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Wu M, Liao Z, Zeng K, Jiang Q. Exploring the causal role of gut microbiota in giant cell arteritis: a Mendelian randomization analysis with mediator insights. Front Immunol 2024; 14:1280249. [PMID: 38239360 PMCID: PMC10794469 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1280249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a complex autoimmune condition. With growing interest in the role of gut microbiota in autoimmune diseases, this research aimed to explore the potential causal relationship between gut microbiota and GCA, and the mediating effects of specific intermediaries. Methods Using a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) design, we investigated associations between 191 microbial taxa and GCA. A two-step MR technique discerned the significant mediators on this relationship, followed by Multivariable MR analyses to quantify the direct influence of gut microbiota on GCA and mediation effect proportion, adjusting for these mediators. Results Nine taxa displayed significant associations with GCA. Among them, families like Bacteroidales and Clostridiaceae1 had Odds Ratios (OR) of 1.48 (p=0.043) and 0.52 (p=5.51e-3), respectively. Genera like Clostridium sensu stricto1 and Desulfovibrio showed ORs of 0.48 (p=5.39e-4) and 1.48 (p=0.037), respectively. Mediation analyses identified 25 hydroxyvitamin D level (mediation effect of 19.95%), CD14+ CD16- monocyte counts (mediation effect of 27.40%), and CD4+ T cell counts (mediation effect of 28.51%) as significant intermediaries. Conclusion Our findings provide invaluable insights into the complex interplay between specific gut microbiota taxa and GCA. By highlighting the central role of gut microbiota in influencing GCA risk and long-term recurrence, and their interactions with vital immune mediators, this research paves the way for potential therapeutic interventions in GCA management.
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- Menglin Wu
- Department of Cardiology, Zhangjiajie People’s Hospital, Zhangjiajie, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhangjiajie People’s Hospital, Zhangjiajie, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhangjiajie People’s Hospital, Zhangjiajie, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Second People’s Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang, China
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Deshayes S, Baugé C, Dupont PA, Simard C, Rida H, de Boysson H, Manrique A, Aouba A. [ 18F]FDG PET-MR characterization of aortitis in the IL1rn -/- mouse model of giant-cell arteritis. EJNMMI Res 2023; 13:103. [PMID: 38019303 PMCID: PMC10687326 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-023-01039-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Metabolic imaging is routinely used to demonstrate aortitis in patients with giant-cell arteritis. We aimed to investigate the preclinical model of aortitis in BALB/c IL1rn-/- mice using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance (PET-MR), gamma counting and immunostaining. We used 15 first-generation specific and opportunistic pathogen-free (SOPF) 9-week-old IL1rn-/- mice, 15 wild-type BALB/cAnN mice and 5 s-generation specific pathogen-free (SPF) 9-week-old IL1rn-/-. Aortic [18F]FDG uptake was assessed as the target-to-background ratio (TBR) using time-of-flight MR angiography as vascular landmarks. RESULTS [18F]FDG uptake measured by PET or gamma counting was similar in the first-generation SOPF IL1rn-/- mice and the wild-type group (p > 0.05). However, the first-generation IL1rn-/- mice exhibited more interleukin-1β (p = 0.021)- and interleukin-6 (p = 0.019)-positive cells within the abdominal aorta than the wild-type mice. In addition, the second-generation SPF group exhibited significantly higher TBR (p = 0.0068) than the wild-type mice on the descending thoracic aorta, unlike the first-generation SOPF IL1rn-/- mice. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the involvement of interleukin-1β and -6 in IL1rn-/- mouse aortitis, this study seems to validate [18F]FDG PET-MR as a useful tool for noninvasive monitoring of aortitis in this preclinical model.
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- Samuel Deshayes
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie - Université Basse Normandie, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000, CAEN, France.
- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France.
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- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France
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- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France
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- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie - Université Basse Normandie, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000, CAEN, France
- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France
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- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, Caen, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie - Université Basse Normandie, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14000, CAEN, France.
- Normandie University, UNICAEN, CHU de Caen Normandie, UR4650 PSIR, Caen, France.
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Reynolds G. Rheumatic complications of checkpoint inhibitors: Lessons from autoimmunity. Immunol Rev 2023; 318:51-60. [PMID: 37435963 PMCID: PMC10952967 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13242] [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: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors are now an established treatment in the management of a range of cancers. Their success means that their use is likely to increase in future in terms of the numbers of patients treated, the indications and the range of immune checkpoints targeted. They function by counteracting immune evasion by the tumor but, as a consequence, can breach self-tolerance at other sites leading to a range of immune-related adverse events. Included among these complications are a range of rheumatologic complications, including inflammatory arthritis and keratoconjunctivitis sicca. These superficially resemble immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) such as rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's disease but preliminary studies suggest they are clinically and immunologically distinct entities. However, there appear to be common processes that predispose to the development of both that may inform preventative interventions and predictive tools. Both groups of conditions highlight the centrality of immune checkpoints in controlling tolerance and how it can be restored. Here we will discuss some of these commonalities and differences between rheumatic irAEs and IMRDs.
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- Gary Reynolds
- Institute of Cellular MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneUK
- Center for Immunology and Inflammatory DiseasesMassachusetts General HospitalBostonMassachusettsUSA
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Bettiol A, Emmi G, Low L, Sofi F, Wallace GR. Microbiome in Behcet's syndrome. Clin Immunol 2023; 250:109304. [PMID: 37003591 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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This review will discuss the current understanding of the role of microbiomes in Behcet's Syndrome, their influence on immune response and disease and potential future studies.
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- Alessandra Bettiol
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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