Synovial fluid alpha-defensins in Lyme arthritis-a useful marker.

Alfa-defensins Arthritis Borrelia HPLC Western blot

Journal

Folia microbiologica
ISSN: 1874-9356
Titre abrégé: Folia Microbiol (Praha)
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0376757

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 27 11 2023
accepted: 15 05 2024
medline: 13 6 2024
pubmed: 13 6 2024
entrez: 13 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Lyme arthritis, one of the possible late manifestations of Lyme borreliosis, predominantly affects the supporting joints and in adults most often occurs in the form of monoarthritis of the knee. Early diagnosis is based on clinical findings and serology. PCR detection of Borrelia in synovial fluid has become an integral part of the laboratory testing algorithm. The clinical presentation and inflammatory markers in Lyme arthritis can resemble septic arthritis. Determining the levels of alpha-defensins (human neutrophil peptide (HNP 1-3)) in synovial fluid by liquid chromatography is a highly sensitive method revealing the presence of inflammatory process. Between 2020 and 2022, we examined eleven patients with Lyme arthritis of the knee. We measured levels of HNP 1-3 from synovial fluid by HPLC in patients, and we compared it with the corresponding C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in paired serum samples. In patients diagnosed with Lyme arthritis, HNP 1-3 levels in synovial fluid ranged from 2.5 to 261 mg/L, with a median of 46.5 mg/L. Average serum CRP was 43 mg/L. The results show that elevated HNP 1-3 can be consistent with not only septic arthritis or systemic disease, but also with Lyme arthritis, especially in patients with negative culture and 16S PCR from synovial fluid. Final diagnosis must be verified by examination for anti-Borrelia antibodies from serum and synovial fluid. The aim of this work is to introduce an HPLC method for the determination of alpha-defensins as one of the possible diagnostic markers.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38869776
doi: 10.1007/s12223-024-01173-0
pii: 10.1007/s12223-024-01173-0
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Subventions

Organisme : Ministerstvo Zdravotnictví Ceské Republiky
ID : 9777

Informations de copyright

© 2024. Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i.

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Auteurs

Pavel Melicherčík (P)

Department of Orthopedics, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic.

Matěj Mazura (M)

Department of Orthopedics, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic.

Martin Hodík (M)

Department of Medical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic.

Kamila Dundrová (K)

Department of Medical Microbiology, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic.

Ivan Landor (I)

Department of Orthopedics, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic.

David Jahoda (D)

Department of Orthopedics, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic.

Rudolf Horváth (R)

Department of Rheumatology of Children and Adults, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic.

Vladislav Barták (V)

Department of Orthopedics, Charles University, First Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic.

René Kizek (R)

Department of Medical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic.

Eva Klapková (E)

Department of Medical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Charles University, Second Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague, Czech Republic. eva.klapkova@email.cz.

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