Project description:Sjögren's disease (SjD) is an autoimmune disease marked by lymphocytic infiltration of salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to glandular dysfunction, where CD4-positive helper T (Th) cells and their cytokines are crucial in the pathogenesis. Recent studies have demonstrated that Toll-like receptors (TLRs), particularly those recognizing immune complexes containing DNA and RNA, contribute to Th cell activation in various autoimmune diseases. This study explores the expression and function of these TLRs in SjD. In scRNA-seq analysis, the TLR8-expressing cluster comprised macrophages and monocytes, which also produced T cell activation genes like CD86, suggesting that infiltrating monocytes and macrophages may produce cytokines and chemokines through TLR8 stimulation, potentially enhancing B7 molecule expression, promoting the adaptive immune response, and contributing to SjD pathogenesis.
Project description:Investigating differential gene expression between clinical phenotypes in primary Sjögren's Syndrome using matched healthy controls as a further comparator group. Samples are derived from the UK Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Registry (UKPSSR)
Project description:The costimulatory molecule CD226 has emerged as a key regulator of immune responses, yet its role in B cell-mediated pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) remains poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the relevance between CD226 + B cells and clinical features in pSS patients and to clarify the potential role of CD226-mediated B cell biological functions in contributing to the pathogenesis of pSS.Here, we identified a distinct CD226 + CD19 + B cell subset that exhibited pathogenic features in pSS. CD226 was significantly upregulated on B cells in the peripheral blood and salivary glands of pSS. patients.CD226 + CD19 + B cell showed a stronger correlation with clinical features, disease activity, and prognosis in pSS patients.The ROC curve demonstrated that CD226+CD19+ B cell exhibited significant diagnostic capability to distinguish pSS patients from healthy controls and to differentiate disease activity.This subset also exhibited heightened activation and pro-inflammatory phenotypes.Thereby,CD226+B cell may potentially be a promising therapeutic target and biomarker for the treatment of pSS.
Project description:A causal mediation analysis of DNA methylation as a mediator of nearby genetic association with Sjögren's syndrome using data collected from 131 female members of the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance registry, comprising of 64 Sjögren's syndrome cases and 67 non-cases.
Project description:Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease manifesting primarily as dryness of eyes and mouth. In this study, we compared gene expression in PBMCs between age- and gender-matched patients with Sjögren's syndrome (diagnosed by ACR criteria) and healthy controls. Cells were collected in heparinized tubes and PBMCs were prepared using Ficoll.
Project description:Genome wide DNA methylation profiling of human labial salivary gland (LSG) biopsy samples obtained from 28 female members of the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) Registry. The Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip platform was used to obtain DNA methylation profiles across more than 450,000 highly informative CpG sites. Samples included 15 non-case glands, and 13 glands from patients with Sjögren's Syndrome.