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Cardiovascular Disease and Immune Mechanisms in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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- Leonard, Dag, 1975- (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper,Reumatologi
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- Rönnblom, Lars, Professor (preses)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
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- Nordmark, Gunnel, PhD (preses)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
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- Eloranta, Maija-Leena, Docent (preses)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
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- Jacobsen, Søren, MD, Professor (opponent)
- Department of Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
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- ISBN 9789155489403
- Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2014
- Engelska 75 s.
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Serie: Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine, 1651-6206 ; 994
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Abstract
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- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune, inflammatory disease characterized by autoantibody production and an activated type I interferon system. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this thesis was to identify genetic risk factors for CVD in SLE. The role of T cells in regulation of the interferon-α (IFNα) production by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) was also investigated. In paper I, a thicker intima, thinner media and increased intima/media ratio was found in young premenopausal women with SLE compared to healthy controls indicating increased cardiovascular risk. As traditional ultrasound assessment of the common carotid intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) in SLE has given conflicting results separate measurement of the intima and media can be a useful tool to identify SLE patients at increased risk of CVD. In paper II, an association was demonstrated in SLE between a STAT4 risk allele and ischemic cerebrovascular disease and presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies (aPL). The association remained after adjustment for traditional CVD risk factors. A possible mechanism for this association is that the risk allele leads to increased production of aPL, which promotes thromboembolism. In paper III, a genetic locus in IRF8 was identified to be associated to coronary heart disease (CHD) in SLE. The association remained after adjustment of other CHD risk factors. Patients with the IRF8 risk variant had increased CCA-IMT, more carotid plaques and reduced frequency of circulating B cells. Weaker binding of nuclear protein to the risk allele was demonstrated, suggesting a regulatory function of the IRF8 risk variant. In paper IV, activated T cells were found to strongly enhance the IFNα production by pDC stimulated with RNA-containing immune complexes via GM-CSF and IL-3. Activated SLE T cells enhanced the IFNα production to the same extent as T cells from healthy controls. This finding together with previous observations in SLE of increased levels of GM-CSF and IL-3 suggests that T cells contribute to the activated type I interferon system in SLE. In conclusion, this thesis demonstrates that genetic predisposition is important for CVD in SLE and describes a new role for T cells in the pathogenesis of SLE.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Reumatologi och inflammation (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Rheumatology and Autoimmunity (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Intima-Media Thickness
- STAT4
- IRF8
- Interferon-α
- Plasmacytoid dendritic cell
- GM-CSF
- IL-3
- Medicin
- Medicine
- Genetics
- Genetik
- Immunologi
- Immunology
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