Methylation variabilities of inflammatory cytokines play important roles in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). With heightened focus on personalized and precise medicine, it is necessary to compare and contrast the difference and similarity of cytokine methylation status between the 3 most classic autoimmune diseases (AIDs). In this study, we integrated 5 Cytolcine-Chips from genome-wide DNA methylation datasets of the 3 kind of AIDs, delta-beta value was calculated for intergroup difference, and comprehensive bioinformatics analyses of cytokine genes with aberrant methylations were performed. 125 shared differential methylation variabilities (DMVs) were identified. There were 102 shared DMVs with similar methylation status; 3 hypomethylated differential methylation regions (DMRs) across the AIDs were found, and all 3 DMRs were hypomethylated. DMRs (AZU1, LTBR, and RTEL1) were likely to serve as activator in the inflammatory process. Particularly, AZU1 and LTBR with hypomethylated TSS and first exon located in the promoter regions were able to trigger inflammation signaling cascades and play critical roles in autoimmune tautology. Moreover, functional epigenetic module (FEM) algorithm showed that different inflammatory networks are involved in different AIDs; 5 hotspots were identified as biologically plausible pathways in inducing or perpetuating of inflammation which are epigenetically deregulated in AIDs. We concluded methylation variabilities among the same cytokines can greatly impact the perpetuation of inflammatory process or signal pathway of AIDs. Differentiating the cytokine methylation status will serve as valuable resource for researchers alike to gain better understanding of the epigenetic mechanisms of the three AIDS. Even more importantly, better understanding of cytokine methylation variability existing between the three classic AIDs will aid in identification of potential epigenetic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. This trial is registered with ChiCTR-INR-16010290, a clinical trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with Warming yang and Smoothening Meridians.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [81160379, 81360543, 81460256, 81560233, 81501406, 81760296]; Chinese Clinical Trial Registry [201507001-07]; Yunnan Provincial Health Science and Technology Plan [2014NS171, 2016NS026, 2017NS051, 2018NS0045, 2018NS0046, 2018NS0133, 2018NS0134]; Innovative Research Team of Kunming Medical University [CXTD201613]; Yunnan Provincial Fund for Preparatory Young Leaders in Academia and Technology [2015HB071]; Ministry of Science and Technology of Yunnan Province [2014HC018]; Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province [2017FE467, 2017FE467 (-138), 2016FA037]
第一作者机构:[1]Kunming Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Rheumatol & Immunol, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, Peoples R China[2]Yunnan Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Rheumatol & Immunol, Kunming 650021, Yunnan, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Kunming Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Rheumatol & Immunol, Kunming 650032, Yunnan, Peoples R China[2]Yunnan Univ Tradit Chinese Med, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Rheumatol & Immunol, Kunming 650021, Yunnan, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Xingqiang,Lei Dongyun,Ding Jie,et al.A DNA-Methylated Sight on Autoimmune Inflammation Network across RA, pSS, and SLE[J].JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH.2018,2018:doi:10.1155/2018/4390789.
APA:
Wang, Xingqiang,Lei, Dongyun,Ding, Jie,Liu, Shuang,Tao, Li...&Xu, Jian.(2018).A DNA-Methylated Sight on Autoimmune Inflammation Network across RA, pSS, and SLE.JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH,2018,
MLA:
Wang, Xingqiang,et al."A DNA-Methylated Sight on Autoimmune Inflammation Network across RA, pSS, and SLE".JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2018.(2018)