| Title | Implications of immunomodulatory interleukins for the hyperimmunoglobulinemia of Sjögren's syndrome. | | Author(s) | Girón-González JA, Baturone R, Soto MJ, Márquez M, Macías I, Montes de Oca M, Medina F, Chozas N, García-Pérez S | | Institution | Internal Medicine Services, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain. joseantonio.giron@uca.es | | Source | Cell Immunol 2009; 259(1):56-60. | | MeSH | Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Antinuclear
Female
Humans
Hypergammaglobulinemia
Immunoglobulins
Interleukins
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Protein Array Analysis
Sjogren's Syndrome
| | Abstract | A prospective study of 37 patients with pSS and 20 healthy controls was performed to analyze the differences in circulating levels of macrophage-derived and Th1/Th2 cytokines which could explain the hyperimmunoglobulinemia, characteristic of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-12, gamma-interferon (gamma-INF) and IL-4 were analyzed by a sandwich immunoassay-based protein array system. When compared with the control group, higher levels of IL-6, IL-12 and IL-10 and a lower Th1/Th2 ratio, as demonstrated by the gamma-INF/IL-4 ratio, were detected in patients. The levels of IL-4 were notably higher in pSS patients with monoclonal gammopathy. Serum IL-4 and IL-10 levels and immunoglobulin G concentrations were significantly correlated. In conclusion, patients with pSS show a state of macrophage and T-lymphocyte activation with increased concentrations of cytokines implicated in the differentiation of B cells and secretion of immunoglobulins. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19540455 |
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