Prevalence rate of cytomegalovirus infection in individuals with and without systemic lupus erythematosus
Researcher Bulletin of Medical Sciences,
Vol. 24 No. 1 (2019),
31 August 2020
,
Page e5
Abstract
Background: The role of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in triggering or exacerbating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains a subject of debate. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence rate of CMV infection between individuals with and without SLE.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study recruited 52 consecutive patients with SLE (based on the criteria determined by the Systemic Lupus Collaborating Clinics, 2012) and 52 healthy subjects. The exclusion criteria were immunodeficiency and other background diseases. CMV infection was assessed according to serology (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Results: Immunoglobulin G (IgG) was positive in all participants. Immunoglobulin M (IgM) was positive in eight SLE patients (15.4%) and none of the controls (p = 0.003). The PCR was positive in four SLE patients (7.7%) and none of the controls (p = 0.041). IgM level was not related to age, gender, literacy, marital status, family history, SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI), or duration of the disease (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: According to this study, CMV infection was higher in SLE patients but was not related to the type of organ involvement, type of immunosuppressive drug, or SLEDAI.
Keywords:
- Cytomegalovirus; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Infection
How to Cite
Ferdowsi , F., Haghigh, A. ., Barati, M., Shirani, F., Keyvani, H. ., Naghdalipour, M. ., & Kianmehr, N. . (2020). Prevalence rate of cytomegalovirus infection in individuals with and without systemic lupus erythematosus. Researcher Bulletin of Medical Sciences, 24(1), e5. Retrieved from https://ojs2.sbmu.ac.ir/index.php/rbms/article/view/32140
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3. Moorthy LN, Peterson MG, Hassett AL, et al. Relationship between health-related quality of life and SLE activity and damage in children over time. Lupus. 2009 Jun;18(7):622-9.
4. Tikly M, Navarra SV. Lupus in the developing world--is it any different? Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Aug;22(4):643-55.
5. OGASAWARA H, NAITO T, KANEKO H et al.: Quantitative analyses of messenger RNA of human endogenous re t rov i rus in SLE patients. J Rheumatol 2001; 28: 533-8.
6. . TA NA K A A , S U G AWA R A A , S AWAI K, K UWAHARA T: Human parvovirus B19 infection resembling systemic lupus erythematosus. Intern Med 1998; 37: 708-10.
7. JAMES JA, NEAS BR, MOSER KL et al.: Systemic lupus erythematosus in adults is associated with previous Epstein-Barr virus exposure. Arthritis Rheum 2001: 44; 1122-6.
8. Halenius A. Hengel H. Human Cytomegalovirus and Autoimmune Disease. BioMed Research International, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 472978, 15 pages
9. H. Hengel, W. Brune, and U. H. Koszinowski, “Immune evasion by cytomegalovirus—survival strategies of a highly adapted opportunist,” Trends in Microbiology, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 190–197, 1998.
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35. Sakamoto O, Ando M, Yoshimatsu S, Kohrogi H, Suga M, Ando M. Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by cytomegalovirus-induced hemophagocytic syndrome and colitis. Intern Med. 2002 Feb;41(2):151-5.
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38. Aditya Kelkar, Jai Kelkar, Shreekant Kelkar, Shilpa Bhirud, Jyotirmoy Biswas Cytomegalovirus retinitis in a seronegative patient with systemic lupus erythematosus on immunosuppressive therapy. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2011 Sep; 1(3): 129–132.
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