{"title":"Emerging therapies and innovations in vitiligo management: a comprehensive review.","authors":"Manjusha Bhange, Sachin Kothawade, Darshan Telange, Vijaya Padwal","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2412528","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15321819.2024.2412528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vitiligo is a common skin disorder where melanocytes, the cells that produce skin pigment, are destroyed by the immune system, leading to white patches on the skin and mucous membranes. This condition affects 0.4% to 2.0% of the global population, with a higher prevalence in females and often beginning in childhood. In India, about 1% of the population is affected, particularly in northern regions, with a higher incidence in females and links to other autoimmune diseases. This review examines recent progress in understanding vitiligo and its treatment. It focuses on the genetic, autoimmune, and environmental factors involved in the disease and highlights new therapies, such as targeted molecular treatments and advanced repigmentation methods. Current research shows that oxidative stress and genetic predispositions contribute to the autoimmune destruction of melanocytes. Novel drug delivery systems, including liposomes, nanoemulsions, and nanostructured lipid carriers, have improved treatment effectiveness. Clinical trials are exploring new treatments like Ruxolitinib cream and melanocyte transplantation, while teledermatology is becoming useful for managing patients. Vitiligo also poses a significant economic burden due to its impact on patients' quality of life. Continued research is essential to develop better, more accessible treatments and reduce the economic impact of vitiligo.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"1-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahboube Farbarin, Hoorieh Soleimanjahi, Bita Bakhshi, Zeinab Nasiri, Kamal Fakhredini
{"title":"Detection of JC and BK polyomaviruses in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) by PCR.","authors":"Mahboube Farbarin, Hoorieh Soleimanjahi, Bita Bakhshi, Zeinab Nasiri, Kamal Fakhredini","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2384581","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2384581","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Overall, 20-30% of all cancers are estimated to be linked to infectious agents. Polyomaviruses are oncogenic cause in rodent models, readily transform their cells, and cause chromosomal instability in animal and human cells in-vitro. Some reports have indicated the presence of JCPyV and BKPyV in some human tumors. The JCPyV and BKPyV genome encodes some transforming proteins such as LT-Ag. Thus, these viruses could cause or promote some neoplasia, such as lymphomas, pancreatic, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the world. Risk factors for developing CRC are associated with personal features or habits, such as age, lifestyle, and gut microbiota.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this study, we examined the prevalence of JCPyV and BKPyV in the 23 fecal samples of CRC patients and 24 healthy samples (control group). Virus DNA was extracted by a Favorgen DNA extraction kit. The large T antigen of JCPyV and VP1 of BKPyV were investigated by optimized multiplex PCR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One of the samples was positive for the JCPyV (4.3%), while in the samples of healthy individuals, the JCPyV was negative. Also, positive results for BKPyV PCR were obtained for five cases (21.7%) in the samples of the CRC group and one case (4.1%) in healthy individuals.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The result showed no direct correlation between tumorigenesis and polyomavirus infections in CRC development. However, the exact role of BKPyV and JCPyV is still controversial and needs further study with larger sample size.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"467-480"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141889469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Farag Ali Assar, Eman Masoud Abd El Gayed, Amal Salah Abd El-Hamid Ewis, Ahmed B Zaid, Eman Abd Allah Mahmoud Fouda
{"title":"Biochemical study of ZNF76 rs10947540 and SCUBE3 rs1888822 single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Egyptian patients with systemic lupus Erythematosus.","authors":"Mohamed Farag Ali Assar, Eman Masoud Abd El Gayed, Amal Salah Abd El-Hamid Ewis, Ahmed B Zaid, Eman Abd Allah Mahmoud Fouda","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2371590","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2371590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a common autoimmune disease marked by the formation of apoptotic debris and the presence of autoantibodies that target nuclear components. At this moment, the actual cause of SLE is uncertain. Genetic variables have been well proven to have a significant role in the propensity of SLE. This study aimed to investigate the effect of <i>(ZNF76) rs (10947540)</i> and <i>(SCUBE) rs (1888822)</i> gene polymorphism in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. A case control study has been carried out at Medical Biochemistry & Molecular biology and Rheumatology unit of Internal Medicine Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt, for 1-year duration between 1 June 2022 and 1 June 2023. Sixty patients were females (75%) and twenty patients were males (25%). Their ages ranged from 19 to 53 years. Their disease durations ranged from 7 months to 20 years. The findings indicated that the TC genotype of the <i>ZNF76</i> rs10947540 gene increases the risk of SLE by 2.274-fold, while the dominant TC + CC increases the risk by 2.472-fold, and the C allele increases the risk by 2.115-fold. Additionally, the results showed that the TT genotype of the <i>SCUBE3</i> rs1888822 gene increases the risk of SLE by 3.702-fold, the dominant GT + TT increases the risk by 2.304-fold, and the T allele increases the risk by 2.089-fold, while the GT genotype increases the risk by 1.918-fold. The study revealed significant associations between the genotypes of these polymorphisms and certain clinical parameters in SLE patients. These findings highlight the potential genetic contributions to SLE susceptibility and its clinical manifestations, providing valuable insights for future research and potential personalized approaches to the management of this complex autoimmune disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"415-431"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141563507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shaimaa Elsayed Ramadan Genena, Maha A F Hamouda, Norhan M Salama, Enas S Zahran, Asmaa A Abdel Latif, Ashraf A Dawood
{"title":"Interferon-induced protein 44 (<i>IFI44</i>) and interferon regulatory factor 4 (<i>IRF4</i>) gene expression in rheumatoid arthritis.","authors":"Shaimaa Elsayed Ramadan Genena, Maha A F Hamouda, Norhan M Salama, Enas S Zahran, Asmaa A Abdel Latif, Ashraf A Dawood","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2381524","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2381524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The type I interferon (IFN) signature has been found to be overactivated in many systemic autoimmune diseases. This may be explained by impaired regulation of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) as well as interferon-induced protein 44 (IFI44) expression via their regulatory mechanisms via interferon regulatory factors (IRFs).</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>This case-control study includes two groups: 50 RA patients and 50 healthy controls. The quantification of IFI44 and IRF4 expression levels by the real-time PCR technique was estimated. Disease Activity Score-28 (DAS-28) was estimated for RA patients only.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the RA patients, there were statistically significant increased ESR, CRP, TLC, RF, and anti-CCP levels (<i>p</i> value < 0.001) and significant increased expression of the IFI44 and IRF4 genes (<i>p</i> value < 0.001). There was a significant positive correlation between the IFI44 and IRF4, and there was a significant correlation between both and ESR and anti-CCP among RA patients. At a cutoff point of 1.95, IFI44 shows higher sensitivity and specificity values than IRF4 for the diagnosis of RA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>IFI44 was more sensitive for RA diagnosis than IRF4. IFI44 and IRF4 overexpression could be promising predictors of RA diagnosis and might become useful clinical tools to guide therapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"432-451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141759176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heba A S Bazid, Alaa H Marae, Bassant Farag, Rania Abdallah Abdallah
{"title":"The value of immunohistochemical expression of SOX9 and CD34 in alopecia areata.","authors":"Heba A S Bazid, Alaa H Marae, Bassant Farag, Rania Abdallah Abdallah","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2383676","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2383676","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alopecia areata (AA), an immune-mediated disorder, is marked by temporary, nonscarring hair loss. The bulge area is protected from immune attacks by immune privilege; however, recent studies demonstrated immune cells infiltrating the bulge area.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of the sex-determining region Y-box 9 (SOX9) and cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34) in AA patients as markers of hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) and progenitor cells, respectively.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Immunohistochemical staining of SOX9 and CD34 was applied on skin samples of 20 AA patients and 20 healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>SOX9 and CD34 were significantly lower in lesional samples of cases compared to perilesional and control skin biopsies. Furthermore, SOX9 level was negatively correlated with the severity of alopecia tool score (SALT score) among the studied AA patients. Moreover, lowered SOX9 expression was present in patients with recurrent attacks.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The significant reduction of stem cell markers (SOX9 and CD34) in our studied AA cases signifies the pathological affection of HFSCs and their progeny in AA. This is thought to cause a loss of competence in generating new hair in some AA cases, which needs to be validated in further research.</p><p><strong>Limitations of the study: </strong>This study has a small sample size.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"452-466"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141748409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadia ElMenshawy, Manal Ibrahim Fouda, Mohamed Mofreh, Heba Hisham El-Etriby, Manal O Elnenaei, Mohamed Eissa
{"title":"Impact of CD34/CD309 expression in circulating endothelial progenitor cells on prognosis and response to bortezomib therapy in multiple myeloma.","authors":"Nadia ElMenshawy, Manal Ibrahim Fouda, Mohamed Mofreh, Heba Hisham El-Etriby, Manal O Elnenaei, Mohamed Eissa","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2388614","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2388614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Multiple myeloma (MM) is a prevalent yet incurable hematologic malignancy. Despite the proven efficacy of proteasome inhibitors in treating MM, resistance to Bortezomib-based treatments persists in a subset of patients. This case control study explores the potential of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) as biomarkers for predicting response to Proteasome Inhibitor based therapy combined with Dexamethasone in MM patients. This study was conducted on 105 MM patients receiving bortezomib plus dexamethasone therapy and 90 healthy individuals as a control group. Utilizing 8-color multi-parameter flow cytometry, we assessed the levels of circulating EPCs, identified through CD34 FITC and CD309 PE markers at diagnosis and after one treatment cycle (4 weeks). Our findings revealed that patients exhibiting poor response to therapy showed significantly higher CD34/CD309 values than those with a good response (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The delineation of response based on CD34/CD309 expression was established with a cutoff ≤ 0.9 for percentage (yielding 100% sensitivity and 94.1% specificity) and ≤ 12.5 for absolute value (also with 100% sensitivity and 94.1% specificity). These results underscore the potential of EPC population levels, as quantified by CD34/CD309, to serve as a predictive biomarker for immunomodulatory treatment in MM patients undergoing Proteasome Inhibitor and Dexamethasone therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"481-491"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rabiyah Al Adawiah, Apon Zaenal Mustopa, Sri Budiarti, Rifqiyah Nur Umami, Ai Hertati, Herman Irawan, Muh Chaeril Ikramullah, Arwansyah Arwansyah, Jendri Mamangkey, Isti Kartikasari, Huda Salahudin Darusman
{"title":"Molecular dynamics simulation and purification of chimeric L1/L2 protein from <i>human papillomavirus</i> type 52 expressed in <i>Escherichia coli</i> BL21 (DE3).","authors":"Rabiyah Al Adawiah, Apon Zaenal Mustopa, Sri Budiarti, Rifqiyah Nur Umami, Ai Hertati, Herman Irawan, Muh Chaeril Ikramullah, Arwansyah Arwansyah, Jendri Mamangkey, Isti Kartikasari, Huda Salahudin Darusman","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2376034","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2376034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The available prophylactic vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the market are only effective against specific types of HPV, rendering them ineffective for other types of HPV infections. The objective of this research is to investigate the stability of the recombinant protein constructed, namely chimeric L1/L2 protein from HPV type 52, with improved cross-neutralization ability. The 3D model, predicted using Alphafold, Robetta, I-Tasser, and refined with Galaxy Refinement, is validated using Ramachandran plot analysis. The stability is verified through molecular dynamics simulations, considering parameters such as RMSD, RMSF, Rg, and SASA, where stable conditions are observed. The chimeric L1/L2 protein from HPV type 52 is purified using affinity chromatography, and the His-tag is cleaved using SUMO protease to obtain pure chimeric protein with the size of ~ 55 kDa. Western blot analysis confirms binding to anti-L1 HPV type 52 polyclonal antibody. The obtained vaccine candidate can be utilized as an effective prophylactic vaccine against HPV.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"395-414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141534549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Farshad Foroughi, Roghaye Keshavarz Sadegh, Maryam Khalaji, Mahin Lashgari, Amir Javadi, Mehdi Sahmani, Shamim Nonejad, Sanaz Keshavarz Shahbaz
{"title":"Association between matrix metalloproteinase-9-1562C/T gene polymorphism and MMP-9 serum level in rheumatoid arthritis.","authors":"Farshad Foroughi, Roghaye Keshavarz Sadegh, Maryam Khalaji, Mahin Lashgari, Amir Javadi, Mehdi Sahmani, Shamim Nonejad, Sanaz Keshavarz Shahbaz","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2365699","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2365699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease indicated by joint inflammation and cartilage destruction. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) enzymes play an influential role in inflammation by affecting the invasion and degradation of anatomical barriers. In this way, the current study investigated the relationship between the MMP-9-1562C/T gene polymorphism and this enzyme's serum level in RA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The serum levels of MMP-9 in RA patients and healthy controls were measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RA was confirmed using rheumatoid factor (RF), anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP), and C-reactive protein (CRP). Then the MMP-9-1562C/T gene polymorphism was analyzed utilizing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). Also, multivariate analysis investigated the connection between this polymorphism and the risk of RA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this study, the increase of MMP-9 in patients due to the development of single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of this gene (-1562 C→T) was confirmed by increasing the frequency of heterozygous genotype (CT). Logistic regression analysis also demonstrated that the chance of development of RA is higher in people with CT/CC genotype than in other alleles.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We demonstrated that MMP-9-1562C/T gene polymorphism can play a significant role in the occurrence of RA.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"362-381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141306124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marwa Mohammed Dawoud, Hayam Abd El Samie Aiad, Norhan Safwat Kasem, Enas Abu-Bakr El Khouly, Dalia Rifaat Al-Sharaky
{"title":"Is overexpression of CD163 and CD47 in tumour cells of breast carcinoma implicated in the recruitment of tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) in tumour microenvironment? immunohistochemical prognostic study.","authors":"Marwa Mohammed Dawoud, Hayam Abd El Samie Aiad, Norhan Safwat Kasem, Enas Abu-Bakr El Khouly, Dalia Rifaat Al-Sharaky","doi":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2358879","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15321819.2024.2358879","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Now, targeted therapy and immunotherapy are promoted. tumour -Associated Macrophages (TAMs) are an essential component of immune-response in breast cancer(BC) with prognostic controversy. Additionally, their recruiting factors are still obscure. Purpose:This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of CD163 and CD47 in BC of No Special Type (BC-NST) and to explore their suggested role in recruiting TAMs.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>This immunohistochemical study was conducted on 91 archival specimens of breast cases. Immunoreactivity scores were correlated with TAMs density, clinicopathological data, and survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Revealed the highest CD163 expression was detected in the pure DCIS group (<i>p</i> = 0.016), while the highest CD47 expression and high TAMs density were reported in the invasive group (<i>p</i> = 0.008, and <i>p</i> = 0.002 respectively) followed by the DCIS group. In IC-NSTs the CD163 and CD47 scores were associated with poor prognostic parameters like(high grade, advanced stage, distant metastasis, ER negativity,Ki67 index, post-surgical chemotherapy, poor NPI group, high mitotic count, dense infiltration of TAMs, shorter OS). Also, CD47 was associated with the dens infiltration of TAMs in DCIS (<i>p</i> = 0.001). There was a significant correlation between tumour cell expression of CD163 and CD47 in IC-NSTs and DCIS (<i>p</i> = 0.002 and <i>p</i> = 0.009 respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>High CD163 and CD47 expressions in both DCIS andIBC are intimately associated, significantly associated with poor prognosis and are important provoking factors of TAMs.</p>","PeriodicalId":15990,"journal":{"name":"Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry","volume":" ","pages":"342-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141179940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}