Otylia Kowal-Bielecka1, Sylwia Chwiesko-Minarowska2, Pawel L Bernatowicz2, Yannick Allanore3, Timothy Radstake4,5, Marco Matucci-Cerinic6, Jasper Broen5, Roger Hesselstrand7, Dorota Krasowska8, Gabriella Riemekasten9, Madelon Vonk4, Oksana Kowalczuk2, Marek Bielecki10, Robert Milewski11, Lech Chyczewski12, Jacek Niklinski2, Krzysztof Kowal13,14. 1. Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine. 2. Department of Clinical Molecular Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. 3. Rheumatology A Department, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France. 4. Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen. 5. Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 6. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. 7. Department of Rheumatology, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden. 8. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Pediatric Dermatology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. 9. Clinic of Rheumatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. 10. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. 11. Department of Statistics and Medical Informatics. 12. Department of Medical Pathomorphology. 13. Department of Allergology and Internal Medicine. 14. Department of Experimental Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Abstract
Objectives: The arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (ALOX5AP) regulates synthesis of leukotrienes (LTs), which are important mediators of inflammation and connective tissue remodelling. The aim of this study was to evaluate if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ALOX5AP confer risk of SSc and/or SSc-related organ involvement. Methods: Seven SNPs of ALOX5AP (rs17222814, rs17216473, rs10507391, rs4769874, rs9551963, rs9315050 and rs7222842) were genotyped in a cohort of 977 patients with SSc and 558 healthy controls from centres collaborating within the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group. In 22 SSc patients, concentrations of cysteinyl LTs and LT B4 (LTB4) were measured in the supernatants of ionophore-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by means of commercially available enzyme immunoassay kits. Results: Significant association was found between rs10507391 polymorphism (T/A) of ALOX5AP and the risk of SSc [odds ratio (OR) 1.27 (95% CI 1.07, 1.50), P < 0.05 vs controls], the presence of SSc-related interstitial lung disease on high-resolution CT of the lungs [OR 1.45 (95% CI 1.17, 1.79), P < 0.05 vs patients without SSc-related interstitial lung disease] as well as with restrictive ventilatory defect [forced vital capacity <70% of predicted; OR 1.51 (95% CI 1.16, 1.97), P < 0.05 vs SSc patients without pulmonary restriction]. PBMCs from SSc carriers of rs10507391 allele A synthesized greater amounts of cysteinyl LTs as compared with SSc patients with rs10507391 TT genotype ( P < 0.05). Synthesis of LTB4 did not differ significantly between the two groups. Conclusion: The results of our study indicate that the genetic variants of ALOX5AP might play a role in the development of SSc-related pulmonary fibrosis.
Objectives: The arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase activating protein (ALOX5AP) regulates synthesis of leukotrienes (LTs), which are important mediators of inflammation and connective tissue remodelling. The aim of this study was to evaluate if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ALOX5AP confer risk of SSc and/or SSc-related organ involvement. Methods: Seven SNPs of ALOX5AP (rs17222814, rs17216473, rs10507391, rs4769874, rs9551963, rs9315050 and rs7222842) were genotyped in a cohort of 977 patients with SSc and 558 healthy controls from centres collaborating within the European Scleroderma Trials and Research group. In 22 SSc patients, concentrations of cysteinyl LTs and LT B4 (LTB4) were measured in the supernatants of ionophore-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) by means of commercially available enzyme immunoassay kits. Results: Significant association was found between rs10507391 polymorphism (T/A) of ALOX5AP and the risk of SSc [odds ratio (OR) 1.27 (95% CI 1.07, 1.50), P < 0.05 vs controls], the presence of SSc-related interstitial lung disease on high-resolution CT of the lungs [OR 1.45 (95% CI 1.17, 1.79), P < 0.05 vs patients without SSc-related interstitial lung disease] as well as with restrictive ventilatory defect [forced vital capacity <70% of predicted; OR 1.51 (95% CI 1.16, 1.97), P < 0.05 vs SSc patients without pulmonary restriction]. PBMCs from SSc carriers of rs10507391 allele A synthesized greater amounts of cysteinyl LTs as compared with SSc patients with rs10507391 TT genotype ( P < 0.05). Synthesis of LTB4 did not differ significantly between the two groups. Conclusion: The results of our study indicate that the genetic variants of ALOX5AP might play a role in the development of SSc-related pulmonary fibrosis.
Authors: Joanna Kosałka-Węgiel; Sabina Lichołai; Sylwia Dziedzina; Mamert Milewski; Piotr Kuszmiersz; Anna Rams; Jolanta Gąsior; Aleksandra Matyja-Bednarczyk; Helena Kwiatkowska; Mariusz Korkosz; Andżelika Siwiec; Paweł Koźlik; Agnieszka Padjas; Wojciech Sydor; Jerzy Dropiński; Marek Sanak; Jacek Musiał; Stanisława Bazan-Socha Journal: Life (Basel) Date: 2022-05-07