Personalized cardiovascular risk assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients using circulating molecular profiles and their modulation by TNFi, IL6Ri, and JAKinibs

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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to: 1) analyze the inflammatory profile of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients, identifying clinical phenotypes associated with cardiovascular (CV) risk; 2) evaluate biologic and targeted-synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b-DMARDs and ts-DMARDs': TNFi, IL6Ri, JAKinibs) effects; and 3) characterize molecular mechanisms in immune-cell activation and endothelial dysfunction.

PATIENTS & METHODS: A total of 387 RA patients and 45 healthy donors were recruited, forming three cohorts: i) 208 RA patients with established disease but without previous CV events; ii) RA-CVD: 96 RA patients with CV events, and iii) 83 RA patients treated with b-DMARDs/ts-DMARDs for 6 months. Serum inflammatory profiles (cytokines/chemokines/growth factors) and NETosis/oxidative stress-linked biomolecules were evaluated. Mechanistic in vitro studies were performed on monocytes, neutrophils and endothelial cells (EC).

RESULTS: In the first RA-cohort, unsupervised clustering unveiled three distinct groups: cluster 3 (C3) displayed the highest inflammatory profile, significant CV-risk score, and greater atheroma plaques prevalence. In contrast, cluster 1 (C1) exhibited the lowest inflammatory profile and CV risk score, while cluster 2 (C2) displayed an intermediate phenotype. Notably, 2nd cohort RA-CVD patients mirrored C3's inflammation. Treatment with b-DMARDs or ts-DMARDs effectively reduced disease-activity scores (DAS28) and restored normal biomolecules levels, controlling CV risk. In vitro, serum from C3-RA or RA-CVD patients increased neutrophils activity and CV-related protein levels in cultured monocytes and EC, which were partially prevented by pre-incubation with TNFi, IL6Ri, and JAKinibs.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, analyzing circulating molecular profiles in RA patients holds potential for personalized clinical management, addressing CV risk and assisting healthcare professionals in tailoring treatment, ultimately improving outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

Enthalten in:

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie - 173(2024) vom: 27. März, Seite 116357

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Muñoz-Barrera, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Perez-Sanchez, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Ortega-Castro, Rafaela [VerfasserIn]
Corrales, Sagrario [VerfasserIn]
Luque-Tevar, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Cerdó, Tomás [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-Pareja, Ismael [VerfasserIn]
Font, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
Lopez-Mejías, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Calvo, Jerusalem [VerfasserIn]
Abalos-Aguilera, M Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Vilchez, Desiree [VerfasserIn]
Segui, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Merlo, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Perez-Venegas, José [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz Montesino, Ma Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Escalera, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Barco, Carmen Romero [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez-Nebro, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Vazque, Natalia Mena [VerfasserIn]
Marenco, Jose Luis [VerfasserIn]
Montañes, Julia Uceda [VerfasserIn]
Godoy-Navarrete, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Cabezas-Lucena, Alba Ma [VerfasserIn]
Estevez, Eduardo Collantes [VerfasserIn]
Aguirre, Ma Angeles [VerfasserIn]
González-Gay, Miguel A [VerfasserIn]
Barbarroja, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Escudero-Contreras, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Lopez-Pedrera, Chary [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antirheumatic Agents
Biological Products
Biological therapies
Cardiovascular risk
JAK inhibitors
Journal Article
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systems biology

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116357

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369688856