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Wu L, Zhou L, An J, Shao X, Zhang H, Wang C, Zhao G, Chen S, Cui X, Zhang X, Yang F, Li X, Zhang X. Comprehensive profiling of extracellular vesicles in uveitis and scleritis enables biomarker discovery and mechanism exploration. J Transl Med 2023; 21:388. [PMID: 37322475 PMCID: PMC10273650 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04228-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Uveitis and posterior scleritis are sight-threatening diseases with undefined pathogenesis and accurate diagnosis remains challenging. METHODS Two plasma-derived extracellular vesicle (EV) subpopulations, small and large EVs, obtained from patients with ankylosing spondylitis-related uveitis, Behcet's disease uveitis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, and posterior scleritis were subjected to proteomics analysis alongside plasma using SWATH-MS. A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis was performed on the proteomic profiles of sEVs, lEVs, and plasma. Candidate biomarkers were validated in a new cohort using ELISA. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to analyze the relationship between clinical parameters and proteomic data. Connectivity map database was used to predict therapeutic agents. RESULTS In total, 3,668 proteins were identified and over 3000 proteins were quantified from 278 samples. When comparing diseased group to healthy control, the proteomic profiles of the two EV subgroups were more correlated with disease than plasma. Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis highlighted potential pathogenic mechanisms for these diseases. Potential biomarker panels for four diseases were identified and validated. We found a negative correlation between plasma endothelin-converting enzyme 1 level and mean retinal thickness. Potential therapeutic drugs were proposed, and their targets were identified. CONCLUSIONS This study provides a proteomic landscape of plasma and EVs involved in ankylosing spondylitis-related uveitis, Behcet's disease uveitis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome, and posterior scleritis, offers insights into disease pathogenesis, identifies valuable biomarker candidates, and proposes promising therapeutic agents.
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- Lingzi Wu
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, School of Optometry, Research Centre for SHARP Vision (RCSV), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research (CEVR), 17W Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, Beijing, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin, 300384, China.
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Nachate S, El Mouhtadi M, Zouine Y, Haouane MA, Azami MA, Saiad MO, Basraoui D, Jalal H, Nassih H, Elqadiry R, Bourrahouat A, Sab IA, El Hakkouni A. Secondary cutaneous aspergillosis in a child with Behçet’s disease: a case-based update. ANNALS OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY 2023. [DOI: 10.1186/s43159-023-00242-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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Background
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is one of the rarest opportunistic fungal infections and has increased in frequency worldwide in recent years. It is a life-threatening infection associated with high mortality rates. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most severe form of the disease. Extrapulmonary forms can develop as a primary infection or occur as part of a disseminated infection from the lung in severely immunocompromised patients. The major limitation in the management of these infections is the challenge of early diagnosis.
Case presentation
Here we report a case of secondary cutaneous aspergillosis that developed from extensive pulmonary aspergillosis in a 3-year-old female who underwent immunosuppressive therapy for a diagnosed Behçet disease (BD). Aspergillus hyphae were identified on skin biopsies. Cultures grew Aspergillus fumigatus. The diagnosis of cutaneous aspergillosis enabled us to diagnose IPA, although there was no mycopathological proof of lung infection. The patient was successfully treated with voriconazole (8 mg/kg/day) and surgical debridement of the skin lesion.
Conclusions
Although cutaneous involvement in aspergillosis is extremely uncommon, it may be the presenting feature in some cases, allowing for an accurate and timely diagnosis of deeply infected sites. Accordingly, when evaluating skin lesions in immunocompromised individuals, especially debilitated children with underlying diseases requiring long-term immunosuppressive agents, cutaneous aspergillosis should be vigilantly considered.
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Behçet Disease is a relapsing and remitting variable vessel vasculitis characterized by recurrent mucocutaneous ulcers that can involve almost every organ system in the body. Indeed, the presence of recurrent oral or genital ulcers with other auto-inflammatory symptoms should raise suspicion for this elusive disease. It is unique among the vasculitides in that it can affect vessels of small, medium, and large size and tends to involve venous rather than arterial circulation, and its effects on the pulmonary venous circulation are particularly notable for their role in disease mortality. Classically seen in Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, and eastern Asian countries, and relatively rare in the United States, prevalence has been increasing, prompting an increased need for internists to be aware of Behcet's clinical presentation and treatment. As early recognition and diagnosis of the disease is key to successful treatment and better prognosis, this review provides a brief summary of the current etiological theories, important clinical manifestations, and treatments including newer biologic alternatives.
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- Daniel Pak
- Internal Medicine, St Mary Medical Center, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pathergy test with a 23G needle with and without self-saliva in patients with Behçet's disease, recurrent aphthous stomatitis and control group compared to the 20G test. Reumatologia 2021; 59:302-308. [PMID: 34819704 PMCID: PMC8609381 DOI: 10.5114/reum.2021.110567] [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] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objectives The pathergy test (PT) is part of the diagnostic criteria of Behçet’s disease (BD). Factors like needle character and number of punctures can affect the sensitivity of PT. We tried to compare its positivity using a thinner needle with and without self-saliva in active and inactive BD, recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), and healthy people. Material and methods Twenty patients with active and 13 with inactive BD, 20 with RAS, and 34 healthy controls underwent 3 types of PT: 1 – the most recommended 20G dry needle PT, 2 – 23G dry needle PT, and 3 – 23G PT with self-saliva. The positivity and diagnostic accuracy of the tests between groups were compared. Results All tests were negative in the normal healthy group. In active BD, the positivity of PT with self-saliva (70%) was higher than the 20G PT (20%) (p-value = 0.004), being more correlated to disease activity (p-value = 0.046). In the RAS group, there was no difference in the positivity of all tests (p-value = 0.068). All tests had high diagnostic accuracy in discriminating between patients with active BD and the controls (p < 0.05). The pathergy test with self-saliva showed significant diagnostic accuracy in discriminating BD from non-BD participants (p < 0.001). The results of dry 23G PT were the same as those of 20G PT. Conclusions The self-saliva PT test was more positive in patients with active BD, correlated with disease activity, was more sensitive, had equal specificity in detecting BD from the control group, and was more sensitive but less specific in detecting BD, compared to the RAS group. The positivity and accuracy of dry 23G needle PT were the same as the 20G PT. Pathergy test with self-saliva using a thin (23G) needle is more sensitive has equal specificity in detecting patients with BD compared to the control group and is more sensitive but less specific in detecting the patients with BD compared to the RAS group. The positivity and accuracy of dry 23G needle PT is the same as the most recommended 20G dry PT. Pathergy test by wet 23G needle (with self-saliva) is more positive in patients with active BD compared to PT by dry 20G needle.
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Liu X, Zhang L, Zhang F, Zeng X, Zhao Y, Wang Q, Liu S, Zuo X, Zhang Z, Wu H, Chen S, Li H, Zhu P, Wu L, Qi W, Liu Y, Zhang M, Liu H, Xu D, Zheng W, Zhang Y, Shi X, Han L, Zhou Y, Zhao Y, Wang W, Li T, Tie N, Zhang K, Luo C, Gong B, Zhao Y, Lv C, Song L, Wu Q, Fei Y, Zhang L, Luo H, Sun J, Xue J, Gu L, Wang J, Han Q, Yimaity K, Zhou J, Zhao L, Bian S, Qi W, Li Y, Zhu Y, Han H, Liao S, Liu G. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Multi-center, Cross-Sectional Study in China. Emerg Microbes Infect 2021; 10:2303-2312. [PMID: 34753408 PMCID: PMC8654396 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.2004864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Evidence of active tuberculosis (ATB) in patients with rheumatic diseases are research priorities but limited data from China have been reported. Research targeting patients not taking anti-TNF biologics are especially insufficient. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of ATB in this at-risk population. We conducted a tertiary hospital-based, multi-center, cross-sectional study by using stratified multi-stage cluster sampling strategy to screen ATB in patients with rheumatic diseases. We estimated the prevalence of ATB in patients with rheumatic diseases and identified risk factors among those who were not taking anti-TNF biologic. A total of 13,550 patients with rheumatic diseases were enrolled, and the result showed the standardized prevalence of ATB according to the composition ratio of various types of rheumatic disease was 882/100000 (95% confidence interval (CI): 706-1057). Multivariable logistic regression analysis in patients not taking anti-TNF biologics showed that the independent risk factors of ATB were having systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (OR=2.722, 95% CI: 1.437-5.159, p=0.002), having Behcet's disease (BD) (OR= 5.261, 95% CI: 2.071-13.365, p<0.001), taking azathioprine(AZA) within the past two years (OR=2.095, 95% CI: 0.986-4.450, p=0.054), exposing to glucocorticoids ≥30mg/d for more than four weeks within the past two years (OR=2.031, 95% CI: 1.247-3.309, p=0.004) and having evidences of previous TB (OR= 6.185, 95% CI: 3.487-10.969, p<0.001). The prevalence of ATB was higher in patients with rheumatic diseases compared to the general population. Patients with SLE or BD, prolonged exposure to moderate to high dose of glucocorticoids and previous TB were independent risk factors for ATB.
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- Xiaoqing Liu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Clinical Epidemiology Unit, International Epidemiology Network, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Clinical Epidemiology Unit, International Epidemiology Network, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Reumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, People Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumchi, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The first affiliated hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Reumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, People Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumchi, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The first affiliated hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Reumatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, People Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumchi, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The first affiliated hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Shahram F, Ghorbani S, Mahmoudi M, Akhlaghi M, Jadali Z, Imeni V, Norouzi M, Faezi ST, Monavari SHR, Mostafaei S, Poortahmasebi V, Barfi S, Alavian SM, Jazayeri SM. Characterization of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Iranian Patients with Behcet's Disease; Correlation with Clinical Status. HEPATITIS MONTHLY 2021; 21. [DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.105078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Background: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystem vasculitis with an unknown etiology. During the past years, several reports are published on the occult hepatitis B infection (OBI), the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the absence of HBsAg, in rheumatic diseases. Objectives: The current study aimed to, firstly, investigate the prevalence of OBI in patients with BD, and, secondly, its potential association with the clinical and therapeutic status of BD. Methods: HBV serological markers and HBV DNA were evaluated in 220 consecutive BD patients to detect OBI. Demographic and clinical data of OBI positive and negative groups were compared. Results: The mean age of patients was 39.24 (± 10.57), and 134 (62.9%) were male. The mean disease duration was 14.13 (± 8.63) years. No HBsAg positive case was found, but HBV DNA was found in 19 (8.6%) patients. The median viral load value was 475.84 copy/mL. We compared clinical data of 10 OBI positive and 156 OBI negative BD patients with complete and accessible data. There was no difference between the two groups concerning demographic characteristics (age, sex, and disease duration), different clinical manifestations, or types of medications (immunomodulatory, cytotoxic, and corticosteroids). Conclusions: This is the first study showing a rather high prevalence of OBI among BD patients. We did not find any correlation between OBI positivity and different clinical manifestations, medications, or HLA-B51. Further studies are needed on a larger group of patients and by molecular HBV evaluation (as well as serologic) regarding this possible association.
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Hetta HF, Mohamed AAA, Zahran AM, A Mahran S, MY Sayed M, GA Saleh M, Abdelazeem K, Batiha GES, Al-Rejaie S, Waheed Y, Muhammad K, M Hassanien M. Possible Role of Regulatory B Cells in Different Behçet's Disease Phenotypes and Therapies: First Report from Egypt. J Inflamm Res 2021; 14:737-744. [PMID: 33727848 PMCID: PMC7955029 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s279912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The data about the role of regulatory B cells (Breg) in Behcet Disease (BD) are scarce. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of total B lymphocytes and Breg cells in different BD phenotypes and therapies attempting to unravel their function. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 35 BD patients and 39 healthy controls (HCs). The demographic data of the study subjects were collected including age and gender. Current medications including disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) were recorded. All patients underwent testing for baseline laboratory investigations including full blood count, liver and kidney function tests, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) by Westergren blot and C-reactive protein (CRP). Measurement of the total B lymphocytes and their subtypes B regulatory lymphocytes by flow cytometric assay. Assessment of BD activity was done using the revised Behçet's Disease Current Activity Form (BDCAF) 2006 and Behçet's Syndrome Activity Score (BSAS) 1111111111. All participants were assessed for the presence of erectile dysfunction using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5 score), and for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS A dramatic drop in the number of B cells, total and regulatory, was observed in the patients compared to the HCs. Regulatory cells (Bregs) tend to be upregulated with genital ulcers or vascular disease. Bregs but not B lymphocytes were associated with BSAS and ESR. Neither the total B lymphocytes nor the Bregs correlated with CRP or the sexual function or depression scores. Of all the used medications, low-dose aspirin was seen with markedly high Bregs proportions. CONCLUSION This study supports the role of B cells in BD pathogenesis and strongly suggests a possible role for Bregs in the resolution of different BD manifestations.
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- Helal F Hetta
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Correspondence: Helal F Hetta Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt Email
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- Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicines, Damanhour University, Damanhur, 22511, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Foundation University Medical College, Foundation University Islamabad, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Novak T, Fortune F, Bergmeier L, Khan I, Hagi‐Pavli E. Neutrophil elastase and endogenous inhibitors in Behçet's disease saliva. Clin Exp Immunol 2020; 202:93-105. [PMID: 32580239 PMCID: PMC7488119 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a vasculitis of unknown aetiology typified by chronic recurrent oral ulcers and systemic inflammatory manifestations. Neutrophils, and specifically their protease neutrophil elastase (NE), have been implicated in its pathology. Although NE is an effective anti-microbial, excessive NE can damage host tissue. Recurrent oral ulceration is a primary BD symptom, therefore we hypothesized that excessive neutrophil infiltration evidenced by increased NE and a reduction in specific endogenous inhibitors, secretory leucocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and alpha1-anti-trypsin (α1AT) contributes to BD mucosal instability. NE, SLPI and α1AT were quantified in saliva from BD patients with active oral ulcers (BDa) and quiet without ulcers (BDq), recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RASa; RASq) and healthy controls (HC). Although BDq saliva had marginally higher median NE levels (1112 ng/ml) compared to both RASq (1043 ng/ml) and HC (999 ng/ml), SLPI was significantly reduced in BDq (P < 0·01). Despite decreased SLPI protein, mRNA expression was significantly increased in BDq buccal epithelial swabs compared to RASq and HC (P < 0·05, P < 0·001). NE remained enzymatically active, although α1AT levels were at least eight times higher than SLPI in all groups, suggesting that α1AT does not have a primary role in counteracting NE in saliva. Furthermore, NE levels in BDa patients medicated with both azathioprine (AZA) and colchicine (COLC) were significantly lower than those on COLC (P = 0·0008) or neither (P = 0·02), indicating that combining AZA + COLC may help to regulate excessive NE during ulceration. This study showed that enzymatically active NE coupled with reduced SLPI in BD saliva may contribute to recurrent oral ulcerations.
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- T. Novak
- Centre for Immunobiology and Regenerative MedicineBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
- Department of AnesthesiologyCritical Care and Pain MedicineBoston Children’s HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMAUSA
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- Centre for Immunobiology and Regenerative MedicineBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Immunobiology and Regenerative MedicineBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Centre for Immunobiology and Regenerative MedicineBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
- Department of Oral PathologyIslamabad Medical and Dental CollegeBharakahu, IslamabadPakistan
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- Centre for Immunobiology and Regenerative MedicineBarts and The London School of Medicine and DentistryQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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Koto S, Umeda M, Kawano H, Endo Y, Shimizu T, Koga T, Ichinose K, Nakamura H, Mukaino A, Higuchi O, Nakane S, Kawakami A. Behçet's Disease with Severe Autonomic Disorders Developing after Herpes Zoster. Intern Med 2020; 59:1099-1104. [PMID: 32009095 PMCID: PMC7205542 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3954-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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A 58-year-old Japanese woman with herpes zoster developed Behçet's disease (BD) with symptoms including orthostatic intolerance as an autonomic disorder. Multiple immune-suppressive therapies and a β-blocker successfully controlled both the disease activity of BD and the autonomic disorders. A cytokine multiplex analysis of her serum revealed the elevation of proinflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, IL-12, tumor necrosis factor alfa (TNFα), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ)] and a low IL-10 concentration. IL-10 production is reported to be important for defense against herpes zoster virus (VZV). Insufficient IL-10 production is reported in BD. The reactivation of VZV with this cytokine profile suggests that BD will develop with various symptoms, including severe autonomic disorders.
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- Serina Koto
- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
- Department of Rheumatology, Sasebo City General Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
- Medical Education Development Center, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurology and Therapeutics, Kumamoto University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Research, Nagasaki Kawatana Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Neurology and Therapeutics, Kumamoto University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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Charles J, Castellino FJ, Ploplis VA. Past and Present Behçet's Disease Animal Models. Curr Drug Targets 2020; 21:1652-1663. [PMID: 32682369 PMCID: PMC7746599 DOI: 10.2174/1389450121666200719010425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is presumably an autoinflammatory disease of unknown etiology for which several animal models have been described over the years. Agents and methods used for the development of these models have ranged from the herpes simplex type one virus (hsv-1) pathogen to the use of transgenic mice. Other models have also been used to investigate a possible autoimmune component. Each model possesses its own unique set of benefits and shortcomings, with no one model fully being able to recapitulate the disease phenotype. Here, we review the proposed models and provide commentary on their effectiveness and usefulness in studying the disease.
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- Jermilia Charles
- W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- W.M. Keck Center for Transgene Research, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Guo Y, Tang L, Tang J, Zhou S. Recurrent myocardial infarction due to coronary artery aneurysm in Behçet's syndrome: a case report. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CASE REPORTS 2019; 3:1-4. [PMID: 31911972 PMCID: PMC6939788 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytz204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Background Behçet’s syndrome (BS) is a multisystemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology. Coronary involvement is extremely uncommon in BS, with a reported prevalence of 0.5%. The mortality of cardiovascular manifestation in BS is 20%, while there are still considerable challenges in the management of these patients. Case summary We report the case of a 30-year-old young man with a 12-year history of BS complicated by left anterior descending coronary (LAD) aneurysms, stenosis, and recurrent myocardial infarction. Percutaneous coronary intervention treated the stenosis and aneurysms of the LAD, but the coronary angiography clearly revealed an acute stent thrombosis after 7 months. This unusual coronary complication of BS treated successfully is presented. Discussion Our case demonstrated the feasibility of covered stent, immunosuppressive therapy, and escalated antithrombotic regimen in the treatment of BS patients with coronary artery aneurysm (CAA). We also demonstrated that drug-eluting stents may aggravate aneurysmal dilatation of the CAA under inefficient immunosuppressive therapy.
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- Yanan Guo
- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, Middle Ren-Min Road, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, Middle Ren-Min Road, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, Middle Ren-Min Road, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, No. 139, Middle Ren-Min Road, Changsha, Hunan 410011, PR China
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Analysis of the B cell receptor repertoire in six immune-mediated diseases. Nature 2019; 574:122-126. [PMID: 31554970 PMCID: PMC6795535 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1595-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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B cells are important in the pathogenesis of many, and perhaps all, immune-mediated diseases (IMDs). Each B cell expresses a single B cell receptor (BCR)1, with the diverse range of BCRs expressed by an individual’s total B cell population being termed the “BCR repertoire”. Our understanding of the BCR repertoire in the context of IMDs is incomplete, and defining this could reveal new insights into pathogenesis and therapy. We therefore compared the BCR repertoire in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), Crohn’s disease (CD), Behçet’s disease (BD), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) and IgA vasculitis (IgAV), analysing BCR clonality, and immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGHV) and, in particular, isotype usage. An IgA-dominated increased clonality in SLE and CD, together with skewed IGHV gene usage in these and other diseases, suggested a microbial contribution to pathogenesis. Different immunosuppressive treatment had specific and distinct impacts on the repertoire; B cells persisting after rituximab were predominately isotype-switched and clonally expanded, the inverse of those persisting after mycophenolate mofetil. A comparative analysis of the BCR repertoire in immune-mediated disease reveals a complex B cell architecture, providing a platform for understanding pathological mechanisms and designing treatment strategies.
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Wu CY, Yu HS, Chai CY, Wen YH, Wu SS, Chang YP, Lin CHR, Tsai JH. Increased ischemic stroke risk in patients with Behçet's disease: A nationwide population-based cohort study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218652. [PMID: 31237911 PMCID: PMC6592528 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Behçet’s disease (BD) is a recurrent, multisystemic, inflammatory disorder that mainly affects blood vessels. Because recurrent inflammation of blood vessels in the brain plays a crucial role in the development of ischemic stroke, we hypothesized that patients with BD might have an elevated risk of ischemic stroke. This potential association has been suggested in a few case reports, but not epidemiological studies. Hence, the present study aimed to examine the relation between BD and subsequent ischemic stroke in Taiwan using a nationwide, population-based database. Methods To establish a study cohort, the longitudinal data of 306 patients newly diagnosed with BD during 2000–2010 were extracted from the National Health Insurance Research Database, Taiwan. For comparison of ischemic stroke incidence, a control cohort of 1224 subjects without BD was established using a frequency-matched ratio of 1:4 for age, sex, and pre-existing comorbidities. Results During the 10-year follow-up, 13 (4.2%) patients with BD and 20 (1.6%) control subjects experienced ischemic stroke. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed the higher prevalence of ischemic stroke in the BD group (log-rank test, p = 0.001). After adjusting for comorbidities and demographic characteristics, Cox regression analysis revealed that patients with BD had a 2.77-fold risk of ischemic stroke (95% confidence interval, 1.38–5.57) compared to control subjects. Conclusions Patients with BD have an elevated risk of ischemic stroke. Hence, BD may affect the vascular system in the brain, resulting in a stroke event.
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- Ching-Ying Wu
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Cosmetic Science, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (H-S Y); (C-HR L); (J-H T)
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (H-S Y); (C-HR L); (J-H T)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (H-S Y); (C-HR L); (J-H T)
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The Psoriasis Risk Allele HLA-C*06:02 Shows Evidence of Association with Chronic or Recurrent Streptococcal Tonsillitis. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00304-18. [PMID: 30037793 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00304-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pharyngeal tonsillitis is one of the most common upper respiratory tract infections, and group A streptococcus is the most important bacterial pathogen causing it. While most patients experience tonsillitis only rarely, a subset of patients suffers from recurrent or chronic tonsillitis or pharyngitis. The predisposing factors for recurring or chronic forms of this disease are not yet fully understood, but genetic predisposition has been suggested. A genetic association study using Illumina's Immunochip single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array was performed to search for new genetic biomarkers in pharyngeal tonsillitis. More than 100,000 SNPs relevant to immune-mediated diseases were analyzed in a cohort of 95 patients subjected to tonsillectomy due to recurrent/chronic tonsillitis and 504 controls. Genetic association between the cases and controls showed strongest association with two peaks in the HLA locus (odds ratio [OR], 3.7 to 4.7; P = 4.9 × 10-6 to 5.7 × 10-6). Further analysis with imputed classical HLA alleles suggested the known psoriasis risk allele HLA-C*06:02 as a risk factor for tonsillitis (P = 4.8 × 10-4; OR, 2.3). In addition, the imputed HLA haplotype HLA-C*06:02/HLA-B*57:01, a reported risk haplotype in psoriasis, had the strongest risk for tonsillitis (P = 3.2 × 10-4; OR, 6.5). These findings further support the previously reported link between streptococcal throat infections and psoriasis.
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Morikawa S, Ouchi T, Asoda S, Horie N, Tsunoda K, Kawana H, Nakagawa T. Treatment of severe generalized chronic periodontitis in a patient with Behçet's disease: A case report. J Int Med Res 2018; 46:2037-2045. [PMID: 29557228 PMCID: PMC5991237 DOI: 10.1177/0300060518762267] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Behçet’s disease is a systemic disorder of unknown etiology. It involves multiple organ systems and is characterized by recurring episodes of oral ulcers as well as ocular, genital, and skin lesions. Oral ulcers can affect tooth brushing and impair proper oral hygiene. As a result, a dental biofilm accumulates, and the condition of the teeth and periodontal tissue deteriorates. The aim of this case report is to highlight the efficacy of periodontal treatment for patients with Behçet’s disease. A 51-year-old man with Behçet’s disease presented with generalized severe periodontitis. After basic treatment of the periodontal tissues, periodontal surgery was performed at several sites with bony defects. However, the patient developed severe stomatitis in the oral mucosa and gingiva after periodontal surgery. Administration of the antimicrobial agent cefdinir had little effect on recovery; however, subsequent administration of sitafloxacin resulted in significant improvement of the stomatitis. This case demonstrates that periodontal therapy is very useful for alleviating the oral signs and symptoms of Behçet’s disease. Systemic antibiotic treatment with sitafloxacin (but not cefdinir) and mechanical debridement were effective in preventing the recurrence of aphthous ulcer outbreaks after periodontal surgery.
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- Satoru Morikawa
- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Yang JY, Park MJ, Park S, Lee ES. Increased senescent CD8+ T cells in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of Behçet's disease patients. Arch Dermatol Res 2017; 310:127-138. [PMID: 29255925 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-017-1802-8] [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: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 11/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by recurrent mucocutaneous, ocular, and skin lesions. Immunosenescence is associated with increased susceptibility to infection and chronic low grade inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the differences in the frequencies of immunosenescent cells in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with BD. PBMCs were isolated from age-matched patients with active BD (n = 19), inactive BD (n = 20), disease controls (DCs, n = 15) and healthy controls (HCs, n = 15). The frequencies of senescent CD4+ T cells (CD3+ CD4+ CD27- CD28- cells), CD8+ T cells (CD3+ CD8+ CD27- CD28- cells) and B cells (CD19+ CD27- IgD- cells) were analyzed using flow cytometry. Senescence-associated β galactosidase activity was also measured in CD8+ T cells using flow cytometry with 5-dodecanoylaminofluorescein di-β-D-galactopyranoside. Frequencies of senescent CD4+ and CD19+ cells were not significantly different between the groups. The frequency of senescent CD8+ T cells was significantly higher in active BD than in DCs and HCs. C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels, which indicate disease activity, did not correlate with increased frequencies of immunosenescent cells. Steroid treatment, specific organ involvement, and HLA-B51 status did not have a significant influence on the frequencies of immunosenescent cells. Frequencies of senescence-associated β galactosidase+ CD8+ T cells were significantly higher in active BD and inactive BD compared to DCs and HCs. There was an increased frequency of senescent CD8+ T cells in the PBMCs of patients with BD.
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- Ji Young Yang
- Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
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Knitting the Threads of Silk through Time: Behçet's Disease-Past, Present, and Future. Int J Rheumatol 2017; 2017:2160610. [PMID: 29081805 PMCID: PMC5610876 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2160610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic relapsing vasculitis that affects vessels of all types and sizes with a broad spectrum of phenotypic heterogeneity and complex immunopathogenesis. Efforts by the scientific community to resolve the unmet needs of BD and gaps in our knowledge have been hampered by considerable challenges that primarily relate to the rare nature of the disease in many parts of the world and its heterogeneity. Controversies remain in many aspects of the disease including the diagnostic criteria, immunopathogenesis and biomarker discovery, geographical variation, and therapeutic considerations. In this review, we highlight recent advances in our scientific understanding of BD, shed new insights into diagnostic and treatment strategies, and discuss residual gaps in our knowledge that will serve as the basis for current and future research.
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Coit P, Mumcu G, Ture-Ozdemir F, Unal AU, Alpar U, Bostanci N, Ergun T, Direskeneli H, Sawalha AH. Sequencing of 16S rRNA reveals a distinct salivary microbiome signature in Behçet's disease. Clin Immunol 2016; 169:28-35. [PMID: 27283393 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is characterized by recurrent oro-genital ulcers, mucocutaneous lesions, and serious organ involvement. We investigated the salivary microbiome in BD using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA V4 region. Stimulated saliva samples were collected from 31 BD patients and 15 healthy controls, and in 9 BD patients, a second saliva sample was collected following dental and periodontal treatment. Sequence analysis identified a total of 908 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) present across all samples. Patients had a microbial community structure that is significantly less diverse than healthy controls. The most overabundant species in BD was Haemophilus parainfluenzae, while the most depleted included Alloprevotella rava and species in the genus Leptotrichia. Periodontal treatment improved oral health indices in BD but had no short-term effect on bacterial community structure. Neither the BD-associated genetic risk locus within the HLA-B/MICA region nor being on immunosuppressive medications explained the differences between patients and controls.
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- Patrick Coit
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Annigeri RA, Rajagopalan M, Mani RM, Kaveripattu SS. Cytomegalovirus infection inducing flare of Behcet's disease with possible recurrence of glomerulonephritis after renal transplantation. Indian J Nephrol 2016; 26:45-8. [PMID: 26937079 PMCID: PMC4753742 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.157418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We present a case of young male with end-stage renal disease due to type III membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (GN) and clinical features consistent with Behcet's disease (BD). He developed flare of BD 3 months after deceased donor renal transplantation following cytomegalovirus infection, in the form of oral and genital ulcers. He also had GN characterized by mild mesangial proliferation, neutrophilic infiltration and subepithelial, mesangial and intramembranous electron dense deposits, which could possibly be attributed to recurrence of renal disease due to BD. The clinical flare of BD was treated with colchicine with good response.
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- R A Annigeri
- Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Dermatology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Oğuz AK, Yılmaz ST, Oygür ÇŞ, Çandar T, Sayın I, Kılıçoğlu SS, Ergün İ, Ateş A, Özdağ H, Akar N. Behçet's: A Disease or a Syndrome? Answer from an Expression Profiling Study. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149052. [PMID: 26890122 PMCID: PMC4758705 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, multisystemic inflammatory disorder with unanswered questions regarding its etiology/pathogenesis and classification. Distinct manifestation based subsets, pronounced geographical variations in expression, and discrepant immunological abnormalities raised the question whether Behçet's is "a disease or a syndrome". To answer the preceding question we aimed to display and compare the molecular mechanisms underlying distinct subsets of BD. For this purpose, the expression data of the gene expression profiling and association study on BD by Xavier et al (2013) was retrieved from GEO database and reanalysed by gene expression data analysis/visualization and bioinformatics enrichment tools. There were 15 BD patients (B) and 14 controls (C). Three subsets of BD patients were generated: MB (isolated mucocutaneous manifestations, n = 7), OB (ocular involvement, n = 4), and VB (large vein thrombosis, n = 4). Class comparison analyses yielded the following numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs); B vs C: 4, MB vs C: 5, OB vs C: 151, VB vs C: 274, MB vs OB: 215, MB vs VB: 760, OB vs VB: 984. Venn diagram analysis showed that there were no common DEGs in the intersection "MB vs C" ∩ "OB vs C" ∩ "VB vs C". Cluster analyses successfully clustered distinct expressions of BD. During gene ontology term enrichment analyses, categories with relevance to IL-8 production (MB vs C) and immune response to microorganisms (OB vs C) were differentially enriched. Distinct subsets of BD display distinct expression profiles and different disease associated pathways. Based on these clear discrepancies, the designation as "Behçet's syndrome" (BS) should be encouraged and future research should take into consideration the immunogenetic heterogeneity of BS subsets. Four gene groups, namely, negative regulators of inflammation (CD69, CLEC12A, CLEC12B, TNFAIP3), neutrophil granule proteins (LTF, OLFM4, AZU1, MMP8, DEFA4, CAMP), antigen processing and presentation proteins (CTSS, ERAP1), and regulators of immune response (LGALS2, BCL10, ITCH, CEACAM8, CD36, IL8, CCL4, EREG, NFKBIZ, CCR2, CD180, KLRC4, NFAT5) appear to be instrumental in BS immunopathogenesis.
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- Ali Kemal Oğuz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Biotechnology Institute, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Başkent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ufuk University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Biotechnology Institute, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatrics, TOBB University of Economics and Technology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Habibagahi Z, Khorshidi H, Hekmati S. Periodontal Health Status among Patients with Behçet's Disease. SCIENTIFICA 2016; 2016:7506041. [PMID: 27034903 PMCID: PMC4789512 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7506041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate the relationship of individual periodontal parameters with the severity of Behçet's disease (BD) and attempt to find the correlation between chronic periodontitis and BD. In this study, 74 registered subjects attending Behçet's clinic with BD symptoms were recruited. The diagnosis was based on the criteria presented by the international study group for BD (ISG) and the total clinical severity score was determined for each patient. All individuals underwent clinical examination to assess oral and periodontal status and presence of oral ulcers. Periodontal clinical parameters of bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD), and clinical attachment level (CAL) and also hygiene index (HI) and decayed, missing, and filled (DMF) teeth were noted and analyzed to assess the correlation with severity of BD. There was no significant correlation between DMF and severity of BD. The strong association was found between periodontal parameters (BOP, PD, and CAL) and the severity of BD (P < 0.001). It seems that relation of BD to oral health is higher up in severe forms of BD and periodontal diseases. Clinical association between the diseases might be due to a common underlying etiopathogenesis of periodontitis and BD.
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- Zahra Habibagahi
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1836, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1836, Shiraz, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1836, Shiraz, Iran
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Kim DH, Cheon JH. Intestinal Behçet's Disease: A True Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Merely an Intestinal Complication of Systemic Vasculitis? Yonsei Med J 2016; 57:22-32. [PMID: 26632379 PMCID: PMC4696957 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.1.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-systemic inflammatory disorder of an unknown etiology and shows a chronic recurrent clinical course. When the disease involves the alimentary tract, it is called intestinal BD because of its clinical importance. Intestinal BD is more frequently reported in East Asian countries than in Western or Middle Eastern countries. While any part of the gastrointestinal tract can be involved, the most common location of intestinal BD is the ileocecal area. A few, large, deep ulcerations with discrete border are characteristic endoscopic findings of intestinal BD. Currently, there is no single gold standard test or pathognomonic finding of intestinal BD. However, recently developed novel diagnostic criteria and a disease activity index have helped in assessing intestinal BD. As intestinal BD shares a lot of characteristics with inflammatory bowel disease, including genetic background, clinical manifestations, and therapeutic strategies, distinguishing between the two diseases in clinical practice is quite difficult. However, biologic agents such as anti-tumor necrosis factor α antibody shows a considerable efficacy similar to inflammatory bowel disease cases. It is important to distinguish and treat those two disease entities separately from the standpoint of precise medicine. Clinicians should require comprehensive knowledge regarding the similarities and differences between intestinal BD and inflammatory bowel disease for making an accurate clinical decision.
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- Duk Hwan Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Digestive Disease Center, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Woźniacka A, Sysa-Jędrzejowska A, Jurowski P, Jabłkowski M, Kot M. Morbus Behçet - a rare disease in Central Europe. Arch Med Sci 2015; 11:1189-96. [PMID: 26788079 PMCID: PMC4697052 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.56344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a multiorgan inflammatory disease of complex and not entirely elucidated etiology, which was originally diagnosed in patients with aphthous stomatitis, genital ulcerations and ocular manifestations. The entity is endemic in countries of Eastern and Central Asia, especially Turkey and Iran, but rarely seen in Central Europe. As there are no specific diagnostic laboratory tests or histopathologic findings which confirm the preliminary diagnosis, the final diagnosis should be based on clinical criteria. Frequently a definitive diagnosis is established within several years or months after the first manifestations appear. The increased number of cases, recently described worldwide also in the Polish population, indicates that the disease could spread out of endemic areas. The aim of this manuscript is to present the clinical picture, diagnosis criteria and therapeutic approaches of this "international disease" which currently is observed not only in emigrants from Asia but also in native Polish citizens.
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- Anna Woźniacka
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Infectious and Liver Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Asutay F, Atalay Y, Acar AH, Asutay H, Eroğlu S, Burdurlu MÇ. Mandibular bone mineral density in patients with Behçet's disease. Ther Clin Risk Manag 2015; 11:1587-91. [PMID: 26508868 PMCID: PMC4610776 DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s93286] [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: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, recurring vasculitis of unknown etiology. Patients with BD may use a lot of medications associated with the clinical symptoms. Drugs that are used in the treatment of BD may cause bone loss. The aims of the current study were to compare the bone mineral density (BMD) values between BD and healthy volunteers and describe the effect of disease duration on mandibular BMD. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study comprised 30 healthy volunteers (15 males and 15 females, mean age 35.50±6.80 years) and 45 patients with BD (24 males and 21 females, mean age 38.93±8.93 years). The BD group was subdivided according to disease duration (0-5, 6-10, and >10 years). The BMD value of the mandibular body was determined by the dual energy X-ray absorptiometry technique. RESULTS The mean mandibular body BMD values were 1.294±0.21 g/cm(2) in the control group and 1.216±0.22 g/cm(2) in the BD patients, although there was no statistically significant difference. The BMD was observed to decrease with increased disease duration but not to a statistically significant degree. CONCLUSION The results of this study showed that although the BMD value decreased as the duration of the disease increased, no statistically significant difference was found between the BD patients and the healthy control group.
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- Fatih Asutay
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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ERDEM CEMAL, BOZKURT YASEMIN, ERMAN BURAK, GÜL AHMET, DEMIR ALPER. MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF BEHÇET'S DISEASE: A DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS APPROACH. J BIOL SYST 2015. [DOI: 10.1142/s0218339015500126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Behçet's Disease (BD) is a multi-systemic, auto-inflammatory disorder that is characterized by recurrent episodes of inflammatory manifestations affecting skin, mucosa, eyes, blood vessels, joints and several other organs. BD is classified as a multifactorial disease with an important contribution of genetics. Genetic studies suggest that there is a strong association of BD with a Class I major histocompatibility complex antigen, named HLA-B*51, along with several other weaker associations with genes encoding proteins involved in inflammation. However, pathogenic mechanisms associated with these genetic variations and their interactions with the environment have not been elucidated yet. In this paper, we present a mathematical model for BD based on a dynamical systems perspective that captures especially the relapsing nature of the disease. We propose a disease progression mechanism and construct a model, in the form of coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs), which reveals the occurrence pattern of the disease in the population. According to our model, the disease has three distinct modes describing different phenotypes of people carrying HLA-B*51 tissue antigen, namely, the Healthy Carrier, the Potential Patient and the Active Patient. We herein present an exemplary mathematical model for BD, for the first time in the literature, that concisely captures the actions of many cell types together with genetic and environmental effects. The proposed model provides insight into this complex inflammatory disease which may lead to identification of new tools for its treatment and prevention.
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- CEMAL ERDEM
- Computational and Quantitative Biology Lab, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computational and Quantitative Biology Lab, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computational and Quantitative Biology Lab, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Computational and Quantitative Biology Lab, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Anti-interferon alpha antibodies and autoantibodies in patients with Behçet’s disease uveitis treated with recombinant human interferon alpha-2a. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2014; 253:457-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-014-2856-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Revised: 10/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Patel P, Steinschneider M, Boneparth A, Lantos G. Neuro-Behçet disease presenting with acute psychosis in an adolescent. J Child Neurol 2014; 29:NP86-91. [PMID: 24092890 DOI: 10.1177/0883073813504137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Behçet disease is a systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that can affect the neurologic system. Neuro-Behçet disease is not well defined in children and adolescents, and the diagnosis is difficult to make in this population as they often present with insufficient symptoms to meet diagnostic criteria. Psychiatric symptoms as the initial manifestation of neuro-Behçet disease has rarely been reported. We describe a 17-year-old boy who presented with acute psychosis and was subsequently diagnosed with neuro-Behçet disease. A rare combination of both cerebral venous thrombosis and parenchymal central nervous system involvement was identified by neuroimaging. Although treatment guidelines for neuro-Behçet disease are limited, the patient made demonstrative clinical and radiographic improvement with a combination of corticosteroids, anticoagulation, and immunosuppressants, including a tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) blocking agent.
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- Puja Patel
- Montefiore Medical Center and Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Bronx, NY, USA
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- The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Bronx, NY, USA
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Lankarani KB, Ravanbod MR, Aflaki E, Nazarinia MA, Rajaee A. High prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Behcet's disease. BMC Gastroenterol 2014; 14:58. [PMID: 24684898 PMCID: PMC3994270 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-14-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Behcet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem disease of unknown etiology. There are several clues which may indicate an ethiopathogenesis role for Helicobacter pylori infection in this disease. Methods In a case control study in an out patient department, 48 patients with BD were compared to age, sex matched controls regarding presence of H. pylori infection by serology and urea breath test (UBT). Results Ongoing H. pylori infection was more prevalent among patients with BD using result of UBT with odds ratio of 3.1 (95% CI: 1.34 – 7.26, PV < 0.001). Conclusion H. pylori infection may have a role in the pathogenesis of BD.
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- Kamran B Lankarani
- Health policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P,O, Box 71345-1414, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Kaneko F, Togashi A, Nomura E, Nakamura K. A New Diagnostic Way for Behcet's Disease: Skin Prick with Self-Saliva. GENETICS RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:581468. [PMID: 24587910 PMCID: PMC3920895 DOI: 10.1155/2014/581468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Behcet's disease (BD) is a mysterious multisystemic disorder characterized by recurrent involvement of mucocutaneous (including recurrent aphthous stomatitis; RAS), ocular, intestinal, vascular, and/or nervous system organs. Previously, the positivity of "pathergy test", which is one of the diagnostic examinations, was reported to be related to the possession of HLA-B51 gene in BD patients, even though the positivity is low and different from the countries. Here, instead of the ordinal pathergy test, we would like to propose the prick with self-saliva as a new diagnostic way for patients with RAS of BD based on the genetic intrinsic factors including HLA-B51 and extrinsic triggering factors. BD patients are considered to acquire the hypersensitivity against oral streptococci through the innate immune mechanism in the oral cavity. Bes-1 gene and 65 kD of heat shock protein (HSP-65) derived from oral S. sanguinis are supposed to play important roles as extrinsic factors in BD pathogenesis. Although the prick positivity was not related to the possession of HLA-B51 gene, the method is suggested to be a significant way for BD diagnosis. The results also suggest that BD symptoms are due to the vascular immune responses by monocytes expressed oral streptococcal agents of the patients.
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- Fumio Kaneko
- Institute of Dermato-Immunology and -Allergy, Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, 7-115 Yatsuyamada, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8563, Japan
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- Institute of Dermato-Immunology and -Allergy, Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, 7-115 Yatsuyamada, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8563, Japan
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- Institute of Dermato-Immunology and -Allergy, Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, 7-115 Yatsuyamada, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8563, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Hongo, Moroyama Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan
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Guarneri F, Guarneri C. Molecular mimicry in cutaneous autoimmune diseases. World J Dermatol 2013; 2:36-43. [DOI: 10.5314/wjd.v2.i4.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The emulation of characteristics of a different organism to gain biological advantage is a common phenomenon in nature, described and defined with the term “mimicry” in the second half of the 19th century. In the last decades, mimicry at molecular level has been evidenced as a method used by several pathogen microrganisms to control metabolic functions of infected cells and elude host’s immune system. Because of molecular mimicry, immune reactions against microbial molecules can turn against the mimicked self-molecules in predisposed subjects, leading to autoimmunity. This pathogenic mechanism, which gives a possible explanation for the specific epidemiological and chronological association between some infections and some autoimmune diseases, is well known and verified in many fields of medicine, but not adequately studied in dermatology: experimental data are available only for leprosy, atopic dermatitis, Behçet’s disease, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome and systemic erythematous lupus, while for few other diseases its role is hypothetical or suggested on the basis of single, small experiments or anecdotal reports. An overview of available data and hypotheses about the role of molecular mimicry in autoimmune cutaneous diseases is presented here, together with the perspectives offered by the use of bioinformatics and the personal experience of the author in this field.
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