Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, United States.
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States.
Front Immunol. 2024 Jan 4;14:1301912. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1301912. eCollection 2023.
INTRODUCTION: The efficacy of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with alglucosidase alfa for infantile-onset Pompe disease (IOPD) is limited in some patients due to the development of high and sustained antibody titers (HSAT; ≥12,800). METHODS: We carried out detailed immunophenotyping of IOPD patients (n=40), including analysis of circulating cell populations by flow cytometry and plasma cytokines by multiplex array, to determine whether patients with HSAT have unique immunological characteristics compared to those with low titers (LT; <12,800). RESULTS: Compared to patients with LT, patients who develop HSAT were skewed toward a type 2 immune profile, with an increased frequency of Th2 cells that was positively correlated with levels of Th2 (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13) and pro-inflammatory (IL-6, TNF-α, MIP-1α, MIP-1β) cytokines. B cells were increased in HSAT patients with a decreased fraction of unswitched memory B cells. Plasma GM-CSF concentrations were lower on average in HSAT patients, while CXCL11 was elevated. Finally, using principal components analysis, we derived an HSAT Signature Score that successfully stratified patients according to their antibody titers. DISCUSSION: The immune profiles revealed in this study not only identify potential biomarkers of patients that developed HSAT but also provide insights into the pathophysiology of HSAT that will ultimately lead to improved immunotherapy strategies.
简介:由于高且持续的抗体滴度(HSAT;≥12800)的发展,对于婴儿起病型庞贝病(IOPD)患者,使用阿糖苷酶阿尔法的酶替代疗法(ERT)的疗效是有限的。
方法:我们对 IOPD 患者(n=40)进行了详细的免疫表型分析,包括通过流式细胞术分析循环细胞群和通过多重分析测定血浆细胞因子,以确定与低滴度(LT;<12800)患者相比,具有 HSAT 的患者是否具有独特的免疫学特征。
结果:与 LT 患者相比,发生 HSAT 的患者呈 2 型免疫谱偏倚,Th2 细胞的频率增加,与 Th2(IL-4、IL-5、IL-13)和促炎(IL-6、TNF-α、MIP-1α、MIP-1β)细胞因子的水平呈正相关。HSAT 患者的 B 细胞增加,未转换的记忆 B 细胞比例减少。HSAT 患者的血浆 GM-CSF 浓度平均较低,而 CXCL11 升高。最后,通过主成分分析,我们得出了一个 HSAT 特征评分,该评分可根据患者的抗体滴度成功对患者进行分层。
讨论:本研究中揭示的免疫谱不仅确定了发生 HSAT 的患者的潜在生物标志物,而且还深入了解了 HSAT 的病理生理学,这最终将导致改善免疫治疗策略。
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