ArticleClinical rheumatology2023
Suppressed paraoxonase-1 activity associates with elevated oxylipins and the presence of small airways disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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- The global prevalence of interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology international · 2025Pooled it
- Discovery of Novel NMR-Based Biomarkers and Interpretable Machine Learning Models for Risk Prediction of Rheumatoid Arthritis.Metabolites · 2026Article
- The SIRT1/STAT3 axis as a central regulator of immune, inflammatory, and lipid metabolic dysregulation in rheumatoid arthritis: therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Redox Pathogenesis in Rheumatic Diseases.ACR open rheumatology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated lung disease (LD) associates with significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Although oxidative stress plays an important role in the inflammatory responses in other forms of lung disease, minimal work has evaluated its role in RA-LD. The current work examines the relationship between the anti-oxidant HDL-associated enzyme paraoxonase-1 (PON1), the PON1 Q192R polymorphism, and a targeted oxylipin panel with RA-LD.
methodsThis study was conducted as a retrospective chart review of a longitudinal single-center cohort of 250 RA patients. CT scans of the chest were reviewed by the interpreting radiologist and classified as small airways disease (SAD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), and bronchiectasis. PON1 activity was measured by its lactonase, arylesterase, and paraoxonase functions. The PON1 Q192R polymorphism and a targeted lipidomics panel were performed as previously reported.
results43.2% of the 250 RA patient cohort (n = 108) had available CT scans, including 48 patients (44.4%) with SAD, 27 patients (25.0%) with bronchiectasis, and 16 patients (14.8%) with ILD. Patients with SAD had significantly lower baseline PON1 activity by its arylesterase, and lactonase functions, as well as higher 15-HETE, LTB4, and PGE2 levels compared to those without SAD. These predictors of SAD remained significant after multivariate analysis including known risk factors for RA-LD. Suppressed PON1 activity also correlated with higher levels of 15-HETE and 12-HETE.
conclusionIn a single-center RA cohort, suppressed baseline PON1 activity and elevation in the oxylipins 15-HETE, LTB4, and PGE2 predicted the presence of RA-SAD in longitudinal follow-up. Key Points • Small airways disease (SAD) was present in 44.4% of this rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cohort. • Patients with SAD had significantly lower baseline PON1 activity, as well as higher levels of the oxylipins 15-HETE, LTB4, and PGE2 levels compared to those without SAD. • Further work is warranted to confirm these findings and further define the role of PON1 and lipid oxidation in RA lung disease.
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