E-Selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 Biomarkers Address the Concern of the Challenging Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) constitutes the most critical comorbidity in autoimmune diseases (ADs) and its early diagnosis remains a challenge for clinicians. Accordingly, we evaluated whether E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1, key molecules in endothelial damage, could be useful biomarkers for the d...

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Autores: Pulito-Cueto, V., Remuzgo-Martínez, S., Genre, F., Atienza-Mateo, B., Mora-Cuesta, V.M., Iturbe-Fernández, D., Lera-Gómez, L., Mora-Gil, M.S., Portilla, V., Corrales, A., Blanco, R., Cifrián, J.M., González-Gay Mantecón, Miguel Ángel, López-Mejías, R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS)
Repositorio:RUNA. Repositorio da Consellería de Sanidade e Sergas
OAI Identifier:oai:runa.sergas.gal:20.500.11940/21374
Acceso en línea:https://portalcientifico.sergas.gal//documentos/64ec7b2be13d1f2d6d3b6a9a
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11940/21374
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Humans
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
E-Selectin
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Autoimmune Diseases
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Biomarkers
Scleroderma, Systemic
Lung
AS Santiago
CHUS
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Sumario:Interstitial lung disease (ILD) constitutes the most critical comorbidity in autoimmune diseases (ADs) and its early diagnosis remains a challenge for clinicians. Accordingly, we evaluated whether E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1, key molecules in endothelial damage, could be useful biomarkers for the detection of AD-ILD+. We recruited patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-ILD+ (n = 21) and systemic sclerosis (SSc)-ILD+ (n = 21). We included comparison groups of patients: RA-ILD? (n = 25), SSc-ILD? (n = 20), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) (n = 21). Serum levels of these proteins were determined by ELISA. E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 serum levels were increased in RA-ILD+ and IPF patients in comparison to RA-ILD? patients. Additionally, SSc-ILD+ and IPF patients exhibited higher ICAM-1 levels than those with SSc-ILD?. The ability of E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 to discriminate RA-ILD+ from RA-ILD? patients, and ICAM-1 to distinguish SSc-ILD+ from SSc-ILD? patients was confirmed using ROC curve analysis. Furthermore, elevated levels of ET-1 and E-selectin correlated with lung function decline in RA-ILD+ and SSc-ILD+ patients, respectively. In conclusion, our findings support the relevant role of E-selectin, ICAM-1, and ET-1 in RA-ILD+ patients as well as of ICAM-1 in SSc-ILD+ patients, constituting potential screening blood biomarkers of ILD in AD. Moreover, this study suggests ET-1 and E-selectin as possible indicators of worsening lung function in RA-ILD+ and SSc-ILD+ patients, respectively.