{"id":3812,"date":"2018-07-10T13:16:58","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T04:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/?page_id=3812"},"modified":"2018-10-04T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T01:59:58","slug":"07takamatsu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/activities\/results\/2018year\/07takamatsu","title":{"rendered":"TAKAMATSU Hyota,KATOH Yasuhiro,KUMANOGOH Atsushi\u226aRespiratory Medicine and Clinical Immnology\u226b <span>Step-by-Step Account of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Development Revealed<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"linkBar clearfix\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/activities\/results\/2018year\/takamatsu0704\">Text in Japanese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2018-07-04<br \/><span class=\"lineFrame\">Publish<\/span> Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/p>\n<p>Osaka University study provides crucial evidence for the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus<\/p>\n<p class=\"figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3817 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/795316b92fc766b0181f6fef074f03fa-400x345.png?_t=1531197688\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/795316b92fc766b0181f6fef074f03fa-400x345.png 400w, https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/795316b92fc766b0181f6fef074f03fa-768x663.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/795316b92fc766b0181f6fef074f03fa-1024x884.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/795316b92fc766b0181f6fef074f03fa.png 1768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/795316b92fc766b0181f6fef074f03fa.png\">\u00a0<span class=\"caption\">Fig.\u00a0 Model of recurrent type I IFN production in SLE patients: Double-stranded DNA in AdMVs stimulate the cGAS\u2013STING signaling pathway in macrophages and non-hematopoietic cells, leading to overproduction of IFN-I. Secreted IFN-I, in turn, activates other immune cells, such as B and T lymphocytes, and promotes secretion of autoantibodies that cause tissue damage in various organs. The tissue damage promotes apoptosis of damaged cells, resulting in further AdMV production, which perpetuates IFN-I production in SLE. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> <span class=\"click\">Click to enlarge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage. SLE can involve many organs and systems and has a poor prognosis. It is one of a large group of conditions called autoimmune disorders, which occur when the immune system attacks the body&#8217;s own tissues and organs.<\/p>\n<p>Type I interferon (IFN-I), a key protein that regulates the immune system\u2019s activity, is found to play important roles in the development and progression of SLE. Serum IFN-I and expression of multiple IFN-I-stimulated genes (ISGs) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are elevated in SLE and associated with SLE disease activity. Clinical trials revealed that IFN-I-targeting therapies are more effective in patients with high ISG expression.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this information, SLE\u2019s exact cause remains unclear, particularly in terms of the involvement of the enzyme cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP)-AMP synthase (cGAS) and stimulator of interferon genes (STING) in SLE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo address this issue, we used patient samples and a cell-based reporter system that enables highly sensitive measurement of serum IFN-I bioactivity and ISG-inducing activity,\u201d explains Yasuhiro Kato, first author of a study out of Osaka University. \u201cWe showed that SLE serum induced ISGs, in part, through cGAS\u2013STING pathway, a component of the innate immune system that functions to detect the presence of cytosolic DNA and, in response, trigger expression of inflammatory genes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the team demonstrated that the levels of IFN-I bioactivity and ISG-inducing activity were associated with SLE disease activity. Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) levels were elevated in SLE, and apoptosis-derived membrane vesicles (AdMVs) from SLE sera had high ISG-inducing activity, which was diminished in cGAS-knockout or STING-knockout reporter cells.<\/p>\n<p>Based on their findings, the team proposed a model of SLE pathophysiology. First, defective clearance of apoptotic cells produces AdMVs containing dsDNA, which in turn induces IFN-I production via the cGAS\u2013STING pathway. Next, IFN-I activates immune responses that lead to\u3000tissue damage in various organs, resulting in further generation of AdMVs, triggering a positive-feedback loop of IFN-I production and further tissue damage.<\/p>\n<p>The research was published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hyota Takamatsu, the corresponding author, the findings may prove useful for the development of SLE therapeutics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems promising to target the cGAS\u2013 STING pathway for SLE treatment, and our cell-based reporter system may be useful for stratifying patients with SLE with high ISG-inducing activity,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The article, \u201cApoptosis-derived membrane vesicles drive the cGAS\u2013STING pathway and enhance type I IFN production in systemic lupus erythematosus\u201d was published in <em>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/em> at DOI: 10.1136\/annrheumdis-2018-212988.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong> Osaka University researchers elucidated the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation and tissue damage. Their study used patient samples and a cell-based reporter system that enables highly sensitive measurement of serum type I interferon (IFN-I) bioactivity and IFN-I-stimulated genes (ISG)-inducing activity. IFN-I bioactivity and ISG-inducing activities of serum were found to be higher in patients with SLE. Blockade of these mechanisms may be a promising therapeutic target for SLE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:\u00a0<\/strong>Apoptosis-derived membrane vesicles drive the cGAS\u2013STING pathway and enhance type I IFN production in systemic lupus erythematosus<strong><br \/>Journal:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases<\/em><strong><br \/>DOI:\u00a0<\/strong>10.1136\/annrheumdis-2018-212988<strong><br \/>Authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Yasuhiro Kato, JeongHoon Park, Hyota Takamatsu, Hachirou Konaka, Wataru Aoki, Syunsuke Aburaya, Mitsuyoshi Ueda, Masayuki Nishide, Shohei Koyama, Yoshitomo Hayama, Yuhei Kinehara, Toru Hirano, Yoshihito Shima, Masashi Narazaki, Atsushi Kumanogoh<strong> Funding:\u00a0<\/strong>Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan Science and technology Agency (JST),\u00a0 Naito Foundation, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and technology of Japan (MEXT), Japan Agency for Medical research and development (AMED)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Primary Keyword:<\/strong> Biology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Keywords:<\/strong> Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong>: Medical, Life Science<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Text in Japanese 2018-07-04Publish Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Osaka University study provides crucial ev [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3817,"parent":3238,"menu_order":121,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3812"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4053,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3812\/revisions\/4053"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}