High serum IgA levels in patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) are associated with mild inflammation, sufficient disease-specific features, and favorable responses to treatments

Author:

Tsuge Shunsuke1,Mizushima Ichiro1ORCID,Horita Makoto1,Kawahara Hiroyuki1,Sanada Hajime1,Yoshida Misaki1,Takahashi Yoshinori1,Zoshima Takeshi1,Nishioka Ryo1,Hara Satoshi1,Suzuki Yasunori1,Ito Kiyoaki1,Kawano Mitsuhiro1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Hospital , Kanazawa, Japan

Abstract

Abstract Objectives Although elevated serum IgA levels are thought to exclude a diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), IgG4-RD has been definitively diagnosed in some patients despite elevated serum IgA levels. This study aimed to clarify the prevalence of elevated IgA levels in patients with IgG4-RD and to compare the clinical features of IgG4-RD patients with and without elevated IgA levels. Methods The clinical features of 169 IgG4-RD patients were retrospectively compared among those with and without elevated serum IgA levels. Results Of the 169 patients with IgG4-RD, 17 (10.1%) had elevated serum IgA levels. Those with elevated serum IgA levels showed higher serum CRP levels and lower prevalence of relapse than those without. Other clinical features did not differ significantly, including inclusion scores of the ACR/EULAR classification criteria. Cox regression analysis showed that elevated serum IgA levels were associated with a lower incidence of relapse. Moreover, patients with elevated serum IgA levels showed prompt improvement in response to glucocorticoids in the IgG4-RD responder index. Conclusion Some patients diagnosed with IgG4-RD have high serum IgA levels. These patients may form a subgroup, characterized by good response to glucocorticoids, less frequent relapse, mildly elevated serum CRP levels, and possible complications of autoimmune diseases.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Rheumatology

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