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Proteomic analysis of synovial fluid from rheumatic arthritis and spondyloarthritis patients

Posted on 2020-08-07 - 03:51
Abstract Background The aetiologies and pathogeneses of the joint diseases rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) are still not fully elucidated. To increase our understanding of the molecular pathogenesis, we analysed the protein composition of synovial fluid (SF) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients. Methods Fifty-six synovial fluid samples (RA, n = 32; SpA, n = 24) were digested with trypsin, and the resulting peptides were separated by liquid chromatography and analysed by tandem mass spectrometry. Additionally, the concentration of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the synovial fluid was measured, and plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) was determined. Results Three hundred thirty five proteins were identified within the SF. The more abundant proteins seen in RA SF were inflammatory proteins, including proteins originating from neutrophil granulocytes, while SpA SF had less inflammatory proteins and a higher concentration of haptoglobin. The concentration of cell-free DNA in the SF increased together with proteins that may have originated from neutrophils. Plasma CRP levels in both RA and SpA, correlated to other acute phase reactants. Conclusions The proteomic results underline that neutrophils are central in the RA pathology but not in SpA, and even though inhibitors of neutrophils (migration, proteinase inhibitors) were present in the SF it was not sufficient to interrupt the disease process.

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Clinical Proteomics

AUTHORS (9)

  • Svend Birkelund
    Tue Bjerg Bennike
    Kenneth Kastaniegaard
    Mads Lausen
    Thomas Bouet Guldbæk Poulsen
    Tue Wenzel Kragstrup
    Bent Winding Deleuran
    Gunna Christiansen
    Allan Stensballe
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