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Lelas A, Greinix HT, Wolff D, Eissner G, Pavletic SZ, Pulanic D. Von Willebrand Factor, Factor VIII, and Other Acute Phase Reactants as Biomarkers of Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Front Immunol 2021; 12:676756. [PMID: 33995421 PMCID: PMC8119744 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.676756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD) is an immune mediated late complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT). Discovery of adequate biomarkers could identify high-risk patients and provide an effective pre-emptive intervention or early modification of therapeutic strategy, thus reducing prevalence and severity of the disease among long-term survivors of alloHSCT. Inflammation, endothelial injury, and endothelial dysfunction are involved in cGvHD development. Altered levels of acute phase reactants have shown a strong correlation with the activity of several immune mediated disorders and are routinely used in clinical practice. Since elevated von Willebrand factor (VWF) and factor VIII (FVIII) levels have been described as acute phase reactants that may indicate endothelial dysfunction and inflammation in different settings, including chronic autoimmune diseases, they could serve as potential candidate biomarkers of cGvHD. In this review we focused on reported data regarding VWF and FVIII as well as other markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, evaluating their potential role in cGvHD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonela Lelas
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Systems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Babić A, Kurić L, Zelić A, Kerep, Desnica L, Lelas A, Milošević M, Serventi-Seiwerth R, Duraković N, Peric Z, Mravak M, Stipetić, Bilic E, Čeović R, Barešić M, Vukić T, Ljubas Kelečić D, Mazić S, Bojanić I, Hećimović A, Bilic E, Zadro R, Vrhovac R, Pavletic SZ, Batinić D, Pulanić D. B regulatory cells and monocyte subpopulations in patients with chronic graft-vs-host disease. Croat Med J 2021. [PMID: 33938655 PMCID: PMC8107991 DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2021.62.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ljubas Kelecic D, Lelas A, Karas I, Desnica L, Vukic T, Sabol I, Vranesic Bender D, Serventi Seiwerth R, Peric Z, Durakovic N, Vitali Cepo D, Vrhovac R, Nemet D, Pavletic S, Pulanic D, Krznaric Z. Sarcopenia among patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and the impact of chronic graft-versus-host disease. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2020; 146:2967-2978. [PMID: 32507973 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-020-03280-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE This study investigated the frequency and characteristics of sarcopenia among patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with a specific focus on the chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) population and its association with malnutrition, vitamin D and clinical characteristics. METHODS We assessed sarcopenia, vitamin D levels, and nutritional status in 73 patients who underwent allo-HSCT, of which 45 were diagnosed with cGVHD. Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria. RESULTS Sarcopenia was diagnosed in 19.2% of patients after allo-HSCT with statistically no significant difference between cGVHD and non-cGVHD patients. The risk factor for sarcopenia was the male gender. Sarcopenia in allo-HSCT patients correlated strongly with malnutrition and with current corticosteroid treatment (p < 0.005). Among cGVHD patients sarcopenia additionally correlated strongly with the number of prior systemic immunosuppressive therapy lines (p < 0.005) and moderately with the intensity of immunosuppression, cGVHD severity global rating assessed by both the health care provider and the patient and joint and fascia cGVHD involvement (p < 0.05). Vitamin D deficiency was found in more than 54.8% of patients, but the correlation to sarcopenia was not found. CONCLUSION Sarcopenia was found to be common in long term survivors of allo-HSCT independently of the cGVHD diagnosis. Prospective longitudinal studies are needed for a better understanding of factors affecting the development of sarcopenia after allo-HSCT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dina Ljubas Kelecic
- Clinical Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Aids, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Immune Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinical Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.,Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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