Warren Raymond1, Gro Ostli-Eilertsen2, Sheynae Griffiths1, Johannes Nossent3. 1. Rheumatology Group, The University of Western Australia School of Medicine, Crawley, Western Australia. 2. Department of Clinical Medicine, Bone & Joint Group, Arctic University, Tromsø, Norway. 3. Rheumatology Group, The University of Western Australia School of Medicine, Crawley, Western Australia; Department of Clinical Medicine, Bone & Joint Group, Arctic University, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The interleukin 17 (IL-17) cytokine family is involved in a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. In spite of contradictory findings and a lack of causality in clinical studies, IL-17 inhibition for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has regained attention as a potential therapeutic pathway, after demonstrating disease-modifying capabilities in ankylosing spondylitis. We investigated the clinical associations of interleukin 17 A (IL-17A) in patients with SLE. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed involving SLE patients (n=102; age: 49 years; 86% female) recruited from a regional registry. IL-17A levels were determined by immunoassay, disease activity by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index-2K (SLEDAI-2K), and cumulative damage by Systemic Lupus International Collaborative Clinics Damage Index (SDI) scores. Non-parametric techniques were used to examine the association between IL-17A and disease activity and autoantibody profiles were compared with healthy controls (n=31): principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine the interplay of immune cells across disease states and damage development in SLE patients. RESULTS: SLE patients had higher IgG levels, lower T-cell and B-cell counts, but median IL-17A levels did not differ from the controls (28.4 vs. 28.4 pg/mL, p=0.9). In SLE patients, IL-17A did not correlate with SLEDAI-2K or SDI, but was inversely related with age (correlation coefficients, Rs.=-0.29, p<0.05), systolic blood pressure (Rs.=-0.31, p<0.05), years of smoking (Rs.=-0.43, p<0.05), cumulative heart (Rs.=-0.22, p<0.05), and malignancy damage (Rs.=-0.18, p<0.05). Serological correlations for IL-17A existed with immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels (Rs.=0.21, p<0.05), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels (Rs.=0.28, p<0.05), proteinuria (Rs.=0.64, p<0.05), and pre-albumin (Rs.=-0.22, p<0.05). Longitudinal data showed only modest fluctuation in IL-17A levels, independent of SLEDAI-2K. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that IL-17A, while participating in inflammation, may also serve a protective purpose in SLE patients.
OBJECTIVE: The interleukin 17 (IL-17) cytokine family is involved in a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. In spite of contradictory findings and a lack of causality in clinical studies, IL-17 inhibition for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has regained attention as a potential therapeutic pathway, after demonstrating disease-modifying capabilities in ankylosing spondylitis. We investigated the clinical associations of interleukin 17 A (IL-17A) in patients with SLE. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed involving SLEpatients (n=102; age: 49 years; 86% female) recruited from a regional registry. IL-17A levels were determined by immunoassay, disease activity by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index-2K (SLEDAI-2K), and cumulative damage by Systemic Lupus International Collaborative Clinics Damage Index (SDI) scores. Non-parametric techniques were used to examine the association between IL-17A and disease activity and autoantibody profiles were compared with healthy controls (n=31): principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine the interplay of immune cells across disease states and damage development in SLEpatients. RESULTS:SLEpatients had higher IgG levels, lower T-cell and B-cell counts, but median IL-17A levels did not differ from the controls (28.4 vs. 28.4 pg/mL, p=0.9). In SLEpatients, IL-17A did not correlate with SLEDAI-2K or SDI, but was inversely related with age (correlation coefficients, Rs.=-0.29, p<0.05), systolic blood pressure (Rs.=-0.31, p<0.05), years of smoking (Rs.=-0.43, p<0.05), cumulative heart (Rs.=-0.22, p<0.05), and malignancy damage (Rs.=-0.18, p<0.05). Serological correlations for IL-17A existed with immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels (Rs.=0.21, p<0.05), high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels (Rs.=0.28, p<0.05), proteinuria (Rs.=0.64, p<0.05), and pre-albumin (Rs.=-0.22, p<0.05). Longitudinal data showed only modest fluctuation in IL-17A levels, independent of SLEDAI-2K. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that IL-17A, while participating in inflammation, may also serve a protective purpose in SLEpatients.
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IL-17A; SLEDAI; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; organ damage
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