Polymorphisms in TNF Receptor Superfamily 1B (TNFRSF1B:rs3397) are Linked to Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis Infection and Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Amna Naser,Ahmad Qasem,Ahmad K Odeh,Shazia Beg,Robert C Sharp,Saleh A Naser

doi:10.3390/microorganisms7120646

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We previously discovered that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PTPN2/22 (T-cell negative-regulators) occur in 78% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), along with Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in 33% of patients. In Crohn’s disease, we reported that SNPs in TNFα and receptors (TNFRSF1A/TNFRSF1B) benefited intracellular MAP-survival, increased infection, and elevated inflammatory response mimicking the poor response to anti-TNFα treatment in some patients. Here, we studied the frequency and effects of SNPs in TNFα/TNFRSF1A/TNFRSF1B in RA including gene expression, MAP infection, and osteoporosis marker levels in blood (54 RA and 48 healthy controls). TNFα:rs1800629 (GA) was detected in 19/48 (40%) RA and 8/54 (15%) controls (p-value < 0.05, odds ratio (OR) = 3.6, 95% CI: 1.37–9.54). TNFRS1B:rs3397 (CT) was detected in 21/48 (44%) RA and 10/54 (19%) controls (p-value < 0.05, OR = 4.43, 95% CI: 1.73–11.33). In RA, rs3397 downregulated TNFRSF1B expression (CC > CT (0.34 ± 0.14) and CC > TT (0.27 ± 0.12)), compared to wildtype CC (0.51 ± 0.17), p-value < 0.05. MAP DNA was detected significantly in 17/48 (35.4%) RA compared to 11/54 (20.4%) controls (p-value < 0.05, OR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.12–5.20). The average osteocalcin level was significantly lower (p-value < 0.05) in RA (2.70 ± 0.87 ng/mL), RA + MAP (0.60 ± 0.31 ng/mL), RA + TNFRSF1B:rs3397 (TT) (0.67 ± 0.35 ng/mL), compared to the healthy control (5.31 ± 1.39 ng/mL), and MAP-free RA (3.85 ± 1.31 ng/mL). Overall, rs3397 appears to downregulate TNFRSF1B, increase MAP infection, worsen inflammation, and cause osteocalcin deficiency and possibly osteoporosis in RA.

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder which affects the joints and results in tearing of articular cartilage [1]
We previously discovered that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PTPN2/22 (T-cell negative-regulators) occur in 78% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), along with Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) infection in 33% of patients
We reported that the bone biomarker osteocalcin level was low in Crohn’s disease (CD), an inflammatory bowel disease with established association with genetic predisposition and environmental triggers such as Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) [10]

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder which affects the joints and results in tearing of articular cartilage [1]. The significant decrease in the osteocalcin level in CD blood was associated with MAP infection in these patients These interesting data suggest a possible role for the combined inflammatory status and MAP infection and the development of osteoporosis in CD patients with key mutations. We further investigated such correlation and we reported that: SNPs in TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 1A/1B (TNFRSF1A and TNFRSF1B) have downregulated the expression of their corresponding genes significantly, which resulted in increased susceptibility to MAP infection in CD [11]

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