Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Systemic Sclerosis

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Systemic SClerosis (SSC) is a systemic disease characterized by limited or diffuse cutaneous sclerosis, microangiopathy, overproduction of autoantibodies and variable organ damage due to vasculopathy and/or fibrosis. The loss of self-tolerance is believed to be caused by the dysregulation of both innate and adaptive immune systems and may involve Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Neutrophils are potent producers of ROS and may play a role in endothelial cells and fibrobasts dysfunction, as in autoantibodies generation. However, their role in SSC pathogenesis remains to be determined. Recent studies discovered abnormal regulation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in other auto-immune diseases such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). NETs are web-like structures composed of chromatin backbones and granular molecules. They are released by activated neutrophils through a process called NETosis. Nets were first described in 2004 as a novel host defense mechanism to trap and kill foreign pathogens. Recent evidence shows that NETs also participate in the pathogenesis of a variety of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including SLE. The investigators recently highlighted this phenomenon in SSc, especially in patients with vascular complications and/or at a early stage of the disease. The investigators will now explore the factors implicated in this dysregulation of NETosis in SSc.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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⁃ \*For patients of group 1:

• Patients with systemic sclerosis (ACR-EULAR Criteria)

• Patients taking care of in internal medicine or in dermatology department's of the university hospital of Reims

• Patients consenting to participate to the study

• Patients enrolled in the national healthcare insurance program

⁃ For patients of group 2:

• Patients with other connective tissue disease (ACR specific-disease criteria)

• Patients taking care of in internal medicine or in dermatology department's of the university hospital of Reims

• Patients consenting to participate to the study

• Patients enrolled in the national healthcare insurance program

⁃ For patients of group 3 (healthy volunteers)

• Patients eligible for blood donation (blood donation regulation criteria of January 11th 2022 decree)

• Patients without medical history of autoimmune systemic or chronic inflammatory systemic disease,

• Patients without current or past neoplasy disease,

• Patients without chronic metabolic pathology

• Patients without treatment by anti inflammatory or corticotherapy for the last 15 days,

• Patients without infectious pathology or inflammatory acute for the last 15 days

• Patients consenting to participate to the study

Locations
Other Locations
France
Chu Reims
RECRUITING
Reims
Contact Information
Primary
Kevin DIDIER, Dr.
kdidier@chu-reims.fr
03.26.83.24.44
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-11-27
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-04-27
Participants
Target number of participants: 260
Treatments
Adult with SSc
Adult with SSc
Other connective tissue disease
Adult with other connective tissue disease
Control
Healthy adult volunteer
Sponsors
Leads: CHU de Reims

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov