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RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
卷 31, 期 3, 页码 307-313出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-009-1314-8
关键词
TNF-alpha; sIL-2R; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Inflammation; Thrombosis
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Connections between inflammation and thrombosis are intriguing, especially in a condition such as an antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a disease characterized by immune-mediated thrombosis. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a cytokine which shares proinflammatory and prothrombotic actions, while a soluble form of interlukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) is considered a typical marker of (auto)immune inflammation with not known direct links to thrombosis. The differences in the pathogenesis of APS as compared to other autoimmune diseases might be connected with different serum levels of both mediators. To answer this question, we studied 147 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 21 with SLE-like syndrome (SLE-LS), 20 with isolated APS (primary antiphospholipid syndrome, PAPS), and 32 healthy controls. Thirty-six patients from the SLE group fulfilled the updated APS criteria (secondary APS, SAPS). In comparison to healthy subjects, TNF-alpha concentration was increased in all patients, while sIL-2R rose significantly in the SLE group only. APS (both SAPS and PAPS) was characterized by the highest levels of TNF-alpha. Moreover, patients with lupus anticoagulant or elevated levels of IgG anticardiolipin or IgG anti-beta(2)-glycoprotein I antibodies had higher TNF-alpha levels than patients without the presence of any type of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). In conclusion, the presence of aPL is associated with higher TNF-alpha level, whereas increased level of sIL-2R is rather connected with definite SLE where inflammatory processes prevail. It might be hypothesized that TNF-alpha plays a major role in pathogenesis of APS thrombotic phenomena.
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