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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin concentration is associated with disease activity and predicts response to treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone in patients with Graves' orbitopathy.

Gijsbert J Hötte, P Martijn Kolijn, Maaike de Bie, Ronald O B de Keizer, Marco Medici, Kim van der Weerd, P Martin van Hagen, Dion Paridaens, Willem A Dik

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. 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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Gijsbert J HötteDepartment of Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgery, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
P Martijn KolijnLaboratory Medical Immunology, Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Maaike de BieDepartment of Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgery, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Ronald O B de KeizerDepartment of Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgery, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Marco MediciAcademic Center for Thyroid Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Kim van der WeerdDepartment of Internal Medicine, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
P Martin van HagenLaboratory Medical Immunology, Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Dion ParidaensDepartment of Oculoplastic, Lacrimal & Orbital Surgery, Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Willem A DikLaboratory Medical Immunology, Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLRotterdam Eye Hospital · NLSint Franciscus Gasthuis · NL

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Abstract

Background: Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins (TSI) play a central role in the pathogenesis of Graves' orbitopathy (GO), while soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is a marker for T-cell activity. We investigated TSI and sIL-2R levels in relation to thyroid function, disease activity and severity and response to treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) in patients with GO. Methods: TSI (bridge-based TSI binding assay), sIL-2R, TSH and fT4 levels were measured in biobank serum samples from 111 GO patients (37 male, 74 female; mean age 49.2 years old) and 25 healthy controls (5 male, 20 female; mean age 39.8 years old). Clinical characteristics and response to treatment were retrospectively retrieved from patient files. Results: Higher sIL-2R levels were observed in GO patients compared to controls (p < 0.001). sIL-2R correlated with fT4 ( Conclusions: High TSI levels are associated with active disease (cut-off 2.62 IU/L) and predict poor response to IVMP treatment (cut-off 19.4 IU/L) in GO. While sIL-2R correlates with disease activity, it is also related to thyroid function, making it less useful as an additional biomarker in GO.

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Graves OphthalmopathyAdultFemaleHumansImmunoglobulins, Thyroid-StimulatingMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, ThyrotropinRetrospective StudiesThyrotropinImmunoglobulins, Thyroid-StimulatingReceptors, ThyrotropinThyrotropindisease activitygraves’ orbitopathymethylprednisolonesIL-2Rtreatment responseTSI

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PMID38577576
PMCPMC10993908
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