期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 109, 期 43, 页码 17609-17614出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1209724109
关键词
autoimmunity; molecular pathology
资金
- National Institutes of Health [DE 12354, DE 12354-12S1, AR 053503, AR 44684]
- Dorothy L. and Donald S. Stabler Foundation
- Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Elucidating the molecular pathways active in pathologic tissues has important implications for defining disease subsets, selecting therapy, and monitoring disease activity. The development of therapeutics directed at IFN-alpha or IFN-gamma makes the discovery of probes that report precisely on the activity of different IFN pathways a high priority. We show that, although type I and II IFNs induce the expression of a largely overlapping group of molecules, precise probes of IFN-gamma activity can be defined. Used in combination, these probes show prominent IFN-gamma effects in Sjogren syndrome ( SS) tissues. In contrast, dermatomyositis muscle shows a dominant type I IFN pattern. Interestingly, heterogeneity of IFN signatures exists in patients with SS, with some patients demonstrating a predominant type I pattern. The biochemical patterns largely distinguish the target tissues in patients with SS from those with dermatomyositis and provide a relative weighting of the effects of distinct IFN pathways in specific biopsies. In SS, type I and II IFN effects are localized to the same epithelial cells, surrounded by inflammatory cells expressing IFN-gamma-induced proteins, suggesting reinforcing interactions. Precise probes of the different IFN pathways active in tissues of complex rheumatic diseases will be critical to classify disease, elucidate pathogenesis, and select therapy.
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