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| dc.contributor.author | Brito Zerón, María del Pilar |
|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Gheitasi, Hoda |
| dc.contributor.author | Retamozo, María Soledad |
| dc.contributor.author | Bové Boada, Alberto |
| dc.contributor.author | Londoño Hurtado, María Carlota |
| dc.contributor.author | Sánchez Tapias, José M. (José María) |
| dc.contributor.author | Caballero Borrego, Miguel |
| dc.contributor.author | Kostov, Belchin |
| dc.contributor.author | Forns, Xavier |
| dc.contributor.author | Kaveri, Srini V. |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramos Casals, Manuel |
| dc.date | 2017-03-28T17:35:22Z |
| dc.date | 2017-03-28T17:35:22Z |
| dc.date | 2015-09-10 |
| dc.date | 2017-03-28T17:35:22Z |
| dc.identifier | 1478-6362 |
| dc.identifier | 669325 |
| dc.identifier | 26370711 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/109064 |
| dc.description | Introduction: We conducted a study to analyze how infection by hepatitis C virus (HCV) may influence the immunological serum pattern of patients with Sjögren syndrome (SS). Methods: Since 1994, we have tested serum HCV-IgG antibodies in 783 patients with SS diagnosed according to the 1993 European classification criteria. The immunological profile at diagnosis was compared according to the presence or absence of HCV. Results: Of the 783 patients with SS, 105 (13.4 %) tested positive for HCV-IgG antibodies (88 females, 17 males,mean age at SS diagnosis: 62.9 years). Multivariate analysis showed that patients with SS-HCV had a higher mean age and a higher frequency of low C3/C4 levels, cryoglobulins, and hematological neoplasia compared with patients without HCV. The frequency of anti-La antibodies compared with anti-Ro antibodies was higher in patients with SS-HCV (17 % vs. 15 %) and lower in patients without HCV infection (30 % vs. 43 %). The frequency of concomitant detection of the three main cryoglobulin-related markers (cryoglobulins, rheumatoid factor activity, and C4 consumption) was threefold higher in patients with SS-HCV compared with patients without HCV. SS-HCV patients with genotype 1b showed the highest frequencies of immunological abnormalities related to cryoglobulins and the lowest frequencies of anti-Ro/La antibodies. Conclusions: We found HCV infection in 13 % of a large series of Spanish patients with SS. The HCV-driven autoimmune response was characterized by a lower frequency of anti-Ro/La antibodies, an abnormal predominance of anti-La among anti-Ro antibodies, and a higher frequency of cryoglobulinemic-related immunological markers in comparison with patients without HCV infection. This immunological pattern may contribute to the poor outcomes found in patients with SS-HCV. |
| dc.format | 9 p. |
| dc.format | application/pdf |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central |
| dc.relation | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0766-3 |
| dc.relation | Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2015, vol. 17, num. 1, p. 250 |
| dc.relation | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-015-0766-3 |
| dc.rights | cc-by (c) Brito Zerón, María del Pilar et al., 2015 |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject | Síndrome de Sjögren |
| dc.subject | Hepatitis |
| dc.subject | Immunologia |
| dc.subject | Estudi de casos |
| dc.subject | Sjogren's syndrome |
| dc.subject | Hepatitis |
| dc.subject | Immunology |
| dc.subject | Case studies |
| dc.title | How hepatitis C virus modifies the immunological profile of Sjögren syndrome: analysis of 783 patients. |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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