Protein profiling in presymptomatic individuals separates myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody vasculitides

Autor: Mikael Brink, Ewa Berglin, Aladdin J. Mohammad, Anders Lundquist, Inger Gjertsson, Andrey Alexeyenko, Kristina Lejon, Solbritt Rantapää‐Dahlqvist
Přispěvatelé: Brink, Mikael [0000-0001-7675-3488], Berglin, Ewa [0000-0002-9443-5376], Mohammad, Aladdin J [0000-0002-7169-6936], Lundquist, Anders [0000-0003-1524-0851], Gjertsson, Inger [0000-0002-9301-4844], Alexeyenko, Andrey [0000-0001-8812-6481], Lejon, Kristina [0000-0001-5025-6539], Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Solbritt [0000-0001-8259-3863], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Popis: Funder: Reumatikerförbundet; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007949
Funder: Stiftelsen Konung Gustaf V:s 80‐årsfond
Funder: Umeå Universitet; Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004885
OBJECTIVE: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a chronic relapsing condition with unknown etiology. To gain insight into the molecular processes underlying the disease, we examined biomarkers in blood samples collected prior to symptom onset. METHODS: The National Patient Register and Cause of Death register were searched for AAV-related International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision and Tenth Revision codes and linked to the registers from 5 biobanks. Eighty-five AAV patients with samples predating symptom onset of AAV were identified. For each case of AAV, 2 matched controls were included. Proteinase 3 (PR3)-ANCA and myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA expression levels were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Using an Olink Inflammation panel, 73 of 92 proteins were included after quality control. Data were replicated in a second cohort of 48 presymptomatic individuals and 96 controls. RESULTS: Of the 20 proteins with the lowest P values in the original cohort, 7 were replicated in the second cohort and 5 proteins were found to be significant between the groups in a meta-analysis. Eleven different pathways were identified in network enrichment analyses and were found to be significant in both cohorts. Stratification of samples obtained ≤5 years before symptom onset showed significant levels of CCL23, vascular endothelial growth factor A, and hepatocyte growth factor, which were also increased at borderline significant levels in the replication cohort (interleukin-6 was found to be significantly increased in the replication cohort). In presymptomatic AAV patients, 6 proteins were associated with MPO-ANCA positivity, and 7 proteins were associated with PR3-ANCA positivity. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify protein markers preceding symptom onset in AAV patients. These findings set the stage for further research into the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of AAV and the diversification of patients into PR3-ANCA+ and MPO-ANCA+ subphenotypes.
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