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ArticleScientific reports2017

High-throughput RNA sequencing reveals distinct gene signatures in active IgG4-related disease.

Brandon W Higgs, Yanying Liu, Jianping Guo, Yinong Sebastian, Chris Morehouse, Wei Zhu, Limin Ren, Mengru Liu, Yan Du, Guangyan Yu and 7 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Brandon W HiggsMedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, USA.
Yanying LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Jianping GuoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Yinong SebastianMedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, USA.
Chris MorehouseMedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, USA.
Wei ZhuMedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, USA.
Limin RenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Mengru LiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Yan DuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Guangyan YuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing, 100081, China.
Lingli DongDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430000, China.
Hong HuaDepartment of Oral Medicine, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing, 100081, China.
Pan WeiDepartment of Oral Medicine, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing, 100081, China.
Yi WangDepartment of Radiology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China.
Zhengang WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing, 1000730, China.
Yihong YaoMedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, USA. yaoy@medimmune.com.
Zhan-Guo LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100044, China. zgli99@aliyun.com.
Peking University · CNPeking University People's Hospital · CNBeijing Tongren Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to characterize the molecular differences and effects from prednisone treatment among IgG4-related disease with salivary gland lesions (RD-SG), without SG lesions (RD-nonSG), and IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF). RNA sequencing was conducted on blood from 25 RD-SG, 11 RD-nonSG, 3 RF and 10 control subjects. Among these, 8 RD-nonSG and 12 RD-SG patients were subjected to treatment with prednisone and/or glucocorticoid-sparing agents. Six RD patients had a longitudinal time point. The mRNA levels of IgG4 and IgE, genes specific for Th2 cells, eosinophils, and neutrophils were over-expressed in RD-SG and RD-nonSG. A B-cell signature was suppressed in patients group versus controls, while Th1, Th2, Treg, and eosinophil gene signatures were increased in patients without treatment. Interestingly, Tfh genes and B cell signature were decreased at flare disease state. Prednisone treatment led to increased neutrophil, but decreased Treg signatures. Serum IgG4 levels correlated with the eosinophil and neutrophil gene signatures in RD-SG patients, and with a B cell signature in only RD-nonSG patients. IgG4, IgE, and cell-specific signatures are regulated in patients, suggesting the imbalance of immune and inflammatory cells in IgG4-related disease. Prednisone treatment selectively modulates Treg, eosinophil, and neutrophil signatures.

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High-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingSequence Analysis, RNAAgedCase-Control StudiesEosinophilsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsPrincipal Component AnalysisRetroperitoneal FibrosisImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GRNA, Messenger

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