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ArticleClinical and experimental immunology2025

Multiomics analysis of neutrophils in SLE: insights from adult and paediatric disease.

Grace Filbertine, Isobel Kynoch, Genna A Abdullah, Lucy Gill, Rudi Grosman, Marie M Phelan, Zoe McLaren, Tawatchai Deekajorndech, Direkrit Chiewchengchol, Nattiya Hirankarn and 1 more

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11 authors.

Grace FilbertineInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Isobel KynochInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Genna A AbdullahInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Lucy GillInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Rudi GrosmanHigh-Field NMR Facility, Liverpool Shared Research Facilities (LivSRF), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Marie M PhelanHigh-Field NMR Facility, Liverpool Shared Research Facilities (LivSRF), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Zoe McLarenDepartment of Rheumatology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Tawatchai DeekajorndechDivision of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Direkrit ChiewchengcholCenter of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-mediated Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Nattiya HirankarnCenter of Excellence in Immunology and Immune-mediated Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Helen L WrightInstitute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0442-3134

Funding

MRC MR/M009114/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutrophils contribute to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis through reactive oxygen species and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) production, and increased apoptotic debris which causes autoantibody production and immune complex formation. These processes drive inflammation and tissue damage. The aim of this study was to perform integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses comparing paediatric and adult SLE neutrophils. Adult (aSLE) and paediatric (jSLE) patient and healthy adult (HA) and juvenile (HJ) control neutrophils were subjected to RNAseq and 1H-NMR metabolomics. Univariate, multivariate and multiomics enrichment analyses were conducted in R and with ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA). Transcriptomic analysis revealed distinct gene expression profiles. Adult and juvenile SLE neutrophils were enriched for genes regulating interferon (IFN)-α/β signalling, neutrophil degranulation and NET signalling pathways (IPA, adj.P-value <0.01). Gene Ontology analysis revealed enrichment in cell cycle and interferon signalling in aSLE and angiogenesis and tissue-specific development in jSLE. Metabolomic profiling identified distinct metabolic alterations in aSLE, with a greater complexity of metabolic changes in jSLE. Multivariate PLS-DA demonstrated group discrimination, particularly in aSLE (balanced accuracy 80%, sensitivity 80%). Variable importance in the projection >1 metabolites were enriched in taurine/hypotaurine and amino acid metabolism in aSLE. Integrating transcriptomic and metabolomic data strengthened IFN-α/β signalling, neutrophil degranulation and NET signalling (adj. P < 0.001). Additional metabolic pathways uniquely down-regulated in aSLE included glutamate and glutamine metabolism, nucleotide biosynthesis and tryptophan catabolism (adj.P< 0.01). In summary, neutrophils from SLE patients, especially in jSLE, displayed complex transcriptomic and metabolic profiles, with aberrant IFN responses and neutrophil activation.

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Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicNeutrophilsAdolescentAdultChildExtracellular TrapsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMetabolomicsMultiomicsSignal TransductionTranscriptomeYoung Adultmetabolomicsneutrophilssystemic lupus erythematosustranscriptomics

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PMID41363550
PMCPMC12721378

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