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Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa
In order to evaluate the serum anti-skin autoantibodies and cytokine concentrations in patients with different epidermolysis bullosa (EB) types and severity, 42 EB patients and 38 controls were enrolled. Serum anti-skin antibodies were significantly higher in the patients than in the controls (p = 0...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085658/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27669234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101625 |
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author | Esposito, Susanna Guez, Sophie Orenti, Annalisa Tadini, Gianluca Scuvera, Giulietta Corti, Laura Scala, Alessia Biganzoli, Elia Berti, Emilio Principi, Nicola |
author_facet | Esposito, Susanna Guez, Sophie Orenti, Annalisa Tadini, Gianluca Scuvera, Giulietta Corti, Laura Scala, Alessia Biganzoli, Elia Berti, Emilio Principi, Nicola |
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description | In order to evaluate the serum anti-skin autoantibodies and cytokine concentrations in patients with different epidermolysis bullosa (EB) types and severity, 42 EB patients and 38 controls were enrolled. Serum anti-skin antibodies were significantly higher in the patients than in the controls (p = 0.008, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001 for desmoglein 1 (DSG1) desmoglein 3 (DSG3), bullous pemphigoid 180 (BP180), BP230 and type VII collagen (COL7), respectively). The same trend was observed for interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-β, and interferon-γ (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.008, p < 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). Increases in anti-skin antibodies and cytokine concentrations were higher in patients with recessive dystrophic EB than in those with different types of EB, in generalized cases than in localized ones, and in patients with higher Birmingham Epidermolysis Bullosa Severity (BEBS) scores than in those with a lower score. The BEBS score was directly correlated with BP180, BP230, COL7 (p = 0.015, p = 0.008 and p < 0.001, respectively) and IL-6 (p = 0.03), whereas IL-6 appeared significantly associated with DSG1, DSG3, BP180, BP230 and COL7 (p = 0.015, p = 0.023, p = 0.023, p = 0.015 and p = 0.005, respectively). This study showed that autoimmunity and inflammatory responses are frequently activated in EB, mainly in severe forms, suggesting the use of immunosuppressive drugs or biologicals that are active against pro-inflammatory cytokines to reduce clinical signs and symptoms of disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-50856582016-11-01 Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa Esposito, Susanna Guez, Sophie Orenti, Annalisa Tadini, Gianluca Scuvera, Giulietta Corti, Laura Scala, Alessia Biganzoli, Elia Berti, Emilio Principi, Nicola Int J Mol Sci Article In order to evaluate the serum anti-skin autoantibodies and cytokine concentrations in patients with different epidermolysis bullosa (EB) types and severity, 42 EB patients and 38 controls were enrolled. Serum anti-skin antibodies were significantly higher in the patients than in the controls (p = 0.008, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001 and p < 0.001 for desmoglein 1 (DSG1) desmoglein 3 (DSG3), bullous pemphigoid 180 (BP180), BP230 and type VII collagen (COL7), respectively). The same trend was observed for interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor-β, and interferon-γ (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.008, p < 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively). Increases in anti-skin antibodies and cytokine concentrations were higher in patients with recessive dystrophic EB than in those with different types of EB, in generalized cases than in localized ones, and in patients with higher Birmingham Epidermolysis Bullosa Severity (BEBS) scores than in those with a lower score. The BEBS score was directly correlated with BP180, BP230, COL7 (p = 0.015, p = 0.008 and p < 0.001, respectively) and IL-6 (p = 0.03), whereas IL-6 appeared significantly associated with DSG1, DSG3, BP180, BP230 and COL7 (p = 0.015, p = 0.023, p = 0.023, p = 0.015 and p = 0.005, respectively). This study showed that autoimmunity and inflammatory responses are frequently activated in EB, mainly in severe forms, suggesting the use of immunosuppressive drugs or biologicals that are active against pro-inflammatory cytokines to reduce clinical signs and symptoms of disease. MDPI 2016-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5085658/ /pubmed/27669234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101625 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Esposito, Susanna Guez, Sophie Orenti, Annalisa Tadini, Gianluca Scuvera, Giulietta Corti, Laura Scala, Alessia Biganzoli, Elia Berti, Emilio Principi, Nicola Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa |
title | Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa |
title_full | Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa |
title_fullStr | Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa |
title_full_unstemmed | Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa |
title_short | Autoimmunity and Cytokine Imbalance in Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa |
title_sort | autoimmunity and cytokine imbalance in inherited epidermolysis bullosa |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085658/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27669234 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17101625 |
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