Background: Pulmonary fibrosis is common in primary Sj??gren???s syndrome (pSS)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, research is lacking on the diagnostic immunological examination of pSS-related pulmonary fibrosis. Particularly, the value of detecting anti-Ro52 antibody in pulmonary fibrosis is unclear. Objective: To evaluate the potential diagnostic value of anti-SSA, anti-SSB, and anti-Ro52 autoantibodies as markers of pSS-related pulmonary fibrosis. Methods: One-hundred seventy-nine patients with pSS were analyzed retrospectively at our hospital. They were divided into the fibrosis and non-fibrosis groups. Pulmonary fibrosis was classified as mild, moderate, or severe based on the patients??? computed tomography (CT) findings. Laboratory examinations, including anti-SSA, anti-SSB, and anti-Ro52 antibody evaluations, were performed. The influencing factors of pulmonary fibrosis were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: Chest CT revealed pulmonary fibrosis in 45 patients with pSS (25.1%). The positive rates of anti-SSA and anti-Ro52 antibodies in the fibrosis group were lower than in the non-fibrosis group (P=0.04, P=0.001). The frequency of anti-Ro52 antibody showed no significant differences between mild-to-moderate (53.8%) and severe (47.3%) pulmonary fibrosis. The anti-Ro52 antibody was identified as a potentially protective factor against pSS (P=0.041). Conclusion: Patients with pSS and pulmonary fibrosis had a low frequency of anti-SSA and anti-Ro52 antibodies. In patients with pSS and negative anti-Ro52 antibody, a chest CT is recommended to further understand the patients??? condition.
第一作者单位:[1]Fuyong Peoples Hosp Shenzhen Baoan, Dept Radiol, Shenzhen 518103, Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Hosp, Tongji Med Coll, Dept Radiol, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, Peoples R China
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Li Defu,Li Hongbing,Li Wei,et al.The Anti-Ro52 Antibody as a Protective Factor for Pulmonary Fibrosis in Primary Sjogren's Syndrome[J].IRANIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY.2022,19(2):161-171.doi:10.22034/IJI.2022.91412.2077.
APA:
Li, Defu,Li, Hongbing,Li, Wei&Zhu, Tingting.(2022).The Anti-Ro52 Antibody as a Protective Factor for Pulmonary Fibrosis in Primary Sjogren's Syndrome.IRANIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY,19,(2)
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Li, Defu,et al."The Anti-Ro52 Antibody as a Protective Factor for Pulmonary Fibrosis in Primary Sjogren's Syndrome".IRANIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 19..2(2022):161-171