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Multivariate linear regression models were constructed for each disease cohort, adjusting for age, sex, disease-specific autoantibodies, glucocorticoid use, and interstitial lung disease (for SSc).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Anti-DFS70 positivity was observed in 14 (23.3%) SLE, 23 (22.5%) pSS, and 12 (14.1%) SSc patients. In univariate analyses, anti-DFS70-positive SLE patients had significantly lower SLEDAI-2 K scores (median 3 vs 4, <em>p</em> = 0.001), lower anti-dsDNA positivity (6.7% vs 40.0%, <em>p</em> = 0.014), and less frequent glucocorticoid use (13.3% vs 46.6%, <em>p</em> = 0.02). However, in multivariate regression models, anti-DFS70 positivity was not independently associated with disease activity in any of the three diseases (SLE: β = −1.197, <em>p</em> = 0.191; pSS: β = −0.181, <em>p</em> = 0.394; SSc: β = −0.578, <em>p</em> = 0.187). Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between anti-DFS70 titre and SLEDAI-2 K in SLE (ρ = −0.440, q < 0.001), which was lost after multivariate adjustment, confounded by anti-dsDNA positivity and glucocorticoid use.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>No independent association was demonstrated with Anti-DFS70 positivity and low disease activity in SLE, Sjögren's syndrome, or systemic sclerosis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":13270,"journal":{"name":"Immunobiology","volume":"231 3","pages":"Article 153193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Association of anti-DFS70 positivity with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, and systemic sclerosis: a cross sectional study\",\"authors\":\"Esra Dilsat Imrak , Alev Cetin Duran\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.imbio.2026.153193\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Anti-DFS70 antibodies have been proposed as a potential marker of lower disease activity in systemic autoimmune diseases, but evidence remains conflicting. This study aimed to investigate the association between anti-DFS70 positivity and disease activity in three systemic autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), and systemic sclerosis (SSc).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cross-sectional study included 246 patients (59 SLE, 102 pSS, 85 SSc). Anti-DFS70 positivity was determined by immunoblot method. Disease activity was assessed using SLEDAI-2 K (SLE), ESSDAI (pSS), and EUSTAR activity index (SSc). Multivariate linear regression models were constructed for each disease cohort, adjusting for age, sex, disease-specific autoantibodies, glucocorticoid use, and interstitial lung disease (for SSc).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Anti-DFS70 positivity was observed in 14 (23.3%) SLE, 23 (22.5%) pSS, and 12 (14.1%) SSc patients. In univariate analyses, anti-DFS70-positive SLE patients had significantly lower SLEDAI-2 K scores (median 3 vs 4, <em>p</em> = 0.001), lower anti-dsDNA positivity (6.7% vs 40.0%, <em>p</em> = 0.014), and less frequent glucocorticoid use (13.3% vs 46.6%, <em>p</em> = 0.02). However, in multivariate regression models, anti-DFS70 positivity was not independently associated with disease activity in any of the three diseases (SLE: β = −1.197, <em>p</em> = 0.191; pSS: β = −0.181, <em>p</em> = 0.394; SSc: β = −0.578, <em>p</em> = 0.187). 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Association of anti-DFS70 positivity with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, and systemic sclerosis: a cross sectional study
Objective
Anti-DFS70 antibodies have been proposed as a potential marker of lower disease activity in systemic autoimmune diseases, but evidence remains conflicting. This study aimed to investigate the association between anti-DFS70 positivity and disease activity in three systemic autoimmune diseases: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), and systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Methods
This cross-sectional study included 246 patients (59 SLE, 102 pSS, 85 SSc). Anti-DFS70 positivity was determined by immunoblot method. Disease activity was assessed using SLEDAI-2 K (SLE), ESSDAI (pSS), and EUSTAR activity index (SSc). Multivariate linear regression models were constructed for each disease cohort, adjusting for age, sex, disease-specific autoantibodies, glucocorticoid use, and interstitial lung disease (for SSc).
Results
Anti-DFS70 positivity was observed in 14 (23.3%) SLE, 23 (22.5%) pSS, and 12 (14.1%) SSc patients. In univariate analyses, anti-DFS70-positive SLE patients had significantly lower SLEDAI-2 K scores (median 3 vs 4, p = 0.001), lower anti-dsDNA positivity (6.7% vs 40.0%, p = 0.014), and less frequent glucocorticoid use (13.3% vs 46.6%, p = 0.02). However, in multivariate regression models, anti-DFS70 positivity was not independently associated with disease activity in any of the three diseases (SLE: β = −1.197, p = 0.191; pSS: β = −0.181, p = 0.394; SSc: β = −0.578, p = 0.187). Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between anti-DFS70 titre and SLEDAI-2 K in SLE (ρ = −0.440, q < 0.001), which was lost after multivariate adjustment, confounded by anti-dsDNA positivity and glucocorticoid use.
Conclusion
No independent association was demonstrated with Anti-DFS70 positivity and low disease activity in SLE, Sjögren's syndrome, or systemic sclerosis.
期刊介绍:
Immunobiology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes highly innovative research approaches for a wide range of immunological subjects, including
• Innate Immunity,
• Adaptive Immunity,
• Complement Biology,
• Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Biology,
• Parasite Immunology,
• Tumour Immunology,
• Clinical Immunology,
• Immunogenetics,
• Immunotherapy and
• Immunopathology of infectious, allergic and autoimmune disease.