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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2020

Reverse expression of α2,6-sialic acid ratios on IgG, IgM, and IgG/IgM autoantibodies correlates with mouse arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.

Lieh-Bang Liou, Che-Ching Huang

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Lieh-Bang LiouDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC.
Che-Ching HuangDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWTaipei Municipal YangMing Hospital · TW

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Abstract

backgroundSialic acids (SIAs), for example, α2,6-SIAs, can link to conserved N-glycans of immunoglobulin G (IgG). In this study, we investigated the correlation between α2,6-SIA on IgG and IgM and the disease activity of arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in mice.

methodsWe measured α2,6-SIA levels in IgGs and IgMs in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Additionally, α2,6-SIA levels in rheumatoid factors (RFs) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies in RA patients were measured. Correlations between α2,6-SIA on Igs and CIA were analyzed and also in RA patients by utilizing the disease activity score 28 (DAS28). The ability to differentiate RA progression by Ig and autoantibody α2,6-SIA levels was examined.

resultsIn CIA mice, plasma IgG-α2,6-SIA/IgG ratios decreased, whereas plasma IgM-α2,6-SIA/IgM ratios increased. Moreover, arthritis was not observed in collagen-injected mice with decreased IgG-α2,6-SIA/IgG ratios and without increased IgM-α2,6-SIA/IgM ratios. Isolated IgG-α2,6-SIA/IgG ratios displayed a significant inverse correlation with DAS28 scores (r = -0.383, p = 0.037). In contrast, isolated IgM-α2,6-SIA/IgM ratios correlated positively with DAS28 (r = 0.351, p = 0.009). Isolated IgG-anti-CCP-α2,6-SIA/plasma IgG-anti-CCP ratios were differentiated into either the remission (higher ratios) or the nonremission (lower ratios) category (p = 0.061), which is similar to the pattern for C-reactive protein (CRP) (p = 0.041) but different from that for the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) (p = 0.421). Using multiple linear regression analysis, plasma IgMRF-α2,6-SIA/IgMRF ratios displayed a correlation with DAS28 (p = 0.006), which was also observed in the ESR (p = 0.005), but was different from that for CRP (p = 0.222).

conclusionConcurrent reverse expression of α2,6-SIA ratios on IgM and IgG correlated with the occurrence of CIA and RA disease activity. Thus, α2,6-SIA ratios on IgG-anti-CCP antibodies and IgMRF are potential markers for evaluating RA disease activities.

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AdultAgedAnimalsAnti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesArthritis, RheumatoidAutoantibodiesBiomarkersFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedN-Acetylneuraminic AcidAnti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesAutoantibodiesBiomarkersImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MN-Acetylneuraminic Acid

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