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ArticleRespiratory medicine2020

CXCL9 and CXCL10 are differentially associated with systemic organ involvement and pulmonary disease severity in sarcoidosis.

Nicholas K Arger, Melissa E Ho, Isabel E Allen, Bryan S Benn, Prescott G Woodruff, Laura L Koth

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Article in Respiratory medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Bioinformatics analysis identifies candidate biomarkers associated with sarcoidosis.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2025
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  9. Interferon Epsilon Loss Is Elusive 9p21 Link to Immune-Cold Tumors, Resistant to Immune Checkpoint Therapy, and Endogenous CXCL9/10 Induction.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2025
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  13. A Promising Biomarker for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis That Must Cross the Finish Line.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas K ArgerUniversity of California, San Francisco, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. Electronic address: nicholas.arger@ucsf.edu.
Melissa E HoUniversity of California, San Francisco, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Isabel E AllenUniversity of California, San Francisco, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 550 16thSt, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Bryan S BennUniversity of California, San Francisco, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Prescott G WoodruffUniversity of California, San Francisco, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Laura L KothUniversity of California, San Francisco, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

MUTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN LUNG DISEASEST32HL007185 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI David J Erle, LAURENCE HUANG · 1985 to 2026
$24.6M
Mentoring Research in Precision Medicine for Lung DiseaseK24HL137013 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI PRESCOTT G WOODRUFF · 2017 to 2026
$1.2M
Immunophenotyping and Lymphocyte Effector Functions in SarcoidosisR56AI087652 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI KOTH, LAURA L · 2010 to 2010
$386k
NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL137013NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007185NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI087652
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSarcoidosis is a granulomatous inflammatory disease with limited blood markers to predict outcomes. The interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-inducible chemotactic cytokines (chemokines), CXCL9 and CXCL10, are both increased in sarcoidosis patients, yet they possess important molecular differences. Our study determined if serum chemokines correlated with different aspects of disease severity.

methodsWe measured CXCL9 and CXCL10 serum levels at initial study visits and longitudinally in sarcoidosis subjects using ELISA. We examined these chemokines' relationships with pulmonary and organ involvement outcomes, their gene expression, peripheral blood immune cell populations, and immunosuppression use.

resultsHigher CXCL10 levels negatively correlated with FVC, TLC, and DLCO at subjects' initial visit and when measured repeatedly over two years. CXCL10 also positively correlated with longitudinal respiratory symptom severity. Additionally, for every log

conclusionsIn sarcoidosis subjects, serum CXCL9 levels correlated with systemic organ involvement and CXCL10 levels strongly correlated with respiratory outcomes, which may ultimately prove helpful in clinical management. These differing associations may be due to differences in cellular regulation and tissue origin.

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Genetic Association StudiesAdultChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL9FemaleGene ExpressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedSarcoidosis, PulmonarySeverity of Illness IndexChemokine CXCL10Chemokine CXCL9CXCL10 protein, humanCXCL9 protein, humanChemokineCXCL10CXCL11CXCL9Interferon-gammaSarcoidosis

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PMID31783271
PMCPMC7028429
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