Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus

Objective Circadian rhythm disruption (CRD) has been associated with inflammation and immune disorders, but its role in SLE progression is unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of circadian rhythms on immune function and inflammation and their contribution to SLE progression to lupus nephritis...

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Main Authors: Jing Wang, Qing Liu, Fang Zhou, Guangji Wang, Xuan Luo, Ning Wei, Luping Shen, Mo Han, Qixiang Zhang, Huanke Xu
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2024-05-01
Series:Lupus Science and Medicine
Online Access:https://lupus.bmj.com/content/11/1/e001109.full
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Qing Liu
Fang Zhou
Guangji Wang
Xuan Luo
Ning Wei
Luping Shen
Mo Han
Qixiang Zhang
Huanke Xu
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Qing Liu
Fang Zhou
Guangji Wang
Xuan Luo
Ning Wei
Luping Shen
Mo Han
Qixiang Zhang
Huanke Xu
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description Objective Circadian rhythm disruption (CRD) has been associated with inflammation and immune disorders, but its role in SLE progression is unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of circadian rhythms on immune function and inflammation and their contribution to SLE progression to lupus nephritis (LN).Methods This study retrospectively analysed the clinical characteristics and transcriptional profiles of 373 samples using bioinformatics and machine-learning methods. A flare risk score (FRS) was established to predict overall disease progression for patients with lupus. Mendelian randomisation was used to analyse the causal relationship between CRD and SLE progression.Results Abnormalities in the circadian pathway were detected in patients with SLE, and lower enrichment levels suggested a disease state (normalised enrichment score=0.6714, p=0.0062). The disruption of circadian rhythms was found to be closely linked to lupus flares, with the FRS showing a strong ability to predict disease progression (area under the curve (AUC) of 5-year prediction: 0.76). The accuracy of disease prediction was improved by using a prognostic nomogram based on FRS (AUC=0.77). Additionally, Mendelian randomisation analysis revealed an inverse causal relationship between CRD and SLE (OR 0.6284 (95% CI 0.3630 to 1.0881), p=0.0485) and a positive causal relationship with glomerular disorders (OR 0.0337 (95% CI 1.634e-3 to 6.934e-1), p=0.0280).Conclusion Our study reveals that genetic characteristics arising from CRD can serve as biomarkers for predicting the exacerbation of SLE. This highlights the crucial impact of CRD on the progression of lupus.
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spelling doaj-art-347c1b54e7a54fa084b93669816bd6132024-11-10T07:05:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupLupus Science and Medicine2053-87902024-05-0111110.1136/lupus-2023-001109Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosusJing Wang0Qing Liu1Fang Zhou2Guangji Wang3Xuan Luo4Ning Wei5Luping Shen6Mo Han7Qixiang Zhang8Huanke Xu9Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, ChinaJiangsu Renocell Biotech Co Ltd, Nanjing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People`s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People`s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaJiangsu Renocell Biotech Co Ltd, Nanjing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People`s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People`s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People`s Republic of ChinaKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, People`s Republic of ChinaObjective Circadian rhythm disruption (CRD) has been associated with inflammation and immune disorders, but its role in SLE progression is unclear. We aimed to investigate the impact of circadian rhythms on immune function and inflammation and their contribution to SLE progression to lupus nephritis (LN).Methods This study retrospectively analysed the clinical characteristics and transcriptional profiles of 373 samples using bioinformatics and machine-learning methods. A flare risk score (FRS) was established to predict overall disease progression for patients with lupus. Mendelian randomisation was used to analyse the causal relationship between CRD and SLE progression.Results Abnormalities in the circadian pathway were detected in patients with SLE, and lower enrichment levels suggested a disease state (normalised enrichment score=0.6714, p=0.0062). The disruption of circadian rhythms was found to be closely linked to lupus flares, with the FRS showing a strong ability to predict disease progression (area under the curve (AUC) of 5-year prediction: 0.76). The accuracy of disease prediction was improved by using a prognostic nomogram based on FRS (AUC=0.77). Additionally, Mendelian randomisation analysis revealed an inverse causal relationship between CRD and SLE (OR 0.6284 (95% CI 0.3630 to 1.0881), p=0.0485) and a positive causal relationship with glomerular disorders (OR 0.0337 (95% CI 1.634e-3 to 6.934e-1), p=0.0280).Conclusion Our study reveals that genetic characteristics arising from CRD can serve as biomarkers for predicting the exacerbation of SLE. This highlights the crucial impact of CRD on the progression of lupus.https://lupus.bmj.com/content/11/1/e001109.full
spellingShingle Jing Wang
Qing Liu
Fang Zhou
Guangji Wang
Xuan Luo
Ning Wei
Luping Shen
Mo Han
Qixiang Zhang
Huanke Xu
Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus
Lupus Science and Medicine
title Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus
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title_full_unstemmed Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus
title_short Exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus
title_sort exacerbating effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the systemic lupus erythematosus
url https://lupus.bmj.com/content/11/1/e001109.full
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