Affiliation:
1. Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
2. Red de Apoyo a la Investigación, Coordinacion de Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
To assess the proportion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), their expression of arginase-1 and programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and their relationship with the clinical phenotype of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs).
Methods
We recruited 37 IIM adult patients and 10 healthy donors in Mexico City. We evaluated their clinical features, the proportion of MDSCs and their expression of PD-L1 and arginase-1 by flow cytometry. Polymorphonuclear (PMN)-MDSCs were defined as CD33dim, CD11b+ and CD66b+ while monocytic (M)-MDSCs were CD33+, CD11b+, HLA-DR− and CD14+. Serum cytokines were analysed with a multiplex assay. We compared the quantitative variables with the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U tests and assessed correlations with Spearman’s ρ.
Results
Most patients had dermatomyositis [n = 30 (81.0%)]. IIM patients had a peripheral expansion of PMN-MDSCs and M-MDSCs with an enhanced expression of arginase-1 and PD-L1. Patients with active disease had a decreased percentage {median 1.75% [interquartile range (IQR) 0.31–5.50 vs 10.71 [3.16–15.58], P = 0.011} of M-MDSCs and a higher absolute number of PD-L1+ M-MDSCs [median 23.21 cells/mm3 (IQR 11.16–148.9) vs 5.95 (4.66–102.7), P = 0.046] with increased expression of PD-L1 [median 3136 arbitrary units (IQR 2258–4992) vs 1961 (1885–2335), P = 0.038]. PD-L1 expression in PMN-MDSCs correlated with the visual analogue scale of pulmonary disease activity (r = 0.34, P = 0.040) and damage (r = 0.36, P = 0.031), serum IL-5 (r = 0.55, P = 0.003), IL-6 (r = 0.46, P = 0.003), IL-8 (r = 0.53, P = 0.018), IL-10 (r = 0.48, P = 0.005) and GM-CSF (r = 0.48, P = 0.012). M-MDSCs negatively correlated with the skeletal Myositis Intention to Treat Index (r = −0.34, P = 0.038) and positively with IL-6 (r = 0.40, P = 0.045).
Conclusion
MDSCs expressing arginase-1 and PD-L1 are expanded in IIM and correlate with disease activity, damage accrual and serum cytokines.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Pharmacology (medical),Rheumatology
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