Proteomics analyses of human plasma reveal triosephosphate isomerase as a potential blood marker of methotrexate resistance in rheumatoid arthritis

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OBJECTIVES: To assess differentially expressed blood proteins between patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and patients in remission after methotrexate (MTX) treatment, with the aim of identifying a biomarker of methotrexate resistance (MTXR).

METHODS: Two populations of RA patients treated with a stable dose of subcutaneous MTX for at least 3 months were constituted according to the DAS28: remission (DAS28 < 2.6; n = 24) and active disease (DAS28 > 3.2; n = 32). The two groups of RA patients were homogeneous regarding their epidemiological characteristics, except for the duration of treatment which was longer in the remission group. After collection of a blood sample, plasma protein digestion was performed, followed by untargeted proteomics analysis. Then, a targeted analysis was performed to confirm the results of the untargeted approach.

RESULTS: Untargeted proteomics analysis revealed 8 plasma proteins differentially expressed between the two groups of patients. Among them, triosephosphate isomerase (TPI-1) and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI), which are main actors of glycolysis, were found down-regulated in the active group. This result was confirmed for TPI-1 in the targeted proteomics analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: A first step was achieved in the search for biomarker of MTXR with identification of two actors of glycolysis (TPI-1 and GPI). The next step will be to confirm these results in a larger cohort, including samples from treatment-naive patients, to assess the predictive potential of these protein markers.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - (2023) vom: 01. Aug.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Escal, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Neel, Tiphany [VerfasserIn]
Hodin, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Boussoualim, Karima [VerfasserIn]
Amouzougan, Adamah [VerfasserIn]
Coassy, Astrid [VerfasserIn]
Locrelle, Hervé [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Thierry [VerfasserIn]
Delavenne, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Marotte, Hubert [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarker
Journal Article
Methotrexate
Proteomics
Rheumatoid arthritis

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Date Revised 01.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1093/rheumatology/kead390

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NLM360268110