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ArticleIntestinal research2022

A case of autoimmune enteropathy with CTLA4 haploinsufficiency.

Haruka Miyazaki, Namiko Hoshi, Michitaka Kohashi, Eri Tokunaga, Yuna Ku, Haruka Takenaka, Makoto Ooi, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Suguru Uemura, Noriyuki Nishimura and 8 more

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Article in Intestinal research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Haruka MiyazakiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Namiko HoshiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Michitaka KohashiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Eri TokunagaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Yuna KuDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Haruka TakenakaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Makoto OoiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Nobuyuki YamamotoDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Suguru UemuraDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Noriyuki NishimuraDepartment of Public Health, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe, Japan.
Kazumoto IijimaDepartment of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Keisuke JimboDepartment of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsubasa OkanoDepartment of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.
Akihiro HoshinoDepartment of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.
Kohsuke ImaiDepartment of Community Pediatrics, Perinatal and Maternal Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.
Hirokazu KaneganeDepartment of Child Health and Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan.
Ichiro KobayashiCenter for Pediatric Allergy and Rheumatology, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo, Japan.
Yuzo KodamaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe University Hospital · JPKobe University · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JPJuntendo University · JPNTT Medical Center · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoimmune enteropathy (AIE) is a rare disease, characterized by intractable diarrhea, villous atrophy of the small intestine, and the presence of circulating anti-enterocyte autoantibodies. Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome, and mutations in FOXP3, which is a master gene of regulatory T cells (Tregs), are major causes of AIE. Recent studies have demonstrated that mutations in other Treg-associated genes, such as CD25 and CTLA4, show an IPEX-like phenotype. We present the case of a 13-year-old girl with CTLA4 haploinsufficiency, suffering from recurrent immune thrombocytopenic purpura and intractable diarrhea. We detected an autoantibody to the AIE-related 75 kDa antigen (AIE-75), a hallmark of the IPEX syndrome, in her serum. She responded well to a medium dose of prednisolone and a controlled dose of 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), even after the cessation of prednisolone administration. Serum levels of the soluble interleukin-2 receptor and immunoglobulin G (IgG) were useful in monitoring disease activity during 6-MP therapy. In conclusion, autoimmune-mediated mechanisms, similar to the IPEX syndrome, may be involved in the development of enteropathy in CTLA4 haploinsufficiency. Treatment with 6-MP and monitoring of disease activity using serum levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor and IgG is suggested for such cases.

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6-MercaptopurineAutoimmune enteropathyCase reportsCTLA4Regulatory T cell

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PMID33476510
PMCPMC8831778
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