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Ro60 Expression in Macrophages in Sjogren's Disease

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Sjogren's Syndrome
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: Positive serology for anti-SSA
Registration Number
NCT06324968
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Brief Summary

Context: The Ro60 protein associates with YRNAs (or RNYs) to form the RoRNP complex, which regulates RNA surveillance and maturation. It is hypothesized that its impairment by nuclear penetration of the anti-Ro60 autoantibodies, would deregulate the anti-inflammatory response in monocytes/macrophages (Mo/Mp) in patients with Sjögren's disease (SD).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with SSp Subjects aged between 18 and 75, without chronic disease; Subject meeting the classification criteria for SSp; Subject with positive anti-SSA serology; French-speaking subject able to give written consent; Subject affiliated to the Sécurité Sociale or an equivalent scheme; Subject willing to have blood samples taken;
  • Control subjects Subjects aged between 18 and 75, without chronic disease and not meeting SSp classification criteria; Subject who understands and speaks French and is able to give written consent; Subject affiliated to the French Social Security system or an equivalent scheme; Subject willing to have blood taken;
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject receiving current anti-inflammatory treatment (e.g. corticosteroid therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) or a regimen of more than 1 month within the last 3 months;
  • Subject undergoing biotherapy or cytoreductive treatment;
  • Subjects with positive serologies for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral hepatitis B virus (HBV) and viral hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the 3 months preceding the inclusion visit;
  • Protected persons as defined in articles of the French Public Health Code.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sjögren's diseasePositive serology for anti-SSASSp patients followed by the Internal Medicine Department of Nice University Hospital will be offered participation in this study as part of their usual follow-up.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SSA/Ro60 interactions1 year

To evaluate whether the presence of anti-Ro60 autoantibodies causes the loss of Ro60 binding activity to genomic DNA and the TREX protein complex in PBMC.

Measure the presence of anti-Ro60 autoantibodies in blood.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The molecular and functional impact : inflammatory cytokine and chemokine profiles1 year

To explore the molecular and functional impact of the anti-Ro60 autoantibodies in Mo/Ma to gain insights into the pathological relevance by evaluating inflammatory cytokine and chemokine profiles with using the ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay) technique.

The molecular and functional impact : clinical and biochemical phenotypes of CD14+ monocytes/macrophages1 year

To explore the molecular and functional impact of the anti-Ro60 autoantibodies in Mo/Ma to gain insights into the pathological relevance by comparing clinical and biochemical phenotypes of CD14+ monocytes/macrophages by labeling with Monoclonal Antibodies then count the number of cells.

The molecular and functional impact : cell apoptosis/survival and cellular polarization1 year

To explore the molecular and functional impact of the anti-Ro60 autoantibodies in Mo/Ma to gain insights into the pathological relevance by assessing cell apoptosis/survival and cellular polarization with flow-cytometry analysis.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Nice

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Nice, Alpes-Mritimes, France

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