Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
2nd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Cells. 2021 Dec 13;10(12):3523. doi: 10.3390/cells10123523.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by abnormal action of the immune system and a state of chronic inflammation. The disease can cause life-threatening complications. Neoepitopes arising from interdependent glycation and oxidation processes might be an element of SLE pathology. The groups included in the study were 31 female SLE patients and 26 healthy female volunteers (the control group). Blood serum samples were obtained to evaluate concentrations of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), carboxymethyllysine (CML), carboxyethyllysine (CEL), pentosidine, and a soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE). Compared to a healthy control group, the SLE patients exhibited a higher concentration of AGEs and a lower concentration of sRAGE in serum. There were no statistically significant differences in serum CML, CEL, and pentosidine concentrations between the groups. Therefore, SLE patients could be at risk of intensified glycation process and activation of the proinflammatory receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE), which could potentially worsen the disease course; however, it is not clear which compounds contribute to the increased concentration of AGEs in the blood. Additionally, information about the cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption of the study participants was obtained.
系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)的特征是免疫系统异常活跃和慢性炎症状态。这种疾病可能导致危及生命的并发症。糖基化和氧化过程中产生的新表位可能是 SLE 病理学的一个要素。研究组包括 31 名女性 SLE 患者和 26 名健康女性志愿者(对照组)。采集血清样本以评估晚期糖基化终产物(AGEs)、羧甲基赖氨酸(CML)、羧乙基赖氨酸(CEL)、戊糖和晚期糖基化终产物受体的可溶性形式(sRAGE)的浓度。与健康对照组相比,SLE 患者血清中的 AGEs 浓度较高,sRAGE 浓度较低。两组间血清 CML、CEL 和戊糖浓度无统计学差异。因此,SLE 患者可能面临糖基化过程加剧和促炎晚期糖基化终产物受体(RAGE)激活的风险,这可能使疾病恶化;然而,目前尚不清楚哪些化合物导致血液中 AGEs 浓度增加。此外,还获得了研究参与者的吸烟和饮酒信息。