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Clinical significance of reduced expression of lncRNA TUG1 in the peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Author(s) -
Cao HaiYu,
Li Dong,
Wang YunPeng,
Lu HuiXiu,
Sun Jing,
Li HaiBin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1756-185X
pISSN - 1756-1841
DOI - 10.1111/1756-185x.13786
Subject(s) - medicine , lupus nephritis , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , receiver operating characteristic , lupus erythematosus , peripheral blood , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , immunology , gastroenterology , systemic lupus erythematosus , disease , antibody , biochemistry , chemistry , in vitro
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of long non‐coding RNA taurine up‐regulated gene 1 (lncRNA TUG1 ) in the peripheral blood of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Methods With the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs: T‐cells, B‐cells and monocytes) collected from SLE patients and healthy controls, TUG1 expression was determined to identify the correlation with the clinicopathological features of SLE patients. Thereby, the diagnostic value of TUG1 expression in diagnosis of SLE was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results As compared to healthy controls, SLE patients manifested a lower expression of TUG1 in PBMCs, which was further decreased in SLE patients with lupus nephritis ( P < .05). The lowest level of TUG1 was found in monocytes, rather than T‐cells or B‐cells ( P < .05). Negative correlations were identified between TUG1 levels and SLE Disease Activity Index score ( r = −.904, P < .001), erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( r = −.779, P < .001), disease duration ( r = −.503, P < .001) and 24‐hour urinary protein ( r = −.807, P < .001). Complement C3 levels were positively associated with TUG1 expression ( r = .817, P < .001). In addition, the area under the ROC curve of diagnostic efficiency for SLE based on TUG1 was 0.982, and 0.930 for SLE with lupus nephritis. Conclusions The levels of lncRNA TUG1 was markedly lower in the SLE patients, which was more obvious in SLE patients with lupus nephritis, and thus, it could be a promising clinical diagnostic tool for SLE patients or SLE patients with lupus nephritis.