NLRC4 gain-of-function variant is identified in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Clin Immunol
; 255: 109731, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
NLRC4 gain-of-function variants are known to cause various autoinflammatory phenotypes, including familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS4) and NLRC4 macrophage activation syndrome (NLRC4-MAS). However, to date, no study has linked NLRC4 gain-of-function variants to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, we identified a novel NLRC4 W655S variant in an SLE patient and her son, who had neonatal lupus complicated with macrophage activation syndrome. Our in vitro experiments demonstrated that the W655S NLRC4 increased ASC speck formation and mature IL-1ß secretion compared to the wild-type NLRC4. In addition, the patient had elevated levels of IL-1ß and IL-18 in both serum and PBMCs. RNA sequencing showed that NF-κB and interferon signaling pathways were significantly activated in the patient compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, gene set enrichment analysis revealed upregulation of NLRC4-related pathways in patient PBMCs. In conclusion, our study identified the NLRC4 W655S variant in a patient with SLE. This is the first report linking inflammasomopathy to monogenic SLE. Our findings suggest that inflammasome activation may be a critical driver in the pathogenicity of lupus, and autoinflammatory pathways may play important roles in the development of the disease.
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Síndrome de Ativação Macrofágica
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Síndromes Periódicas Associadas à Criopirina
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Inflamassomos
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Lúpus Eritematoso Sistêmico
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article