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ArticleJournal of neurology2022

Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis shows disturbed calcium homeostasis and deregulation of T lymphocyte apoptosis in inclusion body myositis.

Mridul Johari, Anna Vihola, Johanna Palmio, Manu Jokela, Per Harald Jonson, Jaakko Sarparanta, Sanna Huovinen, Marco Savarese, Peter Hackman, Bjarne Udd

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mridul JohariFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland. mridul.johari@helsinki.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-558X
Anna ViholaFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Johanna PalmioNeuromuscular Research Center, Department of Neurology, Tampere University and University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Manu JokelaNeuromuscular Research Center, Department of Genetics, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland.
Per Harald JonsonFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Jaakko SarparantaFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Sanna HuovinenDepartment of Pathology, Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Marco SavareseFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Peter HackmanFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Bjarne UddFolkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FITampere University · FITampere University Hospital · FITurku University Hospital · FI

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInclusion body myositis (IBM) has an unclear molecular etiology exhibiting both characteristic inflammatory T-cell activity and rimmed-vacuolar degeneration of muscle fibers. Using in-depth gene expression and splicing studies, we aimed at understanding the different components of the molecular pathomechanisms in IBM.

methodsWe performed RNA-seq on RNA extracted from skeletal muscle biopsies of clinically and histopathologically defined IBM (n = 24), tibial muscular dystrophy (n = 6), and histopathologically normal group (n = 9). In a comprehensive transcriptomics analysis, we analyzed the differential gene expression, differential splicing and exon usage, downstream pathway analysis, and the interplay between coding and non-coding RNAs (micro RNAs and long non-coding RNAs).

resultsWe observe dysregulation of genes involved in calcium homeostasis, particularly affecting the T-cell activity and regulation, causing disturbed Ca

interpretationOur analysis provides a novel understanding of the molecular mechanisms in IBM by showing a detailed dysregulation of genes involved in calcium homeostasis and its effect on T-cell functioning in IBM muscles. Loss of T-cell regulation is hypothesized to be involved in the consistent observation of no response to immune therapies in IBM patients. Our results show that loss of apoptotic control of cytotoxic T cells could indeed be one component of their abnormal cytolytic activity in IBM muscles.

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MyositisMyositis, Inclusion BodyApoptosisCalciumHomeostasisHumansMuscle, SkeletalT-LymphocytesTranscriptomeCalciumCalciumDifferential expressionDifferential splicingInclusion body myositisT cells

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PMID35237874
PMCPMC9293871
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