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2. The role of muscle in Spondyloarthritis
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SARDOO, Atlas Mashayekhi, SANTOS, Fernando Pimentel dos, and CUNHA, Celso
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Doenças infecciosas ,Ciências Médicas [Domínio/Área Científica] ,Biologia Molecular - Abstract
A espondiloartrite axial (axSpA) é uma doença reumática inflamatória, caracterizada principalmente pelo envolvimento da coluna e articulações sacroilíacas, e geralmente apresenta-se como dor crónica nas costas e rigidez. À medida que a doença progride, a mobilidade da coluna vertebral e a função física são prejudicadas podendo afetar as atividades da vida diária. A genética e os fatores ambientais (microbiota e microtrauma) são as causas conhecidas da suscetibilidade e progressão da doença. Esta tese teve como objetivo melhorar o nosso conhecimento atual da fisiopatologia da axSpA, caracterizando as propriedades musculares axiais e periféricas e identificando biomarcadores genéticos e proteicos que possam explicar tais propriedades. Realizamos um estudo transversal com 54 participantes: 27 pacientes com axSpA e 27 controles saudáveis (HC), pareados por idade, sexo e nível de atividade física. Dados epidemiológicos, clínicos e de caracterização muscular (propriedades físicas musculares, força, massa e desempenho) foram registados e comparados entre pacientes com axSpA e HC. Foi ainda colhido sangue periférico para abordagens ómicas. A transcriptómica e a proteómica foram realizadas por sequenciação de RNA e tecnologias de espectrometria de massa, respectivamente. Os nossos resultados indicam que pacientes com axSpA (idade média de 36,5 (DP 7,5) anos, 67% do sexo masculino e duração média da doença de 6,5 (3,2) anos) não apresentaram diferença significativa na rigidez muscular segmentar em comparação com os HC, apesar de apresentarem uma discreta menor rigidez lombar. Pacientes com axSpA, comparados com os HC, apresentaram menor força total, bem como menor força nos membros superiores e inferiores, independentemente das propriedades físicas dos músculos. Os pacientes também apresentaram velocidades de marcha significativamente menores do que o HC. As características da marcha podem representar um potencial biomarcador em pacientes com axSpA. A análise de enriquecimento de genes expressos diferencialmente permitiu revelar vias metabólicas significativas (como sinalização de IL6 e vias do sistema imunológico) com papel patológico para esse grupo de pacientes. Salienta-se ainda que níveis séricos aumentados de várias citocinas pró-inflamatórias em pacientes com axSpA foram observados em correlação adequada com os parâmetros de atividade da doença. Além disso, foram identificados genes expressos diferencialmente associados ao músculo (como NACA, FRG1 e ARPC5L) desempenham papeis no desenvolvimento de miotubos e montagem de actina, afetando eventualmente a força muscular em pacientes com axSpA. Finalmente, a integração dos resultados da transcriptómica e da proteómica mostra que a análise dos genes e proteínas diferencialmente expressos permite obter uma clara discriminação entre pacientes com axSpA e HCs, possibilitando ainda avançar no diagnóstico, prognóstico e eventuais opções terapêuticas para esse grupo de pacientes. Globalmente, os resultados aqui obtidos permitem oferecer algumas possibilidades interessantes para explicar o papel do músculo na patogénese da axSpA. Axial spondylarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease, characterized primarily by the involvement of the spine and sacroiliac joints, and usually presenting as chronic back pain and stiffness. As the disease progresses, impaired spinal mobility and physical function may impact activities of daily living. Genetics and environmental factors (microbiota and microtrauma) are the known causes of disease susceptibility and progression. This thesis aimed to improve our current knowledge of axSpA physiopathology by characterizing axial and peripheral muscle properties and identifying genetic and protein biomarkers that might explain such properties. We performed a cross-sectional study on 54 participants: 27 patients with axSpA and 27 healthy controls (HC), matched by age, gender, and level of physical activity. Epidemiological, clinical, and muscle characterization (muscle physical properties, strength, mass, and performance) data were registered and compared between patients with axSpA and HC. Peripheral blood was collected for omics approaches. Transcriptomics and proteomics were performed by RNA-sequencing, RT q-PCR, and mass spectrometry technologies, respectively. Our results indicate patients with axSpA (mean age 36.5 (SD 7.5) years, 67% males, and mean disease duration of 6.5 (3.2) years) had no significant difference in segmental muscle stiffness compared with the HC, despite showing a slight numerically higher lower lumbar stiffness. Patients with axSpA, compared to the HC, had lower total strength as well as lower strength in the upper and lower limbs, independently of muscle physical properties. Patients also had significantly lower gait speeds than the HC. Gait characteristics may represent a potential biomarker in patients with axSpA. Enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes reveals significant pathways (such as IL6 signaling and immune system pathways) with a pathological role for this group of patients. Notably, increased serum levels of various pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients with axSpA have been observed in proper correlation with disease activity parameters. Moreover, differentially muscle-associated expressed genes (such as NACA, FRG1, and ARPC5L) play roles in the development of myotubes and actin assembly, eventually affecting muscle strength in patients with axSpA. Worth of note, the integration of transcriptomic’s and proteomic’s results shows number of genes and proteins causes a clear discrimination between patients with axSpA and HCs that may advance diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic options for this group of patients. This work, taken together, provides some interesting possibilities to explain the role of muscle in the pathogenesis of axSpA.
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- 2023
3. Decoding brain memory formation by single-cell RNA sequencing
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Sardoo, Atlas M, primary, Zhang, Shaoqiang, additional, Ferraro, Thomas N, additional, Keck, Thomas M, additional, and Chen, Yong, additional
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- 2022
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4. MULTI-OMICS TEMPORAL PROFILING OF AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS PATIENTS REVEALS AN ASSOCIATION OF THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE TO ADALIMUMAB WITH DISEASE ACTIVITY AND INNATE / ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY
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Sobral, Daniel, primary, Fernandes, Ana F, additional, Sardoo, Atlas, additional, Bernardes, Miguel, additional, Pinto, Patrícia, additional, Santos, Helena, additional, Lagoas-Gomes, João, additional, Tavares-Costa, José, additional, AP Silva, José, additional, Dias, João M, additional, Bernardo, Alexandra, additional, Gaillard, Jean-Charles, additional, Armengaud, Jean, additional, Benes, Vladimir, additional, Domingues, Lúcia, additional, Gouveia, Nélia, additional, Maia, Sara, additional, Branco, Jaime C, additional, Coelho, Ana V, additional, and Pimentel-Santos, Fernando M, additional
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- 2022
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5. Muscle dysfunction in axial spondylarthritis: the MyoSpA study
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Neto, Agna, primary, Pinheiro Torres, Rita, additional, Ramiro, Sofia, additional, Sardoo, Atlas, additional, Rodrigues-Manica, Santiago, additional, Lagoas-Gomes, João, additional, Domingues, Lúcia, additional, Lage Crespo, Carolina, additional, Teixeira, Diana, additional, Sepriano, Alexandre, additional, Masi, Alfonse T., additional, Nair, Kalyani, additional, Gomes-Alves, Patrícia, additional, Costa, Júlia, additional, Branco, Jaime C., additional, and Pimentel-Santos, Fernando M., additional
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- 2022
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6. The Effect of ACTN3 and VDR Polymorphisms on Skeletal Muscle Performance in Axial Spondyloarthropathies
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Pimenta, Isabel, primary, Mateus, Hugo, additional, Rodrigues-Manica, Santiago, additional, Pinheiro-Torres, Rita, additional, Neto, Agna, additional, Domingues, Lúcia, additional, Lage Crespo, Carolina, additional, Sardoo, Atlas, additional, Machado, Pedro, additional, Branco, Jaime C., additional, Silva, Susana N., additional, and Pimentel-Santos, Fernando M., additional
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- 2021
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7. AB1172 ARE CIRCULATING BLOOD BIOMARKERS FOR INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC DISEASES GENDER-DEPENDENT? – SYSTEMATIC REVIEW BASED ON OMICS DATA
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Fernandes, Ana Filipa, primary, Sardoo, Atlas, additional, Santos, Fernando Pimentel dos, additional, and Coelho, Ana Varela, additional
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- 2019
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8. THU0395 MUSCLE STRENGTH COMPROMISE IN YOUNG AXIAL SPA PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM MYOSPA STUDY
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Neto, Agna, primary, Torres, Rita Pinheiro, additional, Domingues, Lucia, additional, Teixeira, Diana, additional, Rodrigues-Manica, Santiago, additional, Marona, José, additional, Lopes, Carina, additional, Gomes, João Lagoas, additional, Costa, Tiago, additional, Gonçalves, Maria João, additional, Silva, Inês, additional, Carreto, Paula, additional, Castelão, Walter, additional, Mateus, Margarida, additional, Costa, Manuela, additional, Falcão, Sandra, additional, Mourão, Ana Filipa, additional, Sardoo, Atlas, additional, Maia, Sara, additional, Calhau, Conceição, additional, Branco, Jaime, additional, and Santos, Fernando Pimentel Dos, additional
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- 2019
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9. Plasma CXCL16 Level is Associated With Cardiovascular Disease in Iranian Hemodialysis Patients
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Nazari, Alireza, primary, Mashayekhi Sardoo, Atlas, additional, Tahmooresi Fard, Elnaz, additional, Khorramdelazad, Hossein, additional, Hassanshahi, Gholamhossein, additional, and Esmaeili Nadimi, Ali, additional
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10. MUSCLE STRENGTH COMPROMISE IN YOUNG AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM MYOSPA STUDY.
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Neto, Agna, Torres, Rita Pinheiro, Domingues, L., Teixeira, Diana, Manica, Santiago Andres Rodrigues, Marona, José Adriano Oliveira, Lopes, Carina, Gomes, João Lagoas, Costa, Tiago, Gonçalves, Maria João, Silva, Inês, Araújo, Paula, Castelão, Walter, Mateus, Margarida, Costa, Maria Manuela, Falcao, Sandra, Mourão, Ana Filipa, Sardoo, Atlas, Maia, Sara, and Calhau, Conceição
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Introduction: Pain and stiffness are characteristic clinical features of axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA), leading to functional impairment. Patients describe beneficial effects of physical activity, suggesting a possible involvement of muscle tissue. Body composition data in young axSpA patients with short disease duration are scarce and its implications in muscle strength are not yet clarified. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the muscle strength and body composition of different body segments (trunk, upper and lower limbs), in patients with axSpA and to compare them with healthy controls. Methods: Patients with clinical diagnosis of axSpA meeting the ASAS classification criteria, aged 18 to 50 years, with symptoms duration ≤ 10 years, were included in this study. Healthy individuals matched by gender and age (1:1) were used as control group (HC). Muscle strength was measured by resisted hand-held dynamometer performed by a single reader, in three different body segments: trunk, upper and lower limbs (on both sides). The mean strength of right and left, upper and lower limbs, was calculated and used in the analysis. Strength of each body segment was also normalized to the total lean mass (LM) of the respective segment. Body composition was measured by octapolar multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (InBody770). Physical activity was assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Fisher's exact test or chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare differences between groups. Results: A total of 27 axSpA patients and 27 HC were included. Mean age was 36.5 ± 1.0 years, 67% were males. There was no significant difference between both groups in terms of age, gender, body mass index and physical activity. AxSpA patients had a mean symptoms duration of 7.0 ± 0.9 years. AxSpA patients had lower muscle strength in the upper limbs (50.55 ± 31.60 vs 71.70±31.41 p=0.023) and lower limbs (52.25±18.45 vs 59.83±9.75, p=0.001), compared to HC. Trunk muscle strength did not show any difference between groups (59.10±26.1 vs 56.45±11.2, p=0.856). There were no significant differences in LM and body water, between both groups, for each segment (upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk). Fat mass was significantly higher in the trunk (10.90±8.80 vs 8.10±5.83, p=0.035) and upper limbs (1.40±1.35 vs 0.88±1.0, p=0.05) of axSpA patients, but not in the lower limbs (3.10±1.90 vs 2.45±1.68, p=0.157). Normalized appendicular muscle strength was lower in axSpA patients (upper limbs: 18.63±8.25 vs 21.21±5.92, p=0.018) (Table). Conclusion: Young patients with short disease duration have reduced appendicular muscle strength, compared to HC, with no differences in LM, suggesting a possible muscle dysfunction. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and understand the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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11. The role of muscle in the susceptibility and progression of axial Spondyloarthritis: The MyoSpA Study Protocol.
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Sardoo AM, Neto A, Pinheiro Torres R, Rodrigues-Manica S, Domingues L, Lage Crespo C, Lagoas-Gomes J, Mascarenhas V, Mendes CS, Galzerano A, Fernandes de Almeida S, Sepriano A, Ramiro S, Masi AT, Nair K, Costa J, Alexandre BM, Vassilevskaia T, Cunha CV, Sobral D, Branco JC, Gomes-Alves P, and Pimentel-Santos FM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Mice, Middle Aged, Muscles, Young Adult, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Spondylarthritis, Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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Background: Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects the axial skeleton, causing pain, stiffness, and fatigue. Genetics and environmental factors such as microbiota and microtrauma are known causes of disease susceptibility and progression. Murine models of axSpA found a decisive role for biomechanical stress as an inducer of enthesitis and new bone formation. Here, we hypothesize that muscle properties in axSpA patients are compromised and influenced by genetic background., Objectives: To improve our current knowledge of axSpA physiopathology, we aim to characterize axial and peripheral muscle properties and identify genetic and protein biomarker that might explain such properties., Methods: A cross-sectional study will be conducted on 48 participants aged 18-50 years old, involving patients with axSpA (according to ASAS classification criteria, symptoms duration < 10 years) and healthy controls matched by gender, age, and levels of physical activity. We will collect epidemiological and clinical data and perform a detailed, whole body and segmental, myofascial characterization (focusing on multifidus, brachioradialis and the gastrocnemius lateralis) concerning: a) Physical Properties (stiffness, tone and elasticity), assessed by MyotonPRO®; b) Strength, by a dynamometer; c) Mass, by bioimpedance; d) Performance through gait speed and 60-second sit-to-stand test; e) Histological and cellular/ molecular characterization through ultrasound-guided biopsies of multifidus muscle; f) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) characterization of paravertebral muscles. Furthermore, we will perform an integrated transcriptomics and proteomics analysis of peripheral blood samples., Discussion: The innovative and multidisciplinary approaches of this project rely on the elucidation of myofascial physical properties in axSpA and also on the establishment of a biological signature that relates to specific muscle properties. This hitherto unstudied link between gene/protein signatures and muscle properties may enhance our understanding of axSpA physiopathology and reveal new and useful diagnostic and therapeutic targets.
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- 2021
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