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Different Features of Interleukin-37 and Interleukin-18 as Disase Activity Markers of Adult-Onset Still's Disease.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of serum interleukin (IL)-37 and IL-18 as disease activity markers of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and to compare their related clinical features. Forty-five patients with a set of high and subsequent low disease activity status of AOSD were enrolled. Modified Pouchot (mPouchot) score and serologic disease activity markers including levels of IL-37 and IL-18 were compared between high and low disease activity status. The relationships between disease activity parameters and differences in levels of cytokines according to each disease manifestation were evaluated in high disease activity status. mPouchot score and all disease activity markers including IL-37 and IL-18 significantly declined after treatment. Though both cytokines positively correlated with mPouchot score, the two did not correlate with each other in high disease activity status. IL-18 positively correlated with ferritin, AST, and LDH while IL-37 correlated better with CRP. The expression level of IL-37 was related to leukocytosis while IL-18 was related to pleuritis, pneumonitis, abnormal LFT, and hyperferritinemia. In addition, patients in the IL-18 dominant group presented with higher LDH levels and required a higher mean corticosteroid dose. In conclusion, IL-37 and IL-18 are disease activity markers reflecting different aspects of AOSD that can complement each other.

SUBMITTER: Nam SW

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7956170 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Different Features of Interleukin-37 and Interleukin-18 as Disase Activity Markers of Adult-Onset Still's Disease.

Nam Seoung Wan SW Kang SuMan S Lee Jun Hyeok JH Yoo Dae Hyun DH

Journal of clinical medicine 20210226 5

The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of serum interleukin (IL)-37 and IL-18 as disease activity markers of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and to compare their related clinical features. Forty-five patients with a set of high and subsequent low disease activity status of AOSD were enrolled. Modified Pouchot (mPouchot) score and serologic disease activity markers including levels of IL-37 and IL-18 were compared between high and low disease activity status. The relationships be ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundInterleukin (IL)-37 has been known to play an immunosuppressive role in various inflammatory disorders, but whether it participates in the regulation of pathogenesis of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) has not been investigated. In this study, we examined serum IL-37 levels and their clinical association with AOSD, and we explored the anti-inflammatory effects of IL-37 on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with AOSD.MethodsBlood samples were collected from 62 patients with AOSD and 50 healthy control subjects (HC). The serum IL-37 levels were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The correlations of serum IL-37 levels with disease activity, laboratory values, and inflammatory cytokines in AOSD were analyzed by Spearman's correlation test. The correlations between serum IL-37 levels and clinical manifestations were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test. PBMCs from ten patients with AOSD were stimulated with recombinant human IL-37 protein, and expression levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, and IL-18 were determined by qRT-PCR and ELISA.ResultsA significantly higher IL-37 protein level was observed in patients with AOSD than in HC. Serum IL-37 levels correlated with systemic score, laboratory values, IL-1β, IL-18, and IL-10 in patients with AOSD. The expression levels of IL-37 were closely related to the patients with AOSD who also had fever, skin rash, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, myalgia, and arthralgia. Moreover, the production of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-18 in PBMCs from patients with AOSD was obviously attenuated after recombinant human IL-37 stimulation.ConclusionsIncreased expression of IL-37 and its positive correlation with disease activity suggest its involvement in AOSD pathogenesis. More importantly, IL-37 inhibits the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in PBMCs from patients with AOSD, indicating the potential anti-inflammatory role of IL-37 in AOSD. Thus, IL-37 may be a novel disease activity biomarker and research target in AOSD.

Project description:Background:Signs and symptoms establish the diagnosis of adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) as well as of systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). The published data regarding the importance of IL-18 as a marker for diagnosis and disease activity so far are conflicting. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of IL-18 as a diagnostic and disease activity marker in AOSD and sJIA. Methods:Thirty adult patients diagnosed with AOSD and twenty children diagnosed with sJIA were included in the study. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained retrospectively for each patient visit whenever IL-18 serum levels were determined. IL-18 levels were determined by ELISA. Sixty-five adults and twenty-three children presenting with fever and/or arthritis who did not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of AOSD or sJIA served as comparison groups. Rau's criteria and CRP values were used to evaluate disease activity. Results:IL-18 levels were significantly elevated in patients with active AOSD compared to AOSD patients in remission and to the comparison group with a median of 16,327?pg/ml, 470?pg/ml, and 368?pg/ml, respectively (p?<?0.001). Analogous to AOSD in active sJIA, the median IL-18 serum level was significantly higher with 21,512?pg/ml than in the comparison group with 2580?pg/ml (p?<?0.001).At our cut-off point of 5000?pg/ml, the calculated specificity of IL-18 to establish the diagnosis of AOSD was 96.9%, and the sensitivity 63.3% (AUC?=?0.870, p?<?0.001). For the diagnosis of sJIA, a cut-off value of 10,000?pg/ml was chosen with a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 60% (AUC?=?0.774, p?=?0.003). At a cut-off value of 5000?pg/ml, the specificity was 62% and the sensitivity 65%. Conclusions:This study gives further evidence to earlier publications of elevated IL-18 serum levels in active AOSD and sJIA, with up to 1000-fold higher concentrations compared to other rheumatic diseases. A clear association of IL-18 serum levels with disease activity in AOSD was found. The results support the use of IL-18 as an important biomarker in AOSD and sJIA.

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Different Features of Interleukin-37 and Interleukin-18 as Disase Activity Markers of Adult-Onset Still's Disease.

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Different Features of Interleukin-37 and Interleukin-18 as Disase Activity Markers of Adult-Onset Still's Disease.

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