TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of Plasma Cytokine Levels before and after Treatment with Rituximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Associated Polyautoimmunity
AU - Correa, Julián Esteban Barahona
AU - Cortés, Manuel Antonio Franco
AU - Uribe, Juana Ángel
AU - Camacho, Luz Stella Rodríguez
N1 - How to cite: Barahona Correa JE, Franco Cortés MA, Ángel Uribe J, Rodríguez Camacho LS. Comparison of plasma cytokine levels before and after treatment with rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus-associated polyautoimmunity. Univ.Med. 2018;59(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed59-3.cyto
PY - 2018/7/26
Y1 - 2018/7/26
N2 - Introduction: Coexistence of more than one autoimmune disease (AD) in a single patient is known as polyautoimmunity, and may be seen in up to 35% of patients with ADs. The elimination of B- cells using Rituximab (RTX) improves clinical status in different ADs. The role of cytokine production by B- cells is unclear in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and polyautoimmunity. Methods: As an exploratory study, plasma from 11 patients with either rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or SLE-associated polyautoimmunity was assessed prior and 6 months after therapy with RTX . Eight healthy individuals were used as controls. Cytokine levels were measured using ELISA (IFN-α and TGF-β1) or Cytometric Bead Array (TNF-α,IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-12p70). Results: Prior to RTX , IL-6 was only elevated in RA and IL-8 was elevated in both RA and SLE-associated polyautoimmunity, compared with controls. After RTX , significant decreases of IL-6 in RA and IL-8 in SLE-associated polyautoimmunity were observed. Levels of other cytokines measured were either similar (IFN-α, TGF-β1) or below the detection limit (TNF-α,IL-1β, IL-10, IL-12p70) for both patients and controls. Conclusion: Our data highlight the importance of B- cell cytokine secretion in RA and SLE-associated polyautoimmunity, and suggest a differential role in each pathology. A significant increase of IL-8 prior to RTX in both groups, and a significant decrease after therapy only in SLE-associated polyautoimmunity support the potential of IL-8 as a therapeutic target. The heterogeneity of the polyautoimmunity patient population highlights the importance of the selection of specific subsets in future research.
AB - Introduction: Coexistence of more than one autoimmune disease (AD) in a single patient is known as polyautoimmunity, and may be seen in up to 35% of patients with ADs. The elimination of B- cells using Rituximab (RTX) improves clinical status in different ADs. The role of cytokine production by B- cells is unclear in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and polyautoimmunity. Methods: As an exploratory study, plasma from 11 patients with either rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or SLE-associated polyautoimmunity was assessed prior and 6 months after therapy with RTX . Eight healthy individuals were used as controls. Cytokine levels were measured using ELISA (IFN-α and TGF-β1) or Cytometric Bead Array (TNF-α,IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-12p70). Results: Prior to RTX , IL-6 was only elevated in RA and IL-8 was elevated in both RA and SLE-associated polyautoimmunity, compared with controls. After RTX , significant decreases of IL-6 in RA and IL-8 in SLE-associated polyautoimmunity were observed. Levels of other cytokines measured were either similar (IFN-α, TGF-β1) or below the detection limit (TNF-α,IL-1β, IL-10, IL-12p70) for both patients and controls. Conclusion: Our data highlight the importance of B- cell cytokine secretion in RA and SLE-associated polyautoimmunity, and suggest a differential role in each pathology. A significant increase of IL-8 prior to RTX in both groups, and a significant decrease after therapy only in SLE-associated polyautoimmunity support the potential of IL-8 as a therapeutic target. The heterogeneity of the polyautoimmunity patient population highlights the importance of the selection of specific subsets in future research.
KW - cytokines
KW - interleukin-8
KW - rheumatoid arthritis
KW - systemic lupus erythematosus
KW - rituximab
KW - citocinas
KW - interleucina-8
KW - artritis reumatoide
KW - lupus eritematoso sistémico
UR - https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1105994786
U2 - 10.11144/javeriana.umed59-3.cyto
DO - 10.11144/javeriana.umed59-3.cyto
M3 - Article
SN - 0041-9095
VL - 59
JO - Universitas Médica
JF - Universitas Médica
IS - 3
ER -