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- Arnaud, Laurent, et al.
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Effect of Corticosteroids and Cyclophosphamide on Sex Hormone Profiles in Male Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Systemic Sclerosis
- 2017
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Ingår i: Arthritis & Rheumatology. - : WILEY. - 2326-5191 .- 2326-5205. ; 69:6, s. 1272-1279
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) are autoimmune diseases that predominantly affect female patients, and therefore fewer investigations have been conducted in men. The aim of this study was to analyze sex hormone levels in male patients with SLE and those with SSc, compared to matched controls, in relation to the use of corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide (CYC).Methods: Sex hormone levels were measured in fasting blood samples from male patients with SLE (n=71) and those with SSc (n=29) and compared to population-based, age-matched male controls. Relevant hormone profiles were identified using cluster analysis.Results: Male SLE patients had higher levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) (P<0.0001) and more frequent bioactive testosterone deficiency (P=0.02) than their matched controls. The current dosage of prednisolone correlated inversely with the levels of bioactive testosterone (r=-0.36, P=0.03). Cluster analysis identified a subset of SLE patients with increased levels of follicle-stimulating hormone, LH, and prolactin as well as lower levels of bioactive testosterone (P<0.0001) in relation to higher daily doses of prednisolone. In male SSc patients, levels of testosterone (P=0.03) and bioactive testosterone (P=0.02) were significantly lower than those in matched controls. Use of CYC during the previous year was associated with lower bioactive testosterone levels in both SLE patients (P=0.02) and SSc patients (P=0.01), after adjustment for age.Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the negative impact of corticosteroids on gonadal function in men with SLE. Furthermore, use of CYC during the year prior to study inclusion impaired bioactive testosterone levels in male patients with either SLE or SSc. Physicians should be more aware of the possibility of hypogonadism in male patients with autoimmune diseases. The need for hormonal supplementation remains to be formally evaluated in these patients.
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- Dahlqvist, Johanna, 1979-, et al.
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Identification and functional characterization of a novel susceptibility locus for small vessel vasculitis with MPO-ANCA
- 2022
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Ingår i: Rheumatology. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1462-0324 .- 1462-0332. ; 61:8, s. 3461-3470
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective To identify and characterize genetic loci associated with the risk of developing ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV). Methods Genetic association analyses were performed after Illumina sequencing of 1853 genes and subsequent replication with genotyping of selected single nucleotide polymorphisms in a total cohort of 1110 Scandinavian cases with granulomatosis with polyangiitis or microscopic polyangiitis, and 1589 controls. A novel AAV-associated single nucleotide polymorphism was analysed for allele-specific effects on gene expression using luciferase reporter assay. Results PR3-ANCA(+) AAV was significantly associated with two independent loci in the HLA-DPB1/HLA-DPA1 region [rs1042335, P = 6.3 x 10(-61), odds ratio (OR) 0.10; rs9277341, P = 1.5 x 10(-44), OR 0.22] and with rs28929474 in the SERPINA1 gene (P = 2.7 x 10(-10), OR 2.9). MPO-ANCA(+) AAV was significantly associated with the HLA-DQB1/HLA-DQA2 locus (rs9274619, P = 5.4 x 10(-25), OR 3.7) and with a rare variant in the BACH2 gene (rs78275221, P = 7.9 x 10(-7), OR 3.0), the latter a novel susceptibility locus for MPO-ANCA(+) granulomatosis with polyangiitis/microscopic polyangiitis. The rs78275221-A risk allele reduced luciferase gene expression in endothelial cells, specifically, as compared with the non-risk allele. Conclusion We identified a novel susceptibility locus for MPO-ANCA(+) AAV and propose that the associated variant is of mechanistic importance, exerting a regulatory function on gene expression in specific cell types.
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- Hashemi, Helya, et al.
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Localized IgG4-related disease manifested on the tongue : a case report
- 2021
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Ingår i: Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. - : Upsala Medical Society. - 0300-9734 .- 2000-1967. ; 126:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibroinflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs. IgG4-RD may show a variety of initial symptoms. In the oral mucosa, lesions present as inflammatory fibrosis with a large number of IgG4-positive plasma cells. Evaluating treatment is a well-known problem in IgG4-RD due to the absence of an established assessment system. There are difficulties in defining the severity of the disease, which is why treatment is primarily based on its clinical manifestations. We present a case report of localized IgG4-RD with ulcerative and proliferative manifestations on the tongue, which clinically mimicked oral squamous cell carcinoma. A tumor-like lesion on the tongue can indicate something else other than the malignant or reactive changes commonly found in the oral mucosa. Multiple differential diagnoses of these atypical oral lesions, including localized IgG4-RD, should be considered.
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- Hellbacher, Erik, et al.
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Expression of PD-1, PD-L1 and PD-L2 in Lymphomas in Patients with Pre-Existing Rheumatic Diseases-A Possible Association with High Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
- 2022
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Ingår i: Cancers. - : MDPI. - 2072-6694. ; 14:6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Simple Summary Immunotherapy blocking programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligands (PD-L1, PD-L2) is less effective in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) than classical Hodgkin lymphoma. However, NHL is a heterogeneous group and current research seeks to identify subgroups of NHL patients responsive to PD-1 blocking agents. Whether patients with pre-existing rheumatic diseases might constitute such a subgroup is unknown. We investigated the expression of PD-1 and its ligands in lymphoma patients with pre-existing rheumatic diseases. Our key findings include that in patients with pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and subsequent diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an association between RA disease severity and increased expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells was seen. This warrants further studies of the PD-1 pathway in lymphoma in other chronic inflammatory conditions. Current research seeks to identify subgroups of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients responsive to PD-1 blocking agents. Whether patients with pre-existing rheumatic diseases might constitute such a subgroup is unknown. We determined intratumoral expression of PD-1 and its ligands in lymphoma patients with pre-existing rheumatic diseases. We included 215 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or Sjogren's syndrome with subsequent lymphoma and 74 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) controls without rheumatic disease. PD-1 and PD-ligand immunohistochemical markers were applied on tumor tissue microarrays. The number of PD-1+ tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TILs) and proportions of PD-L1+ and PD-L2+ tumor cells and TILs were calculated and correlated with clinical data. Expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells and TILs was highest in classical Hodgkin lymphoma and DLBCL. In DLBCLs, expression of PD-1 in TILs and PD-L1 in tumor cells was similar in RA, SLE and controls. In RA-DLBCL, high expression of PD-L1 in tumor cells was significantly more common in patients with the most severe RA disease and was associated with inferior overall survival in multivariable analysis.
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- Hellbacher, Erik, et al.
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Malignant lymphoma in granulomatosis with polyangiitis : subtypes, clinical characteristics and prognosis
- 2019
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Ingår i: Acta Oncologica. - 0284-186X .- 1651-226X. ; 58:11, s. 1655-1659
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Several autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and primary Sjögrens’s syndrome (pSS), have repeatedly been linked to an increased risk of malignant lymphoma [1,2]. Certain inflammatory conditions are also associated with the development of specific lymphoma subtypes such as mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma in pSS and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in RA. The underlying mechanisms behind this association remain unclear. The highly increased risk of developing MALT lymphoma of the parotid gland in pSS indicates that local inflammatory processes can promote lymphoma development at the site of chronic inflammation [3]. In RA, an association between disease severity and risk of lymphoma has been shown.Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis, is a systemic small vessel vasculitis associated with the presence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and characterized by granulomatous inflammation and necrotizing vasculitis of the airways and kidneys but possibly affecting any organ system. An increased risk of lymphoma in patients with GPA has been reported in several epidemiological studies [4,5]. However, very little is known about risk factors for lymphoma development in this group, possible relation to disease severity, treatment and lymphoma subtypes or the prognosis for the lymphomas. This is the first published study on GPA and lymphoma, giving detailed information on the GPA characteristics and possible risk factors for lymphoma and also lymphoma subtypes treatment and survival.
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