Clinical trial NCT04092244: Role of CTHRC1 in Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Official title: CTHRC1 as a New Biomarker in Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Role in Seronegative Patients.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lead sponsor: Assiut University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-09-17
Enrollment: 90
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study will include the following:

* 35 RA patients with negative anti_ccp.
* 35 RA patients with negative RF.
* 45 RA patients either positive RF or anti-ccp.
* 30 other Arthritic patients.
* 25 healthy controls.

Brief summary: to detect the role of CTHRC1 biomarker in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and To correlate other well-established rheumatoid arthritis markers (RF\& anti-ccp) and CTHRC1 level to see if CTHRC1 can act as a dependent or independent serum marker in prediction of RA status.

Detailed description: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune disease of synovial joints. Disease progression is characterized by periods of high disease activity involving both, a systemic immune response and tissue-specific inflammatory events that may lead to joint and bone destruction and subsequent disability.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a multifactorial disease with significant contribution from genetic and non-genetic factors that together account for complex disease pathology.

Diagnosis of RA is based mainly on detection of high titers of rheumatoid factor (RF) and of antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) or against citrullinated protein (ACPA).

The major RF species could be detected only in 60-70% of RA patients; patients with high levels of RF have higher disease activity with greater disabilities.

The problem is that RF is not a specific marker for RA and is often absent in early stages of the disease, on the other hand ACPA and CCP auto antibodies provide high specificity but moderate sensitivity, adding to that CRP and ESR are general indicators of inflammation and are not specific for RA.

Collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 protein (CTHRC1) is expressed in a number of embryonic and neonate tissues, including developing cartilage and bone. It is a secreted modulator of Wnt signaling, which is a key regulator of joint remodeling and promotes cell proliferation and migration.

Immunohistochemical analysis of various human primary cancers and metastases has revealed that CTHRC1 expression is actually limited to the stromal cells of solid tumors.

The expression of CTHRC1 encoding gene was found to be strongly associated with the severity of murine collagen antibody-induced arthritis.

Arthritic pannus is a multicellular vascularized tissue composed of cells of both mesenchymal and hematopoietic origin, including synovial fibroblasts, osteoclasts, endothelial cells, dendritic cells, monocytes/macrophages, as well as T and B cells that contribute to the development and progression of joint and cartilage erosion through secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and tissue-degrading proteases. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), particularly the invasive and migratory cadherin-11-positive subtype, are major components of synovial pannus tissue and are considered active drivers in the pathogenesis of RA.

The expression of CTHRC1 in pannus and its role in the function of FLS relevant to cartilage damage in RA make it of great value if used as a blood-based biomarker for improved diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All RA patients must fulfill the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for RA.
* Healthy individual must be without a prior history of chronic inflammation or any form of arthritis.

Exclusion Criteria:

* - Patients with solid tumors.

Primary outcomes:
measure: detect value of CTHRC1 in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
timeFrame: baseline
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