Expression of plasma Dickkopf-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and its correlation with peripheral blood T cell subsets.
- Author:
Di CAO
1
;
Yan WANG
1
;
Liu Qing WANG
1
;
Xiao Lin SUN
2
;
Fei HUANG
3
;
Yang MENG
1
;
Li Li REN
1
;
Xue Wu ZHANG
2
Author Information
1. Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
2. Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
3. Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dickkopf-1;
Rheumatoid arthritis;
T cells
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Blood Sedimentation;
Humans;
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/blood*;
Plasma;
Rheumatoid Factor;
T-Lymphocyte Subsets
- From:
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences)
2020;53(2):255-260
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To detect the levels of Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) in the plasma of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to analyze their correlation with peripheral blood T cell subsets and clinical indicators.
METHODS:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect plasma DKK-1 levels in 32 RA patients and 20 healthy controls, and to record the various clinical manifestations and laboratory indicators of the RA patients, and flow cytometry to detect peripheral blood T cell subsets in the RA patients (Including Treg, nTreg, aTreg, sTreg, Teff, Tfh, CD4+CD161+T, CD8+T, CD8+CD161+T cells). The plasma DKK-1 levels between the two groups were ompared, and its correlation with peripheral blood T cell subsets and clinical indicators analyzed.
RESULTS:(1) The plasma DKK-1 concentration of the RA patients was (124.97±64.98) ng/L. The plasma DKK-1 concentration of the healthy control group was (84.95±13.74) ng/L. The plasma DKK-1 level of the RA patients was significantly higher than that of the healthy control group (P < 0.05), and the percentage of CD8+CD161+T cells in the peripheral blood of the RA patients was significantly higher than that of the healthy control group (P < 0.05). (2) The plasma DKK-1 level was positively correlated with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (r=0.406, P=0.021), DAS28 score (r=0.372, P=0.036), immunoglobulin G(r=0.362, P=0.042), immunoglobulin A(r=0.377, P=0.033); it had no correlation with age, course of disease, C-reactive protein, rheumatoid factor, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, immunoglobulin M, complement C3, complement C4, white blood cell, neutrophil ratio. (3) The plasma DKK-1 level in the RA patients was positively correlated with the percentage of peripheral blood CD161+CD8+T cells (r=0.413, P=0.019);it had no correlation with Treg, nTreg, aTreg, sTreg, Teff, Tfh, CD4+CD161+T, CD8+T cells. (4) The percentage of CD161+CD8+T cells was negatively correlated with erythrocyte sedimentation rate (r=-0.415, P=0.004), C-reactive protein (r=-0.393, P=0.007), DAS28 score(r=-0.392, P=0.007), rheumatoid factor (r=-0.535, P < 0.001), anti-citrullinated protein antibody (r=-0.589, P < 0.001), immunoglobulin G(r=-0.368, P=0.012) immunoglobulin M (r=-0.311, P=0.035); it had no correlation with age, disease course, immunoglobulin A, complement C3, complement C4, white blood cell, and neutrophil ratio.
CONCLUSION:RA patients' plasma DKK-1 levels and the percentage of CD8+CD161+T cells in T cell subsets in peripheral blood increase, which may be related to the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines in patients; DKK-1 is involved in the regulation of bone homeostasis and can be used as a marker of bone destruction in RA.
