High circulating levels of interleukin-18 binding protein indicate the severity of glomerular involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

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作者
Shimizu, Chie [1 ]
Fujita, Takayuki [1 ]
Fuke, Yoshinobu [1 ]
Ito, Ken [1 ]
Satomura, Atsushi [2 ]
Matsumoto, Koichi [3 ]
Soma, Masayoshi [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Nihon Univ, Dept Nephrol Hypertens & Endocrinol, Sch Med, Itabashi Ku, Tokyo 1738610, Japan
[2] Nihon Univ, Dept Lab Med, Sch Med, Tokyo 1738610, Japan
[3] Nihon Univ, Univ Res Ctr, Sch Med, Tokyo 1738610, Japan
[4] Nihon Univ, Dept Gen Med, Sch Med, Tokyo 1738610, Japan
关键词
Glomerular involvement; Interleukin-18; Interleukin-18 binding protein; Proinflammatory cytokine; Systemic lupus erythematosus; DISEASE-ACTIVITY; GAMMA PRODUCTION; IL-18; EXPRESSION; IMBALANCE; CYTOKINE; CLASSIFICATION; MARKERS; CLONING;
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10.1007/s10165-011-0471-2
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), glomerular involvement often progresses with the activity of the disease. Immune complexes and abnormal secretion of cytokines are thought to be involved in the central mechanism of the development of lupus nephritis. We investigated serum levels of interleukin 18 (IL-18), a proinflammatory cytokine, and its natural antagonist IL-18 binding protein (IL-18 BP) in 45 patients with lupus nephritis. IL-18 levels were significantly increased in patients with Class II, Class III, and Class IV lupus nephritis compared with the level in a healthy control group. However, the levels stayed within the non-significant range in Class V. IL-18 BP levels were significantly increased in patients with Class III and Class IV lupus nephritis, in which histological activity and chronicity are severe. However, IL-18 BP levels stayed within the non-significant range in Class II and Class V, in which histological markers are mild. We also compared the levels of IL-18 and IL-18 BP in patients with and without glomerular infiltration of inflammatory cells. IL-18 was increased regardless of glomerular infiltration. However, IL-18 BP was increased only in patients with glomerular infiltration. These data suggest that IL-18 levels indicate the extent of the offending inflammatory response not only in the bloodstream but also in renal tissue, and that high IL-18 BP levels indicate the severity of existing glomerular injury.
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