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ArticlePloS one2016

Sialyltransferase and Neuraminidase Levels/Ratios and Sialic Acid Levels in Peripheral Blood B Cells Correlate with Measures of Disease Activity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study.

Lieh-Bang Liou, Che-Ching Huang

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lieh-Bang LiouDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Lin-kou, Kwei-san District, Tao-yuan City, Taiwan.
Che-Ching HuangDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Lin-kou, Kwei-san District, Tao-yuan City, Taiwan.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe attempted to determine whether the level of enzymes sialyltransferase (ST) and neuraminidase (Neu) and sialic acid (SIA) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) correlates with the SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) and in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) correlates with the Disease Activity Score28 (DAS28).

methodsWe examined cell-surface levels of ST6Gal-1, Neu1, ST3Gal-1, Neu3, α-2,6-SIA, and α-2,3-SIA by using fluorescent anti-enzyme antibodies, fluorescent-conjugated Sambucus nigra lectin, and fluorescent-conjugated Maackia amurensis lectin on blood cells in SLE and RA patients and assessed correlations of these levels with SLEDAI and with DAS28. Areas under the curve (AUC) were calculated for different variables against SLEDAI.

resultsThe B-cell ST3Gal-1/Neu3 ratio positively correlated with SLEDAI scores (ρ = 0.409 and P = 0.002, statistically significant after Bonferroni' correction for multiple analyses.). It was supported by the inverse correlation of B-cell Neu3 levels with SLEDAI scores (ρ = -0.264, P = 0.048). The B-cell ST3Gal-1/Neu3 ratio against SLEDAI yielded an AUC of 0.689, which was comparable to that of anti-dsDNA levels at 0.635. In contrast, both ST3Gal-1 and Neu3 levels of RA B cells (r = 0.376, P = 0.013; r = 0.425, P = 0.005, respectively) correlated positively with high disease-activity DAS28 scores.

conclusionB-cell ST3Gal-1/Neu3 ratios in SLE and B-cell ST3Gal-1 and Neu3 levels in RA with high disease-activity DAS28 scores correlated with disease activity measures and may be useful in monitoring disease activities.

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AdultAgedArthritis, RheumatoidB-LymphocytesFemaleHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMaleMiddle AgedN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNeuraminidasePilot ProjectsSeverity of Illness IndexSialyltransferasesYoung AdultN-Acetylneuraminic AcidNeuraminidaseSialyltransferases

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PMID26981635
PMCPMC4794174
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