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Atmospheric Pollution Exposure Increases Disease Activity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have shown that high levels of air pollutants may increase activity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study is to analyze the association between pollutants originating from the Brazilian Legal Amazon and SLE activity. This is a retrospective longitudinal cohort study with patients with SLE in the General Hospital in Cuiabá, Brazil. The association with SLE activity was measured using the SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) and data on air quality-PM2.5 and CO, published on the websites of the State Department of Environment and the Center for Weather Forecasting and Climate Studies. To assess the effect of daily concentrations of pollutants on SLEDAI scores, the generalized estimation equation (GEE) model was used. A total of 32 female patients were assessed, in 96 doctor's appointments. The average SLEDAI score was 6 points (±5.05). GEE showed an association of disease activity with both higher rates of wildfires (p = 0.021) and average CO rate (p = 0.013), but there was no statistical association between particulate levels and SLE activity. The results suggest that variations in air pollution are associated with the activity of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

SUBMITTER: Blaskievicz PH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143911 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Atmospheric Pollution Exposure Increases Disease Activity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Blaskievicz Paula Henriques PH Silva Ageo Mario Candido AMC Fernandes Vander V Junior Osvaldo Borges Pinto OBP Shimoya-Bittencourt Walkiria W Ferreira Silvana Margarida Benevides SMB da Silva Cristhiane Almeida Leite CAL

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200318 6

Previous studies have shown that high levels of air pollutants may increase activity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study is to analyze the association between pollutants originating from the Brazilian Legal Amazon and SLE activity. This is a retrospective longitudinal cohort study with patients with SLE in the General Hospital in Cuiabá, Brazil. The association with SLE activity was measured using the SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) and data on air quality-PM<sub>2.5 ...[more]

PMID: 32197296

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by elevated interferon (IFN) signature genes. Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is a β-galactoside-binding lectin that is reportedly useful as a biomarker for IFN gene signatures. In a cross-sectional study of Japanese patients with recent-onset SLE, we aimed to determine whether raised serum Gal-9 levels were associated with the disease activity or organ damage seen in SLE patients. METHODS:The current study included 58 Japanese patients with SLE and 31 age-matched healthy individuals. Disease activity and organ damage were assessed using SLE Disease Activity 2000 (SLEDAI-2K) and Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) damage index. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Gal-9 concentrations were quantified using ELISA. Correlation analyses between Gal-9 and clinical parameters including disease activity were performed. RESULTS:Serum levels of Gal-9 were significantly increased in patients with SLE compared with the control group (16.6 ng/ml, [interquartile range (IQR); 3.6-59.7] versus 4.74 ng/ml, [IQR; 3.0-9.5], p<0.0001). Gal-9 was significantly correlated with disease activity measures in the SLEDAI-2K. Serum Gal-9 levels were significantly greater in patients with SLE-related organ involvement (23.1 ng/ml, [IQR; 5.1-59.7] versus 12.5ng/ml, [IQR; 3.6-39.0], p = 0.013). Whereas there was no difference in serum levels of CXCL10 or M2BPGi between patients with and without SLE-related organ involvement. Serum levels of Gal-9 were significantly higher in SLE patients with active renal involvement determined by BILAG renal score (A-B) compared to those without active renal involvement (C-E). Whereas there was no significant difference in serum levels of Gal-9 between SLE patients with or without active other organ involvements (neurological or hematological) determined by BILAG score. SLE patients with detectable circulating IFN-α had raised serum Gal-9 levels. Levels of Gal-9 were significantly higher in the CSF from patients with recent-onset neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) than in those from non-SLE controls (3.5 ng/ml, [IQR; 1.0-27.2] versus 1.2 ng/ml, [IQR; 0.9-2.1], p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS:Gal-9 could be a serologic marker of disease activity and organ involvement in SLE patients. Future studies evaluating the role of Gal-9 in the SLE phenotype may provide insights into SLE pathogenesis.

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Atmospheric Pollution Exposure Increases Disease Activity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

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Atmospheric Pollution Exposure Increases Disease Activity of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

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