Abstract
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder. MASP2 is a mediator that plays an important role in complement system. As dysregulation of the complement system has been demonstrated to correlate with SLE pathogenesis, the role of MASP2 in lupus has not been widely discussed. In the present study, serum levels of MASP2 were evaluated in 61 lupus patients and 98 healthy controls by training cohort, and then a validation cohort including 100 lupus, 100 rheumatoid arthritis, 100 osteoarthritis, 100 gout, 44 Sjogren's syndrome, 41 ankylosing spondylitis patients confirmed the findings. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis determined the discriminatory capacity for serum MASP2. PCR methods tested the association of MASP2 gene polymorphisms (rs7548659, rs17409276, rs2273346, rs1782455 and rs6695096) and SLE risk. Impact of polymorphism on MASP2 serum levels was evaluated as well. Results showed that serum levels of MASP2 were significantly higher in lupus patients and correlated with some clinical, laboratory characteristics in the training cohort, and were much higher as compared to that in different rheumatic diseases patients in the validation cohort. Serum MASP2 showed a good di...Continue Reading
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