Axonal dysfunction is associated with interferon-γ levels in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus : a multivoxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

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OBJECTIVE: Axonal/neuronal damage has been shown to be a pathological finding that precedes neuropsychiatric manifestations in SLE. The objective of this study was to determine the presence of axonal dysfunction in childhood-onset SLE patients (cSLE) and to determine clinical, immunological and treatment features associated with its occurrence.

METHODS: We included 86 consecutive cSLE patients [median age 17 (range 5-28) years] and 71 controls [median age 18 (5-28) years]. We performed proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging using point resolved spectroscopy sequence over the superior-posterior region of the corpus callosum and signals from N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline-based (CHO), creatine-containing (Cr), myo-inositol (mI), glutamate, glutamine and lactate were measured and metabolites/Cr ratios were determined. Complete clinical, laboratory and neurological evaluations were performed in all subjects. Serum IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, IL-17, TNF-α and INF-γ cytokine levels, antiribosomal P protein antibodies (anti-P) and S100β were measured by ELISA using commercial kits. Data were compared by non-parametric tests.

RESULTS: NAA/Cr ratios (P = 0.035) and lactate/Cr ratios (P = 0.019) were significantly decreased in cSLE patients when compared with controls. In multivariate analysis, IFN-γ levels [odds ratio (OR) = 4.1; 95% CI: 2.01, 7.9] and depressive symptoms (OR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1, 3.2) were associated with NAA/Cr ratio. Increased CHO/Cr was associated with the presence of cognitive impairment (OR = 3.4; 95% CI: 2.034, 5.078; P < 0.001). mI/Cr ratio correlated with cumulative glucocorticoids dosage (r = 0.361, P = 0.014).

CONCLUSION: NAA and CHO ratios may be useful as biomarkers in neuropsychiatric cSLE. Longitudinal studies are necessary to determine whether they predict structural damage.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

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Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 61(2022), 4 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 1529-1537

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Frittoli, Renan Bazuco [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Danilo Rodrigues [VerfasserIn]
Lapa, Aline Tamires [VerfasserIn]
Postal, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Sinicato, Nailu Angelica [VerfasserIn]
Fernandes, Paula Teixeira [VerfasserIn]
Cendes, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Castellano, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Rittner, Leticia [VerfasserIn]
Marini, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Niewold, Timothy B [VerfasserIn]
Appenzeller, Simone [VerfasserIn]

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30KYC7MIAI
33X04XA5AT
82115-62-6
Aspartic Acid
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Choline
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
Lactic Acid
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy
N91BDP6H0X
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
White matter

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Date Completed 13.04.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/keab530

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NLM328277088