An immuno-lipidomic signature revealed by metabolomic and machine-learning approaches in labial salivary gland to diagnose primary Sjögren’s syndrome

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Title: An immuno-lipidomic signature revealed by metabolomic and machine-learning approaches in labial salivary gland to diagnose primary Sjögren’s syndrome
Authors: Geoffrey Urbanski, Floris Chabrun, Estelle Delattre, Carole Lacout, Brittany Davidson, Odile Blanchet, Juan Manuel Chao de la Barca, Gilles Simard, Christian Lavigne, Pascal Reynier
Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 14 (2023)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Subject Terms: kynurenine, biomarker, metabolomics, Sjögren’s syndrome, sicca, salivary glands, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607
More Details: IntroductionAssessing labial salivary gland exocrinopathy is a cornerstone in primary Sjögren’s syndrome. Currently this relies on the histopathologic diagnosis of focal lymphocytic sialadenitis and computing a focus score by counting lym=phocyte foci. However, those lesions represent advanced stages of primary Sjögren’s syndrome, although earlier recognition of primary Sjögren’s syndrome and its effective treatment could prevent irreversible damage to labial salivary gland. This study aimed at finding early biomarkers of primary Sjögren’s syndrome in labial salivary gland combining metabolomics and machine-learning approaches.MethodsWe used a standardized targeted metabolomic approach involving high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry among newly diagnosed primary Sjögren’s syndrome (n=40) and non- primary Sjögren’s syndrome sicca (n=40) participants in a prospective cohort. A metabolic signature predictive of primary Sjögren’s syndrome status was explored using linear (logistic regression with elastic-net regularization) and non-linear (random forests) machine learning architectures, after splitting the data set into training, validation, and test sets.ResultsAmong 126 metabolites accurately measured, we identified a discriminant signature composed of six metabolites with robust performances (ROC-AUC = 0.86) for predicting primary Sjögren’s syndrome status. This signature included the well-known immune-metabolite kynurenine and five phospholipids (LysoPC C28:0; PCaa C26:0; PCaaC30:2; PCae C30:1, and PCaeC30:2). It was split into two main components: the first including the phospholipids was related to the intensity of lymphocytic infiltrates in salivary glands, while the second represented by kynurenine was independently associated with the presence of anti-SSA antibodies in participant serum.ConclusionOur results reveal an immuno-lipidomic signature in labial salivary gland that accurately distinguishes early primary Sjögren’s syndrome from other causes of sicca symptoms.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1664-3224
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1205616/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1205616
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/09a1eaef89b9495b8648db8a2d2e1ad5
Accession Number: edsdoj.09a1eaef89b9495b8648db8a2d2e1ad5
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16643224
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1205616
Published in:Frontiers in Immunology
Language:English