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Is radiographic progression in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis related to matrix metalloproteinase degradation of extracellular matrix?

Anne Sofie Siebuhr, Desirée van der Heijde, Anne-C Bay-Jensen, Morten Asser Karsdal, Robert Landewé, Astrid van Tubergen, Sofia Ramiro

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Article in RMD open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anne Sofie SiebuhrRheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-0802-8422
Desirée van der HeijdeRheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5781-158X
Anne-C Bay-JensenRheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark.
Morten Asser KarsdalRheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark.
Robert LandewéAmsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Astrid van TubergenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center and CAPHRI-School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sofia RamiroRheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) · DKLeiden University Medical Center · NLMaastricht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) is associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling of affected tissues. We investigated whether there was a relationship between biomarkers of ECM remodelling and 2-year radiographic progression in r-axSpA.

methodsPatients from the Outcome in Ankylosing Spondylitis International Study (OASIS) were included if they had serum, clinical and spinal radiographic assessments available at baseline and 2 years later. Two readers independently scored the radiographs according to the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score (mSASSS). The average score was used. Type I, V and VI collagen metabolites (C1M, C5M and C6M) and citrullinated and matrix metalloproteinase-degraded vimentin (VICM) were assessed in serum by ELISAs. The relationship between serum biomarkers and 2-year radiographic progression was investigated using linear regression analyses adjusted for potential confounders. Interactions were tested.

resultsPatients included (n=122) had a mean age of 45 years (SD 12), 70% were male and 82% were human leucocyte antigen-B27 positive. The mean 2-year mSASSS progression was 2.1 (2.9) units. Only C1M was significantly associated with mSASSS progression (β=0.01, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.03). The effect disappeared after adjustment for confounders. C5M, C6M and VICM showed no relationship with mSASSS progression.

conclusionWe did not find evidence that degradation of ECM is related to radiographic progression in patients with r-axSpA.

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ankylosing spondylitisoutcomes researchsmokingspondyloarthritis

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