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Children with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Exhibit High Expression of Human Endogenous Retroviruses TRIM28 and SETDB1.

Pier-Angelo Tovo, Ilaria Galliano, Emilia Parodi, Cristina Calvi, Stefano Gambarino, Francesco Licciardi, Maddalena Dini, Paola Montanari, Margherita Branca, Ugo Ramenghi and 1 more

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Article in Genes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Aberrant Expression of Human Endogenous Retroviruses andInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. KAP1 in antiviral immunity: dual roles in viral silencing and immune regulation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pier-Angelo TovoDepartment of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Ilaria GallianoPediatric Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospitalno, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Emilia ParodiPediatric and Neonatology Unit, Ordine Mauriziano Hospital, Largo Filippo Turati 62, 10128 Turin, Italy.
Cristina CalviPediatric Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospitalno, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Stefano GambarinoPediatric Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospitalno, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Francesco LicciardiRegina Margherita Children's Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5395-2740
Maddalena DiniPediatric Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospitalno, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Paola MontanariPediatric Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospitalno, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Margherita BrancaPostgraduate School of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Ugo RamenghiDepartment of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Massimiliano BergalloPediatric Laboratory, Department of Public Health and Pediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospitalno, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Ospedale Regina Margherita · ITUniversity of Turin · ITA. O. Ordine Mauriziano di Torino · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic immune thrombocytopenia (CITP) is an autoimmune disease whose underlying biologic mechanisms remain elusive. Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) derive from ancestral infections and constitute about 8% of our genome. A wealth of clinical and experimental studies highlights their pivotal pathogenetic role in autoimmune diseases. Epigenetic mechanisms, such as those modulated by TRIM28 and SETDB1, are involved in HERV activation and regulation of immune response. We assessed, through a polymerase chain reaction real-time Taqman amplification assay, the transcription levels of pol genes of HERV-H, HERV-K, and HERV-W; env genes of Syncytin (SYN)1, SYN2, and HERV-W; as well as TRIM28 and SETDB1 in whole blood from 34 children with CITP and age-matched healthy controls (HC). The transcriptional levels of all HERV sequences, with the exception of HERV-W-env, were significantly enhanced in children with CITP as compared to HC. Patients on eltrombopag treatment exhibited lower expression of SYN1, SYN2, and HERV-W-env as compared to untreated patients. The mRNA concentrations of TRIM28 and SETDB1 were significantly higher and were positively correlated with those of HERVs in CITP patients. The over-expressions of HERVs and TRIM28/SETDB1 and their positive correlations in patients with CITP are suggestive clues of their contribution to the pathogenesis of the disease and support innovative interventions to inhibit HERV and TRIM28/SETDB1 expressions in patients unresponsive to standard therapies.

Indexed as

Endogenous RetrovirusesPurpura, Thrombocytopenic, IdiopathicBiological AssayChildEpigenesis, GeneticHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHumansPolymerase Chain ReactionTripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28Histone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseSETDB1 protein, humanTRIM28 protein, humanTripartite Motif-Containing Protein 28autoimmune diseasechildrenendogenous retrovirusesgenetic pathomechanismprimary immune thrombocytopeniaSETDB1TRIM28

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PMID37628621
PMCPMC10454145
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