Anti-phosphatidylserine/prothrombin antibodies and thrombosis associate positively with HLA-DRB1*13 and negatively with HLA-DRB1*03 in SLE

© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology..

OBJECTIVES: Emerging evidence demonstrates that aPS-PT associate with thrombotic events. Genetic predisposition, including HLA-DRB1 alleles, is known to contribute to the occurrence of conventional aPL [anti-β2glycoprotein-I (anti-β2GPI) and aCL]. We investigated associations between aPS-PT and HLA-DRB1* alleles and thrombosis in SLE. Conventional aPL were included for comparison.

METHODS: We included 341 consecutive SLE patients, with information on general cardiovascular risk factors, including blood lipids, LA and thrombotic events. aPS/PT, anti-β2GPI and aCL of IgA/G/M isotypes and LA were quantified.

RESULTS: aPS/PT antibodies associated positively with HLA-DRB1*13 [odds ratio (OR) 2.7, P = 0.002], whereas anti-β2GPI and aCL antibodies associated primarily with HLA-DRB1*04 (OR 2.5, P = 0.0005). These associations remained after adjustment for age, gender and other HLA-DRB1* alleles. HLA-DRB1*13, but not DRB1*04, remained as an independent risk factor for thrombosis and APS after adjustment for aPL and cardiovascular risk factors. The association between DRB1*13 and thrombosis was mediated by aPS-PT positivity. HLA-DRB1*03, on the other hand, associated negatively with thrombotic events as well as all aPL using both uni- and multivariate analyses. HLA-DRB1*03 had a thrombo-protective effect in aPL-positive patients. Additionally, HLA-DRB1*03 was associated with a favourable lipid profile regarding high-density lipoprotein and triglycerides.

CONCLUSIONS: HLA-DRB1*13 confers risk for both aPS-PT and thrombotic events in lupus. The association between HLA-DRB1*13 and thrombosis is largely, but not totally, mediated through aPS-PT. HLA-DRB1*03 was negatively associated with aPL and positively with favourable lipid levels. Thus, HLA-DRB1*03 seems to identify a subgroup of SLE patients with reduced vascular risk.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 62(2023), 2 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 924-933

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Elbagir, Sahwa [VerfasserIn]
Diaz-Gallo, Lina-Marcela [VerfasserIn]
Grosso, Giorgia [VerfasserIn]
Zickert, Agneta [VerfasserIn]
Gunnarsson, Iva [VerfasserIn]
Mahler, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Svenungsson, Elisabet [VerfasserIn]
Rönnelid, Johan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9001-26-7
APL
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Antiphosphatidylserine/prothrombin
Beta 2-Glycoprotein I
HLA
HLA-DRB1 Chains
Journal Article
Phosphatidylserines
Prothrombin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SLE
Thrombosis

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Date Completed 03.02.2023

Date Revised 14.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/rheumatology/keac327

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM341650056