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Glycoprotein YKL-40: A potential biomarker of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis during intensive treatment with csDMARDs and infliximab. Evidence from the randomised controlled NEO-RACo trial




TekijätVaananen T, Vuolteenaho K, Kautiainen H, Nieminen R, Mottonen T, Hannonen P, Korpela M, Kauppi MJ, Laiho K, Kaipiainen-Seppanen O, Luosujarvi R, Uusitalo T, Uutela T, Leirisalo-Repo M, Moilanen E

KustantajaPUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

KustannuspaikkaSAN FRANCISCO

Julkaisuvuosi2017

JournalPLoS ONE

Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimiPLOS ONE

Lehden akronyymiPLOS ONE

Artikkelin numeroARTN e0183294

Vuosikerta12

Numero8

Sivujen määrä15

ISSN1932-6203

eISSN1932-6203

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183294

Rinnakkaistallenteen osoitehttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/26704888


Tiivistelmä
ObjectiveYKL-40, a chitinase-like glycoprotein associated with inflammation and tissue remodeling, is produced by joint tissues and recognized as a candidate auto-antigen in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, we investigated YKL-40 as a potential biomarker of disease activity in patients with early RA at baseline and during intensive treatment aiming for early remission.MethodsNinety-nine patients with early DMARD-naive RA participated in the NEO-RACo study. For the first four weeks, the patients were treated with the combination of sulphasalazine, methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine and low dose prednisolone (FIN-RACo DMARD combination), and subsequently randomized to receive placebo or infliximab added on the treatment for further 22 weeks. Disease activity was evaluated using the 28-joint disease activity score and plasma YKL-40 concentrations were measured by immunoassay.ResultsAt the baseline, plasma YKL-40 concentration was 57 +/- 37 ( mean +/- SD) ng/ml. YKL-40 was significantly associated with the disease activity score, interleukin-6 and erythrocyte sedimentation rate both at the baseline and during the 26 weeks' treatment. The csDMARD combination decreased YKL-40 levels already during the first four weeks of treatment, and there was no further reduction when the tumour necrosis factor-alpha antagonist infliximab was added on the combination treatment.ConclusionsHigh YKL-40 levels were found to be associated with disease activity in early DMARD-naive RA and during intensive treat-to-target therapy. The present results suggest YKL-40 as a useful biomarker of disease activity in RA to be used to steer treatment towards remission.

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