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ArticleClinical rheumatology2022

Role of macrophage-associated chemokines in the assessment of initial axial spondyloarthritis.

Xuegang Li, Anqi Liang, Yujie Cui, Juan Liao, Xueling Fang, Shuping Zhong

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Article in Clinical rheumatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Xuegang Li *Department of Rheumatology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China.
Anqi Liang *Department of Rheumatology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China.
Yujie CuiDepartment of Rheumatology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China.
Juan LiaoDepartment of Rheumatology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China.
Xueling FangDepartment of Rheumatology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China.
Shuping ZhongDepartment of Rheumatology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 52 Meihua East Road, Zhuhai, People's Republic of China. zhshup@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-0948
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Abstract

objectivesTo identify biomarkers that reflect disease activity scores and to investigate the role of macrophage-associated chemokines in initial axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).

methodPatients with axSpA were enrolled. The SpondyloArthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) method was used to score bone marrow oedema (BMO) in the inflammatory lesions on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Radiographic assessment of the spine was performed using the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score (mSASSS). Clinical variables, including inflammatory markers, serum CC chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2), CCL3, CCL7, CCL8 and C-X3-C motif ligand 1 (CX3CL1), were measured. Correlation analysis between serum levels of these macrophage-associated chemokines and clinical data was performed.

resultsThere were no significant differences between the axSpA group and the healthy control group in terms of serum levels of CCL2, CCL3 or CCL8. Compared to the healthy control group, the serum levels of CCL7 and CX3CL1 were significantly higher in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) (p = 0.045, p = 0.017, respectively). In the AS subgroup, the serum level of CX3CL1 had a positive correlation with SPARCC scores.

conclusionsIn AS, serum CCL7 and CX3CL1 levels are elevated. The serum level of CX3CL1 is associated with MRI-determined oedema in AS. CX3CL1 may be useful as a biomarker to predict active inflammation in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) in AS. Key Points • Serum levels of CX3CL1 are associated with MRI-determined oedema in AS. • CX3CL1 may be a useful biomarker to predict active inflammation in the sacroiliac joint in AS.

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Axial SpondyloarthritisSpondylarthritisSpondylitis, AnkylosingBiomarkersChemokinesChemokines, CCEdemaHumansInflammationLigandsMacrophagesMagnetic Resonance ImagingSacroiliac JointSeverity of Illness IndexBiomarkersChemokinesChemokines, CCLigandsAnkylosing spondylitisAxial spondyloarthritisChemokineMacrophage

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