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Sara Salvador-Martín1, Irene Raposo-Gutiérrez1, Víctor Manuel Navas-López2, Carmen Gallego-Fernández3, Ana Moreno-Álvarez4, Alfonso Solar-Boga4, Rosana Muñoz-Codoceo5, Lorena Magallares6, Eva Martínez-Ojinaga6, María J Fobelo7, Antonio Millán-Jiménez8, Alejandro Rodriguez-Martinez9, Concepción A Vayo10, Cesar Sánchez11, Mar Tolin11, Ferrán Bossacoma12, Gemma Pujol-Muncunill13, Rafael González de Caldas14, Inés Loverdos15, José A Blanca-García16, Oscar Segarra17, Francisco J Eizaguirre18, Ruth García-Romero19, Vicente Merino-Bohórquez20, María Sanjurjo-Sáez1, Luis A López-Fernández1.
Abstract
Around a 20-30% of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are diagnosed before they are 18 years old. Anti-TNF drugs can induce and maintain remission in IBD, however, up to 30% of patients do not respond. The aim of the work was to identify markers that would predict an early response to anti-TNF drugs in pediatric patients with IBD. The study population included 43 patients aged <18 years with IBD who started treatment with infliximab or adalimumab. Patients were classified into primary responders (n = 27) and non-responders to anti-TNF therapy (n = 6). Response to treatment could not be analyzed in 10 patients. Response was defined as a decrease in over 15 points in the disease activity indexes from week 0 to week 10 of infliximab treatment or from week 0 to week 26 of adalimumab treatment. The expression profiles of nine genes in total RNA isolated from the whole-blood of pediatric IBD patients taken before biologic administration and after 2 weeks were analyzed using qPCR and the 2-∆∆Ct method. Before initiation and after 2 weeks of treatment the expression of SMAD7 was decreased in patients who were considered as non-responders (p value < 0.05). Changes in expression were also observed for TLR2 at T0 and T2, although that did not reach the level of statistical significance. In addition, the expression of DEFA5 decreased 1.75-fold during the first 2 weeks of anti-TNF treatment in responders, whereas no changes were observed in non-responders. Expression of the SMAD7 gene is a pharmacogenomic biomarker of early response to anti-TNF agents in pediatric IBD. TLR2 and DEFA5 need to be validated in larger studies.Entities:
Keywords: Crohn’s disease; adalimumab; biomarker; gene expression; infliximab; ulcerative colitis
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32397546 PMCID: PMC7247673 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093364
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Mol Sci ISSN: 1422-0067 Impact factor: 5.923
Figure 1Flow chart showing selection of study patients. pIBD, pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Some patients were lost because paxgene could not be collected at time 0 or 2, some data were missing or the quality of cDNA was insufficient.
Characteristics of patients.
| Characteristic | Overall ( | Responders ( | Non-Responders ( | |
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| Male, | 16 (48.5%) | 12 (44.4%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0.398 |
| Female, | 17 (51.5%) | 15 (55.6%) | 2 (33.3%) | |
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| At diagnosis, median (IQR, range) | 10.4 (4.6; 0.7–17) | 10.5 (4.7; 6.5–17) | 10.1 (7.2; 0.7–13.0) | 0.276 |
| At start of treatment, median (IQR, range) | 12 (4; 1.1–17) | 12(4.8; 7.9–17) | 11.4 (6.2; 1.1–14.1) | 0.342 |
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| CD, | 26 (78.8%) | 21 (77.8%) | 5 (83.3%) | 1 |
| UC, | 7 (21.1%) | 6 (22.2%) | 1 (16.2%) | |
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| Infliximab, | 18 (54.5%) | 14 (51.9%) | 4 (66.7%) | 0.665 |
| Adalimumab, | 15 (45.5%) | 13 (48.1%) | 2 (33.3%) | |
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| 28.8 (25.6; 5–60) | 30 (28.8; 5–60) | 15 (12.5; 7.5–30) | 0.013 ** |
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| 45 (40; 5–60) | 50 (43.8; 5–60) | 45 * | - |
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| 22 (31.6; 0–150.3) | 22.6 (41.3; 0–105.3) | 10.6 (19.1; 6.1–27.5) | 0.054 |
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| Enteral nutrition | 14 (42.4%) | 12 (44.4%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.682 |
| Corticosteroids | 12 (36.4%) | 10 (37%) | 2 (33.3%) | 1 |
| Azathioprine | 20 (60.6%) | 16 (59.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 1 |
| Aminosalicylates | 12 (36.4%) | 11 (40.7%) | 2 (33.3%) | 0.379 |
| Methotrexate | 3 (9.1%) | 2 (7.4%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 |
| Tacrolimus | 2 (6.1%) | 1 (3.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 0.335 |
| Adalimumab | 1 (3%) | 0 | 1 (16.7%) | 0.182 |
| Infliximab | 1 (3%) | 0 | 1 (16.7%) | 0.182 |
IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; CD, Crohn’s disease; UC, Ulcerative Colitis; IQR, interquartile range; PCDAI. Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index; PUCAI. and Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index; * IQR Not applicable. ** p value < 0.05.
Figure 2Relative expression levels of the (a) TLR2, (b) TNF, (c) TNFRSF1B, (d) IL11, (e) TBX21, (f) SMAD7, (g) DEFA5, (h) TREM1, and (i) OSM genes in responders (R) and non-responders (NR) at time 0. Expression values were normalized to HPRT1 and GAPDH genes. Values are expressed as mean (horizontal line), standard error of the mean (SEM). n, sample size. * p value < 0.05 vs. control (unpaired t-test).
Figure 3Relative expression levels of the (a) TLR2, (b) TNF, (c) TNFRSF1B, (d) IL11, (e) TBX21, (f) SMAD7, (g) DEFA5, (h) TREM1, and (i) OSM genes in responders (R) and non-responders (NR) at 2 weeks after anti-TNF administration. Expression values were normalized to HPRT1 and GAPDH genes. Values are expressed as mean (horizontal line), standard error of the mean (SEM). n, sample size. * p value < 0.05 vs. control (unpaired t-test).
Figure 4Schematic representation of the ratio between relative expression levels at week 2 (t2) and week 0 (t0) (t2/t0) of the (a) TLR2, (b) TNF, (c) TNFRSF1B, (d) IL11, (e) TBX21, (f) SMAD7, (g) DEFA5, (h) TREM1, and (i) OSM genes in responders (R) and non-responders (NR). Expression values were normalized to HPRT1 and GAPDH genes. Values are expressed as mean (horizontal line), standard error of the mean (SEM). n, sample size. * p value < 0.05 vs. control (unpaired t-test).
Oligonucleotide sequences used for PCR amplification.
| Gene | Forward (5′–3′) | Reverse (5′–3′) |
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| ACCCGATGGATTTTCTCAA | AGGGGCCAGATAATTCGTTC |
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| AGCCCATGTTGTAGCAAACC | TCTCAGTCTCACGCCATT |
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| TGTCATTCTTTCTTCCTGCTAAGA | CTAGGTAGGACAGAGAATGCCTTT |
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| AGGCCACCATATTCAGTGCT | GCAGATTTCTAGTTAGAAGTGCGTTA |
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| CCCAACTGTCAATTCCTTGG | GGGAACAGGATACTGGTTGG |
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| TCAGCTCTTTCCTGGAGTGAC | AGGACCATCGCCATCCTT |
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| GGACAGGGAAGGGTTAAAGG | GCTCAGCACGACCAGGAC |
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| GATGCTCTTTGTCTCAGAAC | CTCTCCGTCCCTTATTATCTG |
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| GTACTGCTCACACAGAGG | TATATAGGGGTCCAGGAGTC |
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| AGCCACATCGCTCAGACAC | GCCCAATACGACCAAATCC |
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| GACCAGTCAACAGGGGACAT | GTGTCAATTATATCTTCCACAATCAAG |