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ArticleLupus science & medicine2018

Associations between type I interferon and antiphospholipid antibody status differ between ancestral backgrounds.

Taro Iwamoto, Jessica Dorschner, Meenakshi Jolly, Xiangyang Huang, Timothy B Niewold

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Article in Lupus science & medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Taro IwamotoDepartment of Medicine and Pathology, Colton Center for Autoimmunity, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.
Jessica DorschnerDepartment of Immunology, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Meenakshi JollyDivision of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Xiangyang HuangDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Xiangya Hosptal, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
Timothy B NiewoldDepartment of Medicine and Pathology, Colton Center for Autoimmunity, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3532-6660
New York University · USCentral South University · CNMayo Clinic · USRush University Medical Center · US

Funding

Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 in Human Lupus PathogenesisR01AR065964 · NIAMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI NIEWOLD, TIMOTHY B · 2015 to 2018
$2.0M
Interferon Alpha as a Tool for Gene Discovery in Human LupusR01AR060861 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI NIEWOLD, TIMOTHY B · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
The Role of IL-17 Axis in Inflammatory MyositisR01AR057781 · NIAMS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI NIEWOLD, TIMOTHY B, PETERSON, ERIK J · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS L30 AI071651NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR057781NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR060861NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR065964
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe type I interferon pathway is activated in many patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and anti-double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and anti-RNA binding protein autoantibodies are correlated with high interferon-α (IFNα) activity. We studied whether antiphospholipid (APL) antibodies, which should not stimulate Toll-like receptors, are also associated with high levels of IFNα activity.

methodsSerum IFNα activity was measured in patients with SLE using the WISH cell bioassay. IgG APL, anti-RBP and anti-dsDNA antibodies were measured in the clinical laboratory, and standard clinical cut-offs were used to define the positive results.

resultsHigh IFNα activity was associated with anti-RBP and anti-dsDNA antibodies in all three ancestral backgrounds. Strikingly, African-American subjects with a positive APL antibody test had higher IFNα activity than those without IgG APL antibodies. This was not shared with other ancestral backgrounds. This finding was independent of other autoantibody profiles, and clinical features did not differ between IgG APL antibody positive versus negative African-American patients.

conclusionThe difference in association between IFNα activity and IgG APL status between ancestral backgrounds supports differences in molecular pathogenesis. This may suggest B cell hyperactivity in the setting of type I IFN in African-Americans and could suggest ways to individualise therapy.

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antiphospholipid antibodiescytokinessystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID29387437
PMCPMC5786906
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