Inflammatory expression profiles in monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and relationship with atherosclerosis

Korman, BD and Huang, CC and Skamra, C and Wu, P and Koessler, R and Yao, D and Huang, QQ and Pearce, W and Sutton-Tyrrell, K and Kondos, G and Edmundowicz, D and Pope, R and Ramsey-Goldman, R (2014) Inflammatory expression profiles in monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and relationship with atherosclerosis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 16 (4). ISSN 1478-6354

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Abstract

Introduction: Our objectives were to examine mononuclear cell gene expression profiles in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthy controls and to compare subsets with and without atherosclerosis to determine which genes' expression is related to atherosclerosis in SLE.Methods: Monocytes were obtained from 20 patients with SLE and 16 healthy controls and were in vitro-differentiated into macrophages. Subjects also underwent laboratory and imaging studies to evaluate for subclinical atherosclerosis. Whole-genome RNA expression microarray was performed, and gene expression was examined.Results: Gene expression profiling was used to identify gene signatures that differentiated patients from controls and individuals with and without atherosclerosis. In monocytes, 9 out of 20 patients with SLE had an interferon-inducible signature compared with 2 out of 16 controls. By looking at gene expression during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation, we identified pathways which were differentially regulated between SLE and controls and identified signatures based on relevant intracellular signaling molecules which could differentiate SLE patients with atherosclerosis from controls. Among patients with SLE, we used a previously defined 344-gene atherosclerosis signature in monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation to identify patient subgroups with and without atherosclerosis. Interestingly, this signature further classified patients on the basis of the presence of SLE disease activity and cardiovascular risk factors.Conclusions: Many genes were differentially regulated during monocyte-to-macrophage differentiation in SLE patients compared with controls. The expression of these genes in mononuclear cells is important in the pathogenesis of SLE, and molecular profiling using gene expression can help stratify SLE patients who may be at risk for development of atherosclerosis.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Korman, BD Huang, CC Skamra, C Wu, P Koessler, R Yao, D Huang, QQ Pearce, W Sutton-Tyrrell, K Kondos, G Edmundowicz, D Pope, R Ramsey-Goldman, R
Date:	10 July 2014
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	Arthritis Research and Therapy
Volume:	16
Number:	4
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1186/ar4609
Schools and Programs:	School of Public Health > Epidemiology
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	1478-6354
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2016 20:43
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2021 13:55
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29534

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