[Pubmed] Markedly upregulated serum semaphorin 4A as a novel activity marker of myasthenia gravis

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Scand J Immunol. 2024 May;99(5):e13360. doi: 10.1111/sji.13360. Epub 2024 Feb 14.

ABSTRACT

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoantibody-mediated disease of the neuromuscular junction. Semaphorin 4A (Sema4A) is involved in the activation of T cells in various inflammatory disorders. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether Sema4A is involved in the pathogenesis of MG. We measured serum Sema4A concentrations in 30 treatment-naïve MG patients with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibodies, 7 with muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) antibodies and 21 normal controls. As a result, serum Sema4A levels were significantly higher in patients with AChR antibody-positive MG and MuSK antibody-positive MG than in controls (p ≤ 0.0001 for both MG groups). Serum Sema4A levels were correlated with AChR antibody levels (Spearman's ρ = 0.39, p = 0.03) and MG Foundation of America clinical classification classes (Spearman's ρ = 0.38, p = 0.04) in patients with AChR antibody-positive MG. In conclusion, high serum Sema4A levels may reflect T-cell activation, and this molecule could be a potential marker of disease activity in MG.

PMID:38605547 | DOI:10.1111/sji.13360


Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3860554 ... t9+e462414