PMID- 34868043 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220210 LR - 20230519 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2021 TI - B Cell Signatures Distinguish Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Subtypes and the Presence of Systemic Disease Activity. PG - 775353 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2021.775353 [doi] LID - 775353 AB - Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by a diverse cadre of clinical presentations. CLE commonly occurs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and CLE can also develop in the absence of systemic disease. Although CLE is a complex and heterogeneous disease, several studies have identified common signaling pathways, including those of type I interferons (IFNs), that play a key role in driving cutaneous inflammation across all CLE subsets. However, discriminating factors that drive different phenotypes of skin lesions remain to be determined. Thus, we sought to understand the skin-associated cellular and transcriptional differences in CLE subsets and how the different types of cutaneous inflammation relate to the presence of systemic lupus disease. In this study, we utilized two distinct cohorts comprising a total of 150 CLE lesional biopsies to compare discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE), and acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (ACLE) in patients with and without associated SLE. Using an unbiased approach, we demonstrated a CLE subtype-dependent gradient of B cell enrichment in the skin, with DLE lesions harboring a more dominant skin B cell transcriptional signature and enrichment of B cells on immunostaining compared to ACLE and SCLE. Additionally, we observed a significant increase in B cell signatures in the lesional skin from patients with isolated CLE compared with similar lesions from patients with systemic lupus. This trend was driven primarily by differences in the DLE subgroup. Our work thus shows that skin-associated B cell responses distinguish CLE subtypes in patients with and without associated SLE, suggesting that B cell function in skin may be an important link between cutaneous lupus and systemic disease activity. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Abernathy-Close, Lazar, Stannard, Tsoi, Eddy, Rizvi, Yee, Myers, Namas, Lowe, Reed, Wen, Gudjonsson, Kahlenberg and Berthier. FAU - Abernathy-Close, Lisa AU - Abernathy-Close L AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Lazar, Stephanie AU - Lazar S AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Stannard, Jasmine AU - Stannard J AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Tsoi, Lam C AU - Tsoi LC AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. AD - Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. AD - Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Eddy, Sean AU - Eddy S AD - Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Rizvi, Syed M AU - Rizvi SM AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Yee, Christine M AU - Yee CM AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Myers, Emily M AU - Myers EM AD - Lifebridge Health, Baltimore, MD, United States. FAU - Namas, Rajaie AU - Namas R AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. FAU - Lowe, Lori AU - Lowe L AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. AD - Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Reed, Tamra J AU - Reed TJ AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Wen, Fei AU - Wen F AD - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Gudjonsson, Johann E AU - Gudjonsson JE AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Kahlenberg, J Michelle AU - Kahlenberg JM AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. FAU - Berthier, Celine C AU - Berthier CC AD - Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. LA - eng GR - R03 AR072107/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AR075043/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI130025/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R03 AR066337/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - S10 OD020053/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - K24 AR076975/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK081943/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR071384/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 TR002240/TR/NCATS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA046592/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20211119 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulins) SB - IM MH - B-Lymphocytes/*immunology/*metabolism MH - *Biomarkers MH - Computational Biology/methods MH - Diagnosis, Differential MH - *Disease Susceptibility MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Gene Regulatory Networks MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulins/genetics MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous/diagnosis/*etiology/*metabolism MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis/*etiology/*metabolism PMC - PMC8640489 OTO - NOTNLM OT - B cells OT - autoantibodies OT - cutaneous lupus OT - discoid OT - lupus OT - transcriptomic COIS- JMK has received Grant support from Q32 Bio, Celgene/BMS, Ventus Therapeutics, and Janssen. JG has received Grant support from Celgene/BMS, Janssen, Eli Lilly, and Almirall. JMK has served on advisory boards for AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers Squibb, Avion Pharmaceuticals, Provention Bio, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Ventus Therapeutics, and Boehringer Ingelheim. JG has served on advisory boards for AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Janssen, Almirall, BMS. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/12/07 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/11 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2021/12/06 09:08 PHST- 2021/09/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/11/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/12/06 09:08 [entrez] PHST- 2021/12/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2021.775353 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2021 Nov 19;12:775353. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.775353. eCollection 2021.