ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024
Type I interferon pathway activation across the antiphospholipid syndrome spectrum: associations with disease subsets and systemic antiphospholipid syndrome presentation.
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- Molecular Stratification of Antiphospholipid Syndrome Through Integrative Analysis of the Whole-Blood RNA Transcriptome.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Review of Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Over Four Decades of Advances and Challenges.Cells · 2026Review
- RNA sequencing-derived gene co-expression and drug-gene interaction analysis reveal STAT1 as a potential therapeutic target in thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Identification of differentially expressed immune-related genes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and the development of a hub gene-based diagnostic model.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Perspective on Renal Involvement in Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Implications for Diagnosis, Pathogenesis, and Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Identification of mitochondrial function and programmed cell death associated key biomarkers and the circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network in systemic lupus erythematosus.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Macrophage Infiltration Correlated with IFI16, EGR1 and MX1 Expression in Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells Within Lupus Nephritis-Associated Tubulointerstitial Injury via Bioinformatics Analysis.Journal of inflammation research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: While the type I interferon (IFN-I) pathway is crucial in autoimmunity, its role in antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-positive subjects, including aPL carriers and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients, is poorly understood. This study aims at characterizing IFN-I pathway activation within the spectrum of aPL-positive subsets. Methods: A total of 112 patients [29 aPL carriers, 31 primary APS (PAPS), 25 secondary APS (SAPS), 27 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients without aPL, and 44 healthy controls (HCs)] were recruited. IFI6, IFI44, IFI44L, MX1, IFI27, OAS1, and RSAD2 gene expression was evaluated in whole blood, and a composite index (IFN score) was calculated. Results: An overall activation of the IFN-I pathway was observed across the entire APS spectrum, with differences among genes based on the specific disease subset. The composite score revealed quantitative differences across subsets, being elevated in aPL carriers and PAPS patients compared to HCs (both Conclusion: IFN-I pathway activation is a common hallmark among aPL-positive individuals. Qualitative and quantitative differences across the APS spectrum can be identified, leading to the identification of distinct IFN-I signatures with different clinical values beyond traditional categorization.
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