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Exploring causal correlations between inflammatory cytokines and systemic lupus erythematosus: A Mendelian randomization.


ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Previous studies have reported that a few inflammatory cytokines have associations with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-for example, IL-6, IL-17, and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP). This Mendelian randomization was conducted to further assess the causal correlations between 41 inflammatory cytokines and SLE.

Methods

The two-sample Mendelian randomization utilized genetic variances of SLE from a large publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) (7,219 cases and 15,991 controls of European ancestry) and inflammatory cytokines from a GWAS summary containing 8,293 healthy participants. Causalities of exposures and outcomes were explored mainly using inverse variance weighted method. In addition, multiple sensitivity analyses including MR-Egger, weighted median, simple mode, weighted mode, and MR-PRESSO were simultaneously applied to strengthen the final results.

Results

The results indicated that cutaneous T cell-attracting chemokine (CTACK) and IL-17 may be suggestively associated with the risk of SLE (odds ratio, OR: 1.21, 95%CI: 1.04-1.41, p = 0.015; OR: 1.37, 95%CI: 1.03-1.82, p = 0.029). In addition, cytokines including beta nerve growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, IL-4, IL-6, interferon gamma-induced protein 10, monokine induced by interferon-gamma, MIP1b, stromal cell-derived factor-1 alpha, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha are suggested to be the consequences of SLE disease (Beta: 0.035, p = 0.014; Beta: 0.021, p = 0.032; Beta: 0.024, p = 0.013; Beta: 0.019, p = 0.042; Beta: 0.040, p = 0.005; Beta: 0.046, p = 0.001; Beta: 0.021, p = 0.029; Beta: 0.019, p = 0.045; Beta: 0.029, p = 0.048).

Conclusion

This study suggested that CTACK and IL-17 are probably the factors correlated with SLE etiology, while a couple of inflammatory cytokines are more likely to be involved in SLE development downstream.

SUBMITTER: Xiang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9893779 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Exploring causal correlations between inflammatory cytokines and systemic lupus erythematosus: A Mendelian randomization.

Xiang Mengmeng M   Wang Yilun Y   Gao Zhanyan Z   Wang Jie J   Chen Qian Q   Sun Zhan Z   Liang Jun J   Xu Jinhua J  

Frontiers in immunology 20230119


<h4>Objectives</h4>Previous studies have reported that a few inflammatory cytokines have associations with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-for example, IL-6, IL-17, and macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP). This Mendelian randomization was conducted to further assess the causal correlations between 41 inflammatory cytokines and SLE.<h4>Methods</h4>The two-sample Mendelian randomization utilized genetic variances of SLE from a large publicly available genome-wide association study (GWAS) (7,2  ...[more]

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