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Trial reportFrontiers in immunology2025

Similarities and differences of a proliferation-inducing ligand expression in lacrimal gland lesions of patients with IgG4-associated ophthalmic diseases and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.

Lvfu He, Lisha Zhan, Yu Yang, Weimin He

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Trial report in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. [Analysis of clinical characteristics and current diagnosis and treatment status of IgG4-related diseases in the real world].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025
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Lvfu HeDepartment of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Lisha ZhanThe Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, Sichuan, China.
Yu YangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Weimin HeDepartment of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the expression condition of a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) in lacrimal gland lesions of patients with IgG4-associated ophthalmic diseases (IgG4-ROD) and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Patients and methods: Fifteen patients with IgG4-ROD, 3 with MALT lymphoma, and 1 with elevated IgG4 with lacrimal gland lesions, treated in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from April 2022 to November 2023, were included. Immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the expression of APRIL in the specimen of lacrimal gland. Results: The average expression level of APRIL in patients with lacrimal gland lesions of IgG4-ROD and MALT lymphoma were 8471.12 pixels/HPF and 2950.78 pixels/HPF respectively. The positive rates of APRIL were 10.49% and 7.23% respectively. CD138 and APRIL were colocalized, and the positive rate of their colocalization was 8.83%, and the positive areas of colocalization coincidence was 946.84 pixels/HPF in patients with IgG4-ROD. CD20 and APRIL were colocalized, and the positive rate of their colocalization was 7.04%, and the positive areas of colocalization coincidence was 949.78 pixels/HPF in patients with MALT lymphoma. We also found that the expression level and the positive rate of APRIL were positively correlated with the level of serum IgG4 in IgG4-ROD patients (r=0.5820, Conclusion: APRIL is highly expressed in lacrimal gland lesions of patients with IgG4-ROD and MALT lymphoma. This overexpression may facilitate the enrichment of CD138

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Eye DiseasesImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseLacrimal ApparatusLymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal ZoneTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13AdultAgedFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMiddle AgedImmunoglobulin GTumor Necrosis Factor Ligand Superfamily Member 13a proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL)IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD)immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)lacrimal glandmucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma

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PMCPMC11876129

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