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  • Title: Time-Dependent Analysis of Sicca Symptoms and Anti-Ro/SSA and Anti-La/SSB Antibodies in Patients with AQP4-IgG-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.
    Author: Akaishi T, Takahashi T, Misu T, Fujihara K, Nakashima I, Aoki M.
    Journal: Tohoku J Exp Med; 2023 Jul 08; 260(3):215-221. PubMed ID: 37081618.
    Abstract:
    Anti-aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-IgG)-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and Sjögren syndrome (SS) are likely comorbidities. However, the exact effects of age and disease duration on the positivity rates of serum anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB (anti-SSA/SSB) antibodies and the presence of sicca symptoms in patients with AQP4-IgG remain unknown. In the present study, we evaluated the data from patients with suspected NMOSD who had neurological episodes and tested for serum AQP4-IgG. Associations between the presence of serum AQP4-IgG and SS-related findings were evaluated. The presence of anti-SSA/SSB antibodies [odds ratio (OR), 7.34; 95% confidence interval (CI), 5.71-9.43; p < 0.0001] and that of sicca symptoms (OR, 2.08; 95% CI, 1.67-2.58; p < 0.0001) were both higher in patients with AQP4-IgG (n = 1,651) than in those without AQP4-IgG (n = 2,796). Meanwhile, neither age nor the elapsed time from neurological onset was linked to the prevalence of anti-SSA/SSB antibodies or sicca symptoms, and the prevalence rates of the SS-related factors were elevated since the onset of neurological episodes in those with AQP4-IgG. The frequency of sicca symptoms among those with anti-SSA/SSB antibodies was irrespective of AQP4-IgG (OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 0.67-1.85; p = 0.6892). The measured AQP4-IgG titers did not differ significantly according to the presence of anti-SSA/SSB antibodies (p = 0.2386; Mann-Whitney U test). In summary, age and duration of NMOSD were not the factors producing an elevated prevalence of anti-SSA/SSB antibodies and sicca symptoms in patients with AQP4-IgG, implying that the occurrence of comorbid SS is likely to temporarily precede or synchronize with the onset of AQP4-IgG-positive NMOSD.
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