Alghasham Abdullah, Al Salloom Abdulaziz A M, Alghamadi Ahmed S S, Rasheed Zafar
a Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine , Qassim University , Buraidah , KSA.
Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids. 2015;34(1):56-68. doi: 10.1080/15257770.2014.958235.
Present study probes the role of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-))-modified thymidine-5'-monophosphate (TMP) in SLE patients with different disease activity scores according to the SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Serum analysis showed significant increased number of subjects positive for anti-ONOO(-)-TMP-protein antibodies in SLE patients with different SLEDAI scores. Interestingly, the levels of these antibodies were significantly higher among SLE patients, whose SLEDAI scores were ≥20. In addition, a significant correlation was observed between the levels of anti-ONOO(-)-TMP-protein antibodies and the SLEDAI score (r = 0.595, p < 0.0001). In short, this study shows a positive association between anti-ONOO(-)-TMP-protein antibodies and SLEDAI. The stronger response observed in patients with higher SLEDAI scores suggests that anti-ONOO(-)-TMP-protein antibodies may be useful in evaluating the progression of SLE and in elucidating the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis.
本研究根据系统性红斑狼疮疾病活动指数(SLEDAI),探讨过氧亚硝酸盐(ONOO(-))修饰的胸腺嘧啶核苷-5'-单磷酸(TMP)在不同疾病活动评分的系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)患者中的作用。血清分析显示,不同SLEDAI评分的SLE患者中,抗ONOO(-)-TMP-蛋白抗体阳性的受试者数量显著增加。有趣的是,在SLEDAI评分≥20的SLE患者中,这些抗体的水平显著更高。此外,抗ONOO(-)-TMP-蛋白抗体水平与SLEDAI评分之间存在显著相关性(r = 0.595,p < 0.0001)。简而言之,本研究表明抗ONOO(-)-TMP-蛋白抗体与SLEDAI之间存在正相关。在SLEDAI评分较高的患者中观察到更强的反应,这表明抗ONOO(-)-TMP-蛋白抗体可能有助于评估SLE的进展并阐明疾病发病机制。