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Trial reportFrontiers in immunology2021

Significant Associations of IgG Glycan Structures With Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Manifestations: Results of the Cross-Sectional NIH Cohort Study.

Ema Prenc, Drazen Pulanic, Maja Pucic-Bakovic, Ivo Ugrina, Lana Desnica, Milan Milosevic, Filip Pirsl, Sandra Mitchell, Jeremy Rose, Radovan Vrhovac and 3 more

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Trial report in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ema PrencFidelta Ltd., Translational Research and Alliances, Zagreb, Croatia.
Drazen PulanicSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Maja Pucic-BakovicGenos Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivo UgrinaGenos Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia.
Lana DesnicaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Milan MilosevicSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Filip PirslCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Sandra MitchellDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Jeremy RoseCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Radovan VrhovacSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Damir NemetSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Gordan LaucGenos Ltd., Zagreb, Croatia.
Steven Z PavleticCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is a systemic alloimmune and autoimmune disorder and a major late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). The disease is characterized by an altered homeostasis of the humoral immune response. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) glycoprotein is the main effector molecule of the humoral immune response. Changes in IgG glycosylation are associated with a number of autoimmune diseases. IgG glycosylation analysis was done by the means of liquid chromatography in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) cohort of 213 cGvHD patients. The results showed statistically significant differences with regards to cGvHD NIH joint/fascia and skin score, disease activity and intensity of systemic immunosuppression. ROC analysis confirmed that IgG glycosylation increases specificity and sensitivity of models using laboratory parameters and markers of inflammation associated with cGvHD (eosinophil count, complement components C3 and C4 and inflammation markers: albumin, CRP and thrombocyte count). This research shows that IgG glycosylation may play a significant role in cGvHD pathology. Further research could contribute to the understanding of the disease biology and lead to the clinical biomarker development to allow personalized approaches to chronic GvHD therapy.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAdolescentAdultAgedBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseCohort StudiesComplement System ProteinsCross-Sectional StudiesEosinophilsFemaleGlycosylationGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansBiomarkersComplement System ProteinsImmunoglobulin GInflammation MediatorsPolysaccharidesallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationbiomarkerchronic graft-versus-host diseaseglycansimmunoglobulin G

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PMID34335560
PMCPMC8317462

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