Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2021
Elevated Serum IgG4 Was Found in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis.
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Wu Ziyan, Zhang Shulan, Li Ping, Song Ning, Zhang Fengchun, Li Yongzhe
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OBJECTIVE: The aim was to determine the levels and clinical impact of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) and other IgG subclasses in a Chinese population with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
METHODS: We enrolled 49 patients who had EGPA, 27 who had granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), 31 who had microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and 30 healthy controls (HCs). Serum IgG subclasses were measured using commercial immunonephelometric assays and compared among different groups.
RESULTS: Fifteen EGPA patients (30.61%) had elevated IgG4 levels, based on a cutoff value of 135 mg/dL. In addition, 2 GPA patients (7.40%) and 1 MPA patient (3.33%) had elevated IgG4 levels. The EPGA group had a higher IgG4 level (65.60 mg/dL) than the GPA group (32.70 mg/dL, p = 0.0021), the MPA group (30 mg/dL, p = 0.0021), and the HC group (28.55 mg/dL, p = 0.0002). The EPGA group also had a higher IgG4/IgG ratio (0.0644) than the GPA group (0.0322, p = 0.13), the MPA group (0.0289, p = 0.0055), and the HC group (0.0212, p < 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that Chinese patients with EGPA have increased levels of serum IgG4. Further study is needed to determine the pathogenic role of IgG4 and IgG4 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in EGPA.
METHODS: We enrolled 49 patients who had EGPA, 27 who had granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), 31 who had microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and 30 healthy controls (HCs). Serum IgG subclasses were measured using commercial immunonephelometric assays and compared among different groups.
RESULTS: Fifteen EGPA patients (30.61%) had elevated IgG4 levels, based on a cutoff value of 135 mg/dL. In addition, 2 GPA patients (7.40%) and 1 MPA patient (3.33%) had elevated IgG4 levels. The EPGA group had a higher IgG4 level (65.60 mg/dL) than the GPA group (32.70 mg/dL, p = 0.0021), the MPA group (30 mg/dL, p = 0.0021), and the HC group (28.55 mg/dL, p = 0.0002). The EPGA group also had a higher IgG4/IgG ratio (0.0644) than the GPA group (0.0322, p = 0.13), the MPA group (0.0289, p = 0.0055), and the HC group (0.0212, p < 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that Chinese patients with EGPA have increased levels of serum IgG4. Further study is needed to determine the pathogenic role of IgG4 and IgG4 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in EGPA.