical differences found in our previous study. Those with primary or secondary APS present more thrombotic and less inflammatory activity. Fetal wastage was the highest in the PAPS+SLE group. We performed human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping in 63 patients (26, 22, and 15 in SLE only, SLE+SAPS, and PAPS+SLE groups, respectively) and in 57 healthy controls, using PCR with sequence-specific primers. We found that, as reported in the literature, the occurrence of DRB1*03 and DQB1*0201 alleles was higher in SLE patients than in controls, but these alleles were rare in the PAPS+SLE group (13% in PAPS+SLE vs. 46% in the SLE only group; P = 0.044). HLA-DRB1*04 alleles were expressed frequently in both primary and secondary APS. DRB1*13, DQB1*06, and DQB1*0302 alleles were present more frequently in the PAPS+SLE patients than in the other groups, while the DQB1*0301 allele was rare. In this study we have shown that the SLE-associated DRB1*03/DQB1*02 alleles occurred frequently in our lupus patients as well as in SLE patients with secondary APS. In patients who started as PAPS and later progressed to SLE, the allele frequency was fundamentally different. Taken together, our results confirmed that the HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 profile of PAPS and SAPS is different. Therefore it is unlikely that these alleles are responsible for the partly similar phenotype of the two groups.
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- Aniko Kapitany
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Kavai M. Immune complex clearance by complement receptor type 1 in SLE. Autoimmun Rev 2008; 8:160-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2008] [Accepted: 06/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nath SK, Harley JB, Lee YH. Polymorphisms of complement receptor 1 and interleukin-10 genes and systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis. Hum Genet 2005; 118:225-34. [PMID: 16133175 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-0044-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2005] [Accepted: 07/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A number of studies have tested the association of the complement receptor 1 (CR1) and Interleukin-10 (IL10) polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but reported conflicting results. The aim of the study is to explore whether the CR1 and IL10 genes are associated with SLE susceptibility. We surveyed studies on the CR1 and IL10 polymorphisms and SLE using comprehensive Medline search and review of the references. A meta-analysis was conducted in a fixed effects model or random effects model based on between-study heterogeneity. Eighteen comparisons from 13 studies were included in the CR1 meta-analysis and a total of 16 separate comparisons were used for the IL10 meta-analysis. The CR1 meta-analysis showed no significant association of the CR1 functional polymorphisms with SLE. In contrast, the S structural variant of the CR1 showed a significant association (OR=1.544, 95% CI, 1.217-1.959, P<0.001). Stratification by ethnicity indicated that the CR1 S variant was associated with SLE in Caucasians (OR=1.667, 95% CI, 1.193-2.357, P=0.003). The IL10 meta-analysis showed a significant association between SLE and the G11 allele of IL10.G (OR=1.279, 95% CI; 1.027-1.593, P=0.028) in whole populations, and IL10 promoter -1082G allele was associated with SLE in Asians (OR=1.358, 95% CI; 1.015-1.816, P=0.039). In conclusion, the CR1 meta-analysis revealed the association of the S structural variant of the CR1 with SLE and the IL10 meta-analysis showed the association of IL10.G11 allele and SLE in whole populations and the association between promoter -A1082G polymorphism and SLE in Asians.
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- Swapan K Nath
- Arthritis and Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Csipo I, Kiss E, Bako E, Szegedi G, Kavai M. Soluble complement receptor 1 (CD35) bound to immune complexes in sera of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:2950-1. [PMID: 16145672 DOI: 10.1002/art.21245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The exact patho-aetiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains elusive. An extremely complicated and multifactorial interaction among various genetic and environmental factors is probably involved. Multiple genes contribute to disease susceptibility. The interaction of sex, hormonal milieu, and the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis modifies this susceptibility and the clinical expression of the disease. Defective immune regulatory mechanisms, such as the clearance of apoptotic cells and immune complexes, are important contributors to the development of SLE. The loss of immune tolerance, increased antigenic load, excess T cell help, defective B cell suppression, and the shifting of T helper 1 (Th1) to Th2 immune responses leads to B cell hyperactivity and the production of pathogenic autoantibodies. Finally, certain environmental factors are probably required to trigger the disease.
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- C C Mok
- Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tsing Chung Koon Road, New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Csípö I, Kiss E, Soltész P, Antal-Szalmás P, Szegedi G, Cohen JH, Taylor RP, Kávai M. Effect of plasmapheresis on ligand binding capacity and expression of erythrocyte complement receptor type 1 (CR1) of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Clin Exp Immunol 1999; 118:458-64. [PMID: 10594568 PMCID: PMC1905433 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.01073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The functional activity and the expression of CR1 on the erythrocytes (E) of patients with SLE were, respectively, determined by measuring the binding to E of either complement-opsonized bovine serum albumin (BSA)-anti-BSA immune complexes (ICC) or specific anti-ECR1 MoAbs. We found that both the functional activity and levels of ECR1 in SLE patients homozygous for ECR1 high density allele were significantly lowered compared with healthy controls having the same allele. Soon after plasmapheresis there was a significant increase in E ICC binding activity, and this increased functional activity was stable. Moreover, plasmapheresis reduced the level of immune complexes demonstrable in the circulation of the patients. The expression of ECR1 determined with several different anti-CR1 MoAbs was also elevated as a consequence of plasmapheresis. This elevation was observed for both MoAb 1B4, which competes for the ICC binding site of ECR1, and for MoAb HB8592, which does not, but the time course for the increase in binding of the two MoAbs was different, in that the epitope recognized by MoAb 1B4 increased more rapidly. The present results, considered in the context of previous findings, suggest that more than one mechanism may be operative with respect to the effects of the plasmapheresis in increasing ECR1 levels defined by different epitopes on the molecule.
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- I Csípö
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary
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