REVIEW PAPER
Immunity and early atherosclerosis in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease
and antiphospholipid syndrome
Submission date: 2016-03-17
Final revision date: 2016-04-12
Acceptance date: 2016-08-18
Online publication date: 2016-10-05
Publication date: 2016-08-31
Reumatologia 2016;54(4):187-195
KEYWORDS
atherosclerosisinterleukinstransforming growth factor βinterferon γtumor necrosis factor αadipokinesperoxisome proliferator-activated receptorstoll-like receptors
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the arteries associated with various risk factors that promote lipid abnormalities, development and progression of atherosclerotic lesions, plaque rupture, and vascular thrombosis. Atherosclerosis is accelerated in autoimmune diseases. Non-invasive investigations showed increased intima-media thickness (IMT), carotid plaque, and coronary artery calcifications in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus and mixed connective tissue disease compared to controls. The balance between the proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines allows the immune equilibrium to be maintained. In autoimmune diseases the prevalence of proinflammatory factors leads to premature atherosclerosis. This review presents complementary knowledge on innate and adaptive immunity, cytokines and the role of inflammasomes in progression of early atherosclerosis.
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