A Novel Pool of Microparticle Cholesterol Is Elevated in Rheumatoid Arthritis but Not in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Autor: Shuaishuai Hu, Brenton L. Cavanagh, Robert Harrington, Muddassar Ahmad, Grainne Kearns, Steve Meaney, Claire Wynne
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 21, Iss 23, p 9228 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1422-0067
1661-6596
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239228
Popis: Microparticles are sub-micron, membrane-bound particles released from virtually all cells and which are present in the circulation. In several autoimmune disorders their amount and composition in the circulation is altered. Microparticle surface protein expression has been explored as a differentiating tool in autoimmune disorders where the clinical pictures can overlap. Here, we examine the utility of a novel lipid-based marker—microparticle cholesterol, present in all microparticles regardless of cellular origin—to distinguish between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We first isolated a series of microparticle containing lipoprotein deficient fractions from patient and control plasma. There were no significant differences in the size, structure or protein content of microparticles isolated from each group. Compared to controls, both patient groups contained significantly greater amounts of platelet and endothelial cell-derived microparticles. The cholesterol content of microparticle fractions isolated from RA patients was significantly greater than those from either SLE patients or healthy controls. Our data indicate that circulating non-lipoprotein microparticle cholesterol, which may account for 1–2% of measured cholesterol in patient samples, may represent a novel differentiator of disease, which is independent of cellular origin.
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