Gliptin-associated bullous pemphigoid shows peculiar features of anti-BP180 and -BP230 humoral response: Results of a multicenter study.
BP180
autoantibody
bullous pemphigoid
epitope
gliptin
humoral response
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ISSN: 1097-6787
Titre abrégé: J Am Acad Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7907132
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2022
07 2022
Historique:
received:
15
10
2021
revised:
25
01
2022
accepted:
13
02
2022
pubmed:
4
3
2022
medline:
22
6
2022
entrez:
3
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Recently, several case-control studies demonstrated an association between gliptins and bullous pemphigoid (BP) occurrence. However, data on the clinical and immunologic features of gliptin-associated bullous pemphigoid (GABP) are controversial. This study aimed to clinically and immunologically characterize a large cohort of GABP patients to get an insight into the pathophysiology of this emerging drug-induced variant of BP. Seventy-four GABP patients were prospectively enrolled and characterized from 9 different Italian dermatology units between 2013 and 2020. Our findings demonstrated the following in the GABP patients: (1) a noninflammatory phenotype, which is characterized by low amounts of circulating and skin-infiltrating eosinophils, is frequently found; (2) immunoglobulin (Ig)G, IgE, and IgA humoral responses to BP180 and BP230 antigens are reduced in frequency and titers compared with those in patients with idiopathic BP; (3) IgG reactivity targets multiple BP180 epitopes other than noncollagenous region 16A. A limitation of the study is that the control group did not comprise only type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with BP. GABP patients show peculiar features of anti-BP180 and -BP230 humoral responses, laying the foundation for diagnostic improvements and getting novel insights into understanding the mechanism of BP onset.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Recently, several case-control studies demonstrated an association between gliptins and bullous pemphigoid (BP) occurrence. However, data on the clinical and immunologic features of gliptin-associated bullous pemphigoid (GABP) are controversial.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to clinically and immunologically characterize a large cohort of GABP patients to get an insight into the pathophysiology of this emerging drug-induced variant of BP.
METHODS
Seventy-four GABP patients were prospectively enrolled and characterized from 9 different Italian dermatology units between 2013 and 2020.
RESULTS
Our findings demonstrated the following in the GABP patients: (1) a noninflammatory phenotype, which is characterized by low amounts of circulating and skin-infiltrating eosinophils, is frequently found; (2) immunoglobulin (Ig)G, IgE, and IgA humoral responses to BP180 and BP230 antigens are reduced in frequency and titers compared with those in patients with idiopathic BP; (3) IgG reactivity targets multiple BP180 epitopes other than noncollagenous region 16A.
LIMITATIONS
A limitation of the study is that the control group did not comprise only type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with BP.
CONCLUSION
GABP patients show peculiar features of anti-BP180 and -BP230 humoral responses, laying the foundation for diagnostic improvements and getting novel insights into understanding the mechanism of BP onset.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35240229
pii: S0190-9622(22)00350-4
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.02.036
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Autoantibodies
0
Autoantigens
0
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors
0
Immunoglobulin G
0
Non-Fibrillar Collagens
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
56-63Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest None disclosed.