Different Immunologic Profiles Are Associated With Distinct Clinical Phenotypes in Longitudinally Observed Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the immunologic profile associated with disease flares in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to investigate the clinical significance of any differences observed between patients during and following a flare.

METHODS: Multiparameter flow cytometry was used to examine 47 immune populations within the peripheral blood of 16 healthy controls, 25 patients with clinically quiescent SLE, and 46 patients with SLE experiencing a flare at baseline and at 6- and 12-month follow-up visits. Unsupervised clustering was used to identify patients with similar immune profiles and to track changes over time. Parametric or nonparametric statistics were used when appropriate to assess the association of cellular phenotypes with clinical and laboratory parameters.

RESULTS: Five clusters of patients were identified that variably contained patients with active and quiescent SLE, and that had distinct clinical phenotypes. Patients characterized by increased T peripheral helper, activated B, and age-associated B cells were the most likely to be flaring at baseline, as well as the most likely to remain active or flare over the subsequent year if they acquired or retained this phenotype at follow-up. In contrast, patients who had increased T helper (Th) cells in the absence of B cell changes, or who had increased Th1 cells and innate immune populations, mostly developed quiescent SLE on follow-up. A significant proportion of patients with SLE had depletion of many immune populations at flare and only showed increases in these populations post-flare.

CONCLUSION: Cellular phenotyping of patients with SLE reveals several distinct immunologic profiles that may help to stratify patients with regard to prognosis and treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

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Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 76(2024), 5 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 726-738

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manion, Kieran [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz-Grajales, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Atenafu, Eshetu [VerfasserIn]
Faheem, Zoha [VerfasserIn]
Gladman, Dafna D [VerfasserIn]
Urowitz, Murray [VerfasserIn]
Touma, Zahi [VerfasserIn]
Wither, Joan E [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Date Completed 25.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/art.42776

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NLM365638242