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Increased serum type I interferon activity in early systemic sclerosis patients is associated with antibodies against Sjögren's syndrome antigens and nuclear ribonucleoprotein antigens.

Wuttge, Dirk LU ; Lood, Christian LU ; Tufvesson, Ellen LU ; Scheja, Agneta LU ; Truedsson, Lennart LU ; Bengtsson, Anders LU and Hesselstrand, Roger LU (2013) In Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 42(3). p.235-240
Abstract
Objective: To study serum type I interferon (IFN) activity in patients with early systemic sclerosis (SSc). Method: Serum type I IFN activity was measured in 33 consecutive patients with SSc and a disease duration of < 2 years and in 13 healthy individuals by calculating a type I IFN score according to the induction of six IFN-α regulated genes in a reporter cell line. Results: Twenty-seven per cent of the SSc patients had an increased type I IFN score compared to none of the healthy individuals (p < 0.05). The clinical SSc phenotype associated with high serum type I IFN activity did not differ from patients with low serum type I IFN activity regarding the presence of skin or lung fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, or digital... (More)
Objective: To study serum type I interferon (IFN) activity in patients with early systemic sclerosis (SSc). Method: Serum type I IFN activity was measured in 33 consecutive patients with SSc and a disease duration of < 2 years and in 13 healthy individuals by calculating a type I IFN score according to the induction of six IFN-α regulated genes in a reporter cell line. Results: Twenty-seven per cent of the SSc patients had an increased type I IFN score compared to none of the healthy individuals (p < 0.05). The clinical SSc phenotype associated with high serum type I IFN activity did not differ from patients with low serum type I IFN activity regarding the presence of skin or lung fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, or digital complications. Patients with high serum type I IFN activity were younger (p < 0.01) and had a lower frequency of cardiac involvement (p = 0.053), lower leucocyte count (p < 0.001), higher immunoglobulin (Ig)G levels (p < 0.05), and a higher amount of antibodies against extractable nuclear antigens (p < 0.01) than patients with low serum type I IFN activity. The presence of antibodies against topoisomerase I, Sjögren's syndrome antigen, and nuclear ribonucleoprotein antigens was associated with higher type I IFN activity (p < 0.05 for all comparisons). Conclusions: Our study indicates that increased serum type I IFN activity in early SSc patients is associated with an antibody and laboratory profile that may reflect a subclinical overlap of SSc with other type I IFN-driven connective tissue diseases (CTDs). (Less)
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10.3109/03009742.2012.736532
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  author       = {{Wuttge, Dirk and Lood, Christian and Tufvesson, Ellen and Scheja, Agneta and Truedsson, Lennart and Bengtsson, Anders and Hesselstrand, Roger}},
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  title        = {{Increased serum type I interferon activity in early systemic sclerosis patients is associated with antibodies against Sjögren's syndrome antigens and nuclear ribonucleoprotein antigens.}},
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