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Harsini S, Rezaei N. Autoimmune diseases. Clin Immunol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818006-8.00001-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Antibodies Recognizing Yersinia enterocolitica Lipopolysaccharides of Various Chemotypes in Synovial Fluids From Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. J Immunol Res 2022; 2022:9627934. [PMID: 36189145 PMCID: PMC9519298 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9627934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 (YeO3) is considered to be associated with reactive arthritis (ReA), and its lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been detected in synovial fluids from patients. Interestingly, YeO3 wild-type LPS was processed by host cells, resulting in truncated LPS molecules presenting the core region. Previously, we reported the immunogenicity but not adjuvanticity of YeO3 LPSs of wild (S) type, Ra, Rd, or Re chemotypes in mice. Here, we demonstrate the presence of YeO3 LPS chemotype-specific antibodies in all analyzed synovial fluids (SF) from patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Interestingly, the high titer of antibodies specific for the Kdo-lipid A region was found in most tested SF. In contrast, only a few were positive for antibodies recognizing O-specific polysaccharides. Western blot analysis revealed the presence of antibodies reacting with fast-migrating LPS fractions and enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) in synovial fluid samples. Our data also suggest the importance of LPS-associated ECA for the antigenicity of endotoxin. Furthermore, we confirmed in vitro that Yersinia LPS processing leads to the exposure of its core region and enhanced potency of complement lectin pathway activation.
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Kalogeropoulos D, Barry R, Kalogeropoulos C. The association between intestinal microbiome and autoimmune uveitis. ARCHIVOS DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE OFTALMOLOGIA 2022; 97:264-275. [PMID: 35526950 DOI: 10.1016/j.oftale.2021.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The microbiome is strongly implicated in a wide spectrum of immune-mediated diseases, whereas gut commensal microbiota plays a pivotal role in immune and intestinal homeostasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A thorough literature search was performed in PubMed database. An additional search was made in Google Scholar to complete the collected items. RESULTS Due to complex interactions with the host genetics and other factors, intestinal dysbiosis has been linked to various immune-mediated disorders. In particular, the role of intestinal microbiota in the pathogenesis of uveitis has been demonstrated by several studies, indicating that changes in the microbiome can trigger autoimmune ocular inflammatory processes or affect their severity. CONCLUSIONS This review summarizes how alterations in the intestinal microbiota can conduce to immune-mediated ocular pathologies and how microbiome can be targeted in order to form novel therapeutic approaches to treat these severe and potentially blinding conditions.
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- D Kalogeropoulos
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
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- Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Dubey D, Kumar S, Rawat A, Guleria A, Kumari R, Ahmed S, Singh R, Misra R, Kumar D. NMR-Based Metabolomics Revealed the Underlying Inflammatory Pathology in Reactive Arthritis Synovial Joints. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:5088-5102. [PMID: 34661415 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an aseptic synovitis condition that often develops 2-4 weeks after a distant (extra-articular) infection with Chlamydia, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Yersinia species. The metabolic changes in the synovial fluid (SF) may serve as indicative markers to both improve the diagnostic accuracy and understand the underlying inflammatory pathology of ReA. With this aim, the metabolic profiles of SF collected from ReA (n = 58) and non-ReA, i.e., rheumatoid arthritis (RA, n = 21) and osteoarthritis (OA, n = 20) patients, respectively, were measured using NMR spectroscopy and compared using orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). The discriminatory metabolic features were further evaluated for their diagnostic potential using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Compared to RA, two (alanine and carnitine), and compared to OA, six (NAG, glutamate, glycerol, isoleucine, alanine, and glucose) metabolic features were identified as diagnostic biomarkers. We further demonstrated the impact of ReA synovitis condition on the serum metabolic profiles through performing a correlation analysis. The Pearson rank coefficient (r) was estimated for 38 metabolites (profiled in both SF and serum samples obtained in pair from ReA patients) and was found significantly positive for 71% of the metabolites (r ranging from 0.17 to 0.87).
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- Durgesh Dubey
- Centre of Biomedical Research, Lucknow 226014, India.,Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, KGMU, Lucknow 226003, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.,Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, KIMS, Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- Regional Medical Research Center, Gorakhpur 273013, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow 226014, India.,Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, KIMS, Bhubaneswar 751024, India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, Lucknow 226014, India
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Dey S, Sipani AK, Das R. Case Report of a Rare Cause of Reactive Arthritis: Leptospirosis. J Orthop Case Rep 2021; 11:79-84. [PMID: 34239835 PMCID: PMC8241240 DOI: 10.13107/jocr.2021.v11.i03.2098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by infection with pathogenic Leptospira species. Leptospirosis has protean manifestations and rare, unusual presentations should be kept in mind in relevant epidemiological scenario. Reactive arthritis refers to acute non-purulent arthritis complicating an infection elsewhere in the body. It is attributed to an immune activation following certain infections; it is, therefore considered as aseptic arthritis. Very few case reports are available attributing leptospirosis as an established cause of reactive arthritis. We present a case of reactive arthritis of the hip joint due to leptospirosis. Case Report Here, we present a case of a 12-years- old female child who was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, headache, and pain in the right hip joint since past 5 days from admission. Subsequent elaboration revealed a past history of fever, headache, and myalgia for around 5-7 days around a week before the present complaints. There was rat infestation near her house and her father was working as sewage cleaner. Routine investigations, Ultrasonography (USG), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of both hips and subsequently, diagnostic hip aspiration was performed. USG revealed synovitis, MRI revealed hip joint arthritis of infective or inflammatory origin. Diagnostic hip aspiration was negative for any microorganism. On 10th day of admission, patient started developing icterus with yellowish discolouration of urine. Patient was evaluated for the cause of jaundice. Screening for Leptospira was positive. Synovial biopsy of hip was performed, which showed inflammation with no specific pathology and no growth of any microorganism. In addition, Leptospira IgM MAC ELISA was done which was positive. Patient was thus confirmed to be having leptospirosis and reactive arthritis as a consequence of it. Conclusion The presentation of reactive arthritis secondary to leptospirosis is rare. Leptospirosis can be an etiological factor for reactive arthritis, especially if reactive arthritis is complicated with jaundice.
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- Sudipan Dey
- Department of Orthopaedics, Diphu Medical College and Hospital, Diphu, Assam, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Silchar, Assam, India
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Yang KL, Lejeune A, Chang G, Scher JU, Koralov SB. Microbial-derived antigens and metabolites in spondyloarthritis. Semin Immunopathol 2021; 43:163-172. [PMID: 33569635 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-021-00844-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic, immune-mediated, inflammatory diseases affecting the bone, synovium, and enthesis. Microbiome, the community of microorganisms that has co-evolved with human hosts, plays a pivotal role in human health and disease. This invisible "essential organ" supplies the host with a myriad of chemicals and molecules. In turn, microbial metabolites can serve as messengers for microbes to communicate with each other and in the cross-talk with host cells. Gut dysbiosis in SpA is associated with altered microbial metabolites, and an accumulated body of research has contributed to the understanding that changes in intestinal microbiota can modulate disease pathogenesis. We review the novel findings from human and animal studies to provide an overview of the contribution of individual microbial metabolites and antigens to SpA.
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- Katharine Lu Yang
- Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, 522 First Ave. Smilow Research Bldg 511, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, 522 First Ave. Smilow Research Bldg 511, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA. .,Division of Rheumatology and Psoriatic Arthritis Center, 301 East 17th St, Room 1608, New York, NY, 10003, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, 522 First Ave. Smilow Research Bldg 511, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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Was ist neu?
Epidemiologie und Pathogenese Campylobacter jejuni/enteritidis ist in Westeuropa zu einem der häufigsten Erreger der ReA geworden. Auch nach mit Reisediarrhö assoziierten Escherischia-coli-Infektionen (DEC-Infektionen) können Arthralgien und milde ReA auftreten. HLA-B27 spielt eine Rolle bei der Erregerinvasion und -persistenz in Zellen der Mukosa und als antigenpräsentierendes Molekül. Neu sind Erkenntnisse, dass durch Auslösung einer Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) als Folge einer Fehlfaltung des HLA-B27-Moleküls eine proinflammatorische Stressantwort ausgelöst werden kann und dass enterobakterielle Infektionen diese Reaktion des angeborenen Immunsystems auslösen oder verstärken.
Diagnostik Die Diagnostik beruht nicht auf einzelnen Parametern, sondern auf einer Kombination von klinischen, anamnestischen und serologischen bzw. PCR-basierten Faktoren.
Therapie Antibiotika werden nur zur Therapie einer noch bestehenden Chlamydophilia-trachomatis-Infektion an der Eintrittspforte (urogenital) eingesetzt, nicht aber zur Therapie der posturethritischen oder postenteritischen ReA. Bei therapierefraktären chronischen Verläufen können Biologika (TNF-Inhibitoren) entsprechend ihrer Zulassung bei Spondyloarthritiden eingesetzt werden.
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- Elisabeth Märker-Hermann
- Klinik Innere Medizin IV (Rheumatologie, Klinische Immunologie und Nephrologie), Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden
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The Role of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 Lipopolysaccharide in Collagen-Induced Arthritis. J Immunol Res 2020; 2020:7439506. [PMID: 33274243 PMCID: PMC7676966 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7439506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 is mentioned among the most common arthritogenic pathogens. Bacterial components (including lipopolysaccharide (LPS)) may persist in the joint after eradication of infection. Having an adjuvant activity, LPS may enhance production of anticollagen antibodies, involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. Furthermore, its ability to activate complement contributes to the inflammation. The aim of this work was to investigate whether Yersinia LPS (coinjected with collagen) is associated with arthritis progression or other pathological effects and to elucidate the mechanism of this association. It was demonstrated that murine mannose-binding lectin C (MBL-C) recognizes the inner core heptoses of the Rd1 chemotype LPS of Yersinia. In addition, the Rd1 LPS activates the MBL-associated serine protease 1 (MASP-1) stronger than the S and Ra chemotype LPS and comparable to Klebsiella pneumoniae O:3 LPS. However, in contrast to the latter, Yersinia Rd1 LPS was associated neither with the adjuvancity nor with the enhancement of pathological changes in animal paws/impairment of motility. On the other hand, it seemed to be more hepatotoxic when compared with the other tested endotoxins, while the enlargement of inguinal lymph nodes and drop in hepatic MBL-C expression (at the mRNA level) were independent of LPS chemotype. Our data did not suggest no greater impact Y. enterocolitica O:3 on the development or severity of arthropathy related to anticollagen antibody-induced arthritis in mice, although its interaction with MBL-C and subsequent complement activation may contribute to some adverse effects.
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Sharip A, Kunz J. Understanding the Pathogenesis of Spondyloarthritis. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10101461. [PMID: 33092023 PMCID: PMC7588965 DOI: 10.3390/biom10101461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Spondyloarthritis comprises a group of inflammatory diseases of the joints and spine, with various clinical manifestations. The group includes ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease, and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis. The exact etiology and pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis are still unknown, but five hypotheses explaining the pathogenesis exist. These hypotheses suggest that spondyloarthritis is caused by arthritogenic peptides, an unfolded protein response, HLA-B*27 homodimer formation, malfunctioning endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidases, and, last but not least, gut inflammation and dysbiosis. Here we discuss the five hypotheses and the evidence supporting each. In all of these hypotheses, HLA-B*27 plays a central role. It is likely that a combination of these hypotheses, with HLA-B*27 taking center stage, will eventually explain the development of spondyloarthritis in predisposed individuals.
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MESH Headings
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/genetics
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/immunology
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/metabolism
- Arthritis, Psoriatic/pathology
- Arthritis, Reactive/genetics
- Arthritis, Reactive/immunology
- Arthritis, Reactive/metabolism
- Arthritis, Reactive/pathology
- HLA-B27 Antigen/genetics
- HLA-B27 Antigen/immunology
- Humans
- Inflammation/genetics
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Inflammation/pathology
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/genetics
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/immunology
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/metabolism
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/pathology
- Joints/immunology
- Joints/pathology
- Spine/immunology
- Spine/pathology
- Spondylarthritis/genetics
- Spondylarthritis/immunology
- Spondylarthritis/metabolism
- Spondylarthritis/pathology
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/genetics
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/immunology
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/metabolism
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/pathology
- Unfolded Protein Response/genetics
- Unfolded Protein Response/immunology
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Revisiting the gut-joint axis: links between gut inflammation and spondyloarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2020; 16:415-433. [PMID: 32661321 DOI: 10.1038/s41584-020-0454-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gut inflammation is strongly associated with spondyloarthritis (SpA), as exemplified by the high prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the even higher occurrence of subclinical gut inflammation in patients with SpA. The gut-joint axis of inflammation in SpA is further reinforced by similarities in immunopathogenesis at both anatomical sites and by the clinical success of therapies blocking TNF and IL-23 in IBD and in some forms of SpA. Many genetic risk factors are shared between SpA and IBD, and changes in the composition of gut microbiota are seen in both diseases. Current dogma is that inflammation in SpA initiates in the gut and leads to joint inflammation; however, although conceptually attractive, some research does not support this causal relationship. For example, therapies targeting IL-17A are efficacious in the joint but not the gut, and interfering with gut trafficking by targeting molecules such as α4β7 in IBD can lead to onset or flares of SpA. Several important knowledge gaps remain that must be addressed in future studies. Determining the true nature of the gut-joint axis has real-world implications for the treatment of patients with co-incident IBD and SpA and for the repurposing of therapeutics from one disease to the other.
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Mucosal surfaces are a unique symbiotic environment between a host and a vast and diverse ecology of microbes. These microbes have great immunomodulatory potential with respect to the host organism. Indeed, the mucosal immune system strikes a delicate balance between tolerance of commensal organisms and overt inflammation to ward off pathogens. Disruptions of the microbial ecology at mucosal surfaces has been described in a vast number of different human disease processes including many forms of arthritis, and the resulting implications are still being understood to their fullest. Herein, we review the current state of knowledge in microbe-host interactions as it relates to the development of arthritis through bacterial translocation, bacterial metabolite production, education of the immune response, and molecular mimicry.
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- Meagan E Chriswell
- Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1775 Aurora Ct. Mail Stop B115, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1775 Aurora Ct. Mail Stop B115, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Spondyloarthritis (SpA) describes the group of inflammatory diseases characterized by inflammation within axial joints and/or peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, and dactylitis. Disease development is strongly determined by genes and particularly associated with the presence of HLA-B27. Transgenic expression in animal models leads to induction of a SpA-like disease, suggesting a direct effect of HLA-B27 on disease development. Genome-wide association studies in SpA patients have identified further associations between polymorphisms in genes with an immune function, in particular in genes controlling the interleukin (IL)-23/IL-17 signaling pathway. The efficacy of IL-17 inhibitors in SpA patients underscores the impact of this pathway in this disease. Microscopic gut inflammation or chronic inflammatory bowel disease is found in the majority of patients with SpA, suggesting a pathogenic impact of commensal microbiota. In histopathologic examinations of axial manifestations, replacement of the subchondral bone marrow by granulation tissue with bone destructive and reparative properties is found. The mechanisms governing how genetic predisposition and gut inflammation promote inflammatory reactions at sites of mechanical stress is a matter of current research.
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Rosenbaum JT, Asquith M. The microbiome and HLA-B27-associated acute anterior uveitis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2019; 14:704-713. [PMID: 30301938 DOI: 10.1038/s41584-018-0097-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and the spondyloarthritis (SpA) subtypes ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis and psoriatic arthritis are among the inflammatory diseases affected by the biology of the intestinal microbiome. In this Review, the relationship between AAU, SpA and the microbiome is discussed, with a focus on the major SpA risk gene HLA-B*27 and how it is associated with both intestinal tolerance and the loss of ocular immune privilege that can accompany AAU. We provide four potential mechanisms to account for how dysbiosis, barrier function and immune response contribute to the development of ocular inflammation and the pathogenesis of AAU. Finally, potential therapeutic avenues to target the microbiota for the clinical management of AAU and SpA are outlined.
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- James T Rosenbaum
- Departments of Ophthalmology, Medicine and Cell Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.,Legacy Devers Eye Institute, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Fragoulis GE, Liava C, Daoussis D, Akriviadis E, Garyfallos A, Dimitroulas T. Inflammatory bowel diseases and spondyloarthropathies: From pathogenesis to treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:2162-2176. [PMID: 31143068 PMCID: PMC6526158 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i18.2162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Spondyloarthropathies (SpA) include many different forms of inflammatory arthritis and can affect the spine (axial SpA) and/or peripheral joints (peripheral SpA) with Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) being the prototype of the former. Extra-articular manifestations, like uveitis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are frequently observed in the setting of SpA and are, in fact, part of the SpA classification criteria. Bowel involvement seems to be the most common of these manifestations. Clinically evident IBD is observed in 6%-14% of AS patients, which is significantly more frequent compared to the general population. Besides, it seems that silent microscopic gut inflammation, is evident in around 60% in AS patients. Interestingly, occurrence of IBD has been associated with AS disease activity. For peripheral SpA, two different forms have been proposed with diverse characteristics. Of note, SpA (axial or peripheral) is more commonly observed in Crohn's disease than in ulcerative colitis. The common pathogenetic mechanisms that explain the link between IBD and SpA are still ill-defined. The role of dysregulated microbiome along with migration of T lymphocytes and other cells from gut to the joint ("gut-joint" axis) has been recognized, in the context of a genetic background including associations with alleles inside or outside the human leukocyte antigen system. Various therapeutic modalities are available with monoclonal antibodies against tumour necrosis factor, interleukin-23 and interleukin-17, being the most effective. Both gastroenterologists and rheumatologists should be alert to identify the co-existence of these conditions and ideally follow-up these patients in combined clinics.
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- George E Fragoulis
- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Laiko” General Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece
- Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G128TA, United Kingdom
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Patras University Hospital, Patras 26504, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
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De Filippo C, Di Paola M, Giani T, Tirelli F, Cimaz R. Gut microbiota in children and altered profiles in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Autoimmun 2019; 98:1-12. [PMID: 30638708 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Microbial diversity plays a key role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and in the development of the immune system in the gut mucosa. Maybe one of the most important function of our gut microbiota is the immune system education, in particular the discrimination of friends from foes that occurs during childhood. In addition to bacterial antigens, several metabolites of microbial origin have a crucial role in training of the immune system, such as Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs). There are many evidences on the role of the gut microbiota in rheumatic diseases, in particular modifications of microbiota composition causing dysbiosis that, in turn, can induce gut permeability, and thus immunological imbalance and trigger inflammation. In particular, immune cells can reach extra-intestinal sites, such as joints and trigger local inflammation. Childhood is a crucial period of life for development and evolution of the gut microbiota, especially for the acquisition of fundamental functions such as immunotolerance of commensal microorganisms. For this reason, gut dysbiosis is gaining interest as a potential pathogenetic factor for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Here we summarized the studies conducted on JIA patients in which a pro-arthritogenic microbial profiles has been observed; this, together with a depletion of microbial biodiversity, clearly distinguish patients' from healthy subjects' microbiota. Further studies are however needed to better clarify the role of microbiota in JIA pathogenesis.
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- Carlotta De Filippo
- Institute of Biology and Agrarian Biotechnology (IBBA), National Research Council (CNR), Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy; Department of Medica Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Viale Mario Bracci, 16 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
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Dubey D, Chaurasia S, Guleria A, Kumar S, Modi DR, Misra R, Kumar D. Metabolite assignment of ultrafiltered synovial fluid extracted from knee joints of reactive arthritis patients using high resolution NMR spectroscopy. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2019; 57:30-43. [PMID: 29907975 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Currently, there are no reliable biomarkers available that can aid early differential diagnosis of reactive arthritis (ReA) from other inflammatory joint diseases. Metabolic profiling of synovial fluid (SF)-obtained from joints affected in ReA-holds great promise in this regard and will further aid monitoring treatment and improving our understanding about disease mechanism. As a first step in this direction, we report here the metabolite specific assignment of 1 H and 13 C resonances detected in the NMR spectra of SF samples extracted from human patients with established ReA. The metabolite characterization has been carried out on both normal and ultrafiltered (deproteinized) SF samples of eight ReA patients (n = 8) using high-resolution (800 MHz) 1 H and 1 H─13 C NMR spectroscopy methods such as one-dimensional 1 H CPMG and two-dimensional J-resolved1 H NMR and homonuclear 1 H─1 H TOCSY and heteronuclear1 H─13 C HSQC correlation spectra. Compared with normal SF samples, several distinctive 1 H NMR signals were identified and assigned to metabolites in the 1 H NMR spectra of ultrafiltered SF samples. Overall, we assigned 53 metabolites in normal filtered SF and 64 metabolites in filtered pooled SF sample compared with nonfiltered SF samples for which only 48 metabolites (including lipid/membrane metabolites as well) have been identified. The established NMR characterization of SF metabolites will serve to guide future metabolomics studies aiming to identify/evaluate the SF-based metabolic biomarkers of diagnostic/prognostic potential or seeking biochemical insights into disease mechanisms in a clinical perspective.
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- Durgesh Dubey
- Centre of Biomedical Research, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Vaitkeviciute I, Teunis P, van Pelt W, Krogfelt K. Kinetics of serum antibodies in response to infection with Yersinia enterocolitica. Epidemiol Infect 2019; 147:e165. [PMID: 31063094 PMCID: PMC6518524 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819000530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Information on the kinetics of the serum antibody response to infection with Yersinia enterocolitica is essential to allow the estimation and comparison of seroconversion rates in a diversity of pools of cross-sectional serum antibody measurements. Data from 94 patients with acute enteritis caused by Yersinia infection were used. The follow-up period for the longitudinal study was 36 months, addressed by questionnaire. An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method was adapted to determine the concentration of antibodies against Y. enterocolitica in human sera. A mathematical within-host model was used to describe the interaction between pathogen and immune system and the waning of immunity after clearing of the pathogen. All observed antibodies (IgG, IgM, IgA) reached peak levels shortly after infection and then decayed slowly indicating that the median levels decreased only little during the observation period. Estimated maximum peak antibody levels were highest in IgG. Seroresponse curves of all antibodies showed large individual variation between patients. There was no apparent pattern of variation with age, nor any notable difference between genders. Estimated half-times were very long for all antibodies, and their posterior distributions were highly skewed. IgA appeared to have the most persistent antibody response, compared with IgG and IgM. Median peak levels of all three antibodies were similar. There was no significance found between peak antibody levels and severity of symptoms of gastrointestinal infection and severity of joint pain. Our findings allow the use of cross-sectional serum antibody measurements as biomarkers, to estimate seroconversion rates. Such seroincidence estimates include asymptomatic seroconversions, thereby avoiding under-reporting, and allows the comparison of infection pressures among countries, independent of their healthcare and surveillance systems.
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- I. Vaitkeviciute
- Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA, USA
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Walker D, Gibbons J, Harris JD, Taylor CS, Scott C, Paterson GK, Morrison LR. Systemic Yersinia pseudotuberculosis as a Cause of Osteomyelitis in a Captive Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). J Comp Pathol 2018; 164:27-31. [PMID: 30360909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia enterocolitica are ubiquitous pathogens with wildlife and domestic animal reservoirs. Outbreaks of 'non-plague' yersiniosis in man and non-human primates are reported frequently (including zoological specimens and research breeding colonies) and are usually characterized by enteritis, mesenteric lymphadenitis and occasionally organ abscessation. In people, non-septic reactive arthritis is a common sequela to yersiniosis. However, there have been rare reports in people of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis because of active systemic infection with Y. pseudotuberculosis. Osteomyelitis has also been reported rarely in historical yersiniosis outbreaks in farmed turkeys in England and the USA. This paper reports the first case of osteomyelitis caused by systemic infection with Y. pseudotuberculosis O:1 in a non-human primate, a captive ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). The lemur had a short clinical history of hyporexia and weight loss with reduction in mobility, especially of the left hindlimb. On post-mortem examination there was evidence of multi-organ abscessation. In addition, severe necrosis, inflammation and large bacterial colonies were present in the musculature, periosteum and bone marrow in the hip, ribs and a vertebra at the cervicothoracic junction. Osteomyelitis should be considered as a rare clinical presentation in non-human primates with systemic Y. pseudotuberculosis infection.
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- D Walker
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, UK.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, UK
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- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, UK
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- Struthers and Scott Veterinary Practice, Doune, Perthshire FK16 6EH, UK
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- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, UK
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- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Edinburgh, UK
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Dalby T, Rasmussen E, Schiellerup P, Krogfelt KA. Development of an LPS-based ELISA for diagnosis of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infections in Danish patients: a follow-up study. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:125. [PMID: 28545413 PMCID: PMC5445397 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica causes gastroenteritis in humans. The study aimed to develop a diagnostic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 LPS antibodies in sera from Danish patients with suspected Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 gastrointestinal infection. As a part of this, antibody decay profiles after culture confirmed Yersinia enteritis were studied. RESULTS An ELISA using Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 LPS as the coating antigen was developed for measuring IgA, IgG and IgM specific antibodies. A longitudinal collection of 220 sera drawn between 20 and 1053 days after onset of symptoms from 85 adult Danish patients with verified Yersinia enteritis were examined. A control group of 100 sera from healthy Danish blood-donors were analysed in order to determine the cut-off for interpretation of results. Serum samples from 62 out of 81 patients who delivered either the first or the second sample were found positive for specific antibodies against Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 LPS (77%). For samples collected within 60 days after onset of symptoms (n = 48) sensitivities of 58%, 42% and 79% for IgA, IgG and IgM antibodies were found. A sensitivity of 81% was found for these samples when using the definition of a positive result in either IgA, IgG or IgM as a combined positive. All samples received up to 36 days after onset of symptoms (n = 10) were found to be positive using this definition. For the period 61 to 90 days after onset of symptoms (n = 32), a combined sensitivity of 63% was found. The antibody levels as well as decay profiles for the three different immunoglobulin classes for the individual patients exhibited a large degree of variation. CONCLUSIONS Using a definition of positive as a positive result for either IgA, IgG or IgM antibodies, a diagnostic sensitivity of 81% was achieved for samples received within 60 days after onset of symptoms. In particular, the levels of specific IgM antibodies were elevated. In comparison, the standard tube-agglutination assay achieved a sensitivity of 60% on the same samples. The sensitivity of the ELISA decreased the longer the duration of time since onset of symptoms. The ELISA was highly specific for Yersinia when testing sera from individuals with confirmed gastrointestinal infections by other bacteria. Moreover, the knowledge gained from this longitudinal study of antibody decay profiles can be used in future epidemiological studies of seroprevalence.
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- Tine Dalby
- Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
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- Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark
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- Department of Bacteria, Parasites and Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark
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Salas-Cuestas F, Bautista-Molano W, Bello-Gualtero JM, Arias I, Castillo DM, Chila-Moreno L, Valle-Oñate R, Herrera D, Romero-Sánchez C. Higher Levels of Secretory IgA Are Associated with Low Disease Activity Index in Patients with Reactive Arthritis and Undifferentiated Spondyloarthritis. Front Immunol 2017; 8:476. [PMID: 28496443 PMCID: PMC5406393 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Both reactive arthritis (ReA) and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (uSpA) belong to the group of autoinflammatory diseases called spondyloarthritis (SpA). Hypotheses have been proposed about a relationship between the intestinal mucosa and inflammation of joint tissues. The role of immunoglobulin IgA or secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) in the inflammatory and/or clinical activity of patients with SpA remains poorly understood. Objective To evaluate the status of total IgA and SIgA, and the association among the levels of SIgA, IgA, IgA anti-Chlamydia trachomatis, and anti-Shigella spp. with the disease activity measures, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, was compared in a cohort of patients with ReA and uSpA and healthy subjects. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. The serum concentrations of SIgA, IgA anti-C. trachomatis, anti-Shigella spp., and total IgA were measured. Disease activity was measured in each patient by means of Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS). Statistical analysis did include as bivariate evaluation, comparisons by Student’s t-test, Kruskal–Wallis test, and U Mann–Whitney test, with a multivariate evaluation by principal components analysis (PCA). A correlation analysis was carried out using the Pearson correlation coefficient and a linear regression models. All analysis were made using Stata version 11.2® for Windows, R V3.3.21. Statistical significance was defined a p-value <0.05. Results In all, 46 patients (78.2% men; mean age, 34.8 ± 12.3 years) and 53 controls (41% men; mean age, 32 ± 11.4 years) were included in the study. The mean serum levels of SIgA were higher in SpA patients than in healthy subjects (p < 0.001). Only SIgA levels correlated with disease activity: BASDAI (r = −0.42, p = 0.0046), ASDAS-CRP (r = −0.37, p = 0.014), and ASDAS-ESR (r = −0.45, p = 0.0021). The negative correlation between SIgA and all activity indices was higher in HLA-B27-positive patients (BASDAI r = −0.70, p = 0.0009, ASDAS-CRP r = −0.58, p = 0.0093, and ASDAS-ESR r = −0.57, p = 0.0083). The PCA showed three factors: the first component was constituted by variables referred as clinical activity measures, the second did include the serological activity markers, and the last component was compounded by age and symptoms time. Conclusion Elevated serum levels of SIgA were found to be related with low disease activity in patients with ReA and uSpA.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.,Unit of Oral Basic Investigation-UIBO, School of Dentistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.,Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Instituto de Genética Humana, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unit of Oral Basic Investigation-UIBO, School of Dentistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Unit of Oral Basic Investigation-UIBO, School of Dentistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.,Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Instituto de Genética Humana, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia.,Unit of Oral Basic Investigation-UIBO, School of Dentistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.,Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia
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Honda K, Iwanaga N, Izumi Y, Tsuji Y, Kawahara C, Michitsuji T, Higashi S, Kawakami A, Migita K. Reactive Arthritis Caused by Yersinia enterocolitica Enteritis. Intern Med 2017; 56:1239-1242. [PMID: 28502944 PMCID: PMC5491824 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We report a case of reactive arthritis (ReA) triggered by Yersinia enterocolitica enteritis. A 24-year-old Japanese man developed polyarthritis in the lower limbs. Two weeks prior to these symptoms, he noted diarrhea, right lower abdominal pain and a fever. Y. enterocolitica was not isolated from a stool culture; however, he was diagnosed with ReA based on the colonoscopic findings of a high anti-Y. enterocolitica antibody titer and HLA-B27 antigen positivity. Following treatment with methotrexate and steroids, his arthritis improved. This is the first reported Japanese case of ReA in the English literature after a gastrointestinal infection caused by Y. enterocolitica.
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- Kazuya Honda
- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Unit of Translational Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine, Nagasaki Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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Morrison D, Danner R, Dinarello C, Munford R, Natanson C, Pollack M, Spitzer J, Ulevitch R, Vogel S, McSweegan E. Bacterial endotoxins and pathogenesis of Gram-negative infections: current status and future direction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199400100201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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100 years after the discovery of a bacterial 'endotoxin', 50 years after the introduction of antibiotics and 25 years after the routine use of intensive care units to support septic shock patients, Gram-negative infections continue to account for significant morbidity and mortality. In the coming decade, basic research on the structure/function of LPS, the cytokine cascade, and receptor-mediated intracellular signalling responses to LPS and cytokines will provide a greater understanding of the molecular, cellular and systemic responses to endotoxin and infection. New therapeutic agents now emerging from research, and better designed clinical trials to assess those agents will contribute to the next significant decline in sepsis- and shock-related morbidity and mortality. This article summarizes the findings of a workshop convened at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine current research on endotoxin and Gram-negative septic shock.
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- D.C. Morrison
- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Connor BA. Post-Infectious Sequelae of Travelers’ Diarrhea: Reactive Arthritis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. CURRENT TROPICAL MEDICINE REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s40475-016-0080-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Sahlberg AS, Ruuska M, Colbert RA, Granfors K, Penttinen MA. Altered PKR Signalling and C / EBPβ Expression is Associated with HLA-B27 Expression in Monocytic Cells. Scand J Immunol 2015; 75:184-92. [PMID: 21988375 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Infection caused by certain gram-negative bacteria, e.g. Salmonella, can trigger inflammatory joint disease reactive arthritis (ReA). It is suggested that the disease-triggering bacteria or bacterial components persist in patients for an abnormally long time. Development of ReA is strongly associated with tissue antigen HLA-B27. Previously, we reported an enhanced replication of Salmonella enteritidis and altered p38 MAP kinase signalling in HLA-B27-expressing monocytic cells. Here we aimed to investigate the role of HLA-B27 in regulation of double-stranded RNA-activated kinase (PKR)-related signalling in Salmonella-infected or Salmonella lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated human U937 monocytic cells, as PKR has been reported to modify p38 signalling in Salmonella-infected cells. In cells expressing HLA-B27, PKR is overexpressed and hypophosphorylated, and the expression of transcription factor CCAAT enhancer binding protein beta (C/EBPβ) is increased upon Salmonella infection and LPS stimulation. The expression of C/EBPβ is PKR-dependent in LPS-stimulated mock cells, whereas in LPS-stimulated B27 cells the majority of C/EBPβ is expressed in a PKR-independent manner. Our results show that the expression of HLA-B27 disturbs the PKR-mediated signalling pathway. Moreover, altered signalling is related to misfolding-linked Glu45 in the B pocket of the HLA-B27 heavy chain. We suggest that the expression of HLA-B27 HCs modulates the intracellular environment of monocyte/macrophages and the mechanisms that are important in eliminating intracellular S. enteritidis by altering the intracellular signalling. This phenomenon is at least partly dependent on the misfolding feature of the B27 molecule. These observations offer a novel mechanism by which HLA-B27 may modulate inflammatory response induced by ReA-triggering bacteria.
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- A S Sahlberg
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, FinlandNIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, FinlandNIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, FinlandNIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, FinlandNIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, FinlandNIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USADepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Reactive arthritis in relation to internal derangements of the temporomandibular joint: a case control study. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015; 53:627-32. [PMID: 25957137 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to find out if reactive arthritis was involved in the aetiology of chronic closed lock of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) by looking for bacterial antigens in the synovial membrane of the TMJ, and by studying the antibody serology and carriage of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) B27 in patients with chronic closed lock. Patients with reciprocal clicking and healthy subjects acted as controls. We studied a total of 43 consecutive patients, 15 with chronic closed lock, 13 with reciprocal clicking, and 15 healthy controls with no internal derangements of the TMJ. Venous blood samples were collected from all subjects for measurement of concentrations of HLA tissue antigen and serology against Chlamydia trachomatis, Yersinia enterocolitica, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter jejuni, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Samples of synovial tissue from patients with closed lock and reciprocal clicking were obtained during discectomy and divided into two pieces, the first of which was tested by strand displacement amplification for the presence of C trachomatis, and the second of which was analysed for the presence of species-specific bacterial DNA using 16s rRNA pan-polymerase chain reaction (PCR). There were no significant differences between the groups in the incidence of antibodies against M pneumoniae, Salmonella spp. or Y enterocolitica. No patient had antibodies towards C trachomatis or C jejuni. We found no bacterial DNA in the synovial fluid from any patient. The HLA B27 antigen was present in 2/15 subjects in both the closed lock and control groups, and none in the reciprocal clicking group. In conclusion, reactive arthritis does not seem to be the mechanism of internal derangement of the TMJ.
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Inman RD. Reactive arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-09138-1.00112-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Laukkanen-Ninios R, Fredriksson-Ahomaa M, Korkeala H. EnteropathogenicYersiniain the Pork Production Chain: Challenges for Control. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Riikka Laukkanen-Ninios
- Dept. of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Univ. of Helsinki; P.O. Box 66, 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Dept. of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Univ. of Helsinki; P.O. Box 66, 00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Dept. of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Univ. of Helsinki; P.O. Box 66, 00014 Helsinki Finland
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Kuhn KA, Pedraza I, Demoruelle MK. Mucosal immune responses to microbiota in the development of autoimmune disease. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2014; 40:711-25. [PMID: 25437287 DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The etiology of most systemic autoimmune diseases remains unknown. There is often a preclinical period of systemic autoimmunity prior to the onset of clinically classifiable disease; established and emerging data suggest that dysregulated immune interactions with commensal microbiota may play a role in the initial generation of autoimmunity in this preclinical period. This article reviews potential mechanisms by which alterations of healthy microbiota may induce autoimmunity as well as mucosal microbial associations with autoimmune diseases. If mucosal microbiota lead to the development of autoimmunity, these mucosal sites, microorganisms, and immunologic mechanisms can be targeted to prevent the onset of systemic autoimmune disease.
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- Kristine A Kuhn
- Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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Eliçabe RJ, Genaro MSD. Immunopathogenesis of reactive arthritis: Role of the cytokines. World J Immunol 2014; 4:78-87. [DOI: 10.5411/wji.v4.i2.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2014] [Revised: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Reactive arthritis (ReA), also known as sterile postinfectious arthritis, belongs to the group of related arthropathies known as spondyloarthritis (SpA). ReA can arise 1-4 wk after a gastrointestinal or genitourinary infection, but once arthritis develops, the microorganism is not found in the joint. The classical microbes associated with ReA development include Gram-negative aerobic or microaerophilic bacteria containing LPS in their outer membrane. The immunopathogenic mechanisms involved in ReA development are still unknown. A hypothesis suggested that the bacteria probably persist outside the joint, at sites such as gut mucosa or lymph nodes, and bacterial antigens might then be transported to the joints. On the other hand, an altered immune response and the unbalanced production of cytokines have been reported in subjects with ReA. Currently, there is increased evidence to suggest that both mechanisms would operate in the immunopathogenesis of ReA. In this review we highlight recent advances on the role of cytokines in the ReA. Particularly, we discuss the roles of some pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines involved in the immunopathogenesis of ReA.
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Ramos OP, Silva EEC, Falcão DP, de Medeiros BMM. Production of Autoantibodies Associated with Polyclonal Activation inYersinia enterocoliticaO:8-Infected Mice. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 49:129-37. [PMID: 15722598 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03712.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Polyclonal lymphocyte stimulation is one of the immunomodulatory mechanisms induced by arthritogenic pathogens. In this study we examined the polyclonal activation potential of a virulent strain of Y. enterocolitica serotype O: 8 (WA 2707(+)) and its plasmidless isogenic pair (WA 2707(-)). SPF Swiss mice were infected intragastrically and spleen cells were obtained on days 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 after infection. The number of cells secreting nonspecific immunoglobulins of IgG, IgM and IgA isotypes was determined by the ELISPOT technique. The presence of serum-specific antibodies was investigated by ELISA and the presence of autoantibodies by dot-blot assay. Although the patterns of infection of the two bacterial strains were almost the same, only the animals infected with the virulent strain presented clinical anomalies. Neither arthritic nor inflammatory signs were observed in the joints of the infected animals. The greatest activation observed was that of the nonspecific IgM-secreting cells, and their peak of secretion occurred between the 28th and the 42nd day after infection, for both strains of Y. enterocolitica O: 8. Only the animals infected with the virulent strain (WA 2707(+)) produced IgG-specific antibodies in the serum, from the 28th day after infection. The serum of animals infected with either strain showed reactivity to all the autologous constituents tested, mainly on the 28th and 42nd day after infection. It was concluded that infection of mice with either the virulent strain of Y. enterocolitica O: 8 or with its plasmidless isogenic pair resulted in the polyclonal activation of the splenic B lymphocytes including some autoreactive clones.
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- Orivaldo Pereira Ramos
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brasil
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Connor BA, Riddle MS. Post-infectious sequelae of travelers' diarrhea. J Travel Med 2013; 20:303-12. [PMID: 23992573 DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Travelers' diarrhea (TD) has generally been considered a self-limited disorder which resolves more quickly with expeditious and appropriate antibiotic therapy given bacteria are the most frequently identified cause. However, epidemiological, clinical, and basic science evidence identifying a number of chronic health conditions related to these infections has recently emerged which challenges this current paradigm. These include serious and potentially disabling enteric and extra-intestinal long-term complications. Among these are rheumatologic, neurologic, gastrointestinal, renal, and endocrine disorders. This review aims to examine and summarize the current literature pertaining to three of these post-infectious disorders: reactive arthritis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome and the relationship of these conditions to diarrhea associated with travel as well as to diarrhea associated with gastroenteritis which may not be specifically travel related but relevant by shared microbial pathogens. It is hoped this review will allow clinicians who see travelers to be aware of these post-infectious sequelae thus adding to our body of knowledge in travel medicine. METHODS Data for this article were identified by searches of PubMed and MEDLINE, and references from relevant articles using search terms "travelers' diarrhea" "reactive arthritis" "Guillain-Barré syndrome" "Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome." Abstracts were included when related to previously published work. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS A review of the published literature reveals that potential consequences of travelers' diarrhea may extend beyond the acute illness and these post-infectious complications may be more common than currently recognized. In addition since TD is such a common occurrence it would be helpful to be able to identify those who might be at greater risk of post-infectious sequelae in order to target more aggressive prophylactic or therapeutic approaches to such individuals. It is hoped this review will allow clinicians who see travelers to be aware of these post-infectious sequelae thus adding to our body of knowledge in travel medicine.
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Sahlberg AS, Ruuska M, Granfors K, Penttinen MA. Altered regulation of ELAVL1/HuR in HLA-B27-expressing U937 monocytic cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70377. [PMID: 23894643 PMCID: PMC3718773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of HLA-B27 expression in the regulation of RNA binding protein (RBP) Embryonic Lethal Abnormal Vision (ELAV) L1/Human antigen R (HuR) expression in Salmonella-infected or LPS-stimulated human monocytic cells, since HuR is a critical regulator of the post-transcriptional fate of many genes (e.g. TNFα) important in inflammatory response. METHODS U937 monocytic cells were stably transfected with pSV2neo resistant vector (mock), wild type HLA-B27, or mutated HLA-B27 with amino acid substitutions in the B pocket. Cells were differentiated, infected with Salmonella enteritidis or stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. The expression levels of HuR protein and cleavage products (CP1 and CP2) were detected by Western blotting and flow cytometry. Specific inhibitors were used to study the role of PKR and p38 in HuR expression and generation of CPs. TNFα and IL-10 secretion after p38 and PKR inhibition were measured by ELISA. RESULTS Full length HuR is overexpressed and HuR cleavage is disturbed in U937 monocytic cells expressing HLA-B27 heavy chains (HC). Increased full length HuR expression, disturbed cleavage and reduced dependence on PKR after infection correlate with the expression of glutamic acid 45 in the B pocket that is linked to the misfolding of HLA-B27. CONCLUSION Results show that the expression of HLA-B27 HCs modulates the intracellular environment of U937 monocyte/macrophages by altering HuR regulation. This phenomenon is at least partly dependent on the misfolding feature of the B27 molecule. Since HuR is an important regulator of multiple genes involved in inflammatory response observations offer an explanation how HLA-B27 may modulate inflammatory response.
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- Anna S Sahlberg
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of three-month treatment with the combination of ofloxacin and roxithromycin in recent-onset reactive arthritis. Rheumatol Int 2013; 33:2723-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2794-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Peluso R, Di Minno MND, Iervolino S, Manguso F, Tramontano G, Ambrosino P, Esposito C, Scalera A, Castiglione F, Scarpa R. Enteropathic spondyloarthritis: from diagnosis to treatment. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:631408. [PMID: 23690825 PMCID: PMC3649644 DOI: 10.1155/2013/631408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Enteropathic arthritis (EA) is a spondyloarthritis (SpA) which occurs in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and other gastrointestinal diseases. Diagnosis is generally established on the medical history and physical examination. It was, generally, made according to the European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) criteria. Rheumatic manifestations are the most frequent extraintestinal findings of IBD with a prevalence between 17% and 39%, and IBD is associated, less frequently, with other rheumatic disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren syndrome, Takayasu arteritis, and fibromyalgia. Although the pathogenesis of EA has not been plainly clarified, the most popular theory supposes that joint inflammation occurs in genetically predisposed subjects with bacterial gut infections, provided an important evidence for a possible relationship between inflammation of the gut mucosa and arthritis. The management of patients with EA requires an active cooperation between the gastroenterologist and rheumatologist.
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- Rosario Peluso
- Rheumatology Research Unit, University Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Ruuska M, Sahlberg AS, Granfors K, Penttinen MA. Phosphorylation of STAT-1 serine 727 is prolonged in HLA-B27-expressing human monocytic cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e50684. [PMID: 23349666 PMCID: PMC3549911 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A tissue antigen, HLA-B27, is strongly associated with a group of rheumatic diseases called spondyloarthritides. Despite the intensive research, the exact role of HLA-B27 in the pathogenesis of these diseases is still unclear. Here we studied whether HLA-B27 modulates the phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT-1) serine 727 residue and the localization of STAT-1 in Salmonella-infected human monocytic cells. In addition, we studied the role of signaling molecule double-stranded RNA activated protein kinase (PKR) in these modulatory effects. U937 human monocytic cell transfectants stably expressing wild type HLA-B27 or mutated HLA-B27 heavy chains with amino acid substitutions in the B pocket were prepared. The PMA-differentiated cells were infected with S. enteritidis. Western blotting was used to detect the phosphorylation of STAT-1, and to visualize the localization of STAT-1 in the cells confocal microscopy was used. Specific inhibitors were employed to study the role of PKR in STAT-1 phosphorylation. We discovered that the phosphorylation of STAT-1 serine 727 is prolonged in cells expressing misfolding forms of HLA-B27 after S. enteritidis infection, whereas in mock cells and in cells expressing mutated, non-misfolding HLA-B27 the phosphorylation of serine 727 is transient. Interestingly, STAT-1 serine 727 phosphorylation is partly dependent on PKR. In addition, more STAT-1 is localized in the nucleus of HLA-B27-expressing cells, even before an external trigger, when compared to mock cells. In conclusion, our results show that the phosphorylation of STAT-1 serine 727 residue is prolonged in HLA-B27-expressing monocyte-macrophage U937 cells after bacterial infection. This is of interest since the phosphorylation of serine 727 on STAT-1 is suggested to contribute to macrophage activation and promote inflammatory responses. Therefore, our results provide a mechanism which explains how the expression of an HLA-B27 molecule can impact the course of Salmonella infection and reactive arthritis.
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- Marja Ruuska
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Berghoff W. Chronic Lyme Disease and Co-infections: Differential Diagnosis. Open Neurol J 2012; 6:158-78. [PMID: 23400696 PMCID: PMC3565243 DOI: 10.2174/1874205x01206010158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2012] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In Lyme disease concurrent infections frequently occur. The clinical and pathological impact of co-infections was first recognized in the 1990th, i.e. approximately ten years after the discovery of Lyme disease. Their pathological synergism can exacerbate Lyme disease or induce similar disease manifestations. Co-infecting agents can be transmitted together with Borrelia burgdorferi by tick bite resulting in multiple infections but a fraction of co-infections occur independently of tick bite. Clinically relevant co-infections are caused by Bartonella species, Yersinia enterocolitica, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In contrast to the USA, human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) and babesiosis are not of major importance in Europe. Infections caused by these pathogens in patients not infected by Borrelia burgdorferi can result in clinical symptoms similar to those occurring in Lyme disease. This applies particularly to infections caused by Bartonella henselae, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Chlamydia trachomatis primarily causes polyarthritis. Chlamydophila pneumoniae not only causes arthritis but also affects the nervous system and the heart, which renders the differential diagnosis difficult. The diagnosis is even more complex when co-infections occur in association with Lyme disease. Treatment recommendations are based on individual expert opinions. In antibiotic therapy, the use of third generation cephalosporins should only be considered in cases of Lyme disease. The same applies to carbapenems, which however are used occasionally in infections caused by Yersinia enterocolitica. For the remaining infections predominantly tetracyclines and macrolides are used. Quinolones are for alternative treatment, particularly gemifloxacin. For Bartonella henselae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae the combination with rifampicin is recommended. Erythromycin is the drug of choice for Campylobacter jejuni.
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Bressan E, Peres KC, Tonussi CR. Evidence that LPS-reactive arthritis in rats depends on the glial activity and the fractalkine-TNF-α signaling in the spinal cord. Neuropharmacology 2011; 62:947-58. [PMID: 22001426 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Revised: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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It is known that primary afferent central terminal sensitization can influence peripheral inflammation, however, it remains to be understood whether spinal cord glia can also contribute to this process. Our aim was to investigate the effect of spinal cord glia inhibition on the pathogenesis of LPS-induced knee-joint monoarthritis in rats and also to investigate the role of fractalkine and TNF-α. LPS was injected into the knee-joint previously primed with carrageenan to cause articular incapacitation, edema, synovial leukocyte infiltration, and GFAP and CD11b/c spinal immunoreactivity (glia-IR) increase. Articular edema was more sensitive to the inhibition by intrathecal fluorocitrate and minocycline than nociception and synovial leukocyte content. The higher doses of both drugs were ineffective when given by intraperitoneal route. Corticosteroid synthesis inhibition by aminoglutethimide did not change the glia inhibitors effect. The inhibitory effect of the dorsal root potential inhibitor, furosemide, was not additive to that caused by fluorocitrate and minocycline. Intrathecal anti-fractalkine and anti-TNF-α inhibited edema, nociception, and synovial leukocytes, while fractalkine caused the opposite effects. The fractalkine effect was inhibited by fluorocitrate and anti-TNF-α. Finally, fluorocitrate, minocycline and anti-fractalkine attenuated, but fractalkine increased, GFAP and CD11b/c IR. The evidence reported herein supports the hypothesis that spinal fractalkine release is involved in glia activation, which via the spinal release of TNF-α, seems to be involved in the development and maintenance of this arthritis model. A possible modulation of the dorsal root reflexes is discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder'.
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- Elisângela Bressan
- Department of Pharmacology, CCB, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus Trindade, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina 88040-900, Brazil
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Reactive arthritis (ReA) can be defined as the development of sterile inflammatory arthritis as a sequel to remote infection, often in the gastrointestinal or urogenital tract. Although no generally agreed-upon diagnostic criteria exist, the diagnosis is mainly clinical, and based on acute oligoarticular arthritis of larger joints developing within 2-4 weeks of the preceding infection. According to population-based studies, the annual incidence of ReA is 0.6-27/100,000. In addition to the typical clinical picture, the diagnosis of ReA relies on the diagnosis of the triggering infection. Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 should not be used as a diagnostic tool for a diagnosis of acute ReA. In the case of established ReA, prolonged treatment of Chlamydia-induced ReA may be of benefit, not only in the case of acute ReA but also in those with chronic ReA or spondylarthropathy with evidence of persisting chlamydia antigens in the body. In other forms of ReA, there is no confirmed evidence in favour of antibiotic therapy to shorten the duration of acute arthritis. The outcome and prognosis of ReA are best known for enteric ReA, whereas studies dealing with the long-term outcome of ReA attributable to Chlamydia trachomatis are lacking.
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- Timo Hannu
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. Box 340, FI-00029 HUCH, Finland.
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Ge S, Danino V, He Q, Hinton JCD, Granfors K. Microarray analysis of response of Salmonella during infection of HLA-B27- transfected human macrophage-like U937 cells. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:456. [PMID: 20670450 PMCID: PMC3091652 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/30/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 is strongly associated with the development of reactive arthritis (ReA) in humans after salmonellosis. Human monocytic U937 cells transfected with HLA-B27 are less able to eliminate intracellular Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis than those transfected with control HLA antigens (e.g. HLA-A2). To investigate further the mechanisms by which HLA-B27-transfected cells allow increased replication of these bacteria, a DNA-based microarray was used for comparative genomic analysis of S. Enteritidis grown in HLA-B27- or HLA-A2-transfected cells. The microarray consisted of 5080 oligonucleotides from different serovars of Salmonella including S. Enteritidis PT4-specific genes. Bacterial RNA was isolated from the infected HLA-B27- or HLA-A2-transfected cells, reverse-transcribed to cDNA, and hybridized with the oligonucleotides on the microarrays. Some microarray results were confirmed by RT-PCR. RESULTS When gene expression was compared between Salmonella grown in HLA-B27 cells and in HLA-A2 cells, 118 of the 4610 S. Enteritidis-related genes differed in expression at 8 h after infection, but no significant difference was detectable at 2 h after infection. These differentially expressed genes are mainly involved in Salmonella virulence, DNA replication, energy conversion and metabolism, and uptake and metabolism of nutrient substances, etc. The difference suggests HLA-B27-dependent modulation of Salmonella gene expression, resulting in increased Salmonella replication in HLA-B27-positive cells. Among the up-regulated genes were those located in Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-2, which play a central role in intracellular survival and replication of Salmonella. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report to show the regulation of Salmonella gene expression by HLA-B27 during infection of host cells. This regulation probably leads to increased Salmonella survival and replication in HLA-B27-positive cells. SPI-2 genes seem to contribute significantly to the increased replication.
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- Shichao Ge
- Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland
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Inflammatory arthritis presents in a variety of diseases, from rheumatoid arthritis to hepatitis. Antibodies to autoantigens or to microbial constituents are commonly associated with these conditions. In some cases, the antibodies have diagnostic and prognostic relevance. It cannot as yet be determined definitively that any of them mediate joint damage, although the evidence from animal models indicates that this mechanism is likely. The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the spectrum of antibodies found in a variety of inflammatory arthritides. The relevant animal models are also discussed.
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- Ann Duskin
- Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cangiani EE, Guiraldi FR, Pinto SESDC, de Medeiros BMM. Kinetics of B cell Response DuringYersinia enterocoliticaInfection in Resistant and Susceptible Strains of Mice. Immunol Invest 2009; 36:387-402. [PMID: 17691021 DOI: 10.1080/08820130701244234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this study we analyze the B-cell response in murine yersiniosis. To this end, we determined whether polyclonal activation of B-lymphocytes occurs during infection of susceptible (BALB/c) and resistant (C57BL/6) mice with Y. enterocolitica O:8 and compared the immunoglobulin (Ig) isotypes produced in response to the infection by the two strains. The number of splenic cells secreting nonspecific and specific immunoglobulins was determined by ELISPOT. The presence of anti-Yersinia antibodies in serum was detected by ELISA. In both strains, the number of specific Ig-secreting cells was relatively low. Polyclonal B-cell activation was observed in both strains of mice, and the greatest activation was observed in the BALB/c mice, mainly for IgG1- and IgG3- secreting cells. The C57BL/6 mice showed a predominance of IgG2a-secreting cells. The peak production of anti-Yersinia IgG antibodies in the sera of BALB/c mice was seen on the 28th day after infection. The greatest increase in IgM occurred on the 14th day. A progressive increase of specific IgG antibodies was observed in C57BL/6 mice up to the 28th day after infection while IgM increased on the 21st day after infection. The production of specific IgA antibodies was not detected in either BALB/c or C57BL/6 mice. We conclude that polyclonal activation of B lymphocytes occurs in both the Yersinia-resistant and Yersinia-susceptible mice and that the more intense activation of B lymphocytes observed in the susceptible BALB/c mice does not enhance their resistance to Y. enterocolitica infection.
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- Eloisa Elena Cangiani
- UNESP, São Paulo State University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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Fantini MC, Pallone F, Monteleone G. Common immunologic mechanisms in inflammatory bowel disease and spondylarthropathies. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:2472-8. [PMID: 19468997 PMCID: PMC2686905 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.2472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are commonly observed extra-intestinal manifestations of both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the two major forms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). However, the immunological link between these two clinical entities is still poorly understood. Several lines of evidence indicate that SpA may originate from the relocation to the joints of the immune process primarily induced in the gut. The transfer of the intestinal inflammatory process into the joints implicates that immune cells activated in the gut-draining lymph nodes can localize, at a certain point of the intestinal disease, either into the gut or into the joints. This is indicated by the overlapping expression of adhesion molecules observed on the surface of intestinal and synovial endothelial cells during inflammation. Moreover bacterial antigens and HLA-B27 expression may be implicated in the reactivation of T cells at the articular level. Finally, accumulating evidence indicates that a T helper 17 cell-mediated immune response may contribute to IBD and IBD-related SpA with a crucial role played by tumor necrosis factor-α in CD and to a lesser extent in UC.
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Zambrano-Zaragoza JF, de Jesus Durán-Avelar M, Rodríguez-Ocampo AN, García-Latorre E, Burgos-Vargas R, Dominguez-Lopez ML, Pena-Virgen S, Vibanco-Pérez N. The 30-kDa band from Salmonella typhimurium: IgM, IgA and IgG antibody response in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009; 48:748-54. [PMID: 19454607 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the association of Salmonella typhimurium antigens with AS by analysing the IgA, IgG and IgM antibody response to the crude lysate and the 30-kDa band from this micro-organism. METHODS Sera from 28 AS patients, 28 HLA-B27+ healthy relatives, 28 unrelated healthy subjects and 14 RA patients were included. Salmonella typhimurium proteins were electrophoretically separated and blotted onto nitrocellulose sheets for immunodetection with sera from AS patients and unrelated healthy subjects. The electroeluted 30-kDa band (p30) and a crude lysat (StCL) from S. typhimurium were used as antigen to evaluate the IgM, IgA and IgG (total and subclasses) antibody levels by ELISA. An inhibition assay was carried out to confirm the specificity of IgG response to the p30. RESULTS Twenty out of 28 AS patients (71.4%) and 4 out of 28 unrelated healthy subjects (14.3%) recognized a 30-kDa band from S. typhimurium with IgG antibodies. Six out of 28 AS patients (21.4%) and 4 out of 28 unrelated healthy subjects (14.3%) detected it with IgA antibodies. Recognition of p30 and StCL by both IgA and IgG antibodies was higher in AS patients than in control groups (P = 0.003, <0.001 and 0.003 for IgA and <0.001, 0.003 and 0.006 for IgG). Sera from AS patients have higher percentage of IgG antibodies p30 and IgG3 subclass was higher in AS patients than in control groups. No differences in the IgM response were found. CONCLUSIONS Data presented suggest the association between the p30 and AS.
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- Jose F Zambrano-Zaragoza
- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad Académica de Ciencias Químico Biológicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Tepic, Nayarit, México.
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ECA-immunogenicity of Proteus mirabilis strains. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2009; 57:147-51. [PMID: 19333729 PMCID: PMC2771144 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-009-0018-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Accepted: 12/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Introduction Bacteria of the genus Proteus are opportunistic pathogens and cause mainly urinary tract infections. They also play a role in the pathogenesis of reactive arthritis (RA). Patients suffering from Yersinia-triggered RA often carry high titers of antibodies specific to enterobacterial common antigen (ECA). The immunogenicity of ECA has not received much attention thus far and studies have focused mainly on the ECA of Escherichia coli and Yersinia enterocolitica. In this paper the ECA-immunogenicity of Proteus mirabilis is elucidated using two wild-type strains (S1959 and O28) as well as their rough (R) derivative strains R110/1959, which expresses lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with a full core, and R4/O28, which expresses LPS with only an inner core. Materials and Methods Rabbit polyclonal antisera were produced by immunization with boiled suspensions of the four P. mirabilis strains. The antisera were tested for the presence of antibodies specific to ECA by Western blotting using glycerophospholipid- linked ECA (ECAPG) of Salmonella montevideo as antigen. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was isolated from the four strains by the hot phenol/water procedure in which ECAPG is co-extracted with LPS and by the phenol/chloroform/petroleum ether extraction that results in the isolation of LPS and/or LPS-linked ECA (ECALPS) free of ECAPG. The LPS preparations were tested for the presence of ECA by Western blotting using ECA-specific antibodies. Results The results demonstrated that all four P. mirabilis strains were ECA immunogenic. The rabbit antisera immunized by the four strains all contained ECA-specific antibodies. Analysis of the LPS preparations demonstrated that the P. mirabilis wild-type strains O28 and S1959 and the Ra mutant strain R110/1959 expressed ECALPS, suggesting that it induced the anti-ECA antibody responses. Only the presence of ECAPG could be demonstrated in the Rc mutant strain R4/O28. Conclusions These results therefore suggest that, similar to E. coli, LPS with a full core is also required as the acceptor of ECA for P. mirabilis strains to produce ECALPS. Since ECAPG is not immunogenic unless combined with some proteins, it is likely that ECAPG-protein complexes formed during the intravenous immunization with the Rc mutant strain R4/O28.
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Microbial antigens mediate HLA-B27 diseases via TLRs. J Autoimmun 2009; 32:172-7. [PMID: 19299108 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2009.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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HLA-B27 positive individuals are predisposed to reactive arthritis developing 1-3 weeks after urogenital and gastrointestinal infections. Also ankylosing spondylitis (AS) associates strongly to HLA-B27, but no specific infection, Klebsiella pneumoniae excluded, has been linked to it. Before the discovery of its HLA-B27 association there were many reports suggesting a link between chronic prostatitis in men or pelvic inflammatory disease in women and AS. They have since been forgotten although HLA-B27 did not help to understand, why this disease has an axial and ascending nature. It is proposed that the urogenital organs form a source of damage (or danger)-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), either exogenous pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) from microbes or endogenous alarmins, such as uric acid, released from necrotic cells or urate deposits. DAMPs are slowly seeded from low-down upwards via the pelvic and spinal lymphatic pathways. They reach Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in their target mesenchymal stem cells, which are stimulated to ectopic enchondral bone formation leading to syndesmophytes and bamboo spine. At the same time inflammatory cytokines induce secondary osteoporosis of the spine. This new paradigm places microbes, HLA-B27 and TLRs in the pathogenic centre stage, but without pinpointing any (one) specific pathogen; instead, shared microbial patterns are indicated.
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Sahlberg AS, Granfors K, Penttinen MA. HLA-B27 and host-pathogen interaction. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 649:235-44. [PMID: 19731633 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0298-6_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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HLA-B27 is a risk factor closely associated to spondyloarthropathies (SpA). One form of SpA is reactive arthritis (ReA), which develops as a complication after certain bacterial infections (e.g., Salmonellae, Yersiniae, Shigellae, Campylobacteriae and Chlamydiae). The development of infection-triggered complication is a complex train of events between the triggering bacteria and the host. Since most of the patients suffering from ReA are HLA-B27 positive, it has been proposed that HLA-B27 may modulate the interaction between ReA-triggering bacteria and host cell. Besides antigen presenting function, HLA-B27 displays other unusual properties that might be of importance in the development of ReA. These properties (homodimer formation and misfolding of HLA-B27 heavy chain in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)) may trigger ER-stress signaling pathways in host cell, which in turn may modulate cell signaling in favor of ReA-triggering bacteria. Here we summarize the observations of HLA-B27 modulating the interaction between ReA-triggering bacteria and host cell and discuss potential mechanisms behind the interaction.
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- Anna S Sahlberg
- Department of Bacterial and Inflammatory Diseases, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
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The tight connection between intestinal inflammation and arthritis in spondyloarthritis (SpA) has been studied extensively. Subclinical gut inflammation, which can be considered as a model for early Crohn's disease, was shown to be strongly associated with joint inflammation. Several early mucosal abnormalities were uncovered even in the absence of histological signs of inflammation, providing clues into the pathogenesis of SpA. Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered. In this review, we highlight recent progress on this intimate relationship between gut and joint inflammation. Emerging evidence exists favoring a role for genes beyond human leukocyte antigen B27 in the genetic predisposition of SpA and intestinal inflammation. Furthermore, the role of these predisposing genes in modulating host-pathogen interaction at mucosal surfaces and the subsequent link between gut and joint inflammation are of utmost importance in understanding the pathogenesis of SpA.
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