High Expression of Galectin-3 in Patients with IgG4-Related Disease: A Proteomic Approach.
High Expression of Galectin-3 in Patients with IgG4-Related Disease: A Proteomic Approach.
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10.1155/2017/9312142
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2017
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Miyagawa-Hayashino A
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Salah A;Yoshifuji H;Ito S;Kitagori K;Kiso K;Yamada N;Nakajima T;Haga H;Tsuruyama T;Miyagawa-Hayashino A
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multiorgan condition manifesting itself in different forms. This study aimed to investigate protein expression profiles and to find the possible biomarker for IgG4-RD by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) using tissue sections in IgG4-RD patients. Protein expression profiles in five IgG4-related pancreatitis and three normal pancreatic samples were compared using LC-MS and were validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry. ELISA was employed in the serum of 20 patients with systemic IgG4-RD before and during steroid treatment. LC-MS indicated that the levels of 17 proteins were significantly higher and 12 others were significantly lower in IgG4-related pancreatitis patients compared to controls. Among these proteins, galectin-3 levels were 13-fold higher in IgG4-related pancreatitis (P < 0.01). These results were confirmed by immunoblotting and qRT-PCR. The average number of galectin-3 + cells in various organs of IgG4-RD patients, including salivary glands, lungs, and lymph nodes, was higher than in controls. Galectin-3 was detectable in macrophages, dendritic cells, and stromal myofibroblast-like cells, but not in lymphocytes by immunofluorescence staining. Serum galectin-3 levels were higher in patients with IgG4-RD compared with healthy donors and remained high during steroid therapy. Galectin-3 was overexpressed in IgG4-RD and the levels were indirectly related to clinical activity.