Salivary free light chains and salivary immunoglobulins as potential non-invasive biomarkers in primary Sjögren's syndrome

© 2021 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd..

BACKGROUND: B cells contribute significantly to the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Free light chains (FLCs) are generated during the production of immunoglobulins (Igs) and are surrogates of B cell activity. We hypothesized that salivary FLCs and salivary Igs could represent salivary gland inflammation and therefore, serve as biomarkers in pSS.

METHODS: Patients >18 years old fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology / European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2016 criteria for pSS and age-matched healthy and disease controls (sicca non-pSS, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus) were recruited for this cross-sectional study. FLCs in saliva and serum were measured by immunoturbidimetry. Serum and salivary Igs were measured by nephelometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. Area under the receiver operator characteristic curve was determined. The factors influencing the serum and salivary FLCs in pSS were determined using backward linear regression.

RESULTS: A total of 78 patients with pSS, 76 healthy controls and 62 disease controls were recruited. Median EULAR SS disease activity index (interquartile range) was 1 (3.75). Serum FLCκ and FLCλ, salivary FLCλ, serum and salivary IgG, salivary IgM was significantly higher in the pSS group compared to the controls. Areas under the curve for salivary FLCλ, serum FLCκ, serum and salivary IgG were 0.75, 0.72, 0.78 and 0.77, respectively. Regression analysis showed that salivary FLCκ, salivary FLCλ and salivary IgG were associated with positive salivary gland histopathology. Use of immunosuppressants and glucocorticoids was associated with lower values of salivary parameters.

CONCLUSION: Salivary FLCλ and salivary IgG were significantly different between pSS and control groups and could be potential non-invasive biomarkers in pSS. These findings should be confirmed in larger longitudinal studies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

International journal of rheumatic diseases - 25(2022), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 61-69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sandhya, Pulukool [VerfasserIn]
Kabeerdoss, Jayakanthan [VerfasserIn]
Christudoss, Pamela [VerfasserIn]
Arulraj, Roy [VerfasserIn]
Mandal, Santosh Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Janardana, Ramya [VerfasserIn]
Chebbi, Pramod Prahlad [VerfasserIn]
Ganesan, Maya Pavalasseril [VerfasserIn]
Mahasampath, Gowri [VerfasserIn]
Danda, Debashish [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

B cells
Biomarker
Biomarkers
Free light chain
Immunoglobulin
Immunoglobulin Light Chains
Journal Article
Saliva
Sjögren's syndrome

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Date Completed 15.03.2022

Date Revised 15.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1756-185X.14242

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333294246