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Dailey GP, Rabiola CA, Lei G, Wei J, Yang XY, Wang T, Liu CX, Gajda M, Hobeika AC, Summers A, Marek RD, Morse MA, Lyerly HK, Crosby EJ, Hartman ZC. Vaccines targeting ESR1 activating mutations elicit anti-tumor immune responses and suppress estrogen signaling in therapy resistant ER+ breast cancer. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2024; 20:2309693. [PMID: 38330990 PMCID: PMC10857653 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2309693] [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: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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ER+ breast cancers (BC) are characterized by the elevated expression and signaling of estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1), which renders them sensitive to anti-endocrine therapy. While these therapies are clinically effective, prolonged treatment inevitably results in therapeutic resistance, which can occur through the emergence of gain-of-function mutations in ESR1. The central importance of ESR1 and development of mutated forms of ESR1 suggest that vaccines targeting these proteins could potentially be effective in preventing or treating endocrine resistance. To explore the potential of this approach, we developed several recombinant vaccines encoding different mutant forms of ESR1 (ESR1mut) and validated their ability to elicit ESR1-specific T cell responses. We then developed novel ESR1mut-expressing murine mammary cancer models to test the anti-tumor potential of ESR1mut vaccines. We found that these vaccines could suppress tumor growth, ESR1mut expression and estrogen signaling in vivo. To illustrate the applicability of these findings, we utilize HPLC to demonstrate the presentation of ESR1 and ESR1mut peptides on human ER+ BC cell MHC complexes. We then show the presence of human T cells reactive to ESR1mut epitopes in an ER+ BC patient. These findings support the development of ESR1mut vaccines, which we are testing in a Phase I clinical trial.
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- Gabrielle P. Dailey
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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Rosa I, Romano E, Fioretto BS, Manetti M. Autoantibodies as putative biomarkers and triggers of cell dysfunctions in systemic sclerosis. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2024:00002281-990000000-00128. [PMID: 39046085 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000001035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Antinuclear autoantibodies represent a serological hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc), with anticentromere, antitopoisomerase-I, and anti-RNA polymerase III antibodies routinely assessed for diagnosis, clinical subset classification, and prognosis. In addition, an increasing number of autoantibodies have been demonstrated to play a pathogenic role by mediating different SSc manifestations. This review aims to give an overview on autoantibodies as putative biomarkers in SSc and discuss their possible pathogenic role as triggers of cell dysfunctions. RECENT FINDINGS Over the years, different autoantibodies have been proposed as biomarkers aiding in diagnosis, disease subtype classification, disease progression prediction, organ involvement, as well as in understanding treatment response. Increasing literature also indicates functional autoantibodies as direct contributors to SSc pathogenesis by exerting agonistic or antagonistic activities on their specific cognate targets. SUMMARY In SSc, search and validation of novel autoantibodies with higher diagnostic specificity and more accurate predictive values are increasingly needed for early diagnosis and specific follow-up, and to define the best therapeutic option according to different disease subsets. Moreover, since autoantibodies are also emerging as functional pathogenic players, a better unraveling of their possible pathomechanisms becomes essential to identify new targets and develop promising therapeutic agents able to neutralize their effects.
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- Irene Rosa
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Costa M, Jorge I, Martin P, Nisihara R, Skare T. Males and females with scleroderma: A comparative study in a Brazilian sample. Arch Rheumatol 2023; 38:542-548. [PMID: 38125061 PMCID: PMC10728735 DOI: 10.46497/archrheumatol.2023.10011] [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: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the clinical and serological profile in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by comparing females and males. Patients and methods This retrospective study was conducted with 215 SSc patients (193 females, 22 males; mean age: 50.1±14.5 years; range, 16 to 88 years) between September 2005 and September 2020. Disease severity was calculated by the Medsger severity score. Males and females were compared for clinical and serological markers. Results Females more frequently had esophageal involvement (p=0.003), telangiectasias (p=0.03), and antinuclear antibodies (p=0.04). Males more frequently had fingertip scars (p=0.03), digital ulcers (p=0.006), and a worse median Medsger severity score (6 in males vs. 4 in females, p=0.05). Conclusion In the studied sample, males had more severe disease than females with greater repercussions in periferic circulatory system.
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- Matheus Costa
- Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Evangelical School of Medicine, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Evangelical School of Medicine, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Evangelical School of Medicine, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Evangelical School of Medicine, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Mackenzie Evangelical School of Medicine, Curitiba, Brazil
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Panevin TS, Ananyeva LP. Pathogenetic rationale for prescribing menopausal hormone therapy for systemic sclerosis. RHEUMATOLOGY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2022. [DOI: 10.47360/1995-4484-2022-538-545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Systemic scleroderma (SS) is characterized by dysregulation of the innate and adaptive immune systems, vasculopathy, and generalized fibrosis. As with most autoimmune diseases, women predominate among patients, who get sick 3–14 times more often than men. It is assumed that gender differences and modulation of sex hormones are essential in the pathogenesis of SS. Estrogens are able to influence the immune response, have a vasodilating effect and stimulate the synthesis of collagen in the skin. The development of SS leads to a significant decrease in the quality of life, psychological disorders associated with changes in appearance, as well as the need for lifelong medication with the frequent development of side effects. Age-related estrogen deficiency associated with the onset of menopause is accompanied by a decrease in the quality of life and, in some cases, a change in the clinical manifestations of somatic diseases. This review considers the impact of menopause and menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) on the course and clinical manifestations of systemic scleroderma. It is noted that SS in some cases is accompanied by an early onset of menopause. The use of MHT is not associated with the progression of cutaneous fibrosis, and may also improve the vascular manifestations of SS.
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Benfaremo D, Svegliati Baroni S, Manfredi L, Moroncini G, Gabrielli A. Putative functional pathogenic autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis. Eur J Rheumatol 2020; 7:S181-S186. [PMID: 33164733 PMCID: PMC7647689 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.19131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma, SSc) is a systemic disease characterized by vascular lesions, fibrosis, and circulating autoantibodies. A complex interplay between innate and adaptive immunity, and with regard to the latter, between humoral and cellular immunity, is believed to be involved in SSc pathogenesis. Lately, close attention has been paid to the role of B cells which, once activated, release profibrotic cytokines, promote profibrotic Th2 differentiation, and produce autoantibodies. Several novel interesting autoantibodies, targeting antigens within the extracellular matrix or on the cell surface, rather than the nuclear antigens of canonical SSc-autoantibodies, have been recently described in patients with SSc. As they show stimulatory or inhibitory activity or react with structures involved in the pathogenesis of SSc lesions, they can be considered as potentially pathogenic. In this paper, we will review those which have been better characterized.
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- Devis Benfaremo
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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Senécal JL, Hoa S, Yang R, Koenig M. Pathogenic roles of autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis: Current understandings in pathogenesis. JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS 2020; 5:103-129. [PMID: 35382028 PMCID: PMC8922609 DOI: 10.1177/2397198319870667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The potential pathogenic role for autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis has captivated researchers for the past 40 years. This review answers the question whether there is yet sufficient knowledge to conclude that certain serum autoantibodies associated with systemic sclerosis contribute to its pathogenesis. Definitions for pathogenic, pathogenetic and functional autoantibodies are formulated, and the need to differentiate these autoantibodies from natural autoantibodies is emphasized. In addition, seven criteria for the identification of pathogenic autoantibodies are proposed. Experimental evidence is reviewed relevant to the classic systemic sclerosis antinuclear autoantibodies, anti-topoisomerase I and anticentromere, and to functional autoantibodies to endothelin 1 type A receptor, angiotensin II type 1 receptor, muscarinic receptor 3, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CXCR4, estrogen receptor α, and CD22. Pathogenic evidence is also reviewed for anti-matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 3, anti-fibrillin 1, anti-IFI16, anti-eIF2B, anti-ICAM-1, and anti-RuvBL1/RuvBL2 autoantibodies. For each autoantibody, objective evidence for a pathogenic role is scored qualitatively according to the seven pathogenicity criteria. It is concluded that anti-topoisomerase I is the single autoantibody specificity with the most evidence in favor of a pathogenic role in systemic sclerosis, followed by anticentromere. However, these autoantibodies have not been demonstrated yet to fulfill completely the seven proposed criteria for pathogenicity. Their contributory roles to the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis remain possible but not yet conclusively demonstrated. With respect to functional autoantibodies and other autoantibodies, only a few criteria for pathogenicity are fulfilled. Their common presence in healthy and disease controls suggests that major subsets of these immunoglobulins are natural autoantibodies. While some of these autoantibodies may be pathogenetic in systemic sclerosis, establishing that they are truly pathogenic is a work in progress. Experimental data are difficult to interpret because high serum autoantibody levels may be due to polyclonal B-cell activation. Other limitations in experimental design are the use of total serum immunoglobulin G rather than affinity-purified autoantibodies, the confounding effect of other systemic sclerosis autoantibodies present in total immunoglobulin G and the lack of longitudinal studies to determine if autoantibody titers fluctuate with systemic sclerosis activity and severity. These intriguing new specificities expand the spectrum of autoantibodies observed in systemic sclerosis. Continuing elucidation of their potential mechanistic roles raises hope of a better understanding of systemic sclerosis pathogenesis leading to improved therapies.
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- Jean-Luc Senécal
- Scleroderma Research Chair, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Autoimmunity Research Laboratory, Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Autoimmunity Research Laboratory, Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Autoimmunity Research Laboratory, Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Division of Internal Medicine, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Sex hormones and sex hormone-targeting therapies in systemic sclerosis: A systematic literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2020; 50:140-148. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Immunomodulation of carcinogens-induced steroids-dependent human diseases. Saudi J Biol Sci 2019; 26:244-251. [PMID: 31485161 PMCID: PMC6717089 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The experimental and clinical data about antibodies against environmental chemical carcinogens and endogenous steroids are represented. The conception of immunomodulation of carcinogens- and steroids-dependent human diseases is proposed. It is postulated that antibodies to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic amines in cooperation with antibodies to cholesterol, sex hormones, mineralo- and glucocorticoids stimulate or inhibit cancer, malformation, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases depending on their personal combination. It is recommended to use immunoassay of these antibodies for the human diseases prediction. The alternative approaches for prevention using the probiotics transformed by anti-carcinogen antibodies are substantiated.
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Key Words
- Abs, antibodies
- Antibody formation
- BC, breast cancer
- BCP, breast cancer patients
- Benzo[a]pyrene
- Bp, benzo[a]pyrene
- CYP, cytochrome P-450
- Cg, chemical carcinogens
- Cholesterol
- ER+, estrogen receptors positive
- ER, estrogen receptors
- ER−, estrogen receptors negative
- Es, estradiol
- Estradiol
- HW, healthy women
- LC, lung cancer
- LCP, lung cancer patients
- MW, women with malformation
- PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- PE, phytoestrogens
- PR+, progesterone receptors positive
- PR, progesterone receptors
- PR−, progesterone receptors negative
- Pg, progesterone
- Prediction
- Prevention
- Progesterone
- S, steroids
- cAhR, cytoplasmic
- mAhR, membrane aril hydrocarbon receptors
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Koenig A, Buskiewicz I, Huber SA. Age-Associated Changes in Estrogen Receptor Ratios Correlate with Increased Female Susceptibility to Coxsackievirus B3-Induced Myocarditis. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1585. [PMID: 29201031 PMCID: PMC5696718 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Sexual bias is a hallmark in various diseases. This review evaluates sexual dimorphism in clinical and experimental coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) myocarditis, and how sex bias in the experimental disease changes with increased age. Coxsackieviruses are major causes of viral myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, which is more frequent and severe in men than women. Young male mice infected with CVB3 develop heart-specific autoimmunity and severe myocarditis. Females infected during estrus (high estradiol) develop T-regulatory cells and when infected during diestrus (low estradiol) develop autoimmunity similar to males. During estrus, protection depends on estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), which promotes type I interferon, activation of natural killer/natural killer T cells and suppressor cell responses. Estrogen receptor beta has opposing effects to ERα and supports pro-inflammatory immunity. However, the sexual dimorphism of the disease is significantly ameliorated in aged animals when old females become as susceptible as males. This correlates to a selective loss of the ERα that is required for immunosuppression. Therefore, sex-associated hormones control susceptibility in the virus-mediated disease, but their impact can alter with the age and physiological stage of the individual.
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- Andreas Koenig
- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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Linares PM, Algaba A, Urzainqui A, Guijarro-Rojas M, González-Tajuelo R, Garrido J, Chaparro M, Gisbert JP, Bermejo F, Guerra I, Castellano V, Fernández-Contreras ME. Ratio of Circulating Estrogen Receptors Beta and Alpha (ERβ/ERα) Indicates Endoscopic Activity in Patients with Crohn's Disease. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:2744-2754. [PMID: 28823012 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-017-4717-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data supporting a role of female hormones and/or their receptors in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasing, but most of them are derived from animal models. Estrogen receptors alpha (ERα) and beta (ERβ) participate in immune and inflammatory response, among a variety of biological processes. Their effects are antagonistic, and the net action of estrogens may depend on their relative proportions. AIM To determine the possible association between the balance of circulating ERβ and ERα (ERβ/ERα) and IBD risk and activity. METHODS Serum samples from 145 patients with IBD (79 Crohn's disease [CD] and 66 ulcerative colitis [UC]) and 39 controls were retrospectively studied. Circulating ERα and ERβ were measured by ELISA. Disease activities were assessed by clinical and endoscopic indices specific for CD and UC. RESULTS Low values of ERβ/ERα ratio were directly associated with clinical (p = 0.019) and endoscopic (p = 0.002) disease activity. Further analyses by type of IBD confirmed a strong association between low ERβ/ERα ratio and CD clinical (p = 0.011) and endoscopic activity (p = 0.002). The receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis showed that an ERβ/ERα ratio under 0.85 was a good marker of CD endoscopic activity (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.84; p = 0.002; sensitivity: 70%; specificity: 91%). ERβ/ERα ratio was not useful to predict UC activity. CONCLUSIONS An ERβ/ERα ratio under 0.85 indicated CD endoscopic activity. The determination of serum ERβ/ERα might be a useful noninvasive screening tool for CD endoscopic activity.
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- Pablo M Linares
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, C/ Camino del Molino 2, 28942, Fuenlabrada-Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-IP, C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Social Psychology and Methodology, School of Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), C/ Ivan Pavlov 6. Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, C/ Camino del Molino 2, 28942, Fuenlabrada-Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, C/ Camino del Molino 2, 28942, Fuenlabrada-Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, C/ Camino del Molino 2, 28942, Fuenlabrada-Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), C/ Diego de León 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain. .,Departments of Anatomy I and Immunology, School of Medicine, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX), Avda. de la Universidad 1, 28691, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain.
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Functional autoantibodies directed against cell surface receptors in systemic sclerosis. JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS 2017. [DOI: 10.5301/jsrd.5000241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex and heterogeneous systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of high serum levels of antibodies targeting a variety of self-antigens. In addition to autoantibodies directed against nuclear antigens, patients with SSc also develop high serum levels of functional autoantibodies that target cell surface receptors when compared to healthy subjects. Following binding to extracellular receptors, these functional autoantibodies trigger the activation of signal transducing pathways, resulting in a stimulatory or suppressive effect. For example, stimulatory autoantibodies toward platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) or antibodies targeting G protein–coupled receptors (e.g., angiotensin II receptor type 1 and endothelin receptor type A) have pleiotropic roles in the pathogenesis of SSc. High levels of these functional autoantibodies dysregulate the response of non-immune cells (e.g., fibroblasts and endothelial cells) as well as innate and adaptive immune cells, including myeloid cells and lymphocytes, respectively. Thus, the immunobiology of such autoantibodies clarifies why patients with SSc develop clinical features such as extensive fibrosis, vasculopathies and abnormal immune responses. Future interventions that modulate the natural production of functional autoantibodies that target cell surface receptors or neutralize such autoantibodies would be essential in reducing morbidity and mortality rates presented by SSc patients.
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Slobodin G, Rimar D. Regulatory T Cells in Systemic Sclerosis: a Comprehensive Review. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017; 52:194-201. [PMID: 27318947 DOI: 10.1007/s12016-016-8563-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic inflammatory disease with complex pathogenesis, based on the sophisticated interplay of injury to the vascular endothelium, exaggerated tissue regeneration and fibrosis, and extensive immune abnormalities. The role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the development of SSc has started being studied during the last decade with new aspects being disclosed continuously, in parallel with the better understanding of Tregs physiology. There is a general agreement in the medical literature regarding the decreased functional capacity of circulating Tregs in SSc. Some patients, particularly those with active disease, may have increased numbers of circulating Tregs, representing the inhibitory response of the immune system to its inappropriate activation or occurring as a compensatory move for Tregs' decreased suppressive ability. Decreased pool of circulating Tregs can be seen in other SSc patients, with even lower Treg percentages seen in patients with long-standing disease. Skin-resident Tregs are depleted in advanced SSc but can be active and have a role in earlier disease stages. In addition to diminished suppressive ability, Tregs can contribute to SSc evolution by their microenvironment-dependent transformation to pathogenic effector T cells of Th17 or Th2 lineages with respective pro-inflammatory or pro-fibrotic activity. The current data on the effects of existing treatment modalities, including autologous stem cell transplantation, on Tregs function in SSc, is controversial, not being sufficiently elaborated.
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- Gleb Slobodin
- Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. .,Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel.
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- Rheumatology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.,Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Functional autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis. Semin Immunopathol 2015; 37:529-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s00281-015-0513-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Maselli A, Capoccia S, Pugliese P, Raggi C, Cirulli F, Fabi A, Malorni W, Pierdominici M, Ortona E. Autoantibodies specific to estrogen receptor alpha act as estrogen agonists and their levels correlate with breast cancer cell proliferation. Oncoimmunology 2015; 5:e1074375. [PMID: 27057440 PMCID: PMC4801453 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2015.1074375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Estrogen receptors have recently been demonstrated at the cell surface. Unlike nuclear receptors, they are able to trigger rapid responses inside the cells. In this study, we evaluated the presence and the possible role of autoantibodies specific to estrogen receptor (anti-ER Abs) in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients. Anti-ERα Abs were detectable in 22/48 (46%) patients' sera and their levels positively correlated with the percentage of Ki-67-positive breast cancer cells. Anti-ERα Abs purified from breast cancer patients' sera were able: (i) to recognize ERα epitopes expressed at the cell surface of ER-positive breast cancer cells, (ii) to trigger rapid extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation, and (iii) to induce cell proliferation. Our results suggest that anti-ERα Abs can act as estrogen agonists playing a pathogenetic role as breast cancer-promoting factors. These autoantibodies could also be considered as possible peripheral blood biomarkers indicative of the breast cancer growth potential.
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- Angela Maselli
- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Therapeutic Research and Medicine Evaluation, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; San Raffaele Pisana Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; San Raffaele Pisana Institute, Rome, Italy
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Update on biomarkers in systemic sclerosis: tools for diagnosis and treatment. Semin Immunopathol 2015; 37:475-87. [PMID: 26168983 PMCID: PMC4554742 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-015-0506-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease in which immune activation, vasculopathy, and extensive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs are among the principal features. SSc is a heterogeneous disease with varying manifestations and clinical outcomes. Currently, patients’ clinical evaluation often relies on subjective measures, non-quantitative methods, or requires invasive procedures as markers able to predict disease trajectory or response to therapy are lacking. Therefore, current research is focusing on the discovery of useful biomarkers reflecting ongoing inflammatory or fibrotic activity in the skin and internal organs, as well as being predictive of future disease course. Recently, remarkable progress has been made towards a better understanding of numerous mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of SSc. This has opened new possibilities for the development of novel biomarkers and therapy. However, current proposed biomarkers that could reliably describe various aspects of SSc still require further investigation. This review will summarize studies describing the commonly used and validated biomarkers, the newly emerging and promising SSc biomarkers identified to date, and consideration of future directions in this field.
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Del Principe D, Ruggieri A, Pietraforte D, Villani A, Vitale C, Straface E, Malorni W. The relevance of estrogen/estrogen receptor system on the gender difference in cardiovascular risk. Int J Cardiol 2015; 187:291-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ortona E, Pierdominici M, Berstein L. Autoantibodies to estrogen receptors and their involvement in autoimmune diseases and cancer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 144 Pt B:260-7. [PMID: 25038321 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Revised: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The involvement of estrogens, which influence many physiologic processes, has been shown in the development or progression of several diseases including some cancers, most notably breast cancer, and autoimmune disorders. Estrogenic signal is transferred via estrogen receptors (ER) which have dual localization, predominantly intracellular but also in plasma membrane. The discovery of membrane-associated ER (mER) has greatly expanded our understanding of estrogen action; upon ligand binding, mER rapidly activate different signaling pathways inducing downstream transcription factors. Some target genes of the mER pathway may be activated independently of the intracellular ER. Additionally, intracellular ER action can be modulated by mER-initiated signaling. Most notably, the identification of autoantibodies reacting with ER (ERAB) and their possible pathogenic role in autoimmunity and cancer have opened a new path for the research in the estrogen-related receptor activity. In this review, we briefly recapitulate the localization and function of ER and mostly discuss the possible role of ERAB as novel potential prognostic and/or predictive tools in autoimmunity and cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elena Ortona
- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; Istituto San Raffaele Sulmona, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Oncoendocrinology, N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia
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