Serum DKK-1 level in ankylosing spondylitis: insights from meta-analysis and Mendelian randomization

Frontiers in Immunology

Immunology

Hai-Feng Pan¹  Sha-Sha Tao¹  Ruo-Di Zhang²  Yan Zhao²  Xi Fang²  Ling-Qiong Jiang²  Yang Fang²  Cong Chen²  Zhi-Xin Wang³ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China;Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China;Institute of Kidney Disease, Inflammation and Immunity Mediated Diseases, The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China;Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China;

关键词: Dickkopf-1;    ankylosing spondylitis;    serum level;    meta-analysis;    Mendelian randomization analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fimmu.2023.1193357

 received in 2023-03-24, accepted in 2023-06-26,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to precisely evaluate the serum Dickkopf-1 (DKK-1) level in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) relative to that in normal controls and to test the causal relationship between DKK-1 and the risk of AS.MethodsEmbase, PubMed, Web of Science, WANFANG DATA, VIP, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were comprehensively searched until July 2022 for pertinent studies. The pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated by the fixed or random-effect model. In Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis on the causal relationship between serum DKK-1 level and AS risk, the inverse variance weighting method (IVW), MR-Egger regression, weighted median method, and weighted pattern method were applied. Sensitivity analyses, including the horizontal pleiotropy test, heterogeneity test, and leave-one-out test, were also performed.ResultsThe meta-analysis of 40 studies containing 2,371 AS patients and 1,633 healthy controls showed that there was no significant difference in DKK-1 serum level between AS patients and normal controls (pooled SMD=0.207, 95% CI =−0.418-0.832, P=0.516). The subgroup analysis of the CRP ≤ 10 mg/L group showed that AS patients had higher serum DKK-1 concentration than the healthy controls (SMD=2.267, 95% CI = 0.102-4.432, P=0.040). Similarly, MR analysis also demonstrated no significant association between DKK-1 serum level and AS (IVW OR=0.999, 95% CI = 0.989-1.008, P=0.800). All sensitivity analyses revealed consistent results.ConclusionsThere was no significant change in serum DKK-1 concentration between AS patients and healthy controls. In addition, no causal relationship exists between serum DKK-1 levels and AS risk.

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