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Elevated levels of leukotriene C4 synthase mRNA distinguish a subpopulation of eosinophilic oesophagitis patients.

ABSTRACT: Cysteinyl leukotrienes contribute to Th2-type inflammatory immune responses. Their levels in oesophageal tissue, however, do not distinguish patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) from controls.We asked whether mRNA levels of leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4 S), a key regulator of leukotriene production, could serve as a marker for EoE.Digital mRNA expression profiling (nCounter(®) Technology) was performed on proximal and distal oesophageal biopsies of 30 paediatric EoE patients and 40 non-EoE controls. Expression data were confirmed with RT-qPCR. LTC4 S mRNA levels were quantified in whole blood samples. Leukotriene E4 was measured in urine.LTC4 S mRNA levels were elevated in proximal (2.6-fold, P < 0.001) and distal (2.9-fold, P < 0.001) oesophageal biopsies from EoE patients. Importantly, increased LTC4 S mRNA transcripts identified a subpopulation of EoE patients (28%). This patient subgroup had higher serum IgE levels (669 U/mL vs. 106 U/mL, P = 0.01), higher mRNA transcript numbers of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) (1.6-fold, P = 0.009) and CD4 (1.4-fold, P = 0.04) but lower IL-23 mRNA levels (0.5-fold, P = 0.04). In contrast, elevated levels of IL-23 mRNA were found in oesophageal biopsies of patients with reflux oesophagitis. LTC4 S mRNA transcripts in whole blood and urinary excretion of leukotriene E4 were similar in EoE patient subgroups and non-EoE patients.Elevated oesophageal expression of LTC4 S mRNA is found in a subgroup of EoE patients, concomitant with higher serum IgE levels and an oesophageal transcriptome indicative of a more-pronounced allergic phenotype. Together with TSLP and IL-23 mRNA levels, oesophageal LTC4 S mRNA may facilitate diagnosis of an EoE subpopulation for personalized therapy.

SUBMITTER: Lexmond WS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3728707 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Elevated levels of leukotriene C4 synthase mRNA distinguish a subpopulation of eosinophilic oesophagitis patients.

Lexmond W S WS Pardo M M Rooney K K Goettel J A JA Snapper S B SB Yen E H EH Dehlink E E Nurko S S Fiebiger E E

Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology 20130801 8

<h4>Background</h4>Cysteinyl leukotrienes contribute to Th2-type inflammatory immune responses. Their levels in oesophageal tissue, however, do not distinguish patients with eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) from controls.<h4>Objective</h4>We asked whether mRNA levels of leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4 S), a key regulator of leukotriene production, could serve as a marker for EoE.<h4>Methods</h4>Digital mRNA expression profiling (nCounter(®) Technology) was performed on proximal and distal oesophage ...[more]

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Elevated levels of leukotriene C4 synthase mRNA distinguish a subpopulation of eosinophilic oesophagitis patients.

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Elevated levels of leukotriene C4 synthase mRNA distinguish a subpopulation of eosinophilic oesophagitis patients.

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